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Welcome to RPoL!

08:21, 3rd December 2024 (GMT+0)

Welcome to RolePlay onLine!

RPoL is one of the oldest play-by-post roleplaying communities on the web, providing free membership for anyone to host and participate in any game system or communal story line.

With unlimited anonymous aliases (characters) in a game along with tools for hosting character sheets, descriptions, portraits (over 14,000), custom dice roller systems, game maps, private threads, private text, multiple groups, and much more, we're confident you'll find everything you need to manage and play your favourite characters in your favourite setting.

Create and GM your own game and add to the 67,808 characters and 8,626,691 messages already on the system.

With 3,649 games on record, 781 highly active (174 seeking players), we're sure you'll find a setting to suit you.

Reliably providing 124,232 users with a place to get their gaming fix, since 2000 — over 9 games are created every day.

Start Playing

Register with RPoL now, it takes 30 seconds and only requires a working email address.
Already a member?  Sign in here, or type your details up in the top right.

Some handy links to get you started

Beginners FAQ

Players FAQ

Game Masters FAQ

Find a Game

Click on Browse / Search the Games link to the rightabove to specify search options and find a game.

Preferences

Once logged on you can change the colour scheme via your user preferences.
Visibility of character portraits may be turned off or on, also via your preferences.

Help

The red Help link (top right) gives you help for the screen you are on, and actually helps!

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