Hark, Brave Adventurer!

These lands are wild and untamed, and the journey you set forth upon shall be perilous. Prithee, take care, brave adventurer. Thou must traverse many obstacles to deliver thou’est most magicalest of art’efacts to the most neediest of people in need. Of course, thou must not goeth alone, for it is most dangerous to do so. O mighty hero, heave upon your muscled shoulders your bag of magical items and powerful weapons! Set forth, and conquer these wild lands!

Also, be quick about it. Recess is almost over and you gotta get back to class!

Ack! Too Many Words, Give Me The Short Version

In The Backpack Game, you play as a kid on the playground who is playing pretend. Using only what’s in their backpack and the power of their imagination, they’ll go on an epic quest to deliver an item of great importance to someone who desperately needs it. Over the course of the game, you’ll fill your backpack with powerful, made-up objects, and then you’ll use each one to solve a new problem and progress on your journey. At the end of the game, you’ll only have one item left… the item you were sent out to deliver!

The Backpack Game is a 1-2 player TTRPG played with a ten-sided die and something to write with.

It was written by Sylvan Lawrence and Nicholas Ambrose for the One Page RPG Jam. Art by Melena Johnson.