David Garrett
Through Amalara Game Studio, I design, write, and publish table-top role-playing games and the systems that power them. I focus on producing games that reward creativity, heroism, and teamwork, even though some of them are supposed to be scary and most can be played solo.
The greatest horrors are the ones closest to home
A collection of short, spooky, scary stories.
Investigate mysteries, fight henchmen, and save the world in this GM-less, no-prep game of heroic derring-do.
Terrifying tales of survival in zombie-infested Cleveland.
In the beautiful valley of Dweomerdale, magic is a way of life, and you are studying to be a sorcerer.
A solo game about love, loss, and the spirit world...but mostly love.
You are a monster, just like your friends at Spooky Town elementary, and today is Halloween!
One in every one hundred children in Super City is born with super powers. You are one of those children.
Your only child has been taken by goblins to the steam-powered, underground city of Ix. You're going to get them back.
A solo journaling game about wanting to be alone in the woods and the terror of finding out that you’re not.
Free and experimental games
A one-page solo journaling game about what happens in between rolls of the dice.
A 4d20 generator for dragon encounters
A one-page solo journaling game in the style of anti-sisyphus.
A teeny-tiny, tactical, turn-based TTRPG best enjoyed with a team.
Coming soon
Play a space traveler-turned-necromancer on a quest to achieve eternal life.
A role-playing game of magical adventure for princesses ages 6 to 106.
VRBS games
Investigate mysteries, fight henchmen, and save the world in this GM-less, no-prep game of heroic derring-do.
CRUSH THEM! CRUNCH THEM! GNAW THEM DOWN!
Terrifying tales of survival in zombie-infested Cleveland.
One-page VRBS-derived 1920s crime roleplaying.
In the beautiful valley of Dweomerdale, magic is a way of life, and you are studying to be a sorcerer.
A solo game about love, loss, and the spirit world...but mostly love.
A sneaky micro TTRPG about a gang of honorable master thieves, who seek to only steal from other criminals.
A soloable, gmless, mission-based improv ttrpg.
A Game of Stolen Small Gods
You are a monster, just like your friends at Spooky Town elementary, and today is Halloween!
One in every one hundred children in Super City is born with super powers. You are one of those children.
A post-apocalyptic solo TTRPG using the VRBS system
Heroic Tales games
Complete their trials or be trapped in their web...
A role-playing game about angry aliens, salvaged space tech, and the limitless wonders of the cosmos.
A solo journaling game about wanting to be alone in the woods and the terror of finding out that you’re not.
System Reference Documents
The genre-neutral role-playing game of heroic problem solving.
An ultralight system for creating highly improvisational role-playing games.
Games that I find inspiring
A surreal OSR horror adventure.
A solo botanical sketching hex crawl game.
All of the world-shattering RPG Theory Zine in one convenient place.
A Sci-Fi Horror RPG
Ultralite Tactical Roleplaying in a Digital Fantasy World
an NSR-style, fistful-of-d6 urban crawler
Single card to generate a Megalith location for your ttrpg sessions
One page, one-shot, easily hackable rpg
An adventure game for brave adventurers
Wilderness Horror Setting for D&D and the OSR
A story-first, push-your-luck system for your games
A game of legendary items & transient heroes.