About Session Zero
A small tool that helps your tabletop RPG group decide what to play next.
Session Zero solves a specific problem: your TTRPG group can't agree on what to play next. One player wants D&D 5e, another wants something weird, the GM wants prep-light. Session Zero compresses that discussion into a structured vote. Each player browses human-written summaries of 44+ systems (OSR, PbtA, FitD, narrative, solo, sci-fi, horror, weird), marks the ones they'd actually be excited about, and the group sees a shortlist together. No accounts, no data collection — everything lives in your browser.
Picking a new game as a group is the single biggest reason campaigns die before session one. One player wants D&D 5e, another wants something weird, the GM wants prep-light. The conversation drags across three Discord channels for two weeks and then the group just... plays D&D again, or doesn't play at all. Session Zero collapses that conversation into ten minutes of structured voting.
1. Set up your group — names only, no logins.
2. Browse the catalog. Each system has a tagline, a description, mechanics, real Reddit quotes, art, and free resources (quickstarts, SRDs).
3. Every player votes for what they want to try. Players can also veto systems they'll never play.
4. The results page shows a shortlist ranked by votes, with vetoes filtered out. Pick one, or argue about the top three over pizza — that's your call.
Session Zero is a hobby project by Kejid, a long-time TTRPG player and GM. Every system description is hand-written based on playing or reading the rulebook — no AI-generated summaries, no Wikipedia copy-paste. The source code is on GitHub; suggestions, corrections, and new-system PRs are welcome.
Goals: keep the catalog curated (not comprehensive — Wargamer does that better), add comparison articles for specific use cases (solo, small groups, OSR vs PbtA), and keep everything free and ad-free. If you want to support the project, star the repo or tell a group you play with.