Whys & Dice
The ultimate storytelling tabletop RPG
The ultimate storytelling tabletop RPG
🎭 Introduction & Theme:
A collaborative improv storytelling RPG where one Game Master and 1–5 players
build a world through random prompts, roleplay, and dramatic twists. Players explore the setting
and attempt to complete both a shared quest and their personal objective.
🎯 Objective:
🧑🤝🧑 Party win: Complete the GM’s initial story objective.
🎯 Personal win: Fulfill your secret goal before the story ends.
🛠️ Setup:
- 2–6+ players, choose or roll for one person to become the Game Master (GM)
- GM draws 3 cards to frame the opening scene:
Example: “You are at [Where], waiting for [Who], who supposedly can help you find the [What].”
- Each player draws a secret personal objective.
Note: Don't reveal it for anyone!
🎲 How to Play:
- 🔎 Players ask questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why?)
- 🃏 GM draws a prompt card in response
- 🎭 Players describe their actions
- 🎲 GM or player rolls 2d10 when actions involve risk
🎲 Dice Outcomes:
📘 Example:
GM: “You find a glorious necklace, plated in gold.”
Player: “Where can I go to find the value of this item?”
GM (draws Where): “Likely someone at the town hall will know.”
Player: “I try to run there as fast as I can.”
🎲 Rolls: 11 → 🤔 Success, but...
GM: “You arrive, but the town hall is eerily empty.”
📜 Game Flow:
- Players take turns or play freely
- GM can draw cards any time to introduce chaos or clarity
- Players can ask, act, roll, and roleplay
- Optional: Guess others’ secret goals for bonus fun
🧠 Tips & Reminders:
🚧 Weird Scenarios:
🏁 Ending:
The story ends when the main quest is resolved — or the group agrees to end it.
At that point, players reveal if they achieved their secret goal.
📖 Legend: