About r/rpg
In its own words:
A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games
Community guide
r/rpg (#660, about 1.6 million subscribers) — A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games A recent sample averaged 30 posts a day (~94% text, ~6% link, ~0% video). Its public rules include: No piracy; No picking fights; No video games; No direct Image/Video Link; No LFG Posts. It is listed under “Games”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Piracy talk is removed; keep to legitimate options.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rule list—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Game Suggestion, Discussion, Game Master, Resources/Tools.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 702 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 5 communities on our tabletop RPGs list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/BrandNewSentence (#659) and ahead of r/london (#661) in our ranking.
What sets r/rpg apart
r/rpg is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 95% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 14.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/rpg climbed from 1,600,210 to 1,605,280 subscribers (+5.1K, +0.32%). That is about 99 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/rpg this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 9, 2026).
- We start in a tavern, but for other game systems...u/Awkward_GM · Nov 4 · text post
- Grimwild: Community Edition, now available for free in PDF, as print-on-demand soonu/RiverMesa · Nov 3 · text post
- So... is Draw steel the *only* game that pulls off the summoner fantasy while also not being annoying?u/SpireSwagon · Nov 4 · text post
- Just wanted to share my thoughts on Daggerheart as a D&D exile with no attachment to Critical Role.u/ThatOneCrazyWritter · Nov 4 · text post
- Let's talk about Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0u/Carmody79 · Nov 8 · text post
- Currently Active Bundles (Nov 3 2026)u/Firecyclones · Nov 4 · text post
- What's a game based on a licensed TV Show, Movie, Book, Video Game, etc... that you actually like?u/Awkward_GM · Nov 6 · text post
- So... What kind of DMs do you guys dislike?u/elchuni · Nov 2 · text post
- Traveller or Stars Without Number ?u/Psykhotron · Nov 5 · text post
- Your favorite TTRPG systems under 100 pagesu/LelouchYagami_2912 · Nov 4 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/rpg, from 2012 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Twitter/X links are now banned on /r/rpgu/BrentRTaylor · Jan 23, 2025 · text post
- Proposal to ban x.com linksu/Cazacurdas · Jan 22, 2025 · text post
- The D&D and MTG Teams have announced their intent to unionize.u/Josh_From_Accounting · Oct 6, 2026 · link
- Dungeons & Dragons inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fameu/BZWingZero · Nov 10, 2016 · 3,247 points · 67 comments · link
- Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG Licenseu/thecipher · Jan 12, 2023 · 3,303 points · 594 comments · link
- It's infuriating to me that people keep referring to the Game of Thrones writers as "D&D" cause that abbreviation has only meant one thing since 1974. That is all.u/badwolf422 · May 16, 2019 · 2,812 points · 344 comments · text post
- Wizards of the Coast Refuses to Recognize D&D and MTG Creators Joining Unionu/ToledoSnow · Oct 14, 2026 · 2,790 points · 457 comments · link
- WotC Insiders: Cancelled D&D Beyond Subscriptions Forced Hasbro's Handu/utherdoul · Jan 14, 2023 · 2,697 points · 461 comments · link
- Back of America rates Hasbro: Underperform "Within its Wizards segment, Hasbro continues to destroy customer goodwill by trying to over-monetize its brands"u/TransFattyAcid · Feb 9, 2023 · 2,667 points · 361 comments · link
- Kobold Press announces "a new Core Fantasy tabletop ruleset: available, open, and subscription-free for those who love it—Code Name: Project Black Flag. " More OGL 1.1 falloutu/plazman30 · Jan 10, 2023 · 2,517 points · 460 comments · text post
What r/rpg talks about
Looking at the titles of 164 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 7), the words that come up most are “game”, “ttrpg”, “rpgs”, “system” and “games”. Other frequent themes are looking, systems, fantasy, campaign, good and favorite. Recurring phrases include “cyberpunk red”, “shadowrun anarchy”, “miskatonic repository” and “sandbox play”. By format, 95% are text posts, 5% are links and 1% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Game Suggestion (37), Discussion (30), Basic Questions (11), Game Master (10), Resources/Tools (9), New to TTRPGs (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/rpg gets about 30 new posts a day. The public archive holds 240,831 posts and 5,149,646 comments in total, about 21.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (36 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (19). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/rpg
The moderators of r/rpg list 8 rules. In short:
- No piracy
- No picking fights
- No video games
- No direct Image/Video Link
- No LFG Posts
- No Blacklisted Creators
- Self promotion
- Comment respectfully
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/rpg and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/rpg have?
r/rpg has 1,605,280 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #660 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,070 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/rpg created?
r/rpg was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 29, 2008.
Is r/rpg still active?
Yes. r/rpg gets about 30 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 240,831 posts and 5,149,646 comments. In a sample of 164 recent posts we counted 151 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/rpg?
Based on post counts from Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/rpg?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games” Recent post titles often mention game, ttrpg, rpgs, system and games. Most posts are text posts (95%).
Is r/rpg SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/rpg as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/rpg?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/rpg accepts both text and link posts, with polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No piracy”; “No picking fights”; “No video games”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/rpg?
Communities with similar topics include r/BaldursGate3 (3.4M), r/minipainting (1.3M), r/DnD (4.3M), r/PiratedGames (1.2M) and r/DestinyTheGame (3.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 9, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/rpg.