We're exploring new ways to experience tabletop RPGs — solo or collaboratively — with AI-assisted game mastering.
Wyrdbound is a modular, text-based RPG game engine designed to run immersive tabletop-style adventures.
It aims to support:
- Flexible rule definitions for various tabletop RPG systems (D&D, Pathfinder, etc)
- AI-powered Game Mastering using Large Language Models (LLMs) and narrative prompts
- Player-driven or emergent storytelling, with tools for both solo and multiplayer play
- Dynamic world and memory systems to track characters, choices, and consequences
📣 This is an experimental project and currently under active development.
After a few false starts and name ideas, we settled on Wyrdbound because it evokes a sense of mystery and layered meaning. "Wyrd" comes from Old English, often translated as “fate” or “personal destiny.” The name suggests both being bound for adventure and bound like a book — a nod to storytelling and the strange, winding paths players might take.
We want every game to feel like a journey into the unexpected — a story unfolding through choice, chance, and curiosity.
- Create a framework for encoding TTRPG rules in a way that can be reused, modified, and shared
- Enable rich, open-ended storytelling powered by language models
- Explore procedural generation, AI decision-making, and narrative structure in roleplaying games
- Make solo play approachable and engaging without the overhead of complex, manual steps
We're not currently seeking contributors, but we always welcome thoughtful conversation or feedback.
You can reach us at: wyrdbound [at] proton [dot] me (please obfuscate when sharing).
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