CUPS: the Comprehensive Universal Poem System
A downloadable universal TTRPG poem
Introducing the one and only award winning twelve-word poem-based business card-sized TTRPG, CUPS: the Comprehensive Universal Poem System!!!
Forget everything you thought you knew about CUPS, the award winning poem-based universal roleplaying TTRPG, because CUPS 2nd Edition IS OUT NOW!
Twice the words!
Twice the fun!
Twice the CUPS!
In honor of the 24-word RPG Jam, CUPS has been upgraded from 12 words to 24 words. That's twice the words, which makes it twice as good! This new edition includes expanded character creation rules to allow you to make your most detailed CUPS character EVER!!!
People are already RAVING about CUPS 2nd Edition - listen to what itch.io says about the award winning instant classic:
FAR OUT!
What is CUPS?
CUPS is one of the most approachable universal systems to date. With flexible rules that allow for solo or group play, and a system that can be transposed into any setting, CUPS reaches across all genres and gets to the heart of dice-based ttrpgs; the dice.
Player Count: 1 - infinity
Ages: All
Dice: Any that have numerical values on the faces
Game Time: 5 minutes - 10+ hours
Buckle up: it's about to get CUPS in here.
Here's what people are saying about CUPS: the Comprehensive Universal Poem System:
Wow!
Now an Award Winner!
Winner of the prestigious Sprinty Award,
"The Most Legitimate Award In Gaming"!
Licensing Information
This work by Chubby Crow Games is licensed under the Creative Comrades License Agreement 1.0.
If you would like to create content using the system presented in CUPS: the Comprehensive Universal Poem System, all you need to do is give credit. If you copy the text below, you'll be all set.
This work is based on CUPS by Chubby Crow Games and is licensed for use under CCLA 1.0.
If you use the logo provided, simply add:
CUPS Logo provided by Chubby Crow Games and used with permission.
You're not required to tweet at me or message me, but I'd love to know if you make something for CUPS!
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (16 total ratings) |
Author | Chubby Crow Games |
Tags | 12-word-game, humor, lyric-game, micro-game, micro-rpg, micro-ttrpg, physical-game, poem, poem-game, Tabletop role-playing game |
Purchase
In order to download this universal TTRPG poem you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Please grab a copy of CUPS, on the house - every purchase and 5* rating will add another to the pile!
Development log
- CUPS 2nd Edition - now with twice the CUPS!Jan 03, 2024
- 24-word RPG Jam and CUPS 2nd editionDec 05, 2023
- Limited Edition Print (this is a joke)Feb 17, 2023
- Cuplets by RatGrrrl Games is out!Feb 01, 2023
- CUPS licensed under CCLA 1.0!Jan 24, 2023
- A new logo?Jan 20, 2023
- Created and released for the 12 Word RPG JamJan 18, 2023
Comments
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Really awesome, compact, and flexible system! I want to make a game with it!
Oh my gosh please do! I would be honored.
Absolutely glorious.
Ingenious system?
You're victorious!
Liscnce info this seems to lack?
Fore I have CUPlets I wish to hack!
Ne'er had I read sweeter words than these here.
Ne'er were kinder things heard by my ear.
Give me a moment, a short breath, a pause.
Let me atone for my dreadful faux pas.
Go now! to the page; go see and behold!
Below the description, a license so bold!
Create as you wish, without a restraint -
I hope I have solved this license complaint!
(Read this devlog or check out the page - it's been updated! https://harper-jay.itch.io/cups/devlog/480503/cups-licensed-under-ccla-10)
This is truly amazing! Thank you.
Working on stuff now.
I would suggest also entering this in the Forever Open Source Jam.
Thank you for the suggestion! It has been submitted. :)
I'd love to see whatever you make!
Awesome scenes. I have been doing layout today on a supplement called Cuplets, it has some optional rules and adventure seeds in couplets, NPCs in haiku and I'm I just need to finish the item acrostics and finish layout, so hopefully next couple of days (I'm Brina/ RatGrrrl Games by the way. This is my old creator/ current customer account and I often forget which one I'm using)
This is a very rough WIP of Cuplets https://at.tumblr.com/ratgrrrlgames/some-more-wip-and-stuff/92fzr9zpdyri
Oh. My. Goodness. That looks gorgeous! I don't even have words. I'm so excited for Cuplets!!!
Cannot believe you managed to fit this into a poem, ingenious! :D
Truly I surprised myself!
Wow, such a simple elegant system with unlimited possibilities!
Aw shucks thank you!