Use secrets, schemes, and social tension to drive modern roleplaying stories. Build pressure without violence with Lightspress narrative tools.

Select Lightspress titles are 30% off as they're retired from DriveThruRPG. Learn which books are leaving and how bundle pricing works.

Use magic to create story, not solve it. Explore narrative-driven spells and consequences in fantasy roleplaying with Lightspress.

A real story about what happens between adventures, and why Lightspress roleplaying books leave space for imagination, memory, and change.

Discover how Lightspress modern roleplaying books build meaning from the everyday. Explore stories shaped by memory, choice, and imagination.

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Lightspress fantasy books offer frameworks for players to build living worlds shaped by imagination, memory, and choice. Discover the difference.

Lightspress historical roleplaying books feature rich leather brown covers and a Medusa emblem. Explore pirates, Victoriana, medieval worlds, and myth-driven eras where memory and imagination create new adventures.

Lightspress literary roleplaying books feature deep purple covers and a stack of books. Adaptations of classic novels and explorations of timeless themes offer new adventures, character depth, and imaginative storytelling.

Lightspress science fiction roleplaying books feature hopeful blue covers and retro-modern star imagery. Space opera, post apocalyptic, and cyberpunk settings built around imagination, survival, and better futures.

Lightspress occult roleplaying books explore horror, magical realism, urban fantasy, and supernatural storytelling. These stories carry fear, hope, truth, and imagination in equal measure. Discover the occult line today.

All Lightspress modern roleplaying books now feature a gunmetal blue border and Gaia cover art by Georgi Marchev. This includes espionage, crime, mystery, romance, and contemporary sourcebooks. Look for the blue frame to explore modern storytelling tools.

All Lightspress fantasy roleplaying books now share a unified cover design. Look for the wizard, dark green border, and Georgi Marchev artwork to find cozy and heroic fantasy books, system-neutral tools, and sourcebooks.

The Addendum is the Lightspress blog for thoughts that don’t fit in the newsletter. Learn why it exists, what it means, and how it fits into the larger work.

The moon on the cover of The Simple Approach isn’t decorative—it’s functional. Learn why it represents the system’s consistency, clarity, and universal design. Includes details on the updated edition and how to get it.

The new Lightspress emblem isn’t for branding. It marks survival, direction, and a refusal to disappear during an economic collapse that’s hitting creators everywhere.

Every Omens book follows the same structure with purpose. This consistency supports story-first roleplaying, narrative clarity, and meaningful use. The work is written by hand, shaped with care, and built to be used without automation or artificial shortcuts.

Independent creators are surviving inside broken systems while resisting this fascist regime. Here's why boycotts matter—and why small creators still need your support to stay visible, connected, and heard.

Wondering how new tariffs and rising costs impact tabletop books? Here's a clear, fact-based update on Lightspress publishing, pricing, and what to expect in the months ahead.

Discover why I moved from SECTION-R MANDATE to GUILLOTINE PROTOCOL: Modern Espionage Roleplaying. Explore the symbolism, legal considerations, and the game’s focus on resistance and high-stakes espionage.