Frequently asked questions

A solo tabletop roleplaying game you play in your browser. An AI game master runs the world, three AI companions play beside you, and a rules engine compatible with fifth edition rolls the dice. You play one character, in a campaign written in full like a published adventure.

Not the full game yet: GoblinKnife hasn't launched. You can play a free five-minute demo now, and join the waitlist to get an email when your seat is ready.

The demo plays the opening of The Seventh Waking with real dice and real rules, but its story is pre-written: you pick from options, and every line is fixed. In the full game, you type whatever your character says or does, and the AI game master and companions answer.

No. The game master explains a rule the first time it matters, and you can ask it anything out of character. If you already know fifth edition, you'll find the rules you know.

Yes. It plays by the 2024 rules in the System Reference Document 5.2, with every class, species and background in it. Today the engine fully automates levels 1 to 4.

It can't. Rolls come from the rules engine, the AI never decides a number, and every roll is shown on the table. Death saving throws are rolled honestly too, which is why a companion can die for real in The Seventh Waking.

Yes. The game keeps records of the world, the characters, what you’ve learned and what was promised, and writes down what's new after every turn. The game master's picture of the world is rebuilt from those records on every turn, so it doesn't drift.

You can try. Type what your character says or does; the game master works out how the world responds and calls for a roll when the outcome is uncertain. Before you do something that can’t be undone, like attacking a friend, it asks you to confirm.

The campaign ends with an ending of its own, and you can bring a character you’ve played into another campaign. We're building the next step: a new campaign generated from how yours ended, written in full and checked before you play it.

The Seventh Waking takes about three and a half hours. Play it in one evening or in short sittings; the game keeps your place.

Yes. GoblinKnife is made for phones first and runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There's nothing to install.

English and Traditional Chinese. The game master answers in the language you play in.

Yes. You can rewind to before any turn.

No. It's an independent game, compatible with fifth edition, and not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. It uses the SRD 5.2 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license; its campaigns, characters and stories are original.