Tabletop RPG
The Gilt Horologe
A clockwork vault opens its heart for one unwinding a night; your crew has that long to reach the Keystone and get clear before it seals.
The Gilt Horologe is a free tabletop role-playing game you play inside ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. One-shot heist for the Ironquill tabletop RPG, run by your AI game master. For 1–2 players, about 1–2h a session, it needs no signup — open it in your assistant, or paste one link, and play.
- Players
- 1-2
- Length
- 1–2h
- Rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.0.0
Works with ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini. Free, no signup.
Opens your assistant, fetches the game, and starts — the same on your phone or desktop. Playing in Gemini? Tap Copy link to play and paste it in.
No web access, or want it as an installed app?
The game card is the whole prompt — paste it if your assistant can't browse the web. The Skill installs The Gilt Horologe into Claude on any plan: download it, then Claude → Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload.
How to start
- Open your AI. Start a new chat in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Any of the three works, and you do not need a paid plan.
- Paste the starter. Copy the Gilt Horologe starter prompt from its game page and send it. The AI boots the Ironquill rules and sets you on the counting-house floor at the last chime.
- Run the heist. Describe what your crew does. The AI narrates outcomes, rolls off the pre-rolled tape, and voices the warden, the Winder, and the vault itself as the wind clock counts down.
- Save when you stop. Ask for a save code before you close the chat. Paste it into any AI later to pick the night back up.
Questions
- Do I need to install anything to play?
- No. Paste the starter prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and it runs, with no signup, download, or account beyond the chat app you already use. A pre-rolled dice tape and save codes keep everything inside the conversation.
- What kind of game is this?
- A one-shot heist for Ironquill, our original tabletop role-playing system, run by an AI game master. You have one night inside a living clockwork vault to reach its heart and get out before it winds shut. Expect one 60 to 120 minute story with a clock working against you the whole way.
- Can I play solo?
- Yes. The Gilt Horologe is built for one or two players. Solo, the AI runs the vault, the warden, and every other character while you play your thief; the one deadly crossing always has a safe, clever route so a lone player is never forced into a coin-flip death. With two, you share the crew and split the decisions.
- Can I stop and continue later?
- Yes. At any point ask for a save code, a short block of text that captures the story state. Paste it into a fresh chat to resume where you left off, in the same app or a different one.
12+ — themes of captivity and a person bound into machinery.