Tabletop RPG
The Toll at Blackbridge
The tollkeeper takes payment in memories, and tonight the bridge will not let anyone leave.
The Toll at Blackbridge is a free tabletop role-playing game you play inside ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. One-shot tutorial for the Ironquill tabletop RPG, run by your AI game master. For 1–2 players, about 1–2h a session, it needs no signup — paste one game card into your assistant to play.
- Players
- 1-2
- Length
- 1–2h
- Rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.0.0
Works with ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini. Free, no signup.
Open in ChatGPT Open in Claude
Opens your assistant with the game loaded — review the prompt, then send.
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 Blackbridge starter prompt from its game page and send it. The AI boots the Ironquill rules and sets the scene at the bridge's toll house.
- Play your character. Describe what you do. The AI narrates outcomes, calls for dice off the pre-rolled tape, and plays the tollkeeper and townsfolk.
- 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 is Ironquill?
- Ironquill is our original tabletop role-playing system, built to be run by an AI game master. The Toll at Blackbridge is its one-shot tutorial: it teaches the core rules, checks, dice, and consequences inside a single 60 to 120 minute story.
- Can I play solo?
- Yes. Blackbridge is built for one or two players. Solo, the AI runs every non-player character and the world; with two, you share the party and split decisions. Either way the AI never plays your character for you.
- 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 exactly where you left off, in the same app or a different one.