What it is about
The Beekeepers are quiet, methodical, and mysterious — and always seem to be whispering to themselves. It’s honestly a bit off-putting. There’s no magic in what they do—well, not much magic anyway—but their arcane talents have made the Beekeepers Guild one of the strongest and most feared in The Yard. Nobles may conspire against their control over agriculture, illumination, and sweet cakes, but a beekeeper’s only true enemy is bears. God damn bears. SKEP is a fantasy beekeeping RPG for solo or group play. It was inspired by and based on the OSR-style game DURF , but written as a solo-first RPG. The beekeeper class/archetype and the beekeeping rules should be easy to adapt and incorporate into any campaign or setting. The 20-page document includes a flexible BEEKEEPER archetype, a BEEKEEPING mechanic and hex map generator, a short bestiary, story prompts, oracles, and more. SKEP was created for the Lone Wolf Solo TTRPG Jam in August 2022. It’s my first RPG and probably still a little rough around the edges. Any constructive criticism or feedback is welcome! In the spirit of DURF, SKEP is made to be hacked, pulled apart, and built on top of. It is licensed under Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0) so you can share and adapt this material for any purpose, as long as you give attribution. Beekeeper drawing based on a modified drawing by Emiel Boven, released under CC-BY 4. Find his growing library of CC art here .