01 / GARAGE SPARKSFind your sound.
Recruit three musicians. Write that first song. Get through the door of the Rust Cathedral.
A SOLO HEAVY METAL ROLEPLAYING GAME
METALRISE TO GLORY
NO LABEL. NO LIMITS.
ONE HELL OF A DREAM.
1986. A battered amp. An empty drum stool. A club owner willing to give you one shot. Your road to the arena starts here.
ONE PLAYER ϟ 53 STORY CARDS ϟ D6 · D10 · D20
ADMIT ONEBACKSTAGE1986 / ALL ACCESS / NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
BUILD THE BANDϟSURVIVE THE ROADϟEARN THE ENCOREϟMAKE SOME HISTORY
FOUR ACTS. YOUR STORY.
LEGENDS START
IN LOUD LITTLE ROOMS.
Every big stage starts somewhere. Find your people, write your songs, and keep the band together when the road gets rough.
01 / GARAGE SPARKS
02 / CLUB CIRCUITTake it on the road.
Flyers, favors, late nights. Win over unfamiliar rooms and turn listeners into believers.
03 / THEATER LIGHTSOwn the spotlight.
Bigger crowds. Bigger expectations. Decide what success is worth—and what it isn't.
04 / ARENA PRESSUREBecome the encore.
Keep your band intact and deliver the sold-out headline show that wins the campaign.
THE CARDS SET THE SCENE. YOU MAKE THE CALL.
YOUR BAND.
YOUR BAD DECISIONS.
A complete solo RPG, with the paperwork handled backstage.
- Draw your story.
One of 53 encounters brings a new opportunity, rivalry, or backstage disaster.
- Choose. Then roll.
Take a risk with a d6, d10, or d20—or choose the alternative. Your career stage changes the result.
- Make your next move.
Take two actions: recruit, write, promote, work, reconnect, rest, or play a gig.
FREE TO PLAY · SAVES IN YOUR BROWSER · EXPORTABLE BACKUPS
THE RUST CATHEDRAL IS WAITING.