An AI Narrator runs your horror tabletop RPG — and speaks it aloud

A 1980s-flavoured horror one-shot at a table that never closes, in your browser.

Hellfire Club is a tabletop role-playing game with an AI Game Master. There is no script and no dialogue tree: you type what you do in plain words — "I walk away and wait for him to raise his offer", "I stage the scene so the monster takes the blame" — and the Narrator answers with consequence, in prose, out loud, in a voice of its own. It runs the world, plays every villager and villain, remembers what you did, and makes it matter later.

How a turn works

• You type anything. Not options — anything. The Narrator answers what you actually said.
• The dice are real. When the outcome is in doubt, you roll — a d20 in the tray decides, and the Narrator narrates the hit, the miss, or the critical.
• Damage counts. Your survivors carry hit points, wounds, and worse. They can die. Bury the fallen, forge the new.
• Every word is spoken. The Narrator reads each scene aloud — play it like a late-night radio drama with your name in it.

Forge your survivors

Character creation is a short Session Zero: answer four questions about who you are, and the forge writes the sheet — name, archetype, stats, an edge worth using and a flaw worth exploiting, gear, and a hook that ties you to the tale. One line of concept becomes a playable survivor in under a minute.

Six campaigns

• Hunt for the Manyhead — classic sword & sorcery. Eight heads, acid blood, and a lord who wants them brought back.
• What the Moon Takes — full-moon folk horror on the forest's edge.
• The House Beside Tomorrow — planar intrigue beside the curtain of Time.
• Ten Thousand Fathoms Down — twenty thousand leagues beneath the planes.
• The Brass Bargain — a four-hour heist on the Plane of Fire.
• One Small Favour — a goddess's errand across five planes.

Questions people ask

Is it free to try?

Your first 15 turns are free, no account needed. After that, membership is $5 a month — every campaign, every character. Cancel any time, and you keep the month you paid for.

Do I need dice, books, or a group?

No. It plays solo in the browser. The dice are on screen, and the Narrator carries the rules — you only bring decisions.

What is the Narrator, honestly?

A large language model with a game master's discipline: campaign briefs it follows, dice it must respect, and a voice engine that reads its narration aloud. Your typed words are sent to it to be answered — that's the whole trick, and our privacy policy spells it out.

Can my character actually fail?

Yes. Rolls miss, acid burns, survivors die. The Narrator is fair, not kind.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes — it's a website. Anything with a modern browser and sound.

hellfireclub.live · first 15 turns free · then $5 a month