Original illustration: a night city street with a police light bar and a microphone

RP Showdown

Two roles, server cultures or session plans, one vote.

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Today's Showdown · #20

Which kind of server would you rather join?

Tap a card to vote. One vote a day.

Read about them: Crime-heavy story server · Helper and EMS server

Tomorrow's matchup: First night in the city vs Crime night. New matchup at midnight in Monaco.

A new roleplay matchup every day, plus a bracket to crown the way you love to play.

Past showdowns

Your picks appear here, one a day.

Build your ranking

Eight contenders, seven quick matches, one champion. Pick a winner each time; the bracket is yours alone and stays in this browser.

All contenders

Every matchup and bracket draws on these, 20 in all, each from one of our guides.

Roles

Police officer: Police patrol, respond to calls, chase and arrest suspects, and write up charges, which gives criminal players someone to play against.
EMS medic: Paramedics and doctors revive and treat injured characters after crashes, shootouts and falls.
Mechanic: Mechanics repair, tune and customise vehicles for other players and are often player-run businesses.
Lawyer or judge: Legal roles defend and prosecute characters, hold trials and handle warrants.
Civilian jobs: Most frameworks include public jobs such as taxi driving, deliveries or trucking that any new character can do.
Business owner: Players can run shops such as car dealerships, restaurants or real-estate agencies, hiring other players and setting prices.
Gang or criminal: Criminal characters run heists, drug operations and turf disputes.
Streamer persona: Many well-known characters are played by Twitch streamers, such as Summit1g's character on NoPixel, and their storylines draw large audiences.

Server cultures

Serious whitelisted city: Every scene matters. You want immersion: an application to get in, characters with history, and other players who stay in character from the moment they log in.
Chill casual server: Log on, have fun, no pressure. You play to unwind.
Crime-heavy story server: Heists, crews and high stakes. You want tension: robberies planned for days, rival crews, police chases and deals that can go wrong.
Civilian slice-of-life server: The everyday life of the city. You like the quiet side of the city: a delivery run, a diner shift, a small business, the regulars who come in every day.
Helper and EMS server: The one who shows up for everyone. You like being useful.
Streamer-friendly server: The one with the biggest audience. You like an audience, or being part of a story that other people watch.

Sessions

Crime night: Plans, crews and high stakes. You want tension tonight: a plan with your crew, a job that could go wrong and a fair chase if it does.
First night in the city: Learning the ropes. You are new, or new to this server.
Helper shift: On call for everyone. You want to be useful: callouts, repairs and rescues, meeting every kind of player along the way.
Scenario night: A prompt and a few friends. You want something ready-made to play with friends: a prompt, a few roles and a story that goes wherever it goes.
Story scene: Character first, drama second. You want a scene with weight: a conversation, a secret coming out or a relationship changing.
Work shift: Clock in, meet the city. You want a steady night: a job, regular customers and the small conversations that make a city feel real.

Questions

How does RP Showdown work?

Every day at midnight in Monaco a new matchup opens, the same for everyone: two role, server culture, session picks of the same kind, each from one of our guides. Tap the one you prefer. You get one vote a day, and playing counts towards your daily sweep on today's dailies and a stamp on the Road to Launch pass.

Where do the percentages come from?

From real votes. Each vote is counted anonymously: a random ID your browser makes (so one browser votes once a matchup) and a salted, one-way hash of your connection to stop floods, kept with the vote. No account, no cookie, no email. If the vote counter cannot be reached, you see your own pick and your own history instead, never an estimate.

How does Build your ranking work?

Eight contenders are drawn from the full list below. Pick a winner in each match: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final, seven taps in all. Your champion and its card stay in this browser; start a new bracket whenever you like.

Where do the contenders come from?

Only from this site: every card is something one of our guides covers, its line is the first sentence of that guide, and it links back there. The art is original, made for this site, not official artwork. Visit the guides to collect cards for the album too; seven votes earn a legendary album card.