Reddit Saga: A Collective RPG

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  Story archive — chapters stitched together by community votes

Inspiration

We wanted to create a fun way for Redditors to collaborate on storytelling — one line at a time. Inspired by RPGs, improv writing, and collective creativity, we built a tool where the community drives the plot forward.

What it does

The app lets users:

• Submit a short line (≤300 chars).
• Vote on their favorite submissions.
• The top lines become the next chapter.
• A leaderboard tracks the best authors.

Every round produces a new piece of the story, and the community builds a collective RPG together.

How we built it

• Frontend: React + Vite + Tailwind for UI.
• Backend: Devvit platform with Node/TypeScript.
• Storage: Redis for rounds, votes, and story history.
• Reddit API: Used to fetch usernames, avatars, and manage moderators.
• Deployment: Devvit CLI (npx devvit upload + npx devvit install).

Challenges we ran into

• Preventing UI flicker during optimistic updates.
• Handling moderation (deleting troll submissions, early round close).
• Keeping state in sync across Redis and client polling.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• A working collective story RPG that runs entirely inside Reddit.
• Clean UI with live submissions, voting, and a growing story archive.
• Leaderboard + avatars for a more engaging community experience.

What we learned

• How to build with Devvit and Reddit’s APIs.
• Balancing optimistic UI updates with server polling.
• Designing for collaborative creativity on Reddit.

What's next

• Open this up in a public subreddit (so anyone can play).
• Add more genres (fantasy, sci-fi, mystery).
• Expand moderation tools and rate limits.
• Enhance the story archive with search and highlights.

Built With

• devvit
• node.js
• react
• redis
• tailwindcss
• typescript
• vite