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Honey Heist

Criminal bears plan and carry out a honey robbery, with very simple rules and a silly, chaotic tone.

Its own systemComedydice poolheistsrandom generationtheater of the mindOne-shotsNeeds a GM

6.4

Geek rating

From 9 firsthand play reports in 4 r/rpg threads. The threads alone average 7.8.

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Discussion5.3 / 10

82 r/rpg posts named it, October 2023 to October 2026.

Rules weight

Fits on a page. Hype 3.7 for its age.

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What players say

At the table

Honey Heist is a short one-shot about bears in hats robbing a honey target. Firsthand reports are thin, since most threads are hypothetical advice. The few who ran it describe a quick, silly game that is easy to improvise.

What works

A found street map or a real place the GM knows well made locations and obstacles easy to invent, such as a parade blocking a street. (thread)
A single high-value honey target at a themed site gave the heist a clear goal, and honey puns kept the tone light. (thread)
One poster runs it as a one-night game for friends and says an exploding-dice house rule made it more suspenseful. (thread)
Characters invented on the fly, with a hat and a catch phrase, worked better than prepared ones. (thread)
Two GMs finished in roughly 90 minutes to 2 hours without much trouble. (thread)

What tables struggle with

Players can wander from room to room with nothing to do, so the GM needs plot beats and obstacles ready. (thread)
The game runs short, so a 3-hour slot needs extra material such as NPC interactions or puzzles. (thread)
Commenters doubt that the exploding-dice house rule fits the base roll-over-a-stat mechanic, and they question its odds. The poster gave little detail on how it plays. (thread)
Long backstories are said to work against the game's spirit. (thread)

Who it suits

Groups wanting a light, jokey evening of about two hours.
GMs comfortable improvising locations and events, or willing to add NPCs and obstacles.
Players who like making up characters at the table rather than in advance.

In players' words

"It even creates the first challenge of simply crossing the street whilst a parade is going on." (thread)
"It's way more fun to come up with stuff on the fly in HH." (thread)
"The last time I ran honey heist for a group, they were able to complete the heist in a little over ninety minutes." (thread)

The threads behind it

Each thread is rated for the play it describes, from the firsthand reports in it. Load one here or read it on Reddit.

8.0

Honey Heist Ideas?

The few people who say they ran Honey Heist describe it as easy to improvise and fun, using a street map, a honey-pun convention, or a familiar real-world location as the heist site. The reports are brief and positive, and none mention real problems; most of the thread is hypothetical advice from people who don't say they ran it. 4 firsthand · 9 comments

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7.5

Gonna be playing Honey Heist soon. Help me develop my character?

The thread is a pre-game character-building request for Honey Heist, not an account of a session. The only play-based hints are two brief comments saying improvised, silly characters work best at the table. 2 firsthand · 5 comments

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7.5

Honey heist at high level.

The two firsthand reports (the original poster and one commenter) say Honey Heist runs smoothly as a short one-shot. It takes roughly 90 minutes to 2 hours and doesn't need much help to work. The rest of the thread is speculation and advice about padding the session or switching to other games, which I ignored. 2 firsthand · 5 comments

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7.5

Exploding dice in honey heist

The only firsthand report is the original poster, who regularly runs Honey Heist as a one-night game and says adding exploding dice (a house rule) made it more volatile and suspenseful, and that players love it. Every other comment is skepticism about the homebrew rule and its math, with no one else describing play, and the OP never answers the questions about it. 1 firsthand · 15 comments

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