How to Play a Solo Tabletop RPG (Complete Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners)
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2024
- Playing a tabletop roleplaying game by yourself without a Game Master is a growing development of the TTRPG hobby. How do we do it? It's easier than you might think, especially if you have the right tools to help you ask the right questions. This process can work for any game system, such as Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder.
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 What do you need to get started with Solo Roleplaying?
03:34 How do you prepare for your first Solo RPG session?
12:15 What are rules to follow when playing a Solo RPG?
15:19 How do you play a Solo RPG session?
18:13 What tips should you apply to improve your Solo RPG experience?
20:00 What is an example of a Solo RPG session?
25:28 What are some ways that you can continue a Solo RPG campaign? 
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Have you ever tried solo roleplaying? If you have, what would you recommend to make it work the best?
I've never actually tried solo roleplaying outside of playing single player video games. I think it's an interesting thought, although beyond procedurally generated encounters, I'm not sure how one would go about it.
@@EldricSlayer Then hopefully this video helps! :)
I prefer to play Ironsworn and its Free !
I have played solo of and on over the years. Advice I would give that I need to always remind myself is to not obese over finding the "perfect" system and/or generators and random tables for solo, just play!
I spend hours making perfect charts and other aids for play and end up not playing.
When I just start I usually have alot of fun.
@@Stygard That is solid advice. Thanks for chiming in!
We all have those games on our shelves that we've always wanted to play, but don't have enough friends to meet the player requirements. This solves that problem!
I just want to get into TTRPG's, but I don't have anyone to play with me in my local area or the people I can play with are friends on the internet from different parts of the world and so our schedules can't line up to play. I might try this though.
I started getting boardgames in like 2018/2019 years ago, but I almost always only get games that can be played 1+ people so lack of friends is basically never an issue.
14:57 no one thought that old man made any sense, until you saw for yourself the dreaded Land Shark.
Awesome thanks for the video. I used to tell my d&d friends about solo d&d and their responses were either "cant be done" or "that sounds lonely and depressing, why not just play a video game?" Im very introverted and dont mind doing things alone so this is very informative for me going foreward
My only issue with soloing D&D 5e is that I don’t know how many Player Characters I need to make. Is one sufficient or do I need more?
@@toddzircher6168 Okay awesome! Thanks! Now I just need to settle on a character idea; maybe using gestalt rules is making that more complicated.
@@toddzircher6168 I’ll try that! Thanks!
@@sethmokami What i do is have 2 PCs. I choose one that i want to play for sure then i roll for the other , race then class
@@toddzircher6168 Just outta curiosity but why "raging" introvert?
I was solo gaming back in the early 1980's. Made my own charts and everything. Oddly I still have them all. Nothing elaborate, just 5-6 pages with essential charts. And they worked for almost any genre game I wanted to play out. And hey, it entertained me for YEARS. Lots of great stories and quests. I am shocked that its only now this has become a thing.
I've probably watched 100 videos on solo trpg but this is the only one I've watched 5 times. Great job of organizing the information and a very clear and concise presentation.
This is super encouraging, especially as a newer channel. Thank you!
I agree. This should be the gold standard methodology for solo rpgs.
This is a bit of an older video now, so I'm not sure if you still read the comments, but I really appreciate you making this! I've been really wanting to play DnD for awhile now but so far my experience with tabletop roleplaying games (specifically Warhammer) hasn't been... great. So discovering that it is actually possible to play solo has been exciting. Finding info on how to do it properly without being told to "just write a book" or other various snarky comments has been really difficult, though.
Finding strangers on the Internet to play with doesn't appeal to me right now, and the idea that I want to try to play out probably wouldn't interest many people since it would be one race specific gameplay for quite awhile. So having a video like this to reference is going to be so incredibly helpful as I muddle my way through figuring out how to play solo AND play DnD for the first time lol
I think a standard deck of cards would make for a good world and story creator. You lay them out randomly face down to generate your map, and each suit and value can represent different things which are discovered as you enter the area and turn over the card. And then you might also have smaller scale maps within each location where the remaining cards are reshuffled each time and the suits and values have completely different meanings to determine what happens.
In fact it practically creates itself... Clubs are for combat. Hearts are for healing, rest, recovery and bonuses. Diamonds are treasure - equipment, money and shops. And Spades dig up empty land, and may turn up some random thing or else nothing at all. Within the smaller scale maps for example the King of Clubs would be a "boss fight". You could alter the difficulty by the ratio of Clubs to Hearts (combat vs healing and bonuses).
@@ALoonwolf That's really creative!
I've seen map creation be done with various coloured dice as well - scatter across your graph paper / battle map and the colours will interpret accordingly - a blue die might represent a water feature, a brown die might represent a settlement, a green die woodland, etc
This is about as clear a procedure as any I've seen on youtube for solo rp. Great job dude! Subbed just because of this video
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
@@TheWoodlandFellowship Agreed. Very informative and organized. Thank you and congrats!
This is exactly what I do when I get a new system and want to try it out. Index Card RPG first hinted at the idea when they had the sample scenarios to get the hang of the game. Then I started looking for Solo-RPG and found this. Great for trying out other systems when everyone at your main table sticks to the same system all the time and you want to try out something like Cypher System, or Chasoium Basic Role-Playing.
Listens to complete video, then breaks out Athos the triton paladin and starts again from the beginning, taking notes....
Well done, dude, well done!
Your ideas are very interesting indeed.
I'm trying to develop a DMless system (because, yeah...I'm the forever DM) to run in an experimental group game and this has elements that are extremely valuable for that purpose.
Your ideas are great for solo OR basic home-brew world building
This is super helpful guide thanks! This should be a standard methodology for anyone looking to start out doing solo RPG. Fleshing out the NPCs, factions, and conflicts really helps. Also always looking for potential OBSTACLES keeps the story moving forward.
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Top tier advice. Well done Sir!
Thank you kindly!
I stopped gaming several years ago, partly because my group all started to have other commitments, but any hopes of playing again were dashed when I moved to a new city. I really missed it.
When I learned that solo gaming was a thing (I forget how I heard about it) I was *thrilled*.but also disappointed that I hadn't learned about it 10 years earlier.
I love the idea of it. I have Ironsworn and I backed the Starforged Kickstarter. I have the Game Master's Apprentice deck and both the Mythic GME book and deck. All of these tools are great and I love the idea of playing... but I have a hard time with it.
As a writer and the GM of my old group for many years, I feel weird playing by myself. I always feel that I should be sharing the story with someone, so it feels-- for lack of a better way of saying it-- like a waste of time. I have managed to play about 4 sessions of Ironsworn, writing it out as if I was writing a novel, but that makes it very slow. And then I find myself asking "who am I writing this FOR?"
But I keep wanting to play. Hopefully, it will click one day.
In terms of visualization, I always played TotM with my group but thought that miniatures might help with playing solo. They're just so expensive...
I picked up Dungeon Craft, but then found it inconvenient to have to build the map because I didn't always have much time or space. I then tried some VTTs, but none were as quick and simple as I wanted, though Runehammer VTT and Owlbear Rodeo come close. What I finally settled on (and really love) is TaleSpire. It has that cool look of classic miniatures but is quick and easy to use. You don't even need to make your own maps (though you can) because there is so much content that has been made by the community.
Wow, I am really rambling.
All this to say that this is a great vid and hopefully it'll give me a bit of a push so that I can overcome my mental blocks and start playing.
Wow! Your 'ramblings' will always be welcome here, by the way. Thank you for sharing your story. I feel the same way sometimes. I'd love to hear more of your insights going forward so that we can all learn from each other! Also, I haven't done anything with TaleSpire yet, but I will because of your recommendation. :)
Perhaps, if you recorded your personal sessions playing with your self, and created a lets play style, or uploaded those sessions on youtube, you may feel that your story is being shared at that point?
Or perhaps, a personal character log/jurnal of your story's, and upload it as a personal story, or a book in the future?
@@rhynimstonehedge5271 I really did want to do some actual play videos, but was always held back by feeling it wouldn't be good enough (IE not professional enough) to compete with some of the others that are out there.
As mentioned in my original content, I did try writing out what I was doing with the hopes of sharing, but I had a hard time writing in note form and always defaulted to "novel mode" in which I detailed everything and slowed my game down almost to a halt.
But I may try writing things up again because I think that will be key in helping me actually play.
@@jcraigwilliams70 If you would like to talk more through a separate medium My first name followed by three zero's and a one on a platform of discord would be the easiest way to communicate.
Hello there. What is TotM, please?
These may possibly be the best tips for solo RPG I've come across so far, at least when it comes to my own personal style
This was really good and extremely helpful! I have a world I want to explore and a vague idea for a story, but I have no idea what the insides would be - a solo RPG would actually be a wonderful way to fill it out! I don’t have many deep plans for what I would do with the story other than just have it written down for my own benefit, but even that is worth doing if just so it can stop bouncing around in my head :)
Advanced DnD 2nd Ed DMs guide has a nice map generation table. It's random except that the next hex/square is based on the type of terrain in the current hex. This means that you won't move from the desert into the snow, for example.
some may say "just look for a group online" which is good for the popular trpgs... but there's like a TON of lesser known yet equally fun games out there that most people online just aren't interested in running. i broke my leg recently and so im probably gonna be on house arrest this entire summer lol, currently using this video, some call of cthulu homebrews and my wacom tablet to make the best of a bad situation :p thanks for the guide!
Thank Tyr, being forever DM is a blessing and a curse.
Thank you for laying out the information, very useful. One thinks of these elements, but it is very cool that you were able to set up a proper structure!
Thank you for going through the trouble of putting together this video. I found it very helpful.
Clearly explained and concise instructions…
Brilliant!
Some games I've not been able to bring to the table, mostly because I've not felt secure with the mechanics. This seems so doable that I can get some fun out of learning the system too. Thanks.
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I love this so much, thanks for this! I have a few friends who want to play (when we can find time) but i need to learn these game systems and practice beforehand!
this is the type of content youtube is created for. a real gold mine! so creative
Thanks for this video. It's one of the best I've watched for getting a solid overview of playing an RPG. Seriously, quite organized and well explained. Subscribed. Liked.
This video is invaluable. I wish it existed when I got into the hobby-I will definitely forward it to those who need it in the future. Thank you for making it, and for doing such a thorough job!
I started to integrate ChatGPT into my solo sessions. It doesn't replace any tables or dice but it is very good to fill some of the void and create atmosphere. For example I get into a tomb and roll some characteristics about the tomb from tables and feed them into chatgpt. Then I ask chatgpt to describe the first room in detail and it does as it is told. Or I ask the ai to combine things. "I got quest a and location b. Now, what could they possible have in common?" It is also excellent for journal keeping. I tell the ai what I do while playing and in the end I ask for a summary. Saves me a lot of work.
Totally helpful, totally sympathic. Thank you for the video. I'm a total beginner and am about to try a free starter adventure which one can find out there :)
But your tips are gold. I'm definitely coming back :)
I've been playing tabletop games for about 10 years now (but only playing somewhat frequently for about 3-4 years) and have only just recently discovered solo gameplay.
I've already bought an oracle system I intend on trying after watching a handful of videos and a few days research, but your clear communication and delivery makes me wonder if I should have waited. I'll definitely try the one I've purchased and give it a good run before trying Ironsword, but either way, this is a really well-put-together video.
I've subscribed and did all of the things, and plan on checking out more of your stuff. Kudos!
I subscribed, because I would like to see you play a solo game using digital tools.
Great tips! Thank you for sharing.
Amazing video on this topic! Lots of people get put of on the solo thing because its seems a bit daunting but the way you laid out everything here is great. I'm actually in the mood to try Ironsworn now. I've only played frostgrave with made up AI rolls and that was pretty fun. Thanks for this video!
Glad it was helpful!
You could use The Crying Blades as your system as well.
Oooooh. I have never heard of that one yet. Tell us more!
I created a whole solo-system like this (using GURPS 3.5 rules) about 25 years ago. Only one other person ever saw it.
But it was much fun to play.
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It was so well explained!! thank you so much for this, I can't wait to see it in action!
This is inspiring me to put together my own solo play campaign since my players are noncommittal altogether and are not gaming at all for at least over two years or more.
(Sorry for bad grammar im french) I suggest don't write up your story like a novel but more like a script, like a novel is way too long..remember nobody will read you.I also write down what the gm would say in a normal game like
FADE IN:
EXTREME CLOSEUPS OF FLICKERING INSTRUMENT PANELS.
Readouts and digital displays pulse eerily with the technologies of the distant future.
INTERIOR - BRIDGE
CAMERA ANGLES GRADUALLY WIDEN
SHOWING ALL 6 MEMEBERS OF THE CREW WORKING ON THE BRIDGE.
Gm: Your ship on route to Novgorod Station "blah blah explain the scene"..
What you wanna do?
Pc: I would like to scan around the station to have more information and make sure the place is safe..
Gm: Alright make a comtech roll...
Just immerse yourself in the world you decide to play and don't worry about anything else. "Ps: i learned english playing ttrpg solo.. for me it was definitly worth it
Wow!
Great video Wood!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Thanks for the video. I finally build a solid foundation for my post-apocalyptic cyberpunk setting
Hi great video. I am also playing solo to try new systems or hombrew stuff.
I noticed ICRPG + CRGE is working very well for me. But instead of D100 I am just using D20 1-5 No, and / 6-7 No / 8-10 No, but ... For checks I am using it also, to set up additional timers. For example try to open a Lock DC 12, rolling a modified 8 would mean No, and... So it might not open, and a trap was triggered.
I would love a video discussion on solo quest generation tips. Sometimes I have a general idea for a larger story arc, but struggle to come up with interesting side quests or even smaller self contained stories that I can use to move my main arc along. I use oracle rolls but sometimes it's really difficult for me to interpret those random words into a quest seed.
Great suggestion! Thank you.
Random table are helpful for ideas.
I’d look at Bivius Tunnels & Dragons
Great content keep it up 😄
The key would be to make scenarios for other solo players so there’s still some mystery. Still working out how to do it!
From what I hear, most premade solo scenarios have functioned like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book.
Dude, it's almost as bad playing a one on one game, and the dm never breaks eye contact. Jokes aside, solo table top is og and is very fun, good video!
Try solo roleplaying while facing a mirror, and tell me how it goes! Haha
Thanks the video, it was very useful and fun :)
Yes, I tried the Solo RPG, actually I use "Tome of Adventure Design by Finch, Matt J" for design my adventures. I use "Inkarnate" to design maps. The Game System variable, would be used to being the "Fighting Fantasy RPG" (just like the good old Game Books by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson), sometimes "Blades in the Dark", but I’ve been using my own game system lately. It was written specifically for Solo RPG and has been proven in several tests :)
That's awesome! I'll check those out. :)
Are you planning on developing your system in order to sell it?
@@TheWoodlandFellowship I definitely want to publish the system. You can already find publications on DTRPG under my name, but they are just aids like Battlemaps for now.
@@tiborszilagyi5146 That's so cool! I want to eventually share my own system, too. Maybe we can learn from each other? :D
@@TheWoodlandFellowship With pleasure :)
thx man!!!
The advice about way points is great. Best not reinvent the wheel. Games like Dragon Age and I am sure others do similar things when going on long journeys.
And spot on about character dying....in my adventure, my paladin was slain by the demon he was sent to destroy. I simply created a new one to investigate my characters death.
When I was a kid, I tried this with my dnd 3.5 books and randomly generated dungeon tables. I tried it with d20 modern too. Wow so long ago. It went so poorly, I just got lost after the initial quest or goal was accomplished and I couldn't think of what to do next, or I would fudge something because I made the encounter too hard and didn't want my character to die, and then I just felt icky about it all. So many memories. Maybe I will try it again and see if I can make it work now that I am older and wiser.
I tried my first solo rpg recently, was in a forrest......rolled LAND SHARKS!!!!, ok was playing tiny dungeons wastelands so it worked. Thanks fer yer videos was informative and inspiring!
Gotta watch out for those! ;)
2 things.
1. I also have those Cthulhu Dice.
2. I keep trying to solo play only to find that I hate it and I'd rather be doing game prep lol
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Kayden, a young artificer, has his own reasons for venturing through the portal, and joins the company of his former enemies: his former jailor, a priestess, a deposed noble, and others. His goal? To create and market self-cleaning chamber pots, wands of cleaning, and cloth of mending. And to never, ever, create another bomb.
Garret, a veteran soldier, had known all his life that he would live and die in the service of his cousin, the duke, but when the duke died while Garret still lived, it forced the man to change priorities. Now he will life and die for his great-niece, the last of the royal house Garret had previously served, and because she wants to venture through the portal, he will, too.
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This is delightful. Is this the start to a solo campaign you are playing?
@@TheWoodlandFellowship It started out as an idea for a combined campaign for the local gaming store, but then Covid hit. Since then, I've been looking at solo campaigns and hex crawls. Mostly, what I'm thinking is a short story to establish the world and characters of interest in the villages surrounding the crater lake around the arrival portal, collectively known as Gateway. The mageocracy intends to build a vast city, but it's still early days, and right now they're building wood forts around the bridges leading to the portal, and most of the people are camped outside.
Skeletons have been spotted in the foothills, there's a foul stench coming from the old mines, and blights attack anything that wanders too close to the forest. That's 3 starting quests, dwarf, human, and elf, and 3 factions, mages, miners, and loggers. I've already got a name for the woods, The Song Woods, and a bad guy, a tree blight. The mine is full of troglodytes. And the skeletons are coming from dwarven ruins, a cemetery where the dwarves buried their dead during a war against necromancers - skeletons wander about during the day and spirits during the night.
@@leonielson7138 Nice! Well, you have my attention with what you have already. Best of luck exploring the story!
This is very interesting, I'm doing non of it, I made a goblin street urchin, and pick pathfinder 2e, that's it lol. Just drawing the map as I play and figure out what I'm doing. No character goals, past survive.
Its always interesting to hear how others go about solo roleplaying. I am however surprised at how man times you said "then you HAVE to" all that world building stuff that took up a lot of the video doesn’t have to be done at all, it can all be rolled for as you go to create the world around the story.
Im also curious if you purposefully didnt mention any of the great systems and resources specifically made for solo play?
Thanks for the comment! To clarify, I have a very free and open-minded philosophy when it comes to RPGs. There are a wide variety of styles of play, approaches to world building, and priorities within the steps completed in a game (which is also true for other creative enterprises). All of those options are valid, even more so in solo games. So, if you don't want to do *any* world building or character background stuff ahead of time, that is totally acceptable. Go for it. Theoretically, someone who is maximally creative could do very little prep and still have a good time exploring and discovering those things during play. Awesome!
However for myself, I find it helpful to have some simple concepts on a macro scale to inform and inspire my decisions and interpretations in the micro. Thus, I made my recommendations accordingly.
Ultimately, my focus in this video was not to showcase specific products for use in solo play, but rather to present a mindset/philosophy for solo play. A separate video or two covering some of my favorite tools may certainly come in the future.
What are your favorite books and other sources for printing tables? I try to avoid digital as much as possible
You might try removing the green screen and making yourself smaller to make up for the low quality. For the background video, adding slideshows and/or brief clips might help make it more interesting. Awesome content, though.
Thank you! Ever learning! :)
Hello, I'm new to pathfinder. Only played mobiles games of it. I want to get into the game but I don't have anyone in my area to play it with. Is there a discord or something I can join and get beginners tips, guides and atleast some sort of pen and paper game going?
i would really like to try Harnmaster in solo rpg, i hope this would not be too hard a task
shoudl one generate all the world contents at the start or rather as one goes along?
I'm not familiar with Harnmaster. Unless there are significant reasons to do one or the other because of the system, it's up to you. Either approach is fine. I tend to do a combination of the two: I populate several elements of the world to get started, but maybe only 25% of it at maximum so that I can have something to explore and discover while playing the game.
Hold on loosely, but don't let go. - .38 Special
While it's cool that there are ways to play TTRPG's solo and even systems designed for this, I think I'd rather just play a CRPG like Fallout, even if just to avoid having to deal with all the trouble of comming up with a main conflict on my own for my character to solve. In this case, all I have to do is create a character build, I don't even really need to come up with a backstory.
I didn't understand how do you make the quest, how do I determine what quest the npc gives me without making the quest, is a tool online available for that, because if I know exactly what I will face it may be boring
I talked about it briefly, so I understand the confusion. There are many tools online for that, as well as random charts to roll on to get ideas/discover the quests. For example, you can find a generic fantasy quest generator here: donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/random/
Use that in conjunction with other types of generators (plot twist, location, NPC, etc.), and you can let the dice/online tool tell you where to go next or what problems exist that need to be solved. I hope that helps! :)
@@TheWoodlandFellowship Many thanks for the response! i will definetly try it
What kind of solo supplement you can recommend for exploration of the world for any genre ttrpg?
I highly recommend using websites like Don Jon to get started. (donjon.bin.sh/) It is difficult to find a single supplement to cover any possible genre, as they will likely not be specific enough to be helpful. Instead, make your own (which is what I do), or mix and match various other references together, whether found in the Dungeon Masters Guide for D&D 5e, Ironsworn, or a whole host of different games altogether. I don't know which genre you are most interested in, but the maker of Ironsworn has a Sci-Fi version called Ironsworn Starforged. I haven't tried that particular version, but I trust that it is as great a product as Ironsworn is, if you want something that isn't relying on a generic fantasy or historical setting. I hope that helps! :)
@@TheWoodlandFellowship Have you heard about Location Crafter?
@@nicolejohntahup5901 No, but I'm always open to finding new tools. Tell me more! :)
@@TheWoodlandFellowship Mythic Location Crafter is a gm tool or solo for exploring any region just list down three categories Location, Encounter and Object. And fill each a element but here's the tricky part to use this in solo you have to write the elements but you have to make sure you don't know what's you're exploring. There a Mythic Magazine that help using location crafter in solo but I can't afford it.
Which Mythic magazine has the location crafter? I've seen it mentioned but can't find it. Thanks!
Time to fire up the randomizers
Can I get a pdf of this?
I am new to dnd and I want what you mean when you said you game system.... what is a game system?
A game system is the set of rules that governs how to create and improve a character, what determines success or failures, and which special abilities are able to be performed. Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is the most widely known, but there are LOTS of other games out there. Pathfinder, Call of Cthulu, Ironsworn, Warhammer Fantasy, Blades in the Dark, the One Ring, Vampire the Masquerade... All of these have different settings and use different kinds of dice in their games. (There are also dice-less RPGs out there, too!) Some game systems are more complex and require significant attention to positioning and tactics (kinda like chess), while others are more free flowing and rely heavily on improvization and creativity (kinda like Charades.)
Another way to look at it: the various Tabletop Roleplaying games are as similar and different to each other as Skyrim, Elden Ring, Dragon's Dogma, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, etc are. Different styles of play, different goals, different settings, different character statistics, different magnitudes and means of changing/improving character abilities... each follows a particular system of rules. TTRPGs work the same way.
By game system, he mostly mean the rule set/books. You know, stuff like D&D, Pathfinder, Vampire the Masquerade, stuff like that.
Goes to a lot of trouble for something that is as simple as a one-page Oracle sheet and a 1d6. Don't need all the worldbuilding prep. Does anyone ever know everything about the world? Most don't carry an exact map of every place they explore. Just write up a scenario, consult the Oracle, interpret, and as things come up, use the rules of the system to resolve actions. It can be as simple or complex as you want it to be.
I agree to a point. Although, the title of the video makes it clear that its intended audience is for beginners to Solo RP. Experienced solo-gamers can certainly do more with less, but they may not need to watch this video in the first place. In my experience, I find this amount of world-building helpful in identifying possible conflicts that may arise, as well as get a sense of the potential directions the dice may take me, without needing an overwhelming amount of details. It is just enough for me to get the big picture and guide my interpretations of the oracles. If a single page of oracles and a d6 is all that you need, that's awesome! I hope you are able to enjoy many solo adventures that way.
flying laser sharks!
If you can make it work in your game, definitely do it! haha
I started my solo session with Ironsworn (never GM before) then I'm planning to move to another system with an oracle and tables.
So, a question. Your guide suggest to build my own world when I play solo. What is your suggestion on playing premade adventure solo? (Like Phandelver for example)
Did you switch from Ironsworn, and, why? I'm interested in finding a system and Ironsworn's entry price is right. All of these systems seem daunting.
@@torq21 After 7 months I've played more Ironsworn and can say for certain that it is my favorite system. But I did play a traditional group system solo with oracles. I play Cairn paired with One Page Solo Engine and I gotta say that it's fun. I'm currently running a dungeon crawler solo campaign with a 3-member party and it's surprisingly manageable. Well, Cairn is rule-lite afterall. I can't imagine playing dnd5e solo tho.
I agree that Ironsworn is the best entry level solo system with the price of free PDF, the built in tables and oracle is fun to utilize. But I'll go further and say that Ironsworn: Starforged is an even better system with a lot of improvement from the normal one. I've also heard good things about Dragonbane with it's solo rules, planning to get that soon. But, yeah, back to the point, vanilla Ironsworn is the best entry point.
You could have your character's rival learn of their disappearance and investigate.
Land sharks are very dangerous.
Alright let the sad weekend of solo dnd begin! Lessgo bby!!!
No need for it to be sad. Adventure awaits!
HUZZAH
Do you think guys like this in a scream band use that same voice to yell at their kids to take out the trash?
Huh
HAHAHAHA YOU WOULD PLAY WITH YOURSELF LOL
HAH GOT'EM
Still not as pathetic as the people who need to bring people down in order to feel better about themselves, like you.
Solo RP? Ranks right up there with going on a Solo Date, or going to a Solo Family Reunion....
Prove me wrong. Follow my steps and try it! ;)
@@TheWoodlandFellowship I have zero reasons to try it. Roleplaying is a social activity. There is no social in solo.
@@miked.9364 Hey, you do you. I enjoy solo RP in a similar way to playing single player video games. Not everyone likes those either, nor is anyone required to. Thanks for stopping by and giving the video a chance. :)
@Bald Skull Why go 'out'? Just have a stay in solo date with yourself.
Have breakfast in bed. It may only be a Hot Pocket, but we know.. we know.
Perhaps you need to call having lunch by yourself or shopping or movie watching a Date. Us normies do not.
@Bald Skull Perhaps you need to call having lunch by yourself or shopping or movie watching a Date. Us normies do not.
It's called writing a novel.
False. Completely different process, different medium of storytelling, and different goals. One certainly can try to translate a solo campaign into a novel, but it is as different from a novel as a comic book is from a TV Show, which is more different still from a film, etc.
I could make money off this? I better roll good
@@WhiskeyPatriot There are worse ways haha
Thank you very much for this! I have had the Free League's Alien RPG for years and found nobody to play with. Going to try to run this solo