"I think I'm going to get into Solo RPGs!" - let's talk

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So you're thinking of getting into "Solo RPGs," are ya? Well then pull up a seat and let's have a friendly chat! I know what it's like to get into this, whether you're coming from a more "typical" RPG playing background or if SoloRPGs are the first foray into roleplaying you've ever done. We are so happy you have joined this community! Or at least are thinking about it. Hope you stay. Here is some guidance on what you should do or - more likely - have already done. Maybe useful, maybe not, but at the the end of the day the only useful thing is learning wilderness survival skills. So if you don't know how to do that, why not idle away your remaining days listening to me prattle?
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@GeekGamers01 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for including my work in your overview and the kind things you’ve said about it. I think you have really gotten what I was trying to do with the book-give people narrative tools to master the stories they are telling, regardless of rule set.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

Oh it is so my pleasure! Myself and so many others fell in love with this hobby because of you and your playthroughs. One day the crochet needle and little coin purse will be the sacred relics of our hobby!!

@lachrymalquietus 2 месяца назад

00:00 Preamble 02:02 5th Edition Player's Handbook (Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro) 07:16 The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book (James D’Amato) 10:25 "The Game Master's Book of" Series (Jeff Ashworth) 22:23 Solo Game Master's Guide (Geek Gamers/Modiphius) 24:45 "Random Tables" Series (Timm Woods) 26:41 Solo Game Master's Guide (Geek Gamers/Modiphius) 27:40 Mythic Game Master Emulator (Tana Pigeon/Word Mill Games) 31:53 Ironsworn/Starforged (Shawn Tomkin/Tomkin Press) 35:49 Scarlet Heroes (Kevin Crawford/Sine Nomine Publishing) 39:05 Colostle (Nich Angell) 44:11 Thousand Year Old Vampire (Tim Hutchings Makes Games) 44:52 Four Against Darkness (Ganesha Games) 45:52 Candlelight (Glowing Roots Press) 48:51 Dragonbane (Free League Publishing) 50:35 Star Trek Adventures Captain's Log (Modiphius) 51:10 Across a Thousand Dead Worlds (Blackoath Entertainment) 51:24 Round Robin & Thanks

@DjigitDaniel 2 месяца назад

Not all heroes wear capes. ❤

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this, seriously

@lachrymalquietus 2 месяца назад

@@amanisalone 🤗 thank you for the video! ❤️

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

@@lachrymalquietus yoooo wait is Concavity you?

@lachrymalquietus 2 месяца назад

@@amanisalone yup 😅 haha you're familiar with us? 🤯

@dainradical 2 месяца назад

Geek Gamers indeed! First gamebook I bought was D&D Basic. I felt like I was doing alot of math. And then I got hooked on computer RPGs like Ultima and Final Fantasy gamebooks. I have now started to get into solo RPG games with Four Against Darkness (the simplest system) and I want to publish a Cairn module or a Basic Fantasy module. I enjoy your channel!

@Mantorp86 2 месяца назад

My only mistake was buying 5e all three core books. There are so many better TTRPG than 5e out there

@RPGDAD1980 2 месяца назад

If you are new to D&D I suggest Sword & Wizardry White Box. Honestly it’s D&D in its simplest form. Knave is another good one too

@carolinelabbott2451 2 месяца назад

GeekGamers book is next on my purchase list. 😊 (Breakfast eaten, feeling better.😊) I was ready too throw some tomatoes, but then you brought out Dragonbane and I put the tomatoes away. Dragonbane, is also on my list to buy. I try to get only one book at a time, so that 1) I will read it and 2) monetary constraints. Your sign off on the videos are not that bad. Mine are worse. 😂🤣 I look forward again to the next Round Robin. ❤😊

@classmateofmine 26 дней назад

Dragon Bane is NOT a starter set. What you get in the core box is the WHOLE game for the PRICE of a starter set ;). Best deal in the series of best deals.

@jay_cadiramen 2 месяца назад

Oooh flashing your Lochby! 😍 Just dropped $250 on every MK Knight book, so this was timely...

@jonathana6298 Месяц назад

I think I’m going to get into solo RPGs.

@amanisalone Месяц назад

Folks, we got another one!!! Glad you're here (:

@FlintFireforge 2 месяца назад

4 Against Darkness is the only solo rpg I have played, mostly because it's satisfying to flip through my graph paper journal and seeing the various dungeons I have either conquered or that conquered me. Great vid. Keep up the good work.

@AmazingAaxor 2 месяца назад

Great video! Let’s catch as much new solo role players as possible! Good session with lots of great advice for the beginner!

@carolinelabbott2451 2 месяца назад

When I was much ypunger, I bought a lot of Shadowrun books as I lived the setting and the lore but the rules were overwhelming and no one wanted to play with a girl. So I never really got to play in that setting, as I had no idea how to play it solo. I still have the books, but it did at least made me more wary about where I spent my money. I've bought a much smaller amount of Solo rpgs pdfs (no big games book store where I live), and watching videos like yours is slower making me realised I could take the Shadowrun setting and play it Solo. I'm not feeling confident enough to record my first baby step sessions though. 😂

@carolinelabbott2451 2 месяца назад

I need to go eat breakfast before typing. I'm leaving the typos in, to remind me to eat breakfast first before commenting. 😊😅

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

I have Shadowrun on my list...perhaps I could do a solo-adapted playthrough this year!!!

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

The typos are what make it special!!!

@carolinelabbott2451 2 месяца назад

@@Cossentine The Shadowrun setting is just chefs kiss brilliant. So many adventures I could see myself playing, with a simpler games mechanic. 😁

@carolinelabbott2451 2 месяца назад

@@Cossentine So what game mechanic and dice system did you end up using? Was it similar to any current solo game mechanics? (Edit. I never got to play any ttrpg as a kid. I only had Stephen Jackson and Livingston choose your own adventure books.)

@eriksalholm 2 месяца назад

Great video! I’m one of those people who own loads of games, and want to try solo play, so I found this really helpful. I think I might start with Scarlet Heroes.

@Stefan-yz5lr 2 месяца назад

Leopard seals are sick! I'll be back for the full listen soon.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

God I love comments like this.

@jonio2210 Месяц назад

Thank you for your videos! I really appreciate your humour and honesty (why you paused the video)! I'm very slowly getting to the point of actually playing solo RPGs. I mainly buy PDFs which is a blessing and curse because I can buy LOTS and they don't take up much room or cost much, but now I have folders and folders of different material that I haven't tried out yet. I'm in the middle of learning dragonbane and really liking what I'm seeing. Thanks again!

@Androsynth75 2 месяца назад

Some good tips here, you've gotten a sub. I think one of my main pieces of advice for people wanting to get into RPGs in any form (solo included) is to use the fast food analogy: just because something is popular doesn't mean it's the best place to start. Sure, everyone eats there eventually. Is there anything wrong with McDonalds or Burger King? Nope. Would it be my first recommendation for someone wanting to try a hamburger for the first time? Hell no. For solo, I find it's much easier to get started with something like Shadowdark, Old School essentials or any of the other smaller, more modular, rules systems that are easy to read and get into. Throw in geek gamer's excellent book, Mythic GM, and some kind of oracle deck and you've really got everything you'll ever need.

@Deltium5683 2 месяца назад

D100 dungeon is still the gold class solo rpg game system at the moment with the most comprehensive systems and content in my opinion.

@SkittleBombs 2 месяца назад

I think it pretty solid for prescriptive generation rather than evocative generation

@kyrnsword72 Месяц назад

So many are fixated with D20 roll high but my favorite solo TTRPG outside of 4AD & Scarlet Heroes is a D100 system I love called D100 Dungeon Mapping Game with the Book A Solo Adventuring Game.

@taka7369 2 месяца назад

The Ashworth books are a bargain at 20 to 25 bucks in a world where kickstarter books at 49 are considered cheap

@jasondennis4480 Месяц назад

Subscribed. I am enjoying your content and delivery. I've just started getting back into Solo RPG(s) and Oracles. I started in the 80(s) with Fighting Fantasy books. Feels like a bit of a home coming.

@amanisalone Месяц назад

Welcome back to the fold! Fighting fantasy books are a well-known gateway drug in the solo RPG community…

@mrgatsby6443 2 месяца назад

This video is super helpful and looking forward for the "why I play" video! I would love a more relaxed intro music though since when Im playing several videos of the channel in a row it surprises me. Thank you for your videos!

@sirguy6678 2 месяца назад

Interesting video! Remember “that could be a game!” Gaming can be nearly anything you want- I think new solo players are afraid (like new Dungeons & Dragons players) that they are doing it WRONG! All of these books and references are just books of additional ideas for your game.

@alvaropires795 2 месяца назад

Finally RU-vid algorithm worked properly. Subscribed!

@rafaelcupiael Месяц назад

From my observations, there appear to be several distinct cultures of solo play and design: 1. Playing as one generally would in Ironsworn or traditional RPGs using a GM Emulator (Ironsworn is hardly traditional, but for the purposes of this list is :), it's comparable to something like Me, Myself & Die solo playstyle). 2. Open Soloing / Stream of Consciousness (often seen in Geek Gamers YT videos). 3. Solo Journaling (examples include 1k Old Vampire or Magus). 4. Lyric solo games / pervasive games / ritual games (such as My Cat is an Oracle - though these can sometimes overlap with journaling games). Admittedly, this is an oversimplification and overcategorization, but I do observe significant distinctions among these categories.

@mareksekua4287 2 месяца назад

Great video, very helpfull. Maybe next video about some accesories needed?

@Ancient_West 2 месяца назад

The most fun I have had with Solo RPG's has been with 2 different Mork Borg adaptions. Basilisk by 1d10+5 and Dark Tides by Limithron. Both games and single page games. Both are essentially dungeon crawlers that lay everything out for you. but that's what I'm into.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

Whoa, I have basilisk, but I haven’t heard of this dark tides…it’s by Limithron?? That’s like actually a pretty good published. The solo one for Mork Borg, that I usually hear about is solitary defilement. You have piqued my curiousity

@Ancient_West 2 месяца назад

@@amanisalone I have wanted Solitary Defilement for so long and missed every opportunity to get a print version. Dark Tides is a a Pirate Borg one off. To me, it's basilisk in the water.

@philippholdermann3374 Месяц назад

Getting into rpgs at the age of 12 was very helpful i guess. We just read whole rule book and took everything as written. No questions asked, no confusion 😂 Just went with it.

@leafsneakers3257 Месяц назад

I don't comment much, I'll start to much more now. I just like your content, you energy, your thought process is gold. Thanks, keep it up!

@thicctynine Месяц назад

subscribed because I appreciate the transparency and honesty offered by this channel. I'm personally going to be attempting some pathfinder 2e stuff soon-ish, but using the super simplified MUNE system with some Mythic tweaks.

@amanisalone Месяц назад

Thank you for this, I accept your subscription not only because of this nice comment but also because your handle is one of the greatest of all time

@juauke 2 месяца назад

Fun fact, the first TTRPG book I ever bought was ICRPG 2E Core in French (back in last December!) at my FLGS since I was looking for a first TTRPG to start GMing (and heard it was a good choice according to Reddit) Favorite oracles is the Dark Gods' Oracle at page 98 of Black Sword Hack! I'm trying to do some Into the Odd/Electric Bastionland in Made in Abyss world solo to setup the character that will be the mentor for my players at the table of my next convention so this might be enough to get me around to it

@Greybeardstavern Месяц назад

Dude! Your delivery is raw and your vibe is kickin’! I hit the subscribe! 😁🙏📿

@Darth_Harvey 2 месяца назад

Great video as always!

@micah_raygun_ 2 месяца назад

I really enjoy Solo RPGs, gotta get back to them one of these days. I sort of get stuck writing too much, maybe because i use it as sort of practice for writing fiction in a low-stakes way, and i often do it by hand. The games will definitely be less of a slog if i just use bullet points, but getting some writing reps in feels important. Maybe I'll bite the bullet and start typing to see if that helps

@wingusryu8289 2 месяца назад

Great info! Please do a deep dive each! Glad I’m not alone with Dragonbane love! Not perfect but really great. My first solo game

@simontemplar3359 2 месяца назад

I agree with your thoughts on the Game Master's series. I got back into the hobby about a year ago, and I ended up amassing a lot of these books. That series to me was always a nice thing in the sense that the tables are usable but all the "stuff" in between just gets in the way. Here's a couple of cheapo options that actually work really well for me: The mythic android app. It's all the stuff from 2nd edition and under $10. Also Table Fables 1 and 2 are brilliant and well worth having. Also the WB Yeats reference with the falcon and the falconer was solid.

@Jilluminum 2 месяца назад

The mythic app really is worth it's weight in gold, though sometimes I do wish I could see the tables themselves in the app so I could roll my own dice.

@hariszark7396 2 месяца назад

Mythic Emulator is one of the simplest tools for solo (or not solo) RPGs I have seen so far. Easy to use like an Oracle yes/no mechanism. And with the use of the Event Meaning tables ypu can have a whole game with only those tools.

@The_only_one33 2 месяца назад

I sometimes play using just one page mythic and use 4ad as a basic and quick system . Less bookkeeping more playing .

@Shamustodd1 2 месяца назад

Back in 83 when I started playing D&D... LOL no I'm going to lay down 20K words on my gaming history but I want to say I've played a lot of games. I've even played games that are geared toward solo play like ironsworn etc. If someone asked me what's a good game to play solo, I'd ask what is your favorite rpg that you are very familiar with? That's the game I'd suggest. Get or make an oracle table and run with it. But what about someone who's never played an rpg? Well I would point them toward Whitebox. Clean, easy to read, and only five bucks! I can teach anyone how to play whitebox in 5 minutes it's that easy. If they are down with pdf's there are a ton of free games and resource material available on Drivethru. You don't need a pocketful of money to have a great time in a group or solo just the desire.

@freethrall 2 месяца назад

Regarding that Mythic chaos table. I'll take a formula over a reference table of numbers any day of the week. That stuff just fries my brain. I initially bounced off Ironsworn as it seemed overcomplicated but I do love a flowchart. That Dragonbane solo supplement is very good and surprisingly simple.

@SkittleBombs 2 месяца назад

Ironsworn is basically generic stuff you can do boiled down into moves. It’s complexity come from evocative generation of your world and obstacles rather than rolling on tables and being told exactly what happens. Try looking at ironsworn using the VTT options like iron journal or roll 20

@ArcNeoMasato 2 месяца назад

I'm actually really interested in how the usefulness of a book shifts in terms of solo play or normal play, as I use those random encounter books constantly for standard DMing, if only as spring boards from which to start customizing things, because I find it much easier to take a thing and tweak it than starting from scratch.

@TheHumbleHobbiest Месяц назад

That’s why I went back to becmi thanks for your inspirational content

@amanisalone Месяц назад

Hell yes we need more focus on cmi in this world methinks

@r0llntider 2 месяца назад

I play savage worlds over dnd. But will look at some of these you suggest and other comments.

@kellerglee 2 месяца назад

Great video as always! I heavily favour Mythic as it “explodes joy” for me just imagining how I could literally play any rpg system with it. That being said, Ironsworn has also interested me, but always get put off by the amount of stuff you need, cards to be printed, put them in sleeves to mark them etc. Is it possible to play it without all that extra stuff?

@CALIGULA198X 2 месяца назад

Yes! Try it! It’s wonderful!

@Cossentine 2 месяца назад

There are actually websites where they've automated everything about the games in one spot. Iron Fellowship is the one for Ironsworn and the Starforged one is called Crew Link or something. They're linked on the Official Website. Basically you can play the entire thing for free without anything but a computer or phone if that's what you have available

@kellerglee 2 месяца назад

@@CALIGULA198X thanks a lot for letting me know, I now looked into it a bit more and can see that Ironsworn itself has some suggestions at the end of the book about dropping assets. Now I’m excited to read it all, thanks again!

@Shamustodd1 2 месяца назад

Another good channel to see ironsworn or starforged in action is Doycetopian Wasteland His series using I6 Ravenloft as a setting for ironsworn is well worth the time to watch. Plus in the process of being entertained you will learn how to play ironsworn by absorption like I did.

@adiosgringo8200 2 месяца назад

For anyone that wants to solo RPG, watch Me, Myself, and Die by Trevor Duvall. He is amazing with explaining how to solo rpg by playing a random campaign. He directs you to the primary books and the pages where he uses the rules. My primary books that are extremely critical for solo play are Mythic GM Emulator, Solo RPG Toolkit, and UNE (Universal NPC Emulator). With these, you will never need to purchase any modules. The story writes itself as you play. I tried two campaigns and was floored how organic the story evolved from nothing.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

Yes, also Man Alone is awesome at providing a lot of great solo roleplaying tips and strategies!

@Ancient_West 2 месяца назад

I love Trevor and everything he does with MM&D, but my biggest gripe with his channel is that he's not really Solo-playing. He's playing to an audience. I watched 2 seasons of his before I attempted to solo play myself and I was bored when I played. There was no reason for me to describe what I was doing out loud or the intense emotions that he had. I wasn't surrounded by cameras.

@adiosgringo8200 2 месяца назад

@@Ancient_West True. He does a bit of theatrics for the audience which elevates his game's excitement. I do the same but without an audience. Sort of like playing with plastic cowboys \ indians or army men waaay back in the day. I always created a story for those plastic figures in the garden.

@Bren71319 Месяц назад

A lot of people still watch DVD’s.

@mavfan21 2 месяца назад

As a long time solo player, I find stuff made for soloing like Ironsworn, Starsworn, etc. is less fun than playing a traditional game with an Oracle.

@Scubasgamecorner 2 месяца назад

Great Video......I did exactly as you did. Got interested in solo rpging bought a ton of stuff and then said oh crap where do I even begin. Question the Solo Game masters guide you show here is it discontinued ? I can't find a physical copy anywhere.

@sleepysasquatchgames 2 месяца назад

Seems to be only available from Modiphius directly at this time.

@katum9391 2 месяца назад

I feel found out. I am an adult who has not played computer rpgs and comes in cold to Solo rpgs. I certainly have spent what feels like a 1000 bucks on stuff and am just now getting a feel for the differences between game systems, tools and resources. About 24 games from Troika via UVG, Wanderhome to Apawthecaria are on the shelf waiting to be played. I flipped through the DnD5e handbook and decided it was way too complicated. I looking forward to Break!! this year. The only game l have tried so far is 'The Broken Cask'. It was fun. But I am definitely hesitant of plunging into a proper game.

@corybanticfire Месяц назад

Try ironsworn. The pdf is free.

@joshualong7624 Месяц назад

If 5e seems a little to much then Cairn has a solo book, both free. Also lot of offshoots that add some tweaks but are free too. My fav is Plight! but, any of them will let you do think-on-your-feet dungeoncrawling with less crunch.

@stevejordan1968 Месяц назад

Isn’t that Mythic 1st edition? The hardback £50 book is 2nd edition.

@ike_d5402 2 месяца назад

Who else watching in 2029?!

@abandonlife111 2 месяца назад

Yeah, dude! Watching on my Tesla 16K 140 inch television!🎆📺🎇

@ike_d5402 2 месяца назад

@@abandonlife111 awesome, dude! I'm watching the holo from my intergalactic space pod!

@abandonlife111 2 месяца назад

@@ike_d5402 🚀🪐

@ChrisChapmanIAm 2 месяца назад

Request: For future episodes can you break your video down into chapters with timestamp links?

@abandonlife111 2 месяца назад

look up about 5 comments above this,⬆

@robisnowtired Месяц назад

Not a singular mention of Tunnels and Trolls game books unfollows dislikes. XD But seriously these are a lot of great suggestions for the solo adventurer!

@amanisalone Месяц назад

I’m on it!!!

@joellechanu7789 2 месяца назад

I sad modiphius didn’t do a enseign log solo for Star Trek.

@hariszark7396 2 месяца назад

What forbids you doing it yourself?

@joellechanu7789 2 месяца назад

@@hariszark7396 the skills., the will, the sens of doing it right.

@ike_d5402 2 месяца назад

15 pages. Holy shit. That's a level of commitment reserved for deities. I may have read 1 page in 15 different RPG books.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

hahaha why did this kill me

@OldDesertGal 2 месяца назад

The number of options is daunting. Just like any RPG or RPG adjacent hobby. It can be a barrier to becoming involved. I wonder if there's any value in a vid that's just about the RP aspect. Two figurines. Name them. What's the conversation between them? We didn't have rules when we played Barbie or Army Men.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

I have been thinking about doing a video like this for awhile, I think your approach is the right one. Simple as possible!

@OldDesertGal 2 месяца назад

@@amanisaloneyou could include your greatest hits like the Kwazeman Beef Stew Boots Quest. Classic!

@OldDesertGal 2 месяца назад

@@amanisaloneone more comment - we're taught to be competitive. I think sometimes when people ask HOW to do it they really mean "what's the point? What do I win? How do I win?". Maybe some explanation that there is no POINT. It spikes your endorphins. That's the win.

@amanisalone 2 месяца назад

@@OldDesertGal Absolutely agree with this - and also the fact that everything we do is just "something we do" from morning to night. We are humans and we "do," the more we look for the thing that has just the right chemical production in our body, paradoxically, the less good chemicals we end up having