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Anonymous10/15/25, 21:08No.96761554/SRPGG/ - Solo RPG General
This thread is all about solo games and campaigns. Apparently nobody bothered to make the new one.
Rune Soldier edition.
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Thread Question(s): At what point does solo turn into novel-writing? Is that something you enjoy, don't? What can you do to prevent/promote it?
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Anon10/15/25, 21:52No.96761836
>TQ:
I think when you're writing more than just bullet points. I'm here to play a game, not write a novel.
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Anon10/16/25, 01:01No.96762765
Since if is the spooky month, anyone got recommendations for spooky games? I'm aware of Call of Cthulhu and Vaesen as horror games with solo resources.
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Anon10/16/25, 02:10No.96763233
>At what point does solo turn into novel-writing? Is that something you enjoy, don't? What can you do to prevent/promote it?
I simply don't write that much down. I keep a single "Campaign Notes" .txt file that's filled with mostly boring technical details, like the current weather and how many days must pass before I roll for more random weather. How many goblins are in cave x. Travel distance between town y and z. My character sheets are the same bland data dump in another .txt file. NPCs are lucky if I write more than four sentences about them!
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Anon10/16/25, 03:28No.96763770
Imagine playing this SOCIAL activity alone.lol. That's it, not even an lmao
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Anon10/16/25, 04:14No.96764029
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Juice seemed pretty decent, I'll test that one out for a bit, thanks
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Anon10/16/25, 14:12No.96766307
>Thread Question(s): At what point does solo turn into novel-writing? Is that something you enjoy, don't? What can you do to prevent/promote it?
I never write my roleplays in a novelistic style.
My logs are always more like a list of actions and effects with most of the creative stuff being held in my head.
Ironsworn systems are ofc an exception but I don't think they lead to writing that would actually be good in a novel. Too much constant fucking up, you'd end up with one of those annoying stories where a protagonist can't walk between towns without it being an ordeal.
And even there every 2nd/3rd line in my notes is stuff like "Action 3, Challenge 7 3 Burn momentum Weak Hit" so it's not exactly great reading.
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Anon10/16/25, 15:06No.96766710
Anyone got experience with Space Aces? I've just skimmed through it a bit, but I liked the large amount of tables and such. But I think the character creation is way too bare and thin. Not sure if I want to mix it with something else. The d20+d6 didn't seem too bad
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Anon10/17/25, 01:46No.96770930
I was thinking it would be easy to generate random encounters but then the story wouldn't make sense so now I'm not sure what I'll do. I just need to avoid doing the GM work somehow and letting an AI take that place is very tempting.
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Anon10/17/25, 13:19No.96773795
Ironically, I feel like a solo rpg could be a decent way to force a first-draft through writers block.
Even if you end up editing it heavily it still works as a starting point.
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Anon10/17/25, 22:50No.96777490
Going to be playing Dragonbane this weekend, what am I in for?
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Anon10/18/25, 00:05No.96778012
I'm pretty out of practice and feeling uninspired. I tried getting two games off the ground but both ran back into the ground. tonight, I will have someone with a gun walk into the room.also anyone tried the new Riftbreakers yet? I skimmed the core rules and some of the tables and it seems sort of fun. I'm gonna try to give it a whirl soon
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Anon10/18/25, 04:02No.96779398
How fun is "Iron Valley"? I'm looking for a cute time.
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Anon10/18/25, 09:08No.96780384
>TQ
I just do bullet points. I play solo games a but like board games though with lots of combat and rolling.
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Anon10/18/25, 09:24No.96780423
Sigil & Shadow is pretty cool urban fantasy game for solo play with the unofficial solo supplement. Really quick and simple but engaging, and really adaptable and flexible. It does not have it's own setting, which means it fits into a lot of different occult/horror vibes, but does require either making a setting or using preexisting one.https://pulpum.itch.io/sigil-shadow-solo-modeI would also recommend grabbing the small supplements the game's creator made outside Osprey Publishing for $2.https://chaosgrenade.itch.io/echoed-invocations
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Anon10/18/25, 20:54No.96783913
Reminder that if nobody saw you playing, it didn't happen and you're just day-dreaming about having a game going.
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Anon10/19/25, 05:32No.96787028
Do you lads like to separate GM work & gameplay? I'm usually making content at the same time I play a session, with very little prep work. It has the downside of frequent interruptions, but the advantage of me as a player not knowing exactly what's happening next