Creating Story in Solo RPG
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2019
- A "how to" on creating story and narrative tension in your solo RPG adventure.
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I have a chronic illness, and I have to say that your solo videos cause me to ignore/calm some of the effects of this illness... I used to write novels when I was a kid, now I am back on that train by playing solo- and helps me cope with mental health issues!
Thank you so much for sharing this information. I really do appreciate knowing that. And I’m glad gaming overall can provide some respite.
Amazing! I am from Brazil, and this D&D solo tool was developed by a very nice brazilian guy, Guilherme Bento! Really good to see a fellow on your videos!
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks Brazil for this tool!
bacana demais ver ela mostrando material brazuca aqui no canal né não mestre? rsrsrs abraços
Ahh, Brill, I've started many an adventure there.
Did my first solo play with Basic Fantasy tonight. Original crawler. Had 4 characters and placed them where I thought they would naturally be doing. Had some interesting outcomes. Tomorrow we enter the hidden tomb! Sounds very foreboding. They (I mean I) will need more beer. 🍺
Sounds like your first play is off to a great start!
Another stellar video! Lots of great information in here. Thank you for sharing your ideas and inspiration.
David Fox Thank you so much for the comment. I’m glad you are enjoying the content.
any rolled results in excess of maximum required, is used either as a numbered sub table, or used as a modifying value by me. the same applies to those results below required value modifications.
Thank you for the new video. It made my holiday much better.
Basically a Mythic ripoff, and so confusing too: on the destiny check it states total ≥ 11 is Yes (which means GREATER than or EQUAL to 11) but then states 11 = Weak Yes. So which is it when you roll 11??? And the same if you roll a 10 (˂11 = LESS then 11, so 10 or under = No, but the chart also states 10 = Weak No)???
Would have been so much clearer if they did this: 12+ = Yes, 11 = Weak Yes, 10 = Weak No, 9≤ = No. I'll stick with Mythic, thank you.
Or even better, the Mythic Game Master Emulator Deck or The GameMaster's Apprentice cards (which I use as a Game Master and writer). Otherwise, the advice here is wonderful as usual.
Great video, as usual.
Thank you for all of your videos! I am very new to Solo. Ive been putting together materials, creating tables and content generators. It has been hard work but well worth it. I bought the book Solo Adventurers Guide. Well the PDF version anyways. Great piece. Same with MasterBook, just bought that as well.
I look forward to more of your videos. Thank you again for your videos!
Devon Musser So glad you are enjoying my videos. It’s wonderful that you are setting out to embrace this area of the hobby. Yes, it takes more work than just opening up a box and setting up a board but it can be very worth it.
It feels very sci-fi fantastical
Yay!!! The Tunisian (“afghan”) crochet hook is back! Wonderful and helpful video. I look forward to each video comes out, especially the solo RPG ones! 🙂
Arielle And thank you so much for watching BGG and appreciating the work. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.
Another great video with good information and some great resources. I can't wait to get to the table.
i always use (d100) ie two different colored (d10)’s since any [ type of situation] can be generated using a as an example.
Nice!
Haven't seen you for a while!
Nice vid to come back to!
john conner Thanks, John, glad you’re still watching and enjoying. I appreciate that.
I LOVE the art of these cards!!!!!! They are really big in the card!
An excellent video. I love you uploads about story and narrative; it’s good to take your mind off the nuts and bolts of how a game works and focus on what it is working towards. I see that the book you were using is very reminiscent of but with a strong D&D slant. I hope that your fighter finds answers on his quest.
Andy Simmons Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The story is always paramount for me; the mechanics a vehicle only.
I cannot agree more; whether solo or tabletop with a group the story and the characters (their stories) combined are what it’s all about.
Thank you for the inspiration and great ideas!
C.T. McGrew And thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Another really good video. Thanks for sharing your story as it develops. Watching today is a holiday treat!
If I may share an idea I have, I like to suggest a player roll 4d6, drop the lowest, just for the stat associated with the character class they are trying to make (in this case Stength for the Fighter). Other attributes are rolled 3d6 in order. It feels less "super powered" to me, yet increases the chances of getting what you want.
Fred Daniel This is an awesome idea. Thank you for sharing it!
I always use the Scarlet Heroes damage system when playing with just one character and Basic Fantasy, works really well. Great video!
hujands Glad you enjoyed it and that's a great pairing of systems.
Thank you, I really enjoy this type of video! I learn so much from how you leverage the various tools for your games. Have you ever considered a twitch channel for live play throughs? I know the videos are a lot of work but a live play through to follow-up this type of walkthrough would be fantastic!
Diane Enroughty Thank you so much for the comment and I’m glad you enjoy my content. I’d absolutely love to do that but in order to justify the time I’d need to be making a living with this which alas I’m not. :)
Would love to play D&D with you! Looking to join a group! 😁.
I'm not sure I fully get the Chaos Level and Destiny Chart (minutes 12 to 16 or thereabouts). At a Chaos Level of 1 (everything calm, predictable, normal) I ask a question which is "for sure" going to have the answer "Yes" and I roll a d4 and add +0. If the total is
Chaos Levels usually begin at 5 or maybe 3 but the concept is that if you are having an adventure to start with, the level wouldn't be at calm/predictable. I have always started at level 5, as recommended by the book.
Thank you both for helpful responses. Four days ago I didn't know that Solo RPG was even a possibility. (Other than choose-your-own adventure books.) I've become intrigued enough to watch several videos, download some PDFs and order the Basic Fantasy rulebook. Is there a forum for sharing ideas and getting advice (especially for a newbie trying out the concept)?
Paul Cockburn That’s great that you have become interested. I’m not on Facebook or other social media so I don’t know about forums (they may well exist). There is a solo RPG area on BGG. It’s not hugely active but there are a lot of knowledgeable folks who participate.
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@@GeekGamers01 I don't (often) do Facebook either, but I am on BGG practically every day so I have joined the Solo Roleplaying guild. Thanks for the link. I'm not yet sure how deeply I want to get into this new facet of gaming. (I'm already spending quite a bit of time on solitaire board games.) But I'm intrigued enough to dip my toes into the shallow end.
@@mathmethman I totally understand the problem about the time! I struggle with this myself.
I wish there was a good way to play classic written adventures solo without just re-writing them all into a new format. Stuff like the WFRP Enemies Within campaign, or any of the early AD&D dungeons. I have found some success in solo playing many of the West End Star Wars modules.
Yes, I agree but after all those weren't written for the solo format so it is to be expected that it would take 'work' to make them 'work.' I am not familiar with the West End Star Wars modules but that's good to know.
How do you do a solo dungeon crawl? The mapping of every room, with possible secret doors, stumps me. How can you be the GM and player at the same time?
Joris1111111 I recommend you check out the vids in my RPG playlist for many answers to these questions. All of my RPG vids address aspects of what you are asking about.
Check the vid, around 35 minutes in. You'll find how to generate tension along with what you'll find in a particular place. The point here is that this is all about story, not necessarily hidden GM knowledge.
are those for free download?
Geovanny Camargo Basic Fantasy is free yes
There's a solo variant for Epic?!?! 😯
Shane Annigans A few on BGG. I haven’t been in love with them, hence the cards sitting on my desk with no vid. Someday will try to work something out myself. So far the best thing I have done with that game is use the card for this video.
@@GeekGamers01 As a solo gamer I always hate to see great art in multiplayer games go to waste.
Glad they came in handy for this 😊
Shane Annigans I agree! Maybe someday I will figure out how to enjoy Epic beyond just the art.
@@GeekGamers01 I'm quite interested in the prospect of playing Epic solo. I mostly play on the app, but I'd love a way to use the Pantheon expansion cards from the physical version of the game.
@@silversungaming9451 I'm not familiar with the Pantheon expansion cards... are they for this Epic card game? To be honest, I haven't gotten too far with the fan-made Epic solo variants--they didn't click. But the cards/art/concept of the game is something I definitely want to try to make work solo ... someday...
Man, it sucks being a mechanics innovator. Can't copyright that stuff, and then everyone rips you off. Poor Mythic.
Yep. Ideas can't be copyrighted; the expression of an idea can be.