r/Solo_Roleplaying

Hi all,

Before I reinvent the wheel I wanted to probe around if there are some nice looking character sheets for 2d6 Dungeon floating around the interwebs or on people's harddisks and if anyone would be willing to share.

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I'm new to journaling RPGs and am looking for an alternative to a traditional diary. I'm currently playing “English Eerie.” To those of you who use an app or program for journaling:

1. Which one do you use?
2. Why? What makes it better than other alternatives you’ve tried?
3. I’d love to see a screenshot of your current campaign using this program.

I’ve read a lot about Obsidian, but when I open the program, I feel completely overwhelmed.

I used to use Ommwriter or Zenwriter for my notes and thoughts. I’m just not sure if there isn’t something better out there.

Are Day One, Apple Notes, or Apple’s Journal any good?

I've been LOVING playing Kal-Arath in analog, it's the first solo RPG that has kept my attention for 6+ sessions. I have a flight coming up and the tray tables aren't exactly conducive to play...

So I built https://ka.custompro98.club as a digital notebook for myself and thought others might enjoy it! Everything is saved on your own device - no cloud, no tracking, just playing.

Any and all feedback is welcome!

Hey, I’m looking for a solo TTRPG that’s easy to pick up and works well in sessions of around an hour. Not something you finish in one sitting, just something that fits into short play sessions with minimal prep. Any recommendations? Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I love my new hobby and have been playing solo Dragonbane+ Mythic for one year.

I love it very much but I have to say that with a newborn in the house and kids with epic stamina stats, I often feel too burn-out to play. I feel that just the preparation / closing take the time I'd have, I play for like 20 minutes and I don't have the juice anymore.

So my question is: What would be the best "light" solo ttrpg to play lin like 20-30 minutes sessions?

I dont want something just journaling, and I like some "ruleset" to feel like I'm playing a game (levels, combat, charact, class, things like that but not necesserly them, in addition to.the roleplay).

Any suggestion for my situation? :)

Thanks a lot! zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I am interested in a solo journaling game but o have no experience. I was interested in Whispers in the Walls but I keep reading about Thousand Year old Vampire.

Does anyone have any advice or recommendations?

What solo/co-op games do you feel have the most immersive travel systems that could be ported into any game?

Hello! i'm fairly new on solo rpgs books, for now i only ever played thousand year old vampire, but i was wondering if there were books sets in like a sort of futuristic western setting, think of cowboy bebop or trigun

thank you all in advance!

Maybe a weird question, but I believe solo RPGs work better for me than classic journaling.

Blank-page journaling often feels like homework.

Solo RPGs give you something to step into first.

A place, a mood, a situation, a choice.

So instead of “write about your day,” it becomes “what do you carry forward,” “what do you leave behind,” “which path are you taking tonight,” etc.

Still reflective, just way less forced.

Anyone else feel that way? Or use solo RPGs like that?

Hi everyone,

I could really use some advice because I’m feeling pretty undecided.

I’ve always wanted to get into D&D, but right now I don’t have a lot of free time. Because of that, I’m planning to play solo using Mythic 2e as my GM emulator.

Recently, I picked up the D&D 5e Essential Kit on Fantasy Grounds and the Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box. I’ve been playing both to see which one fits me better (and honestly, VTTs are amazing for solo play).

So far, I’ve enjoyed both campaigns, and I haven’t had any issues controlling a party of four characters at once. However, I’m aware these are beginner-friendly adventures, so I’m not sure if things would change with more complex campaigns like Abomination Vaults for PF2e or Dungeon of the Mad Mage for 5e.

That’s where my doubts come in.

Do you think it’s actually feasible to play D&D 5e or Pathfinder 2e solo long-term? Would you stick with one of them, avoid both, or look for other alternatives?

For context, I’ve already tried some dedicated solo systems like Ker Nethalas, Riftbreaker 2, and d100 Dungeon, among others.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Late morning today i created my character, a painter in ancient Greece circa 4th century. I looked up some maps, history, names, then started rolling the dice. Over six hours later (with some short breaks) I'm finally setting it aside. SO addictive. Bad things happened, sad things happened, not quite happy but beneficial things came about. The gamut. I felt a sense of loss whenever i had to let go of my former selves, fleeing the land under new names, leaving behind a fortress and people i had bonded with. Can't wait to get back to it. What a game! I was a little hesitant about starting, but the system progresses the game so the player isn't left floundering. I am journaling my adventures as i go. Anyone on the fence about TYOV, i recommend you just dive in. So much "fun".

So I've finally finished writing out my solo campaign and I'm starting to play it and I've encountered a problem. It's too short. My sessions go for about an hour usually. I'm enjoying every minute of it, but ideally I'd like to play for 2-3 hours. How can I stretch it out? The system is DND and I'm using some elements of the mythic gm mostly for the simplified chaos factor and occasional random events. This is my first time DMing let alone solo DMing, but I've been a player for over 10 years.

I could increase the roleplay and based off my last session that could probably tack on an extra 30 minutes, but I'm terrible at roleplay and keeping track of more than 3 characters in a scene is proving to be challenging in terms of giving them all distinct personalities and how each NPC would react.

I could crank up the chaos factor, but that makes things more unpredictable especially with the character list. I have the whole story planned out for the most part. One of my trivial NPCs who is around for only like 5 more sessions almost died in combat yesterday and I was stressing how I was going to rewrite them out of the game since they have a vital role in at least the next session. I have back up NPCs for the trivial ones, and luckily they survived, but more chaos means more planning especially for the important NPCs.

I could also play my next session but I was hoping I wouldn't go through them so quickly. I'm on session 5 of 42 already and its only been 2 weeks since I started. Each session is broken down into 1 battle, 3 scenes, 3 choices, 5 skill checks. I'm noticing not every choice or skill check is meaningful but they can add up to 3-5 minutes of play per option. I've been writing this campaign for 1.5 years now and I just don't want to go back to writing for another month or two adding more options. I guess I was thinking I'd also get a year out of playing it, but might only be a few months.

I also notice I'm not spending time describing the scene, people, or environment because I already know what everything looks like as I imagine it. I might try this in my next session.

What do you all do to stretch out your games or do you just accept the length and move on?

Hello everyone! I’m fairly new to solo roleplaying. I’ve already played a few group TTRPGs before. I’ve done a lot of research on how to play solo, I’ve bought books that I like, I have plenty of rules, oracles, maps, entire universes, basically everything I need to play solo. But I have a big problem : I can’t seem to get started. Even with everything available to me, including the time, I just can’t do it. It’s as if I’m afraid to play alone. If anyone has any suggestions, I’d really like to hear them, because I truly want to play.

There’s a pair of Humble Bundle entries right now, one for all the physical books for Modiphius’ 2d20 game Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, one for all the digital books. I remember looking though the core book and thinking that it looked really neat but also very much designed for player(s) and GM.

Has anyone played this solo? If so, how did you handle things like those all-purpose challenge/conflict diagrams? How did it go?