All Things Solo

What ruleset does a kid use for combat when colliding two action figures? I don't know the answer but let me try to shed light on my strategy of Playing Chess against Myself.

Meta-Game

I briefly explained what meta game is in How to Play Published Adventures. This is the biggest immersion breaker in Solo Combat, maybe even more than RPing alone because being both GM and Player feels like cheating to some.

As a solution, I see myself as the Dominus of an Arena ...

# Solo Gameplay Approaches

Game Master and Player Approach described here are not separate approaches. They complement each other and you'll need to use elements from both approaches as you play -with the exception of how you want to start your game, described in #1 of each approach.

Player Approach

Game Master Approach

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This is just the summary of starter knowledge. More Cheat Sheets will come later.

# Solo Play Rules

1. Engage in YOUR OWN story, for YOUR OWN entertainment.
2. The Golden Rule is FUN: If it's fun for you, then go for it.
3. K.I.S.S: Keep It Short and Simple.
4. What Will Happen Next? Keep your PC in situations that make you ask this.
5. Minimum Prep, Maximum Action.
6. Start by Setting Your First Scene in the Mode of Play of your choice.
7. Use The Core Gameplay Loop to

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Today's guide is for Gwydion's Free 2d6 Dungeon Conversion (Level 1 Only) in Xcore ruleset. It is originally from Toby Lancaster's DR Games. A great entry point to olden times' gritty and action packed Dungeon Crawlers. Soloing it can also teach you how to be a GM and create dungeons and encounters on-the-fly.

It'll require you to draw randomly generated dungeon rooms and their contents (in text) into the starting map, depending on random rolls. You can also use your favorite dungeon ...

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D&D 5E ONLY

Since Mythic GM Emulator can be used with any setting, I started my guide with it. But if you want to play D&D 5E and need lots of tables, a method for Solo D&D, and a simple oracle all-in-one, 25$ The Toolbox module can meet the demand.


NOTE: This module can only be used within D&D 5e ruleset. It has links to 2014 core books (DMG, MM) and without an update, 2024 core books will not be supported.

NOTE 2: You'll need 2014 versions ...