So ... I enjoyed the video .... I would let to toss this out there ... I tried to find a gaming group to run a game on roll20 ... but never got any feedback, if anyone out there is interested send a response to this video and we can connect on roll 20 ....

IDK .... Personally I played book one and modified the story where the mechanoids invaded but the mother ship never showed up ... the colonists discovered another ancient civilization that was deep underground and there was hidden technology the colonists could use. The odds were still against the colonists but they had a fighting chance . I did not care for the 2nd and 3rd book all that much but I used some of the stuff in there as source material. I give book 1 at least a 4 out of 5 .... there was some pretty cool , I guess I would call "Supplements" that Paladium printed through the Detroit Gaming Center. These supplements were free, printed on newsprint ... but they introduced new monsters like "Moss Men" and also these crab things like a "Sand devil" or something like that ... and I recall there being some content on the "Rovers" and their culture ... it was cool .......

I've been a big fan of shadowrun since the late 90s and 3e was the first RPG book I bought when I was a teenager. I'd known about earthdawn for a long time but hadn't really looked into it until recently and after watching all your videos about it, damn this sounds awesome.

Vote for Cody.

I ran a Promethean a while back. We couldn't pronounce his name so we just called him "Bob."

Probably my favorite Palladium book so far! The versatility of it as a sourcebook is part of the fun!

Loving the game! Just found the videos.

Loving the game! Just found the videos and love them.

Thanks for Information!🤠

Loving the game! Just found the videos.

I don't know why but when I see Max in that shirt I want to call him the purple Ninja.

Just found this series, really enjoying it.

Anyone who thinks Palladium's skill system is too hard is probably not mentally equipped to play high level RPG campaigns. I appreciate when people identify this way so I can not interact with them as fast as possible.

I only play Drow aka Dark elves. Most of my campaign's are set in Menzoberranzan.

Excellent point made about a DM flipping back and forth between an NPC and DM mode. That's some of what solo roleplaying is like.

46:52 There's a game a few years back similar to that called Legacy of Dragonholt. I thought it was pretty good.

When I solo I usually roll up a whole party and roleplay each character out as they would probably act or react. I use adventures from old Dungeon magazines or D&D modules.

Bro, can y’all even name five solo role-playing books? No wonder you couldn’t convince Homie y’all didn’t know the topic if it was me, I would’ve talked about the big authors in the space what they do differently what about character sheets for solo? when I finish my game have me on I’ll teach yall.

you learn to handle charakter death.

Finally, I managed to watch the whole discussion. I use simple tokens only when there are many combatants and/or they are split into groups, and solely to convey the general idea of their positioning. My players try to move them as they would with battle minis, and I have to slap their hands.

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The game system is ok, minus RIFTS. The Fantasy game is great all in all. Though 14 foot trolls and 12 foot Ogres is stupid. The Wolfen is a race constantly pushed by the game. They're annoying. They are larger than humans, more powerful, oh yeah with night sight to for some reason. 🫤 All races have night sight but Humans and Changlings. 🙄 No explanation on why Wolfen have night sight, or Ogres and Trolls. Or even Elves for that matter. The World of Palladium is pretty sub-standard. It lacks development. The gaming supplements don't in anyway compare to the typical old school AD&D module. The only exceptions are Island at the End of the World and Adventures in the Northern Wilderness.

Wow so you live in Germany ? Im a subscriber from germany nice to see that

I grew up playing Steve Jackson Fighting Fantasy books. These are solo RPG books. Then i discovered Marvel super heroes rpg. Warhammer and D&D...rest is history.

Buffalo Bill was a solo role player. Merrrrry Christmas! .Great Stream!

The goal (of solo rp) for me is to have cool scenes play out in the imagination. The dice are a TOOL for this end. If usually take the dice input and work with that. Because it is delightful to do so, full of surprises, suspense and creative challenges. But remember, if anything can happen in the imagination, you can always ask "what if that didn't happen". It is simply the nature of the beast. I suppose people who solo rp to , what have you, do BECMI correctly, or have a strict, historically accurate and RAW simulationist experience, would approach dice input differently and even talk about "fudging". Who cares really. It's what you want to get out of it. No need for absolutism here.

This has been a really great stream. Excellent panel max!

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Is the door locked? 1d6 1 yes: it is locked 2 yes and: it is locked by a complex mechanism/ there was a trap 3 yes but: it is locked but easy to crochet 4 no: it is not locked 5 no and: it is not locked does not make any noise when you open it 6 no but: it is not locked but it is stuck (strength test)

Does the person want to help me (1d6) 1 yes: she wants to help me 2 yes and: she wants to help me and accompany me on my adventure 3 yes but: she wants to help me but for compensation 4 no: she doesn't want to help me 5 no and: she doesn't want to help me and what's more, it makes my job difficult 6 no but: she doesn't want to help me but she gives me useful advice/an adequate tool

Great stream max. They just keep getting better and better!

Y'all need to get together & do a few different games together since you're all on the same streams together. 😎

It's kind of funny/cringe listening to you all talking about solo gaming. The rabbit hole is deep when it comes to the many styles of play. It has been around in one form or another since the early days of the hobby. The real innovation to the solo scene (the r/Solo_Roleplaying community has 47k members) was the introduction of dedicated solo games and the use of various oracles out there that allow you to take any RPG and run it solo. This allowed me to get many games to the table that I never could find a group for. And well, the pandemic was a great motivator for people to discover solo play. One thing to keep in mind is that as long as you are having fun, you are winning. Enjoy making maps and painting minis as part of prep? You're winning. Like making custom encounter tables, would building, and writing up factions/agendas? Winning. Love interpreting random words/images/cards and applying them to the current scene? Super winning. When you combine all the games, tools, play styles, and technology out there, there are millions of ways to play solo. And, they're all good if you find fun in that. 🙂

Cody knows what's up.

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Great stream yet again! Really great panel. The panel’s always knock it out of the park.

I would like to request a segment on Rifts England please

Solo RPG can help create adventure by stimulating the imagination.