A Torch in The Dark - Best Solo RPG for new comer? - Gameplay and Discussion

[@AdlerMow]

I feel a strong Diablo vibe on the intro, and thats excellent! Will go well with dark music and wine!

[@BayonneJoe35]

Thank you for your content. I was looking to get into solo rpg's. Coming from video games where everything is done for you. This will be my starting point. I appreciate any tips or advice and maybe a good next step into this world. Great content! Wiil be looking out for more.

[@MelvLee]

Welcome aboard! I would definitely recommend starting with smaller games! If you like A Torch in The Dark, I would recommend checking other games in my Solo RPG - No Journaling required playlist where most of the games are new player friendly :) kzbin.info/aero/PLeKX_xBGgGBCxg3EJfSlcMDm_gijhxppm

[@BayonneJoe35]

@@MelvLee Thank you for the reply. I will be going through the list. TY

[@jfuente]

Excellent video and wonderful game!

[@skadan113]

Thanks for doing this, looks interesting. And like the commenter said below, it's available right now as part of a bundle of 290 games for only $5 on itch. Hard to beat that.

[@autumndidact6148]

Oh neat. I went to the itch page and discovered it's in the current TTRPGs for reproductive rights bundle, which means I already own it!

[@EmberBright2077]

Thanks for letting me know. I'll be pirating this one.

[@patrickbarnes9874]

Too bad :( I was looking forward to the game

[@mistercreed5507]

Thanks for showing that one. Im diving in.

[@No_thanks780]

Definitely picking this up!

[@tribunoarcano8259]

I just claimed the last community copy. It is great indeed. Great tip.

[@ronwisegamgee]

This is really cool. Going to check it out.

[@kosterix123]

Never heard of it before, some commenter on a geekgamers video recommended it. Sounds like a great system especially because cards have memory.

[@kathyevans3251]

This game looks awesome

[@House_Of_Cards_]

So, this game is kind of difficult. You can play for hours without a success. There should be a mechanic that allow for a bonus on an specific skill or bonus from items.

[@darkaiel]

It's just the roll of dice. If you're playing for hours with no success, that's incredibly bad luck as even rolling one die on every challenge seems like you would get a success at least half the time. Are you sure you're playing it right?

[@TheRedPolyhedral]

@@darkaiel Even if he is playing it right, I'm sure there's no rule against making your own rules. If you think you'd enjoy the game more with that added in, then do it. It's your game now!

[@darkaiel]

@@TheRedPolyhedral that's fair, I'm just saying rules as written you shouldn't be failing completely but house rules, especially for solo games, are always a good idea if it makes things more fun.

[@Mind_of_MATT]

@@darkaiel I haven't played this game but from the looks of it, it seems like you could adjust the difficulty rather easily since it's a d6 dice pool. To keep things simple you could decide that a roll of 5 or 6 is a full success. If you get bored with that, maybe you could choose (or roll) the difficulty of each challenge Difficulty: 1 Automatic (no need to roll), 2 Simple, 3 Easy, 4 Average, 5 Tricky, 6 Hard.

[@kosterix123]

backed the kickstarter, for the updated version.

[@sentino68]

I just got that physical copy and it looks different than the one in this video. The card tables are different. I asked the creator about this and waiting for an answer.

[@kosterix123]

@@sentino68 oh? What did your physical copy look like?

[@messenger3478]

This is really cool! Where can I get a hard copy?

[@MelvLee]

I don’t think there is a official physical release so printed the book myself through Lulu printing

[@messenger3478]

@@MelvLee How does one print through lulu?

[@MelvLee]

@@messenger3478 If you have the PDF already, you can create a project (under my projects) in Lulu and select print your book. You just need to upload the pdf file to the website and decide the size / paper / colour /cover (I used a photo I found online.)

[@sentino68]

Why are the card entries different than the ones in the booklet I received from the recent KS rewards? You have a lot more entries. In the booklet I received the same encounter applies to any suit of a card number drawn. So if I draw any 9, in any suit, it gives me the same encounter. I have version 2.2.

[@DennisCNolasco]

He's playing the older version.

[@tactiti0n]

From that intro, sounds like its heavily influenced by the French Revolution. Has all the hallmarks : \