HOSTILE RPG Solo Play: Session 1

[@ILOVEZOZER]

More please! This is a great start to a Hostile Solo campaign. I like the ship name ‘Wanda’ it smacks of Firefly … !

[@rcgunner7086]

Carver and Carter... Stuff happens in the real world. My name is Case and my immediate co-worker's name is Chase. This causes no end of confusion at work, and what's really amusing about it is the fact that people where calling messing up and calling ME CHASE before the real Chase joined me. Like I said, stuff happens in the read world.

[@matthewrawls1184]

The similar last names could be a future opportunity for role playing or a potential source for an incident at some point. Perhaps there's some mysterious message left by someone (perhaps an audio log or recording) where the person speaking said "Carver" accidentally instead of "Carter" (or vice versa) or there's some kind of static in the third character so it's hard to make out whether the speaker is saying "Carver" or "Carter". Could then end up causing the two characters to suspect each other (and to try and prove their own innocence) and the rest of the crew may not know who to trust - especially seeing how the two characters are leaders.

[@ziggurat-builder8755]

That really helps me with some of the set-u for me. Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@luca77289]

Excellent video, thanks! Please keep referencing to the rules pages, so I can follow the procedures on my book, and easily learn the system. Can’t wait for the next video to come out!

[@ARKavli]

I noticed when posted, that the manual wasn't very readable. So I will keep it in mind to reference page numbers and see if I can make the PDF more visible in future videos. Thanks for the feedback!

[@luca77289]

@@ARKavli so are sometimes the dice rolled. Just nitpicking on my part, tho

[@ARKavli]

@@luca77289 Yeah, the PDF was blocking. It doesn't on my screen, only on my recording software. I have hopefully moved it out of the way. :)

[@hex2redonealpha102]

Hi Aaron, great narration I really enjoyed It, It also gave me some Insight on how to solo play Hostile, or any other RPG. Thank you very much for taking the time putting all this together. Got my settings softcover last week and the rules hardcover will be at my door tomorrow If all goes well, so I am hyped! Looking forward to you´re next episode, again thanks and happy space trails!

[@cb3391]

Thank I love watching other solo rp. Subbed

[@Crinklechip-s]

This is great. My book is ordered And watching you will give me a great head start. Also I am not too great at soloing and you clearly are, so this is great learning material. Thanks!

[@joeinfantryman]

Thank you for this. I had no idea where/how to jumpstart this foray into solo RPGing.

[@ARKavli]

I'm happy to help! Just remember that if you're having fun, you're doing it right. :) I have videos using other systems and tools as well. You might find different perspectives helpful, too.

[@joeinfantryman]

@@ARKavli sure thing. I opened a HOSTILE Solo Reddit page, and added your playlist. I don't have any members but hopefully some will start tricking in.

[@salgarellius7434]

I really enjoyed the drama with the surgeon 😂

[@rubenvaiz6416]

thank you

[@BubbaBobba]

Half way through and really enjoying. Been wanting to get into traveller or something similar for a while and when I discovered the Hostile setting it just seemed to be more in line with what I liked in Science Fiction. I think Ill be getting this game and maybe the core rules too.

[@yagsipcc287]

Just checking this out after watching your Hostile solo review :-) excited to see how it goes :-)

[@yagsipcc287]

I was creating characters as I was playing this :-P I ended up getting Hostile Solo, setting book and several suppplements. Going to get the Hostile Rules and extra supplements later on as I learn how to play this more and get more detail with the core rules and add stuff as I need and want to. Thanks again for these and answering my questions on your Hostile Solo review :-)

[@nodtothestrange1008]

It’s great how you mention skipping over certain procedures if you find them boring. I do this too, and sometimes make things happen rather than relying on die rolls for everything - e.g. in my solo Cepheus Engine playthrough I felt like having a fight with some pirates, so I just rolled up an encounter with them on purpose rather than leaving it to chance. The whole point is to have fun right? 😊

[@ARKavli]

If you have a cool idea, you got to go with it!

[@joshwomack1954]

Do you have to have so many crew members or does the game work with 2-3 maybe 4? 8 crew members seems like a lot to manage to start with. I've never role played solo and I'm thinking of picking this up to dip my toes in the water. Do you think the system is a good entry point or is there another system you'd recommend? Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching.

[@ARKavli]

You could start with less, assuming more crew functions being taken by automation, or run a troubleshooting campaign. I think HOSTILE is fine for entry, and is unique in that it deals with playing group interactions. Mechanics wise, Zadmar Game's Tricube Tales and it's Solo supplement are very light rules focusing on narrative, but the solo has great tables. And for only a couple of bucks on DTRPG. I'd recommend that for toes in the water. Also Ironsworn and Ironsworn:Starforged are designed for solo-play from the ground up and are both great, though a little more complex. You can find reviews and / or solo play sessions for each of these (including HOSTILE) on my channel, though I do tend to go on. :)

[@waltdog123]

Using your videos as a learning tool and playing along. You mentioned you had done a hostile solo review but taking a glance I can't seem to find that?

[@ARKavli]

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[@Bowlin01]

Thanks for this, just checking out various systems/ games for my choice of a Solo SCi-Fi campaign. Hostile Solo, looks like a good possibility (but I'll probably end up combining aspects of different systems). Very handy to see a playthrough session. 👍Do you always play as a survey/ exploration? (Just wondersing if you bought the 'Explorers' book specifically? Or whether you buy differently themed books for each game/ campaign?)

[@ARKavli]

I do like the explorer aspect of many RPGs, and I already had explorers before the solo supplement was published. Each campaign type does actually have a complimentary supplement that expands the info given in Solo.

[@driver3899]

I know its a year later but what did you end up going with for your scifi campaign?

[@Bowlin01]

@@driver3899 In the end I used a blend of Hostile and 5150

[@driver3899]

@@Bowlin01 I had not heard about 5150, thanks!

[@waltdog123]

One additional quick question I purchased hostile solo and enjoying the learning process. One thing I noticed is the abundance of oracles are spread throughout the book I'm finding it challenging to remember where to find these things. The only solution I can think of is to copy all of them to a quick reference sheet. Has one been done or do you have a different solution?

[@ARKavli]

I don't know of such a reference sheet, but it would be easy enough to make. Some of the oracles are spread out because each campaign type has it's own set. But each campaign also refers back to the oracles at the beginning of the book and the main world creation oracles from the spacer campaign, so making a reference sheet could be helpful. I didn't come up with a solution aside from using the PDF bookmarks. In my second (unfinished) HOSTILE Solo campaign, I found it easier to open the PDF in my browser and switch tabs instead of opening an Adobe window.

[@waltdog123]

Curious if you think this could be converted to exclusively mobile? I spend most times only having access to my iPad or Android.

[@ARKavli]

If you mean converting Roll20 to mobile, I know they have a mobile app. I've never used it, but from I've read it's meant to be used as a companion to the webpage. If you mean just running a game, absolutely! All of the HOSTILE books are available as PDFs and you would only need some text app to keep track of the story and character sheet.

[@waltdog123]

@@ARKavli thank you for the reply I did mean specifically running Solo exclusively mobile. Taking notes etc on the iPad. Not familiar with roll 20 mobile I'll have to check that out as well.

[@caddisfly5816]

Where can I find the ship layout you have?

[@ARKavli]

I cut and paste them from the HOSTILE Explorers supplement PDF (pg 64ff) and downloaded them into roll20.

[@isaacixtupe8983]

What software do you use for the ships map?

[@ARKavli]

I just copied it out of the PDF for the HOSTILE Explorers (I think...) and uploaded it to Roll20.

[@rcgunner7086]

Hey AR, what vtt are you using for this?

[@ARKavli]

I'm using Roll20 with a Classic Traveller character sheet. There are a few different sheets, and I don't remember exactly which it is.

[@john-lenin]

vs d100 Space?

[@ARKavli]

Sorry, it's been a while since I listened to this, and I tend to improv. :) If I mentioned d100 Space, I was probably talking about M-Space by Frostbyte or one of my book of random tables, books. If you drop the time stamp, I can go back and verify.

[@john-lenin]

@@ARKavli Actually I was curious how it compares to d100 Space. I see you've covered it as well. Do you compare them somewhere?

[@ARKavli]

@@john-lenin I'm not sure I have done a d100 space. Do I have a video on it? I couldn't find it... which doesn't mean it's not there. :)