No D&D group? Try solo play!

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Ginny Di

Ginny Di

Күн бұрын

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0:25 Why play solo D&D
1:15 A flexible solo system
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@micah1848
@micah1848 Жыл бұрын
this feels like a guided version of literally just being a kid and playing with toys?? i love that so much as a kid it's so easy to pick up some toys and come up with some whole elaborate story and play with them for hours, and it's a lot harder to do that as an adult, so this feels like a way to get some of that wonder back
@brookekilgore5937
@brookekilgore5937 Жыл бұрын
Exactly my thoughts - it’s structured play with more commitment to play longer
@envytee9659
@envytee9659 Жыл бұрын
Is it much harder to do that as an adult? Maybe I'm actually 20 years younger than I thought I was, lmao
@achilleasgeorgiou7853
@achilleasgeorgiou7853 Жыл бұрын
I used to pick up a plastic sword as a kid and enact whole stories fully improvising with dialogue and everything . This does sound like a chance to have some fun like that again
@micah1848
@micah1848 Жыл бұрын
@@envytee9659 it probably varies from person to person, since everyone has different life experiences. i'm only 20 and i have trouble playing the way i used to, but i know others don't have that same issue.
@Vinemaple
@Vinemaple Жыл бұрын
As adults, we know so much more about the world, and why our childhood toys' adventures would never work. But TTRPGs are basically a framework for creating personalized narrative. We call them "games" because that's the format and structure they use to accomplish it. I had a way to connect those two statements, but I forgot it.
@jordanw2741
@jordanw2741 Жыл бұрын
Not d&d, but I've had a blast playing 1000 Year Old Vampire. A solo journalling experience where you become a vampire and make your way through a setting of your choice. Story of love, loss, and forgotten identity. Above all else, the book itself is gorgeous.
@ivanfernandezhernandez7938
@ivanfernandezhernandez7938 Жыл бұрын
I have played so many TYOV runs, it's become my go-to solo RPG. It's beautiful.
@darmakx99
@darmakx99 Жыл бұрын
I haven't even started yet, but I got my copy awhile back and I'm really excited about it!
@smashbrandiscootch719
@smashbrandiscootch719 Жыл бұрын
Oh! I heard about that from the dicebreaker KZbin channel. I mean, they did it over zoom with two people to showcase what the game is. It felt like a writing challenge from a creative writing class only way better!
@3scoopsofguac
@3scoopsofguac Жыл бұрын
Where can one procure such an adventure?
@jacobklein5543
@jacobklein5543 Жыл бұрын
This was the reply I was looking for. I love that game so much. My biggest issue with the concept of solo-TTRPGs is there not being enough incentive to punish and challenge yourself, and this system manages it so well. Deciding which memories to let go of and which aspects of my vampire I need to abandon is so tragic and hard but, damn if it doesn't make for a fantastic story. Never once have I ended that game in the same place I thought I would when I began.
@BryanRobinson0909
@BryanRobinson0909 Жыл бұрын
Oddly, this style of gameplay reminds me of playing with action figures as a kid. Sometimes you were playing on your own, but you had multiple characters that you were playing as having conversations back and forth, fighting, etc.
@thesun564
@thesun564 8 ай бұрын
Holy shit ur right lmao
@Felipera_
@Felipera_ 5 ай бұрын
There was only one rule: I am the final boss. It was fun to take myself down with my little guys
@heroichitsuji
@heroichitsuji 20 күн бұрын
@@thesun564The exact words that just came out of my mouth
@wilonascave
@wilonascave Жыл бұрын
It’s so comforting after 33 years of only solo roleplaying and getting made fun of by everyone in the 80s because I only played Solo RPG. It is comforting and humbling to see that this video, about Solo RPG, is your Number One most popular video.
@Allison_Hart
@Allison_Hart 8 ай бұрын
Really not that much different than playing a single-player RPG video game, except now you're the one doing all the work.
@bigdaddywrecked6064
@bigdaddywrecked6064 6 ай бұрын
It's okay now, the world understands finally and you are loved
@PeteExplainsStuff
@PeteExplainsStuff 5 ай бұрын
it sounds like you have the knowledge level to write a book about Solo Play. 🙂
@yupyup5895
@yupyup5895 2 ай бұрын
I wish I could give the 80s version of you a hug. Kids can be horrible ❤
@dustymiller65
@dustymiller65 2 ай бұрын
33 of solo role-playing?! It's time to make a book or two and get some coin for your dedication and experience(s).💵💰
@paulbimler3355
@paulbimler3355 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ginny!!! Thank you so much for the kind review. You totally *get* the Solo Adventurer's Toolbox, and your playthrough demonstrates the tools exceptionally well. I love your story too... and great NPC voices :) As an indie author you have no idea what this has done for me… made my year!
@GinnyDi
@GinnyDi Жыл бұрын
Hey Paul, I'm so glad you liked it! It's an awesome resource and I so appreciate you putting it together so thoughtfully!
@TheMmfam
@TheMmfam Жыл бұрын
Hey, It’s Mr. Bimler himself! Thank you for putting out these resources. I’ve filled 4 journals of solo play since purchasing The Solo Adventures Toolbox. Have had many an adventure. Love your work!
@bcnzpb
@bcnzpb Жыл бұрын
@@TheMmfam Thanks Mark, that's awesome :)
@ludwigvannormayenn8657
@ludwigvannormayenn8657 Жыл бұрын
Great work Paul :D
@TravelAficianado
@TravelAficianado Жыл бұрын
I’ve had the Solo Adventurer’s Toolbox for a few years and loved it. I even bought Part 2.
@SkepticalCaveman
@SkepticalCaveman Жыл бұрын
The DM can use solo play for their players main antagonist . This might be preferable for some DM's that want to speed up the planning for their campaign.
@nightfall89z62
@nightfall89z62 Жыл бұрын
I was actually just thinking that. I thought this solo thing would be a fantastic way to plan/organize an adventure for a game.
@regulardadgaming
@regulardadgaming Жыл бұрын
Came here to say this was going to have the wife try and dm me playing the character because I think it will feel more real but this... this keeps it a surprise for the table. Yes please
@eran5005
@eran5005 Жыл бұрын
I somehow don’t think this will speed up the planning. Might make it more enjoyable, but this looks like it’ll eat up a solid few hours for a few simple encounters. In that time i can plan what my BBEG is gonna do over an entire campaign x)
@SkepticalCaveman
@SkepticalCaveman Жыл бұрын
@@eran5005 depends on the DM
@regulardadgaming
@regulardadgaming Жыл бұрын
@@eran5005 that's true but you're automatically granting the bbeg the story you want them to have. If however you play it out things will almost certainly happen that you did not plan for and how you work the bbeg around those things will make them feel more authentic. Plus the bbeg will level up and progress in a natural way and that gives the party a chance to potentially find and kill them before they become godlike. Alternatively should they choose to ignore rumors and warnings of evil forces massing (or good if the party is evil) then they may well face not just a evil mastermind but an entrenched and fortified evil empire with armies at its disposal
@hiraidiamond5933
@hiraidiamond5933 Жыл бұрын
This sounds so fun omg, as someone who's too shy to roleplay in a group of people, doing this alone sounds like the perfect way to do it
@SegerSyanide
@SegerSyanide 6 ай бұрын
Don't be afraid to join online dnd groups! I have a group of about 8 people, and I've only met one person irl lol.
@river9603
@river9603 6 ай бұрын
@@SegerSyanideonline dnd groups aren’t any less scary for me 😅
@cthulhuwu_
@cthulhuwu_ 6 ай бұрын
There are also forum-style rpgs where you simply type your actions into a comment and interact that way!
@fxk.v6342
@fxk.v6342 6 ай бұрын
Sounds like garbage. Having actual people to interact with is the WHOLE point of the idea of DND. U wanna drive cars without wheels? U want to fly a plane without wings? Having other players is waaaaaaaaaaay more then just necessary. U might as well just do nothing then. Playing multiplayer games alone haha wtf… Taking away the only purpose of a thing and saying “this sounds so fun” how hypocritical. this is ridiculous sad and lonely.
@hiraidiamond5933
@hiraidiamond5933 6 ай бұрын
@@fxk.v6342 and what are you going to do about it? gonna cry? keep throwing a tantrum while I enjoy my solo dnd campaigns 🥰
@Wrathura
@Wrathura Жыл бұрын
This actually feels like a good tool for writing. Would make for easy writer's block breaking.
@u.v.s.5583
@u.v.s.5583 8 ай бұрын
Well, if you roll a 1, the writer's block will persist..
@persephoneunderground845
@persephoneunderground845 Жыл бұрын
This looks great for playing as a couple too, without needing one of us to GM. Great for people who want to teach an S.O. or friend how to play without having to find a group or commit to a campaign.
@Turtlpwr
@Turtlpwr Жыл бұрын
I didn't even think about this being a way to play with my partner without running a game for her but that is an amazing idea.
@Tuskbumper
@Tuskbumper Жыл бұрын
A lot of the solo dnd games can also be used with a party so definitely an idea worth persuing.
@multitaskcreative
@multitaskcreative Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking this! It could be really cool to have a d&d group with no official DM:)
@SupremeViola
@SupremeViola Жыл бұрын
My partner and I are going to do this very thing!
@BecauseYNotYT
@BecauseYNotYT Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear I wasn't the only one that thought about that! Me and my brother like DnD but getting extra people sometimes can be hard, I wonder how well can it work with 2 people DMless
@firefly-fez
@firefly-fez Жыл бұрын
As someone who has a LOT of story ideas but a lot of trouble developing the actual plot, this seems like an EXCELLENT way to help actually get around to writing.
@guska5523
@guska5523 Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking this. As a DM, this actually sounds like it would be amazing as an assistant to help with those "ooh shiny!" moments you KNOW your players will have, but you didn't cover in your prep.
@Father_Moth
@Father_Moth 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for that idea, hell I’m gonna make a whole fantasy whole based story because of it
@erichorvath3590
@erichorvath3590 7 ай бұрын
Agreed!! As a screenwriter I'm thinking about using solo play to create a game with my ideas and play it through not knowing how each situation is going to turn out. Effectively giving me an Outline for a plot! and letting me get to know my characters in a way that doesn't adhere to a strict story beats.
@kodesh_intentions
@kodesh_intentions 7 ай бұрын
Yep. D&D is great for this.
@emyra1345
@emyra1345 7 ай бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking! I have created two awesome characters with backstories but no idea of how they'd meet and what journey they'd go on. This seems really helpful and fun to figure out stories and even small sidetrack events.
@PaulRoneClarke
@PaulRoneClarke 5 ай бұрын
I'm a 56 year old who played D&D with a strong group back in the 1980's. Every Saturday we'd meet up at the local Y and play all day. D&D, traveller, Tunnels and Trolls, Runequest. Now that whole group have moved on. years ago I went to an event and was perhaps 15 years older than anyone else there and 30 years older than the average. It was not welcoming. I didn't want to come across as a creep so I left after an hour. I'd love to play D&D but it's unlikely I'll ever find a group so solo play is my only option. This is a great vid to get me thinking. Cheers :)
@thesurge90
@thesurge90 5 ай бұрын
Ah bro sorry to hear that. 😞 I'm sure not all young people will be used to having ones older than them there, but I'm sure others will love it. I am 30, and I have friends into their 80s that I hang out with most weeks.
@randysmith8515
@randysmith8515 3 ай бұрын
Being in my early 60s, I'm in a similar boat.
@grondhero
@grondhero 24 күн бұрын
I'm in my early 50's and it feels the same. "Kids these days" have their own atmosphere/culture that doesn't seem as welcoming as "back in my day." Since I don't have a group (and haven't had one in ~20 years), I pull out old modules and just write a story.
@Ayeo801
@Ayeo801 7 күн бұрын
I am always looking to share my campaign with players in need!
@Ayeo801
@Ayeo801 6 күн бұрын
@@viewviewview1236 I see this so often at local game stores. Nobody actually wants to share fun with others, people are too focused on making themselves or their story seem important.
@stachu5049
@stachu5049 11 ай бұрын
I'm a teen, I'm currently struggling with loneliness. Even when I finally find a group I always have to be the DM because obviously it's everyone's first time. So thank you Ginny, this video is life saving for me ❤️
@detective2221
@detective2221 8 ай бұрын
Im a teen too, I just prefer being alone.
@Kaiserwalks83
@Kaiserwalks83 7 ай бұрын
I wanted to find an group to play d&d, but my friends don't play d&d :( So it's being quite dificult. Oh, and i am an teen too
@stachu5049
@stachu5049 7 ай бұрын
@@detective2221 understandable, alone and lonely are two different things
@stachu5049
@stachu5049 7 ай бұрын
@@Kaiserwalks83 yeah, it really sucks cause even if they were willing to learn you'd probably have to DM for them:(
@PyroCS2
@PyroCS2 7 ай бұрын
@@stachu5049 keep your head up man youll meet the right people to enjoy dnd with soon enough :)
@jasongraham3873
@jasongraham3873 Жыл бұрын
Ginny honestly has some of the best scripting, pacing, and delivery of content creators on KZbin.
@PrettyGuardian
@PrettyGuardian Жыл бұрын
I agree completely. She speaks at a natural pace and the content flows well around that.
@SonsOfLorgar
@SonsOfLorgar Жыл бұрын
Not to mention pun sorceress extraordinaire 😉
@stevenuniverse9730
@stevenuniverse9730 Жыл бұрын
The way Ginny said “noooooo” at the beginning sounded like when a kid gets threatened with timeout.
@GZilla311
@GZilla311 Жыл бұрын
That entire opening was solid gold.
@bwah9481
@bwah9481 Жыл бұрын
she could find someone new easily
@severallemons
@severallemons 9 ай бұрын
This video changed my life! I have chronic illnesses that make it impossible for me to be reliable for campaign play, so I gave up on learning how. Then I watched this video, bought the first book, and almost immediately ordered the second. Thank you!!
@JeremyNyberg
@JeremyNyberg 5 ай бұрын
Maybe I just don't have any friends who like D&D...
@Burnnskii_Gaming
@Burnnskii_Gaming 2 ай бұрын
If they don't like D&D are they really your friends? Lol
@rebelredRC
@rebelredRC Ай бұрын
I'm in the same boat bro!! 😭
@alexanderbadgett8491
@alexanderbadgett8491 Ай бұрын
Let's start a game!
@HollowMythology-eu7hz
@HollowMythology-eu7hz 19 күн бұрын
The table of people who have no friends who like dnd.
@brandoncooper4680
@brandoncooper4680 Күн бұрын
Get on roll20 and find some people.
@DoremiFasolatido1979
@DoremiFasolatido1979 Жыл бұрын
I feel like these books could be pretty easily adapted to a "DM-less" campaign as well. Sometimes, a group can form but nobody is comfortable or willing to be the DM, and so nothing happens. The concepts and mechanics of these books could make it possible for the party to skirt that issue, and perhaps even give someone a better opportunity to grow into the role of being the DM more naturally, rather than having to do it out of necessity, or arrogance. What do you all think? Has it been notably common for anyone to find people who want to play, but nobody who wants to DM?
@CrashMoses
@CrashMoses Жыл бұрын
@Doremi I think that's a brilliant idea.
@jeffsorrows
@jeffsorrows Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure there is an app for that, I'd look it up, but too lazy lol
@BlackveilQueen1113
@BlackveilQueen1113 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, my roommate and I have both been trying to find a group to play with but none of our current friends are interested in dnd, admittedly a two person party with no dm might be a bit much to manage but it’s worth a one-shot😂 😅
@MrShredGuy00
@MrShredGuy00 Жыл бұрын
@@BlackveilQueen1113 I actually am planning on doing a 2 person homebrew campaign with my buddy, debating on doing it gmless or not but if I do it's going to be using a combo of these tools, and the ironsworn tools. Highly recommend you to check out ironsworn, it's free and a game itself however I use it as a GM emulator and it works fantastic for my current solo game
@amandamurray4653
@amandamurray4653 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking this same thing. DMing is a big responsibility, and this would allow people to play anyway. You could take turns rolling tables and things too.
@mTealeaf
@mTealeaf Жыл бұрын
You could honestly make that solo game into a mini series for your channel. It was interesting to watch and does the best job of selling the concept, I was ever so slightly hesitant due to your intro and the idea of solo D&D in general, but seeing the actual gameplay with somewhat familiar characters was both engaging to see and enticing to play.
@rosegoldberg2469
@rosegoldberg2469 Жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@millymills5747
@millymills5747 Жыл бұрын
I came to say something similar! I really enjoyed it!
@edwardromero3580
@edwardromero3580 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that as I was watching. Trevor Devall would have some healthy competition.
@TheNeilBlack
@TheNeilBlack Жыл бұрын
I'd watch it.
@MegaArcon
@MegaArcon Жыл бұрын
I'd also watch, that sounds fantastic
@feynthefallen
@feynthefallen 5 ай бұрын
I recently found being a DM In a solo adventure it something ChatGPT is actually good at. It shows it's read too many make-your-own-adventure books by offering you two choices at the end of each answer, but if you go off the rails and do something creative, it is able to roll with it and adapt. It's quite fun actually, if not in a traditional role playing sense.
@feynthefallen
@feynthefallen 3 ай бұрын
@@wyltedleaves To be fair, it is "good" at it compared to other things it can do, not compared to a human DM. If I had to grade it, it acts like a very young, inexperienced DM, letting players get away with practically anything, never asking for rolls, never checking that you actually OWN the equipment you are using, taking over the player's actions and letting the player define NPCs' actions. It is fun though. In a laid-back, non-competitive, cheats-enabled kind of way.
@robertlombardo8437
@robertlombardo8437 2 ай бұрын
Omg, I was just about to say this! I've been using Chat GPT for this exactly recently.
@Ayeo801
@Ayeo801 7 күн бұрын
I just wish that gpt could learn and remember your campaign story. Coming back to the same point the story left off before isn’t possible.
@GodofPainBelial
@GodofPainBelial Жыл бұрын
LOL, shit I actually got chills from the storytelling slowly revealing plot points and twists and turns in your solo play. This seems a lot cooler than I originally thought as it combines more story writing techniques, but still with surprises to us, the DM/player. Very cool.
@patrickedger2448
@patrickedger2448 Жыл бұрын
"She's hot but she's really religious." had me rolling. I may have to try this at some point. Also, your DM screen is fire. Thanks for the upload, Ginny!
@mattl33thaxorz
@mattl33thaxorz Жыл бұрын
I was audibly laughing at that part
@midnightdubs7361
@midnightdubs7361 Жыл бұрын
I love how you point out that its not a replacement for group D&D... like, I have a group that meets once a week, but that is simply not enough D&D for me. If I had it my way, I would be playing D&D every waking hour. This book allows you to play as much D&D as you want. *IN ADDITION TO* your group games. And, it facilitates play for people with social anxiety / people in isolated locations / forever DMs to play when they want as well. No doubt solo play has its detractors ("tHiS iS JuSt cAlLeD wRiTiNg a BoOk"), but their concerns are vastly outweighed by the positives that systems such as this provide.
@casioqueen9382
@casioqueen9382 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one who lives for dnd XD
@robertgcline
@robertgcline Жыл бұрын
About it being like writing a book, I want to use my notes from games to write stories lol
@hicknopunk
@hicknopunk Жыл бұрын
It might sound weird, but lucid dreaming D&D really saves a LOT of waking hours and it is more cool. I need to get a new D&D group 😢
@CrizzyEyes
@CrizzyEyes Жыл бұрын
@@robertgcline It's a pretty popular source of inspiration. Doom was inspired by a D&D campaign, no joke.
@CrizzyEyes
@CrizzyEyes Жыл бұрын
Group play is just collaboratively writing a book. And I have no problems with that! I always love it when silly reductionist arguments don't even throw shade on the thing it's attempting to criticize. In a couple of cases, I kept notes for my sessions in first person as my character, so it was indeed quite literally writing a book.
@Logan_Geeks
@Logan_Geeks Жыл бұрын
Im 23 and have been interested in D&D for a while. For some reason, her talking gives me nostalgic-deja-vu of something I haven't actually experienced, comforting in a way. I love the way she is explaining everything as well!
@hezvandermeij
@hezvandermeij Жыл бұрын
Both as writer and as introvert RPG fan I did not know I needed this in my life but DAMN did I need this. Thank you
@ghostiegangart
@ghostiegangart Жыл бұрын
Nymwen and Nakrasha weren't a pairing I'd ever expect, but they bounce off eachother so well! Fussy nerd and lesbian jock are always a killer combination 👌 and all the closeups of the dnd accessories were so well-shot and pleasing to look at, it made the setting look very cozy and gave me a lot of dice tray envy lol
@GinnyDi
@GinnyDi Жыл бұрын
I really wanted to do Na'Krasha and Elliwyn, but I just struggle so much to make Elli a classed character! Nothing seems quite right for her. But I have this whole idea in my head of Nymwen as a client of Augury's, buying smuggled necromantic artifacts, and Na'Krasha as muscle who would work for either of them if the pay was right!
@kairon156
@kairon156 Жыл бұрын
This setting reminded me of the novel "The Flaw With All Magic." Nakrasha is a lot like the half-Orc that the Detective ends up working with. Tough yet always interested in a fun time.
@atsukana1704
@atsukana1704 Жыл бұрын
@@GinnyDi I kind of want to see a world with all of the charactera from your videos combined into it.
@kyleh3227
@kyleh3227 Жыл бұрын
@@GinnyDi I could see her as some kind of reflavoured Rogue, maybe? An Inquisitive or even Assassin reflavoured in such a way that she's so intimately familiar with how people work to do the stabbing and the sussing out just because she's so intimately familiar with quite literally /how they work/ from having her hands all up in those guts?
@karlrasmussen9646
@karlrasmussen9646 Жыл бұрын
@@GinnyDi Have you seen the Griffon's Saddlebag 'Grim Surgeon' rogue archetype? I wouldn't call her grim, but it has similar vibes.
@NRMRKL
@NRMRKL Жыл бұрын
Ginny: "What is a Nilbog?" Me: "YESSSSS!!!!!" Truly one of silliest creations in D&D, but also very fun to watch when others encounter it.
@Tralldan
@Tralldan Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite characters was a cleric that got infected by a nilbog (*cough* homebrew *cough*) but that added such a cool dynamic to the character. Truly an S tier monster
@5minutemovies977
@5minutemovies977 Жыл бұрын
Do you know the movie Troll 2 ?
@NRMRKL
@NRMRKL Жыл бұрын
@@5minutemovies977 Nope, never heard of it.
@5minutemovies977
@5minutemovies977 Жыл бұрын
@@NRMRKL I reckon that's where the word "nilbog" is from. Terrible movie. Funny too.
@philipmastandrea7069
@philipmastandrea7069 Жыл бұрын
@@5minutemovies977 I'm pretty sure nilbogs date all the way back to first-edition D&D, so they are much older than that movie, haha! I think the name comes from "goblin" spelled backwards.
@locerane
@locerane Жыл бұрын
7 months later, still rewatching this video cuz I enjoyed the characterization and the writing style so much! Incredible Video Ginny
@Bicornis
@Bicornis Жыл бұрын
Nilbogs are pretty funny. When they were first introduced back in the AD&D era, the damage reversal was automatic - the only way to hurt them was with healing magic, making them basically a "puzzle monster" that you just needed to know the right trick to defeat. I think the modern version is more interesting.
@karo-kun2578
@karo-kun2578 Жыл бұрын
I heard from The Internet solo d&d was pointless, if not straight impossible. A heartbreaking note for one as me, too severely mentally ill to socialize yet craving to try this game. Thank you for making this video Ginni. I might just give this a shot. I may have a character sheet at the ready in the "this will never be used, *sad sigh here*" folder of my laptop.
@NickNackNick4713
@NickNackNick4713 Жыл бұрын
Same
@harrytabb328
@harrytabb328 Жыл бұрын
You sound perfectly sane and lucid in your writing. Have you tried play-by-post? In play by post, the players post their turns on a forum board. You typically have a day or two to take your turn, so you should be able to play as well as everyone else in the group. Giant in the Playground is a great place to find dozens of games of every sort. Of course, this new solo system looks fantastic, too.
@karo-kun2578
@karo-kun2578 Жыл бұрын
@@harrytabb328 Just because im mentally ill doesnt make me insane. And just because im not balls to walls doesnt mean I wont still struggle. Not that basketball was ever my thing anyway. But I have tried forum, questbook, chat etc. Written online rpg's. Used to run a fiew god awfull (wolves & warrior cats era or the internet) ones myself several years back. Good times❤ but no longer something I enjoy.
@eg-draw
@eg-draw Жыл бұрын
@@harrytabb328 ahh, frpg, sweet memories of a childhood
@majinshinsa
@majinshinsa Жыл бұрын
As someone that could never get into tabletop RPGs even though there was nothing cooler than reading all the rules books, I found something called Fabled Lands as a kid. He only published a few of them in the 2000s but now he has gotten them all published and even a steam version is available. It uses keywords to stop you from looping major events, you can barter and sail between ports buying and selling goods, multiple religions to join with their own perks. It's been my favorite "system" that I sunk hours into and loved every minute. The steam version is the books with a little more interactive combat and an easier tracking system but doesn't really make the game a digital one outside the combat revamp.
@restrelaxation544
@restrelaxation544 Жыл бұрын
There are many awesome Solo RPG channels: Me, Myself & Die - Dungeon Dive - Wilona’s Cave - Geek Gamers - Solo RPG Guy - Mel Li and more
@mr.nobody2184
@mr.nobody2184 Жыл бұрын
Geek Gamers is even a way to see more "free form" games, where the imagination matters more than the dice.
@jomiran1000
@jomiran1000 Жыл бұрын
+1 Me, Myself, & Die.
@restrelaxation544
@restrelaxation544 Жыл бұрын
@@jomiran1000 yup! But they are all pretty good
@kymme123
@kymme123 Жыл бұрын
Love Me, Myself, & DIe. I'm also a huge fan of The Bad Spot. That one is awesome.
@zephyrias
@zephyrias Жыл бұрын
Gonna comment here so i can catalogue these solo channels. 👏 Ive def waytched myself and die.
@Toastix-re1of
@Toastix-re1of 8 ай бұрын
As someone who has NEVER played a game nor been introduced to anything, this is just awesome honestly. I have had the urge to play and try out for so long but I was too scared to ask friends or didn't know where to start, I didn't have a group or anything and honestly thought it was hopeless... but this an awesome way to start and het comfortabnle I think :) thank you
@1047josh
@1047josh Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to thank you for this video, in December I was craving dnd but everyone was busy with holiday plays, so I run ran my characters against some monsters and had a surprising amount of fun putting them through a gauntlet of monsters!
@schrodingerskatze4308
@schrodingerskatze4308 Жыл бұрын
As somebody who doesn't have a lot of friends and no friends that want to play d&d, this sound really good. I always wanted to play the game but had no group. Actually I think that this could be even better for me than playing in a group because I'm just not a very social person.
@anastasiia1683
@anastasiia1683 Жыл бұрын
@Diomedes but there is no imagination that way: everything is put in advance.
@jackiecozzie4803
@jackiecozzie4803 Жыл бұрын
@Diomedes just because there's an alternative type of game doesn't mean this isn't also fun?
@charityjustmyself4994
@charityjustmyself4994 Жыл бұрын
You are cool 😎 I feel less alone as I am exactly in that same boat!! Thank you!!!!
@charityjustmyself4994
@charityjustmyself4994 Жыл бұрын
@@anastasiia1683 girl you wrong ….. it’s what starts in the mind ….. what cmon you seriously can’t mean this because you’ll be proven wrong 😑 cause we in nerd territory ….. there will be a nerd to prove you wrong lmao 🤣. You are so cute 🥰
@schrodingerskatze4308
@schrodingerskatze4308 Жыл бұрын
@@charityjustmyself4994 Thank you, now I feel less alone too.
@sammysgoldenhour
@sammysgoldenhour Жыл бұрын
The intro caught me so off guard I’m- actually crying-
@dreluismauad
@dreluismauad 7 ай бұрын
This seems absolutely perfect. Ordering the book and some other things right now. I don’t have any good friends that live near me and even if they did D&D would be a hard to organize. I have never played but I’ve been playing RPG video games, watching fantasy, and reading fantasy my whole life so I always wanted to get into it. Being able to play solo for me is going to be fantastic. Going to sit down the same time every week with a couple of drinks while I dive into a fantasy world in my own head.
@Jeromy1986
@Jeromy1986 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing that a party of two can work! So often solo players play one PC only. I also have difficulty coming up with parties of 4 who would have good synergy, but I very often think of pairs of characters whom I want to see fit together.
@emmahealy4863
@emmahealy4863 Жыл бұрын
I actually used to do this when I was a tween, I'd make turn-based strategy games on my bed using counters or paperclip as characters. I even had currency systems with 1p and 2p coins! I would draw maps and write lore, and had detailed info on all the characters. I'd never considered that D&D was a thing that you could do, or have fun with. Its nice to see that I wasn't alone
@rebbekahcannons9805
@rebbekahcannons9805 Жыл бұрын
I did this with pokemon cards :D
@lordneraxis8051
@lordneraxis8051 Жыл бұрын
@@rebbekahcannons9805 I did something similar with magic the gathering cards.
@LogShaw1587
@LogShaw1587 Жыл бұрын
@@rebbekahcannons9805 you making me want to get Pokémon cards and do this myself
@rebbekahcannons9805
@rebbekahcannons9805 Жыл бұрын
@@LogShaw1587 It's great fun I recommend it :D
@FeiXenogears
@FeiXenogears Жыл бұрын
Use to make all kinds of games as a kid including setting up toy army men and giving each type roles and using cards for things you can do, aces did certain things and kings and so on.
@fluffyxai5065
@fluffyxai5065 Жыл бұрын
I feel SO vindicated for this video! I do solo play ALL THE TIME. It started out as me guiltily wanting to continue my own character's story after a game fizzled out whilst also practicing my first time homebrewing classes. But it evolved into multiple longrunning (several hundred thousand words) games of me writing out the stories as both GM and player, and I've had some amazing fun. Yes, it acts as a means to test out content, characters, settings, ideas, story hooks, magic items, classes and builds, etc. but it's also really fun, helps me feel connected to characters, is good practice in writing and becoming emotionally invested in those characters, as well as good practice telling stories and building these worlds. Not to mention I now have a ton of different places and characters that I have ready to slap into an actual group game too! This has been really really FUN for me and you'd be surprised that I have had some pretty epic and at times (somehow) even surprising elements. Just makin' it up as I go. So I am SO happy to hear you talk about it Ginny Di! And also REALLY excited to learn about these books and I can't wait to try them! I feel like much less of a weirdo now XD
@wilonascave
@wilonascave Жыл бұрын
Never a bad thing to be weird. And you are in big company there are tens of thousands of solo RPGist around the world (and growing)
@fluffyxai5065
@fluffyxai5065 Жыл бұрын
@@wilonascave I had no idea!! :D That's great!
@robertmcginty4146
@robertmcginty4146 Жыл бұрын
I bought the Curse of Strahd module to play with my family, and they got bored after two sessions. I started over and did the whole thing with my own 5 of party. Now doing again with the cast of Regular Show. 😂
@timbuktu8069
@timbuktu8069 Жыл бұрын
Be warned. After playing solo for a while, you may find playing in a group a little disappointing. Consider all of the videos on dealing with difficult players.
@ididnothingatall
@ididnothingatall Жыл бұрын
that intro killed me
@falkenherz1708
@falkenherz1708 Жыл бұрын
In the old Traveler RPG, there were tables to create entire sectors and characters´ past was a story itself, determined by dice and tables. The idea to to a randomized story flow is very intesting.
@rabenfedersonnenhut
@rabenfedersonnenhut 5 ай бұрын
As my group got rid if me, I am grateful for this video, so much. Thank you.
@icyfairy4336
@icyfairy4336 Жыл бұрын
The oracle answering the "did this guy kill the queen??" question with "yes, and...!" was priceless! I could do nothing but imagine the Scooby Doo quote of "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!" 😂
@juanjosesegura4585
@juanjosesegura4585 Жыл бұрын
...and your dog!
@terrymiller111
@terrymiller111 Жыл бұрын
@@juanjosesegura4585 "and your DUMB dog!"
@VivaLaDnDLogs
@VivaLaDnDLogs Жыл бұрын
Everything about Ginny's D&D setup is just so visually pleasing to look at. The notebook, the quill, her handwriting, the custom DM screen, the dice trays and *especially* those brilliantly crafted math rocks! They looked like expertly cut gemstones!
@Sarcasticron
@Sarcasticron Жыл бұрын
You left out the most visually pleasing part, but otherwise I totally agree!
@wanderingguidepublishing1311
@wanderingguidepublishing1311 8 ай бұрын
Lol those opening jokes were way too good XD. You are easily one of my favorite D&D content creators!
@LittleOxfordSt
@LittleOxfordSt Жыл бұрын
Honestly it sounds like this could also be really useful to help flesh out a world quickly in group play if the players go in a direction you completely weren’t expecting and haven’t prepped for
@DwaineWoolley
@DwaineWoolley Жыл бұрын
I love Solo Board games but after watching how solo D&D is played, it just doesn't seem as fun. Looks like too much rolling, looking up tables, self generated stuff etc. Others may find it fun and hey, each to their own. What it does look good for is coming up with ideas for writing a story, a fictional novel, a D&D campaign, script for a short skit/film. It's a great cure for writer's block.
@Pixelhurricane
@Pixelhurricane Жыл бұрын
any recommendations?
@FrenkTheJoy
@FrenkTheJoy Жыл бұрын
Hm, I thought that didn't sound fun at first, but I've played Monopoly alone many times and that can't be any less fun than what you described.
@amouramarie
@amouramarie Жыл бұрын
That's what I thought! If you used existing characters from a favorite series, this would be an amazing way to write a fanfic.
@kitdubhran2968
@kitdubhran2968 Жыл бұрын
I got the set, and I’m actually using it to help create areas, npcs, and events for fiction I’m working on. ❤️
@insertphrasehere15
@insertphrasehere15 Жыл бұрын
Only a matter of time until someone automates this, and then gets ChatGPT to write descriptions on the fly for just describing what the rolls show.
@tombratcher6938
@tombratcher6938 Жыл бұрын
This hits the spot. D&d fans love a happy ending, even if theres a little death along the way
@snutrekker
@snutrekker Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there. lol
@rebellejacobs777
@rebellejacobs777 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@friendlyanomaly6109
@friendlyanomaly6109 Жыл бұрын
@@snutrekker Whats that?
@snutrekker
@snutrekker Жыл бұрын
@@friendlyanomaly6109 The reference to a "happy ending" which is a slang term for receiving a manual sexual favor at a less than reputable massage parlor and La petite mort (French pronunciation: ​[la p(ə)tit mɔʁ]; "the little death") is an expression that means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of post orgasm as likened to death."
@friendlyanomaly6109
@friendlyanomaly6109 Жыл бұрын
@@snutrekker Lmao!
@lcnvarsityhockey
@lcnvarsityhockey Жыл бұрын
Did my first "session?" tonight. As an otr driver this is a great option to get to play and keep the imagination strong.
@blackcrowpirate147
@blackcrowpirate147 8 ай бұрын
I solo dnd for world building and to test home brew spells/abilities. I now have an arsenal of NPC’s, rival adventuring groups, and BBEG’s.
@liesbethverlaeckt8083
@liesbethverlaeckt8083 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of my brother, who runs a very detailed campaign of the unofficial pokemon ttrpg. He has two groups of players and each player has a rival in another group of npcs, that follow roughly the same journey of collecting pokemon and leveling up. In between sessions he solo-plays with the npc groups to determine what happens to them when they're not directly involved, which pokemons they catch, what skills they learn, etc. It takes a lot of his time but it adds so much to the npcs when the players encounter them in-game.
@namtellectjoonal7230
@namtellectjoonal7230 Жыл бұрын
whoa, that's what I call commitment :O
@liesbethverlaeckt8083
@liesbethverlaeckt8083 Жыл бұрын
@@namtellectjoonal7230 Yeah he's incredibly dedicated to it!
@adrianfuentes1566
@adrianfuentes1566 Жыл бұрын
I would like to join in on this haha
@indighost4423
@indighost4423 Жыл бұрын
That sounds really awesome! I've been meaning to run a solo game of pokemon for so long! Does he use any websites to help generate events or something like that? it'd be really helpful
@liesbethverlaeckt8083
@liesbethverlaeckt8083 Жыл бұрын
@@indighost4423 I'm not sure, I know he uses an old game where you can load in custom sprites, and he makes the sprites himself. I'll ask him about the details!
@Ashbornking133
@Ashbornking133 Жыл бұрын
For anyone interested, the Me,Myself and Die youtube channel is a FANTASTIC solo roleplay show. Trevor’s voice acting is on par with Critical Role (apparently he and Mercer are good friends).
@guyman1570
@guyman1570 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I watched his show, so good!!
@NefariousKoel
@NefariousKoel Жыл бұрын
It's great. He demonstrates how to use Mythic Game Master Emulator, a small and very flexible system which can be used with any RPG, and keeps it very entertaining along the way. I would recommend it for anyone curious about this type of solitaire gameplay or those looking for inspiration in starting.
@mr.nobody2184
@mr.nobody2184 Жыл бұрын
I throw charisma to support the comment... NATURAL 20!! (Joke aside, it's a good way to see how a solo campaign can be crafted; or for those who were left wanting more)
@robb7237
@robb7237 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation. First time hearing about this kind of gameplay. My friends are so hard to schedule and although I don't mind playing with strangers I can't always guarantee availability myself, so I want to be considerate before joining another campaign.
@MeMyselfandDieRPG
@MeMyselfandDieRPG Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the plug!
@flofelts
@flofelts 9 ай бұрын
I used to do the fighting fantasy books with dad when I was younger. He would read while I draw out the map and throw the dice for encounters. Even though it was made for solo play it was so much fun deciding what to do together. I remember The Warlock of Firetop Mountain quite fondly. I highly reccomend this if your kids are interested in role-playing games because it can be a good bonding experience without putting too much commitment into it.
@vdevil5232
@vdevil5232 3 ай бұрын
I'm currently writing a book and am an aspiring voice actor/narrator. This feels like an amazing hobby to not only have some fun but also practice voice acting and help break writers block. Imma try this, thank you for uploading this video
@raulr994
@raulr994 Жыл бұрын
This is like a structured version of the awesome adventures we had with figurines as kids. I love it!
@reeven1721
@reeven1721 Жыл бұрын
OMG yes you’re right, and this is entirely silly but entirely awesome.
@GBS4893
@GBS4893 Жыл бұрын
An electronic version of this game would be awesome, right in between a tabletop rpg and a videogame since your imagination and roleplaying still are the center of attention
@kasane1337
@kasane1337 Жыл бұрын
True, it could make the game quite a bit faster if you don't have to look up in the tables yourself but immediately get the result to play with.
@sunayama4650
@sunayama4650 Жыл бұрын
Digital system neutral GM emulators exists, but the two I've found are pretty lackluster. In my case, I played solo so often, I made my own according to my needs. 😅
@luminousmage
@luminousmage Жыл бұрын
I would look up AI Dungeon which features an AI GM. There is a free web-version that can be tried out. There is a paid version on Steam that comes with a more powerful AI and think... also cooperative play.
@sunayama4650
@sunayama4650 Жыл бұрын
@@luminousmage This is a great idea too! I could never get AI Dungeon to work too well with D&D, but that was a couple of years ago. It's gone through many upgrades and updates since then. I still play it, but never thought to try it again. Maybe I will. 😅
@kasane1337
@kasane1337 Жыл бұрын
@@luminousmage I just tried it, and while it is fun, it seems more like something silly to have fun with. But maybe I just haven't tried more customization. I'd prefer something that doesn't tell me what's going on exactly but only gives me keywords and ideas - and especially something where I don't have to type what I want to do or say. I really don't like this type of interaction with an AI, as it feels extremely limiting in my options (and I don't know if it actually understands what I mean sometimes).
@Ophionyx
@Ophionyx Жыл бұрын
These books sound like a great resource :) I've been trying solo-d&d with the random tables in the dungeon masters guide recently. It's been fun, but I do make up a loose plot beforehand, which makes the story that develops a bit less surprising then what it would be with that oracle/keyword system. Really nice vid, I enjoy your character voices!
@brianastlouis7044
@brianastlouis7044 Жыл бұрын
Love this!! This is so cool and not something I ever even thought was made possible! I cannot wait to start some solo adventures
@sevionmelidan1682
@sevionmelidan1682 Жыл бұрын
Great resource for writers! I'm more interested in writing than Dnd, but I decided to try doing a solo game to familiarize myself with how the book works. It was easier than I thought, and now I'm a scary lizardman with a hat that shrouds me in darkness and makes my eyes glow red! Dope.
@matthewbreytenbach4483
@matthewbreytenbach4483 Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@quinnleydean8335
@quinnleydean8335 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, just listening to the overview and the playthrough alone made me stop and think about how my novel has come to a standstill--and the setting originated as a D&D 5th Edition homebrewed campaign setting--so this would be a perfect way for me to get the ball rolling on it again and see where the journey takes me.
@sevionmelidan1682
@sevionmelidan1682 Жыл бұрын
@@quinnleydean8335 Do it! I've come to realize that sometimes the best way to get unstuck and find an answer to a problem is just to generate it randomly with a dice roll. Even if I can't use whatever result the dice gives me, it always gets me thinking in new ways.
@aligator6010
@aligator6010 Жыл бұрын
Ahah, and i am a cannibal cook who just wants to die, but because of a curse, saves herself at the last moment.
@angelalewis3645
@angelalewis3645 Жыл бұрын
Ha! Cool!
@williamross6477
@williamross6477 Жыл бұрын
The info on the system was cool, but watching your actual solo play was AMAZING! It was super fun seeing you weave whatever the randomness threw at you into a vibrant, cohesive narrative. I (and many others I’m sure) would be THRILLED if you could turn your solo play into a series!
@Jinawee
@Jinawee Жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%, I would watch the crap out of a solo play series. Your character voices and storytelling are amazing, and the way you pick up the keywords that the Oracle gives you and run with them is inspiring.
@mylovelymelancholy
@mylovelymelancholy Жыл бұрын
I second this notion!
@michivallieres8334
@michivallieres8334 Жыл бұрын
I would absolutely love that content and am really looking forward to session two!!
@LovesTwilightSaga1
@LovesTwilightSaga1 Жыл бұрын
More dnd solo content would be awesome!
@asc_near
@asc_near Жыл бұрын
You're asking a lady to make a video series where she plays with herself? Maannn..
@leifcatt
@leifcatt 3 ай бұрын
Your explanations of game mechanics is clear and concise. Very refreshing.
@shumakesstuff7400
@shumakesstuff7400 2 ай бұрын
This is lifechanging! I wondered for years why I couldn't play solo, and only didn't because I had been told for ages that you couldn't solo adventure because it would be like playing chess with yourself, or that I might as well just write a story. This makes it look like so much fun, and a great way for me to try out a new character I've been working on (a half-gnome half-halfling) and getting practice as DM since I've never had the chance to be one.
@lavenderbee423
@lavenderbee423 Жыл бұрын
This can be used for couples too! I got this today and tried it out with my husband and it was a lot of fun! We can't wait to continue our shared story of teens breaking through a seige to find help.
@DesireKlingensmith
@DesireKlingensmith Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing you got the PDF version? I'm trying to decide between that and the book version. Is it easy enough to navigate and whatnot? Someone on the website complained that it was "too much information to sort through" and that a book would've been better for them... but PDF's have a word search function... so I'm at a loss.
@lavenderbee423
@lavenderbee423 Жыл бұрын
@@DesireKlingensmith when I downloaded the pdfs I got it in a bundle that came with a table look up guide, and that's saved a lot of time!
@J_Mock92
@J_Mock92 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!!! I haven't played DnD in years (since moving to Colorado), and my boyfriend has recently expressed interest in playing, but we don't have a group to play with. This is the perfect way for us to do it without a larger group!
@SuperheroGeek13
@SuperheroGeek13 Жыл бұрын
As someone who started off as a writer and got into DnD for the story-telling aspect, this sounds like it was made for me!
@fromthegraysea
@fromthegraysea Жыл бұрын
I am also a writer who has gotten into DMing for the story-telling aspect. And from this video I have now played two solo sessions and had so much fun and have decided to novelize the adventure as I play through it for writing practice. So yeah, you should try it!
@masquerademage
@masquerademage Жыл бұрын
I'm a fellow writer and aspiring D&D nerd, and I'm definitely going to check this out! :)
@envytee9659
@envytee9659 Жыл бұрын
This is me 100%. Some people wish they could DM less and play more.... but that's just not me. I love DM because it gives me the most freedom for storytelling. Not to say that I don't enjoy the more restricted storytelling, roleplaying experience as a player. It's great. But it's definitely 2nd to DM'ing for me
@zephyrias
@zephyrias Жыл бұрын
@@fromthegraysea i did the same thing as I played a solo run of Drifter (Hyper Light Drifter) campaign. The role-play bits are slapped together prose funneled by whatever the oracle says.
@SuperheroGeek13
@SuperheroGeek13 Жыл бұрын
So many fellow writers here! I usually play DnD with “theater kids,” so it’s nice to know I’m not alone in this particular nerdiness!
@cubisttubist
@cubisttubist 28 күн бұрын
I really really love the idea of this, the key word table adds a really cool level of randomness to it and I think asking vague enough questions to the oracle makes it less railroad-y. I really wanna get these books and create like a fake diary log of what my characters would be thinking to create more roleplay in it and then have a separate notebook for rough notes and workings and stuff!
@idontknow-vq9hu
@idontknow-vq9hu Жыл бұрын
Honestly that was so much fun to watch lol it reminded me of when I was a very young kid playing with my action figures lol you're awesome. I'm definitely going to check out more of your content because that was so wholesome it made my day better.
@Sellesion
@Sellesion Жыл бұрын
The way you narrated the story for us was really awesome, thank you for that extra bit of story telling! This makes solo play actually seem really fun. I have a duo of characters from a mini 3 session campaign that I played a while back, but I don't want to let them go and it isn't often you get to play 2 characters at once. This seems like the perfect way to still use them, and I'm gonna have to pick these books up sometime!
@sunayama4650
@sunayama4650 Жыл бұрын
Another example of solo play is Me, Myself, and Die. Check it out! I think it's in its 3rd season
@Member_zero
@Member_zero Жыл бұрын
...yeah. Fun. Actualy it feels a bit depressing. Maybe it's just me, but this is the vibe I'm getting. I think I'll stick to PC games, movies or books, if I want to go solo.
@1980sBoy
@1980sBoy Жыл бұрын
@@Member_zero Sounds like you need a little more direction in order to have fun, in which case, yeah, this isn't for you. At least you are aware of that fact about yourself though, good on you!
@Member_zero
@Member_zero Жыл бұрын
@@1980sBoy Hmm maybe you are correct. But what I would miss in a game like this is an outside challange. I'm the type of player that likes to "win". Even in a game of D&D. In order to do this, there must be something that is acting to prevent me from winning that I have no controll over.
@Sellesion
@Sellesion Жыл бұрын
@@Member_zero Unless you cheat, every game of D&D will have successes and failures. The dice are the force working against you, since there's always a chance at rolling a 1. D&D, even if you complete a module and kill every monster in your path is not a game you can "Win" any more than you can "Win" Animal Crossing. I feel concern for any players who may engage with you, because even if they are like you and understand your need to win- that means they will feel like they loose when they play at your side. Regardless of edition, D&D has been collaborative. If you dont want to do that, maybe follow the video and play alone rather than bashing the concept. Or maybe D&D isn't the game for you, I know my comment certainly wasn't. Have a nice day. ✌️
@WHTactics
@WHTactics Жыл бұрын
The narrative you put to the short game you played; surely I'm not the only one who'd love a short campaign series in this format? Was a great listen!
@corsaircaruso471
@corsaircaruso471 Жыл бұрын
Oh, I’d definitely watch a series of this. This is delightful!
@ericlinkgf
@ericlinkgf 7 ай бұрын
I'm glad I've seen this video two days before the light pole in my street was completely burnt due to a short circuit. It was a cooler way to pass time while the city was working in the repairs.
@ninja22f
@ninja22f Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I've been looking for a way to solo play that isn't a pure dungeon crawl (Which is what I have been doing). This combines my love of play with my love of writing with a pen. I'm quite a bit into my first adventure and I'm having so much fun!
@taleofthemanticore
@taleofthemanticore Жыл бұрын
I've been making a solo DnD podcast for over 2 years now. I would never have thought a solo game could work, but it really, really does. You can use a GME (Mythic, Ironsworn) or not & just roll with your ideas. It's (surprisingly) a much richer game than the typical table experience, and hey, no scheduling conflicts.
@exportedwolf
@exportedwolf Жыл бұрын
Mythic has always worked great for me. The Fate chart can be a bit complex but it works well. Ended up making myself a quick little Android app to automate the process based on my selected input and it's been an awesome tool for solo play.
@taleofthemanticore
@taleofthemanticore Жыл бұрын
@@exportedwolf When I had an android, I had an app - maybe it was yours? Now I have an iphone and sadly, no app exists.
@exportedwolf
@exportedwolf Жыл бұрын
@@taleofthemanticore Didn't even realize one existed, I'll have to look for it! Never released mine cause I was worried about IP stuff and too lazy to sort it out lol
@taleofthemanticore
@taleofthemanticore Жыл бұрын
@WhyUsername? It's called Tale of the Manticore. You can find it anywhere. Hope you like it :)
@nordicson2835
@nordicson2835 Жыл бұрын
I did an actual spit take during your opening puns. Even funnier, my son was at the table listening to this and my partner said " what the hell is that all about?".... after the fun ... great post , thank you.
@freyaf6637
@freyaf6637 3 ай бұрын
I love this, Ive been having a really hard time finding a beginner group or a group of people my age, thank you for making this.
@grimm0kitten959
@grimm0kitten959 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am glad it found me. I found an old character sheet of a session zero I fell in love with. It was really fun to build a character for my sister and play with her. This will be a really fun way for us to get practice or just play alone together
@JSanime
@JSanime Жыл бұрын
I love how the concepts are vague enough that your brain will naturally fill in the gaps in a way that will make the story interesting to yourself.
@AVspectre
@AVspectre Жыл бұрын
If you are ever stuck for a video idea, your abridged solo play was very entertaining! You could always play one-shots in this manner. You could even use a stream or your Patrons to generate a character or scenario, and then play it out with the solo play books.
@ellbent
@ellbent 4 ай бұрын
These solo sessions are underrated. Not only you can make your MC a big-dick solo badass, your bond is strengthened fast with your DM and you can also play like it’s 6 v 100 chess with other characters you made. I have made different characters over the years and some of them grouped up with my main, as if they are Taskforce 141.
@wardalafef5705
@wardalafef5705 Жыл бұрын
I think this is the perfect thing for new DM's . Just roll some dice and dictate your players' encounters while still playing as the rule moderator by being able to choose what monsters or characters pop into narrative when you want them to.
@TMNTno1fan
@TMNTno1fan Жыл бұрын
Dear Ginny; THANK YOU for introducing me to this. I got the bundle and I can finally say I have played some kind of Dnd. My cleric and paladin’s very first outing turned into finding a burned out village, discovering that the village was desperate to unseat the owner of the lands, found and defeated this butthead and delivered him alive to the Soldier who hired them. Yea it took a bit of flipping back and forth in the books but I had so much fun and now I’m going to write more story to flesh the characters out. As someone who lives in the middle of nowhere and is paranoid about playing with people I don’t know, this is as close as I’m ever going to get to real Dnd.
@SpcyNinja
@SpcyNinja Жыл бұрын
This solo interaction can play well with a 2-player run. I can see this format playing like a small-form D&D adventure spanning one-shots to a long-played campaign. Can even be a good way to warm someone to the world of D&D as a newbie just starting TTRPGs. I have so many other friends who would love to play a campaign but are too shy and introverted with crowds or simply do not have any time and this style and format could be the perfect one for them.
@loukaspaquette2544
@loukaspaquette2544 Жыл бұрын
So great! I liked when you role-played, it sounded so good and actually had intrigue!
@ashleyporterroy4043
@ashleyporterroy4043 11 ай бұрын
This would be an amazing tool to use for new DM's to start a home brew campaign for their friends. It sounds like it would be a great way to increase creativity for those that are a little less creative normally. Incredible review! thank you!
@monstermoo4191
@monstermoo4191 Жыл бұрын
This is such a perfect resource. Thank you! I was a forever DM who used to kind of pre-run modules for my group just to get an idea of the flow, and slowly started to prefer it to having groups fizzle out all the time. This is amazing!
@wilonascave
@wilonascave Жыл бұрын
Yes it is a great way to test out characters, NPCs and homebrew campaigns
@ZoobiYT
@ZoobiYT Жыл бұрын
Honestly I'd watch you do solo ttrpg adventures forever, this was so entertaining.
@erin2394
@erin2394 2 ай бұрын
Really grateful i stumbled on this video, bc i have social anxiety and it's hard for me to open up to people, so this is a life savior
@lollipoprei830
@lollipoprei830 8 ай бұрын
As someone who does not have any friends, I think I'll give this a try sometime.
@anderzdraconian1276
@anderzdraconian1276 Жыл бұрын
"I could catch your brain in a thimble" is the best way I have ever heard someone be called an idiot in my entire life and I am stealing that for use with future characters and/or when people are being dumb at work. Thank you for this unexpected gift. Also I am definitely buying this. I have been STRUGGLING with my D&D group getting together, and this seems like a great way to get my dice roll story time.
@jetvulcan2020
@jetvulcan2020 Жыл бұрын
love the intro. Glad Josh was such a good sport. thank you for showing us how to play with ourselves.
@mosescosme8629
@mosescosme8629 Жыл бұрын
This is actually so freaking cool. I'm absolutely going to be doing solo campaigns.
@GregoryElliott1973
@GregoryElliott1973 Ай бұрын
I love your channel. Thank you for this. You have given me a chance to enjoy dnd again. 😊
@DenisRicardo
@DenisRicardo Жыл бұрын
This sounds like a really cool writing exercise.
@jacksparrowismydaddy
@jacksparrowismydaddy Жыл бұрын
great for world building
@heatherharrison264
@heatherharrison264 Жыл бұрын
I had the same thought. I like to write. Using a system like this to create the outline of a story might be an interesting experiment. It's hard to say whether a well constructed story would easily emerge from it, but it should be a good source of ideas, and maybe a rough story that results from this system could be heavily revised into something good. I'm tempted to program something like this into the computer, as it would speed up the process.
@brothertaddeus
@brothertaddeus Жыл бұрын
I just started watching Me, Myself and Die! yesterday. So the timing of this is impeccable.
@alyxbeau
@alyxbeau Жыл бұрын
This looks surprisingly fun ♡ im sure much of what I would do here would make it into an actual campaign at some point too, when those happened!
@xLaxCroixBoix
@xLaxCroixBoix Күн бұрын
Wow. I didn’t realize that there was such an in depth way to play solo. I’m working on a few attorney character builds so this will be amazing to work on before I debut it with a group.
@sijjin8352
@sijjin8352 Жыл бұрын
I gotta say, I was skeptical at first but your little example session sold me on it. I'm a forever DM and I tend to get burnt out constantly session prepping. I think this might be a good tool to get a little play in for myself as well as possibly add some emergent storytelling elements for my players that might help give campaigns fresh direction.
@MrUncredible02
@MrUncredible02 Жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, when I read the title, I wasn't really sold on the idea of solo play, but the way you explained it, and the demonstration the end has really sold me on it. Great work, Ginny!
@angel_cake-nr1mq
@angel_cake-nr1mq Жыл бұрын
I have no friends.... So I'm going to do this!
@ParleyFamilyVideo
@ParleyFamilyVideo Жыл бұрын
So, after getting very frustrated with the local live party I tried to play with, I watched this video and then purchased the Toolbox...and oh, man did I have a great time! I just took two characters through an adventure to rescue kidnaped a young girl from a cult that wanted to sacrifice her and summon their demon master! There were twists and turns, discoveries and treasure, wilderness and underground temple dungeons - it was a blast! Ginny, this video modeling the transformation of roles and table results into embellished RPG language was actually pretty inspiring and helped sell and then make the experience work! Also, I started out just taking notes, but that quickly evolved into writing out more robust descriptions of action and events, which did of course turn into full story writing! I finished with a 15 page short story of the adventure that I read to my kids! Unfortunately they were not as enthusiastic as I was! 😂 Thanks for the recommendation and guidance.
@evelynnsophia7631
@evelynnsophia7631 Жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this so thank you for introducing this to me! I love making characters and this will be wonderful for learning new class/race abilities before I play characters in proper campaigns
@jonp8015
@jonp8015 Жыл бұрын
This might seem good at first, but a downside is that if you have misunderstandings about how a feature works, there's nobody point them out or correct them.
@evelynnsophia7631
@evelynnsophia7631 Жыл бұрын
@@jonp8015 fair but I like to read over stuff before I use it which I feel bad doing at a table (for fear of holding up game play and progress). Still a good thing to keep in mind though just to be safe
@Hobbit_At_Heart
@Hobbit_At_Heart Жыл бұрын
As the only person in my friend group who is as die hard for d&d as I am, this rocks! This would be so fun to pre-play a campaign for backstory stuff too, man this is fun!!!
@keeperofthefate
@keeperofthefate Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I've started to buy D&D books year ago and wanted to play, but so far was only able to have few sessions. My party wants only for me to GM Cyberpunk games, as they are getting their D&D/Pathfinder fix elsewhere. Result is, that I'm still not able to memorize the rules. Sat yesterday after your vid with adv toolbox and spend like 3h trying to keep alive my 1st lvl wizard, as he ventured into the wild and freed small hamlet from oppressive gang of bandits. It forced me to really think how to use rules. Thankfully, my wizard was able to climb up to his 3rd level with help of luck, friendly NPCs and... few fudged dices xD .
@Kat_dragon
@Kat_dragon 19 күн бұрын
I do that all the time. Just set up the board, try to get my family to play, they don’t, i play alone. It’s very fun, though!
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