Solo Sailing Out of a Crap Day: Man Alone Cheers Self Up by Reviewing New Pirate Borg Kickstarter

[@DesertDwellerSoloGaming]

Video 38 of me liking and then commenting on every new upload to tell the viewers that the Man Alone Podcast is absolutely some of that sweet, unhinged audio/vocal-honey. Psssst. You can hand a person ONE book. They WILL read this book. What book are you handing them? I may just go with The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

[@amanisalone]

I would actually agree with this Brothers Karamazov was the most fulfilling reading experience of my life. I read it while I lived alone in the mountains of Nicaragua and even though that sounds very adventurous I was in a job that did not make me happy at all and I felt incredibly lonely and this book made me feel like I had a friend. To think it was supposed to be part of a Trilogy...anyway, second place I would say would be...mmm obviously it would depend what they were looking for or what I was looking for but that's not the question...so hard to say...East of Eden? Blood Meridien? Gravity's Rainbow? Neuromancer? I'm going to go with Blood Meridien. I want everyone to know brutality so no one takes it lightly.

[@pedrorivero5209]

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin or the Tao Te Ching by Laozi.

[@JvdUO45nn9s]

I dont know if you care, but you made the life of an nearly 50 year old man somewhere in eastern germany a little better with your video(s). I love your videos.

[@amanisalone]

I do definitely care, and it makes me so very happy to read it my friend.

[@TheBedHeadBoi]

You made a video to help yourself feel better and I'm watching said video to make myself feel better. It's crazy how this deal worked out.

[@amanisalone]

We can all patch each other up a little bit methinks. Thank you TBHB

[@madmandu]

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! I honestly don’t know many people who remember this day!😄 Word of Encouragement: Because of you, I finally have a Solo rpg setup that I actually using to play! It’s basically Black Hack, with some Perilous Wilds, Knave 2e, the one page hex crawl for white box, the deck of many dungeons, and the d20 random tables and Solo RPG GME, by Wilona’s Cave. I felt like was procrastinating for way too long, so I just rolled up a warrior, and did a small 5 room dungeon delve with the deck. Didn’t go perfectly, but it was a fun little adventure, and I already have an adventure ready to go for next session! I genuinely appreciate your videos, sir. I’d been trying to get into solo rpg playing for what seems like years, and now I’m doing it. Thank you.

[@amanisalone]

Wow, this is so wonderful to read. Not only that I was helpful to you in this way but in that you have such an awesomely specific load out. I may have to try this solo arsenal, it seems as though you have tweaked to perfection. Thank you madmandu, seriously

[@Lokinor-he1xt]

Sadness is fleeting. Pirate Borg is life.

[@amanisalone]

Pirate Borg is life. Pirate Borg is love. Pirate Borg is luscious.

[@orkcol]

Don't feel sad dude. We all love ya. To us your an entertaining and insightful pair of hands. Be strong friend 👍

[@amanisalone]

I didn't ask for this kind of comment, but I guess I needed it because it made me feel a lot better. Thank you my SoloBro-lo

[@Bogrin]

Best hands in the biz for sure!

[@druidichabit9181]

The Oreo joke legit made me lol 😂😂 I’ve definitely experienced having to stop leaning on some friends the same way as I had let them lean on me. That’s a tough feeling to have and I’m sorry youre going through it man. I know that the solo community is sending their love and I hope you can feel it!!

[@druidichabit9181]

ALSO I GOT A WAFFLE NOW BAYBEEEEE LESSSGOOOOOO

[@amanisalone]

@@druidichabit9181 hot dam that waffle looks good on you. And also, yes - you have correctly diagnosed my situation that I was obliquely referring to. I can tell you have been through something similar because you have described it to a T. A capital T

[@druidichabit9181]

@@amanisalone stay up fam, sorry you’re dealing with that!

[@Lokinor-he1xt]

Oh and Tephrotic Nightmares is awesome, very unique binding and presentation :D The Hexplorers guides are instant buys for me, I have a guillotine and a booklet stapler. Saves on lots of postage for the numerous Mothership and Mork Borg PDFs I've bought.

[@amanisalone]

This is a great idea, next buy is going to be a military grade stapler. I want to be able to staple my two nephews together when they aren't getting along

[@adub_from_253]

I’m sorry, but I actually have to disagree with Beebee! Soft Oreos > fresh Oreos! As a kid, my mom would buy me those animal crackers that came in a little box with string for the handle and I’d open the…but then not eat the cookies for several days until they softed. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@amanisalone]

THANK YOU! It sounds weird but sometimes food I (accidentally!) leave open is slightly...better...even if it's slightly...weird? Like I like how the Oreos sort of scrunches between my teeth when it's been worn down a bit. I'll start a petition about this on change.org and then we can forward it to BeeBee so she can stop her reign of tyranny on my Oreo behaviors!

[@boltfan43]

I like to think that the pirate theme offers an adventure that can be a bit more on the comedic side of the situations and the ways you deal and get out of situations. I'm thinking of Secret of Monkey Island and just how over the top it could be. There is that tongue in cheek style comedy that comes with pirates that I don't seem to find in other genres. Lastly, a pirate themed game I find exciting because you can start on a single island, and sail to an unknown destination and you can discover new land or things out at sea. Obviously you can do a lot of this in most other games but there is that over the top nature with a pirate themed game that just does it for me.

[@amanisalone]

Okay, not gonna lie I didn't think any of you would have an argument that could sway me but this island point is a really good point. Especially for solo and having an easy and sensical built in system for encountering totally different environments rather than just saying "oh and this dungeon room is like this, and then this one is like THIS, and then this other one is covered in THIS," etc. Islands having their own character makes more sense as in internal logic. Awesome comment. I'm a boltfan-fan

[@boltfan43]

@@amanisalone I would love to see a Pirate Borg campaign! I've been working on retheming Solitary Defilement for Pirate Borg and including a bunch more tables. If you ever wanted to take a look, I'd be happy to let you take a look!

[@Guts3570]

I do a lot more buying solo rpg stuff than i do actually playing solo rpgs, but your videos always help remind me to play the games i have. I finally started mothership a couple days ago and it went really well.

[@roguesguild]

And I'm watching man alone to help me feel better too lol. Don't feel sad. You aren't alone 😂We all got problems this side of the universe.😂

[@amanisalone]

That's damn true, you're never alone, even when you're alone. Appreciate it my friend (:

[@pedrorivero5209]

Hope you're doing better Man Alone!

[@marenking1849]

Hurry up honey new opinion just dropped

[@amanisalone]

lol

[@phildaylenejones3838]

I’d be interested to hear how you’d modify the Pirate Borg solo rules. I’ve tried to get friends to play but none seem interested. I’ll probably try it solo.

[@toddzircher6168]

Wait, counting down from ten is supposed to calm you down? I tend to use that a final warning to leave before I go completely arrrrgh! 🙂

[@amanisalone]

hahahaha like it's your rage timer? HAHAHAHA am I interpreting this comment correctly Todd bc if so this is the funniest thing I've read all day hahaha

[@toddzircher6168]

@@amanisalone You got it. I'm a calm and peaceful guy, but even my buttons can be pushed.

[@amanisalone]

@@toddzircher6168 I love this. I'm just going to start counting now. 10 seconds as their smiles slide off their faces and are replaced with abject fear...HORROR...3...2..

[@DrBrille]

Another great video! Thanks! I’m considering the Kickstarter and I already have Pirate Borg. But mostly I want to get Death in Space at the moment since it’s more like a Knave thing than a Borg thing, which is more my cup of coffee. I really like your videos, and I’m a lot into the idea of playing solo, but whenever I do, I’m getting this “meh” feeling and I get mentally exhausted. And I tilt more into the GM role all the time, generating stuff (rooms etc.) instead of discovering stuff with my character. Do you know this “tilting” problem? But maybe I’m just more into the idea of doing things than the activity itself. I’m always more into listening to people talking about games than actually playing myself. Does that make sense?

[@joellechanu7789]

I’m so sorry. You are so strong, to be able to face it and fight it. You are a green lantern !

[@amanisalone]

Thank you Joel!!!! Also, I once read the entire wikipedia article on all of the lanterns. I was a marvel boy growing up and so learning bout DC has made me feel perhaps I missed out. There are a LOT of types of lanterns and some are pretty intense and awesome

[@joellechanu7789]

@@amanisalone for me all as the same thing in commun. The fact they can overcome fear. I try a lot to use their oath like that myself. And what you did, was overcoming your own fear. Pretty impressive.

[@someyoutubeaccountforvideo680]

Tough stuff, Mr. Man Alone. Wishing you well!

[@mick19]

I love how these books look, also Mork Borg which I have the pdf for but my biggest issue is readability and a lack of an index. How the hell am I supposed to find anything? :D

[@orkcol]

Shit. Another distraction from prepping for tonight's game. Oh well.

[@amanisalone]

That's what I'm here for - delightful derailment on your day!!!

[@wyattcholack5836]

Maybe you have already made a video answering this question, but I just subscribed so, what solo rpg would you suggest for somebody's first time playing one?

[@amanisalone]

Depends what ya like! Do you like imagining out different narrative scenes, do you like the idea of journaling and recording a character's thoughts, do you think you'd like something more procedural like a dungeon crawl with randomly generated items and monsters? Usually folks start with Ironsworn/Starforged or Four Against Darkness. Star Trek captain's log has a nice system, anything by Alex T (Ker Nethalas would be good if you like dungeon crawls).

[@mattiamagaletti9038]

hi man, where did you get those awesome yellow minis? they look wonderful

[@marenking1849]

Hope you feel better soon!

[@amanisalone]

Already do, thank you my friend

[@marenking1849]

There's already solo Death in Space rules! It's called a Lonely Death in Space

[@amanisalone]

I've tried it, not a fan. Feels incomplete, too generic

[@Benneducci]

The Oreos need to learn coping skills too.

[@amanisalone]

EXACTLY, why am I the only one who has to change? And don't give me that "oh you're sentient the Oreo isn't so it doesn't have to grow or change." Well, whose fault is that? Mine?! NO!

[@Benneducci]

@@amanisalone And if Buddhism is right and all things are one, then the Oreos are you and you are the Oreos and who is anyone to decide what you and the Oreos must be? See the cookie. Be the cookie. Eat the cookie. Auto-cannibalism.

[@rudyriotrpg]

Thanks for the video.

[@amanisalone]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Seriously thank you Rudy.

[@jonathana6298]

I’m an Admiral. :) …my mom thinks I’m cool. :(

[@amanisalone]

Yeah well I'm a viceroy and my dad STILL isn't proud of me :/

[@jaykaye594]

The counter to talk like a pirate day, which for a while afflicted my friends to no end, is to talk like an aussie. works a treat. Bonus question, whats a pirate favorite letter?

[@amanisalone]

Alright I’ll bite, is it RRRR?

[@jaykaye594]

@@amanisalone no lad, his first live be the c (sea)!

[@amanisalone]

@@jaykaye594 please stay where you are I have called the police. You cannot go around telling dad jokes on this level, you must be stopped lest you gather too much dark dad joke energy. If you repent and beg for forgiveness now, they may just give you life in prison.

[@jaykaye594]

@@amanisalone what did the octogenarian pirate say?

[@N8ThaGr8r]

Im curious if manalone, or anyone else, ever played Rifts from Palladium?

[@crapphone7744]

Yes absolutely! Great fun!

[@jaykaye594]

A very long time ago.

[@amanisalone]

I get turned off by the art, not sure why. What's the hook?

[@N8ThaGr8r]

@@amanisalone Its got lots of cool world building, at least i think so. Its a hard boiled recovering post apocalyptic world. The world was at the peak of technological advances, but then a resource war happened and the weapons brought to bear were so devastating that the loss of life and the release of so much spiritual energy at the same time as a cosmic event cause the dormant leylines on earth to be reawaken. Where these lines of eldritch energy crossed Rifts to any spot in time, space, or dimensions, and so the earth was reformed with alien elements as well as creatures and people, known as D-bees, flooded into the world. The game takes originally takes place in whats left of the USA, but there are lore books for pretty much the whole world.

[@N8ThaGr8r]

The system was a hot mess but it was my first time with Rpgs, so for me it has a lot of nostalgic value.

[@bradhenry832]

Oh Man, soft Oreos, not good.

[@juauke]

Death in Space ❤

[@juauke]

Take care of yourself my man and keep the best people around you!

[@juauke]

They said that Cabin Fever would be completely free digitally if that's the only thing you want

[@amanisalone]

@@juauke for sure, that might honestly be unfortunately the thing I want the most, maybe if I can use enough of the other stuff the hard copy of that would be the choice

[@juauke]

@@amanisalone it's alright, I'm in love with the game so I'm all in in that Kickstarter And I'd love to get people into the hobby with it But it's totally understandable that you may not be

[@amanisalone]

@@juauke mmmmmm dammit you're triggering my FOMO now. I'm going to step away from the computer before I do something rash...you're in *love* with the game you say, eh? Well what kind of person would I be if I stepped on LOVE of all things? DAMMIT see I'm doing it again.

[@BenoitMolenda]

I started solo RPG with morkborg. Didn't work. But it clicked with Pirateborg ! Go for it man alone !

[@amanisalone]

It just has that extra je n'sais qoi, doesn't it? It's weird that it just has a little bit more: clarity, content, direction, organization, generators. Nothing revolutionary but just so much easier to drum up an adventure from it!

[@mick19]

Sorry for your shit day, thanks for the video.

[@amanisalone]

Thank Mick, and thank you for the seal emoji it reminded me of what is truly important in life. The baby seals. Oh and also kindness and helping people even if you've never met.