Surviving the Darkness: A ShadowDark RPG Solo Actual Play - Ep. 00

[@TheVisionaryKing]

I'm loving your presentation. The music as the backdrop and then the addition of subtle thematic sound effects and scenic ambience~makes for great immersion.

[@quigzinator]

i think you forgot the advantage the dwarf gets when rolling thier HP. looks like youre going to have a blast, cant wait for the next episode. :D

[@mattslaton]

Yes. I did. The next episode will drop this Friday.

[@JohnAslin]

Love Shadowdark. Enjoyed this video, nice use of mood BGM. Looking forward to the game sessions!

[@mattslaton]

Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. I have been really trying to pay attention to the sound design.

[@NightNoonGames]

Yesss! More Shadowdark Solo videos are always better for the world. Great editing too btw.

[@mattslaton]

Thanks, I'm trying to keep the pacing enjoyable to watch.

[@briangonzalez6744]

I came to learn more of the shadow dark solo play but stayed because of how you take these slightly random/slightly controlled rolls and made, essentially, a great story. It's so fascinating to watch, I mean it. It totally changed my perspective of how I see solo play and I'm definitely now convinced to give it a try when I was apprehensive before. Thank you Matt 🤙

[@mattslaton]

I'm glad you are enjoying these. It takes a little work to realize that it's not cheating to just decide to take the story where you want it to go.

[@pedroslcosta]

Hey! Great video. One small thing: at 3:38, you should have set your constitution to 12 (10+2) with a +1 modifier, and not had a +2 modifier due to the talent.

[@mattslaton]

Thanks for the compliment! I did notice that I messed up some of the rolls during character creation. I actually cut out a lot that I had to go back and redo. 😅 I'm going to have to pay closer attention next time I have a character Creation session

[@Ray47nl]

Love the viideo and the style you explain. There is just one little detail: Halflings average about 3 feet tall - longbow is commonly 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall So making it that the thief could not draw the bow if his life depends on it...

[@chrisg8989]

Very cool! This makes me want to try out solo play.

[@jcraigwilliams70]

Cool video. One small thing: at 4:44 your Dwarf should have rolled 2 dice for HP because he rolls HP with advantage.

[@mattslaton]

Good eye! I did notice that while I was editing. I plan to fix it in the next video.

[@ryanoverall9553]

😂😂😂😂 first time here. But just watching the re rolls for the third character

[@andrewhaldenby4949]

Very cool! Subscribed

[@mattslaton]

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate it very much! 🤘😎

[@DMVincentBrooks]

Very cool, looking forward to more episodes!

[@JeffWittyArt]

Stumbled upon this channel by luck, i’m digging it! Subscribed! i love watchin solo play throughs! I see you first fell in love with HeroQuest! That’s my current solo goto game. The new (2021) version has an app for HQ that allows for easy solo play. Hope to see you play as well! As for me, i do ttrpg illustration and enjoy these kinda videos runnin while I draw. 😊

[@mattslaton]

Very cool, I still love some Heroquest. I tried the app as well, but I found it slows things down. Managing the gameboard and an app simultaneously just doesn't work for me. But, I'm glad it works for you. Game on!

[@gordness1969]

Thanks for these videos. They are very good. Any chance you would be willing to share your shadowdark tables you created. :)

[@mattslaton]

Which tables are you wanting specifically? I do have some stuff on my Itch Page already.

[@gordness1969]

@@mattslaton i was interested in the shadowdark rules reference sheets

[@gordness1969]

@@mattslaton and i will check your twitch page out

[@The_PaleEmperor]

It’s so quick and easy whipping up Shadowdark characters! Can’t wait to see how your games develop. Are you planning to use any “modes of play”? I play a single pc solo game, so I opted to use Hunter and Pulp modes from the book. I might even add Heroic mode (from SoloDark) that grants 2 actions per pc turn.

[@layedout778]

when's that next vid coming, bro?! cant wait... :)

[@mattslaton]

I'm working on editing the next episode. My goal is to get. It is done, uploaded, & scheduled for Friday. These solo videos take some time. So, I'm trying to release them every 2 weeks.

[@layedout778]

@@mattslaton Forgive my anticipation, bro :)

[@abstractbybrian]

This makes me appreciate GURPS 4e when I see him re-roll 3-4 times.

[@mattslaton]

Normally I would roll 4d6 and drop the lowest or just use Point Buy. But, I wanted to stick to the ShadowDark rules as close as I could for this Project.

[@jordancaldwell2208]

3rd guy was into self loathing lol

[@mattslaton]

He was!

[@bradutterstrom4105]

Curious why you went wizard when you rolled an 18 wisdom. The 18 is so hard to come by I think I’d for sure use that as my characters main attribute if possible. On that note, one option I use when creating a party of 4 like this, I’d roll the ability scores for all 4 and THEN choose their classes. That way I’ll see if I have to lean one way or another if I have a guy who has a couple options

[@notreallydavid]

An annoyance writes: Halfling with longbow? Could be a self-launching device. Please kick me. All best.

[@DaveTheGM]

I guess your vids haven't been hitting my front page, I'll be interested to see where this goes. Removed edit, saw a scheduled release that will cover my question I'm sure.

[@shazamxxx]

" this guy dont want to live ...' fun ... waiting for sequel