The Most Simple Solo RPG System Ever? CRGE GMless RPG/Writing tool - Explained in less than 15min

In this video I explain Zach Best's CRGE (Conjectural roleplaying gamemaster emulator) in less than 15min. This is a great game system as well as a wonderful tool to find writing inspiration. You can basically adapt it to any RPG system; use it for solo RPGs as well as with other people; or play online PbP games.
Here's a link to Part 2: • CRGE Solo/GMless RPG E... , where I play through the first scene of the tutorial to show you a concrete example of just how powerful a tool this is!
And another to Part 3: • CRGE Solo/GMless RPG E... , where I finish up the tutorial in dramatic fashion, complete with animated cutscenes!
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro Pitch.
00:53 Introducing CRGE.
02:38 The Loom of Fate (central mechanic.)
05:23 What Can You Do With this System?
07:26 The Vignette Framework (complementary mechanic.)
10:05 Threads (complementary mechanic.)
11:04 Example with Loom + Vignette + Threads.
14:54 Final Thoughts
Tell me how you like this video, and if you do I will be making more content like this. Also, I am toying with the idea of making a series of me improvising stories by using CRGE. You'll see how such a series might look like in part 2 of this, so tell me if that would interest you!
Thanks for watching, and keep on being creative!
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[@katiebest3422]

Hey there! This is Zach’s widow. I just stumbled across your videos and think they’re great! Zach’s love of gaming was infectious, and he would be thrilled that you are helping people use his guides to play.

[@mattreagan4347]

Definitely going to check out CRGE. I was already using UNE and didn't realize Zach Best had made that also. Very sad to read about his illness :(

[@davidcronin1197]

Thanks for posting this. I've found the CRGE to be an excellent tool in finding unexpected turns, ideas, and inspirations in my current solo game/story.

[@ValTheVideomancer]

Thank you for tuning in! And I agree with you, I feel like it's amazing at making me think outside the box, and I quite like how suspenseful some of the rolls get

[@SolosferaRPG]

Great video. I read CRGE in my early Solo studies too, but don't use it. Your video made me think that it is time to revisit it!

[@ValTheVideomancer]

Thanks! Yeah, it can be a little difficult to wrap your head around the system at first, but once you start getting used to it, I find it pretty elegant and easy to use

[@skyblazeeterno]

@@ValTheVideomancer I think it suffers from labelling things weirdly - The Loom, Surge Points ...wtf? Yes I know its trying to deal with abstract stuff but...Also it seems pointless having subtly different numbers for the Yes, No stuff for "to conflict" etc. Simplify it - have them all the same. I suppose you can simplify it as appropriate

[@WarriorKingT22]

Awesome, thanks. I'll check it out.

[@thearmchairgm7308]

Might need to shuffle this playlist for the first 2 videos.

[@thehoundsoftindalos8456]

We used the AD&D 1st Ed. Dungeon Masters Guide, Appendix A: Random Dungeon Generation, all the time, back in the day to have GMless adventures. Pages 169-173.

[@elvenatheart982]

Will watch this later, has promise

[@AlfredoGomez-kp4cf]

Nice video. This might be a dumb thing to ask but me and some friends are planning on playing an rpg sometime this year but I don't really have any experience playing. So do you think this would work as a sort of "tutorial" so to speak?

[@ValTheVideomancer]

Thanks! Hmm sure, I suppose my video could be a good way of communicating the basics to them, but to be sure of yourself, you probably want to read pages 6 through 23, or at least have a look at appendix II to make sure you understand how the game plays out!

[@messenger3478]

I winder if CRGE will play nicer with pre-written adventures then Mythic.🤔

[@ValTheVideomancer]

I haven't played these systems with pre-written adventures very much, but my intuition tells me that if your adventure already offers a lot of guidance, CRGE would probably be less of a hassle to work with. So far, I find Mythic to be really good when I am inventing a new story and I have a bunch of plots to keep track of, but it does require more bookkeeping. Also, I find Mythic to be less random, but maybe in a pre-written a bit more randomness would be refreshing.

[@anothercastle17]

13:30 :)