Tools, oracles, resources fand systems for solo rpgs. This is a big topic so starting with some simple lists.
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Starting Points with Solo RPGs
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Solo gaming has risen in popularity with enforced confinement of the epidemic.
A few places to find out the basics
The r/Solo_Roleplaying subreddit is also worth mentioning. Along with a list of Solitaire Tools & Systems
A few Podcasts to start include
- Errant Adventures with Steve Morrison is a solo campaign starting with Starforged in Season 1. (link varies with podcast app)
- Sub-Class Act is a playthrough of shortish campaigns and one-shots using a variety of systems, oracles and resources. (link varies with podcast app)
- Tale of the Manticore with Jon is part solo play and part dramatic storytelling. Dark fantasy with mature content. (link varies with podcast app)
- Die Alone A solo RPG podcast covering a different system each time.
Sites and Oracles to Help
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Solo Engine has quests, oracles, NPCs, locations, traps and combat foes
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GM's Apprentice gives lots of information (dice rolls, odds, events, senses, icons) at once, refreshing all on a re-roll. Plus more gens for oracles, urban, npc, trap etc
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WebGM, which is open source, so you can join in the contributions. It has quick options for rolling dice and all kinds of elements in a game (names, animals, events etc)
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RPG Solo has oracles, different genres and lots of buttons for getting answers to questions. Plus a mobile version
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Mythic RPG is written to have no GM (so is good for solo), and Black Magic is one of the tools supporting it.
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Soloist is a game assistant also has generators for names, characters and adventure seeds.
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Zero Dice can roll dice to give results in images, playing cards, runes, d6, d10 and fate dice.
Detailing Your Adventures
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A few popular site with gens useful for Solo Play include
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Ancient Quests for lots of gens in one location
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Chaotic Shiny for the sheer variety of gens
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Fantasy Name Generators to name anything in any genre.
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donjon for some of the best gens out there.
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For NPCs using Universal NPC Emulator take a look at UNE NPC Generator on perchance (systemless) and collection of gens at chartopia
Systems and PDFs
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For systems to try I had a brief look at 4 Places to Start with Solo
And a longer list includes
- Ironsworn
- Dungeons and Dragons 5e (as the system most people know)
- Knave and Maze Rats
- The Wretched
- Warlock! with a British old school feel.
- Savage Worlds solo rules (needs a version of Savage Worlds to use)
- Basic Fantasy RPG
- Starforged
Solo Recommendations!
I'll keep this guide updated so please suggest generators in the comments or on my Discord server
