You can play D&D and similar games solo but they usually require some help and extra tools to do so. Might I point you towards the [email protected] community? They might be able to answer questions and help you get started if you want to give it a try.
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thank you for the comunity, ive been on lemmy for around a wek so im kind anew.
I have never attempted to play D&D solo, but I have discovered other RPG’s that are designed to be. Ironsworn and Starforged are both built for the solo adventurer.
do you know if its better to buy a hardback of those games or to print it?
I picked up the PDF's from DrivethruRPG and use them on my tablet. That seems to be the cheapest way. I print out the pages I want to reference quickly and usually that's enough for me.
I love playing solo! It's a different experience versus playing with a group though. Check out Me Myself and Die on YouTube for a good example, although keep in mind he keeps it tightly edited so you don't always see his full thought process.
Yes. You use a GM emulator like Mythic. A GM emulator is basically a bunch of random tables you use to help you answer questions you'd normally ask the GM.
Obligatory "Me, Myself and Die!" mention. The season one from three years ago is still a brilliant watch. Trevor plays Savage Worlds here, but you can see how the engine that makes the solo play possible is utilized. That can give you ideas for how to use it with your system of choice.
Me, Myself and Die! Season One
Some of the older adventures (AD&D, first and second edition) were written as single-player modules, kind of like the adventure game books of the same historical era. They're sort of like Choose Your Own Adventure books, but with RPG engines bolted onto the side controlling some of the paths taken.
Slight adjacent to the topic, I wonder if Chat AI would ever be good at this sort of thing. Chat based adventure or pbp style 🤔
It um, kind of can! It took a bit of effort, but I got it to come up with a character and roleplay it, and then Lyra Moonshadow and I went on an adventure together!
Oh man, scary fun! Lol
There is RPG more suited to played solo than D&D.
I'm not a DnD player, but it's my understanding that you usually have a DM to guide the session and write/improvise the story that your players experience and react to. I don't know if that's possible in DnD by yourself, but you might be able to something like Gloomhaven, which had the DM and story built into the game. Then you're free to enjoy the story that it's created from a player perspective.
i guess that makes sense, he only games ive played are dnd and variouse print and plays and they are fun when you hav epeople to play with.
I think D&D might be too rules-heavy for solo play. But there's only one way to find out if it works for you or not :)