Working an idea over in my head, thought I'd share it here. What if solo gaming played like watching a Quentin Tarantino movie? Start with how it ends and then use your system's rules and various aids to figure out how it got there. It would also give focus to any inspiration or probability rolls.

Working an idea over in my head, thought I'd share it here. What if solo gaming played like watching a Quentin Tarantino movie? Start with how it ends and then use your system's rules and various aids to figure out how it got there. It would also give focus to any inspiration or probability rolls.

Still thinking it over, but it seems like this might help move my non-group gaming in an interesting direction.

My own solo gaming virtual space... How do you all run yours?

Hi everyone. I don't think I posted this here yet. I feel Storium is very similar to solo rpg, but you do have other players and a narrator posting back and forth. On the Yahoo group, someone else posted that you can use this to do solo roleplaying by using two accounts for yourself--one as the narrator and another as the player. But on top of all that, I feel it gives me a lot more motivation to play when I'm not in the mood for solo roleplaying because everything is packaged into a single easy to use rules lite game.

Hi everyone. I don't think I posted this here yet. I feel Storium is very similar to solo rpg, but you do have other players and a narrator posting back and forth. On the Yahoo group, someone else posted that you can use this to do solo roleplaying by using two accounts for yourself--one as the narrator and another as the player. But on top of all that, I feel it gives me a lot more motivation to play when I'm not in the mood for solo roleplaying because everything is packaged into a single easy to use rules lite game.
https://storium.com/

Tips for playing solo/experiences with playing solo

Tips for playing solo/experiences with playing solo

I often begin a solo session but mostly lose interest halfway. My only "successful" solo sessions where with using the 9Qs using rules-lite systems.
I think my problem is that I have difficulty with the Oracle. Using Story Cubes often gets me stumped because the results are so random. Trying to "control" the story line is unsatisfying because it doesn't feel like I have a GM who acts as input for me. The Mythic GME feels like a rigid restriction and too much bookkeeping.

How can I make it feel more like roleplaying instead of story-writing?
Which rpg systems do work for you (more simulation-oriented like DnD or more abstract-oriented systems like Fate)?
Which oracle systems/solo engines work best for you (Mythic GME/Story Cubes etc.)?
Which kind of method for logging (online, on paper...)?
How do you stay motivated?

Question for all of you, but specially for John Fiore .

Question for all of you, but specially for John Fiore .
Did you ever tried to assign constant Mythic Chaos factor to specific question from 9Qs?
And if it did crossed your mind, what CF would you assign to easch of the questions?

I would like to do something similar to The Great Blog Roll Call for solo roleplayers on my blog (lonecabbage.me.uk). I already have a list of blogs that I'm aware of and follow.

I would like to do something similar to The Great Blog Roll Call for solo roleplayers on my blog (lonecabbage.me.uk). I already have a list of blogs that I'm aware of and follow.

If you have a blog, know of a blog, please let me know so I can create an inclusive list of solo roleplaying blogs.

Thanks!

http://dyverscampaign.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-great-blog-roll-call-2014.html

Would anyone here be willing to help me. I'm looking into redoing my Your Guide to Playing Alone and once redone would like people to see what you like/dislike/want to add (or remove).

Would anyone here be willing to help me. I'm looking into redoing my Your Guide to Playing Alone and once redone would like people to see what you like/dislike/want to add (or remove).

In doing this I would be open to helping you in return (with anything within reason).

Thanks,
Kenny

Did it ever happen to you to be drawn to roll dice when you do not have to, just in order to "use" the RPG you selected for your solo session?

Did it ever happen to you to be drawn to roll dice when you do not have to, just in order to "use" the RPG you selected for your solo session?
I just understood that I did just that.
I am playing with 9Qs, quasi-Star Wars session. In Q1, my heroes landed on the just terraformed planet, just to discover that their old opponent is a planetary Governor there, which is part of his punishment for his failure that occurred during his last meeting with my PCs (all this decided by Mythic and Rory's Story Cubes). So, my heroes decided to test if they can disguise themselves and mingle unnoticed among planet population (a Sith lord and 3 stormtrupers to stay unnoticed among population of newly terraformed planet? Very unlikely). Of course, PCs failed miserably, but they will later discover that governor of the planet does not care that they have arrived, and that nobody is trying to kill them or something.
This left me wondering, why did I tested at all? I could first ask if someone is looking for PCs and then test if necessary. The only answer I could give to myself is that I did not want to finish Q1 without any PC tests, which I could do without a problem. I simply rushed myself. Do you have similar experiences? Any advices?