Thank you for another great video. I have been looking for a solo gaming channel like yours. I love how you keep everything simple and accessible. Your style reminds me of when I was younger in a foster home. The home was out in the country. I could not go to town, and my entertainment options were limited. So I used some 1/72 plastic soldiers that I had to create battles. Not any RPG stuff, just playing around.
Great video! I am currently enjoying 1:100 scale miniatures... of which there really are not a lot of options! So .15 mm "squares", wooden cubes, and 8.5x11 printed maps are my current SoloRPG game session miniatures of choice. Less space, more gaming!
The ones in the video, "Peeples", suddenly dropped off Amazon. Must've been my video that caused them to sell out! Thanks for commenting, Shannon, and can't wait until Thursday.
Flat minis (Arcknight, Skinny Minis, Wanderer's Emporium) are very portable, as they can be put in folders such as for baseball or MTG cards. Using them in conjunction with Professor DM's Ultimate Dungeon Terrain lets the whole setup be pretty easily taken everywhere.
I have used coins, also I find d12s work nice. They are easy to hold and move...not like d4s, and I tend to use them less than other dice, so they don't feel neglected when they get to be the minis. :) But mostly, I use theater of the mind or a quick sketch to show who is in engaged in battle for solo. Unless you are playing a really tactical system. I find with solo, the less time and energy I spend, on battles, rules, and such, the more time and energy can be spent on planning, world building and moving the story. I'd suggest for anyone starting out solo to try to use, at least some, theater of the mind, unless they just really love deep tactical combat. At a table with several players it can be hard to communicate and get everyone on the same page with out a map and minis, but it is much simpler alone. The failures I have had in trying to solo, and many I have seen when people upload a solo series on youtube, and it lasts only a session, it tends to be because they played it more how they would at a table, and did not adapt it to solo play. Maybe a video on how you play differently between playing with others and solo would be useful. I tend to use simpler systems, more theater of the mind, I speed through combat, and I don't worry about every rule or detail, because I won't upset anyone by being inconsistent or hand waving some details. I think many people try solo and play in the way they are used to playing with others, but often a few tweaks are needed as you are not getting the input to react to from others and will overload yourself if not careful.
All good points, and thanks for the video topic recommendation. I will give it some thought. And I agree: solo and group play are adjacent, but not identical hobbies. I ran the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle solo and by the book. It was like accounting homework.
Thank you for another great video. I have been looking for a solo gaming channel like yours. I love how you keep everything simple and accessible. Your style reminds me of when I was younger in a foster home. The home was out in the country. I could not go to town, and my entertainment options were limited. So I used some 1/72 plastic soldiers that I had to create battles. Not any RPG stuff, just playing around.
Thanks for the good words. I don't only do solo videos, but am doing more lately as I learn new things about this part of the hobby. All the best!
Thanks for the shoutout! Watching your video now. Also a big fan of quick set-up and portability.👍
Glad to do it. All the best!
Always good, John.
Thanks Wes! Hope you are well.
@ I am, thanks! How are you?
Great video! I am currently enjoying 1:100 scale miniatures... of which there really are not a lot of options! So .15 mm "squares", wooden cubes, and 8.5x11 printed maps are my current SoloRPG game session miniatures of choice. Less space, more gaming!
Thanks for the good words. I think 15 mm are Meeple size, so those may be an option for you.
Great ideas
Thanks Dave! I love my little people.
I like the meeples!
The ones in the video, "Peeples", suddenly dropped off Amazon. Must've been my video that caused them to sell out! Thanks for commenting, Shannon, and can't wait until Thursday.
Flat minis (Arcknight, Skinny Minis, Wanderer's Emporium) are very portable, as they can be put in folders such as for baseball or MTG cards. Using them in conjunction with Professor DM's Ultimate Dungeon Terrain lets the whole setup be pretty easily taken everywhere.
Thanks for another option. I don't have any of those yet, but you never know. Thanks for watching and your recommendation. All the best.
Single colored Legos on A3 size graph paper work really well. Gray or black pieces for the NPC players.
Thanks for another option. (and you could always use the mini figs if you have them as well. I always liked the astronauts).
I have used coins, also I find d12s work nice. They are easy to hold and move...not like d4s, and I tend to use them less than other dice, so they don't feel neglected when they get to be the minis. :)
But mostly, I use theater of the mind or a quick sketch to show who is in engaged in battle for solo. Unless you are playing a really tactical system. I find with solo, the less time and energy I spend, on battles, rules, and such, the more time and energy can be spent on planning, world building and moving the story.
I'd suggest for anyone starting out solo to try to use, at least some, theater of the mind, unless they just really love deep tactical combat. At a table with several players it can be hard to communicate and get everyone on the same page with out a map and minis, but it is much simpler alone. The failures I have had in trying to solo, and many I have seen when people upload a solo series on youtube, and it lasts only a session, it tends to be because they played it more how they would at a table, and did not adapt it to solo play.
Maybe a video on how you play differently between playing with others and solo would be useful. I tend to use simpler systems, more theater of the mind, I speed through combat, and I don't worry about every rule or detail, because I won't upset anyone by being inconsistent or hand waving some details. I think many people try solo and play in the way they are used to playing with others, but often a few tweaks are needed as you are not getting the input to react to from others and will overload yourself if not careful.
All good points, and thanks for the video topic recommendation. I will give it some thought. And I agree: solo and group play are adjacent, but not identical hobbies. I ran the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle solo and by the book. It was like accounting homework.