tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post3938424019815680568..comments2024-01-15T14:49:26.184-08:00Comments on <center>The Viridian Scroll</center>: Solo gaming apologeticsRay Otushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398394072713660199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-76920903147353449022019-07-06T07:13:25.757-07:002019-07-06T07:13:25.757-07:00Would love to hear another solo podcast episode. A...Would love to hear another solo podcast episode. A group chat with Tana Pigeon (Mythic GME), Paul Bimler (5e Solo), Shawn Tomkin (Ironsworn), etc. would be epic. :-)Spencer @ Wisps Of Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876536295193361420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-9845152595507209802019-07-05T20:07:05.098-07:002019-07-05T20:07:05.098-07:00YESYESRay Otushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398394072713660199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-26373786067963003102019-07-05T20:06:45.519-07:002019-07-05T20:06:45.519-07:00Ironsworn sounds cool, Spencer. And thanks for the...Ironsworn sounds cool, Spencer. And thanks for the praise and the insight into your own journey!Ray Otushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398394072713660199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-88924366091736180342019-07-05T19:19:12.556-07:002019-07-05T19:19:12.556-07:00P.S. Ray, as a Dungeon World guy, you'd probab...P.S. Ray, as a Dungeon World guy, you'd probably dig Ironsworn. It's a very well done PbtA system built with soloing in mind (but also designed for GMless or small group play).Spencer @ Wisps Of Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876536295193361420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-75676715348112290882019-07-05T19:10:16.141-07:002019-07-05T19:10:16.141-07:00I picked up soloing as a busy dad with 3 young kid...I picked up soloing as a busy dad with 3 young kids, a chronically ill wife, and a demanding job. Scheduling with a group, even for Roll20 play, turned out to be frustrating at best. Soloing made tabletop gaming a possibility for me again. And allowed for some much needed escape and stress release.<br /><br />I've recently turned to Role Gate (play-by-chat platform) as well, which allows for similar freedom of schedule, but as asynchronous play with others (or solo, too, works well on there). It's a nice change of scenery from soloing and removes the "heavy lifting" of being both player and GM. As a bonus, the techniques (and practice) learned in solo play have applied directly towards GMing my first game (on Role Gate). So, you could file that under the *Learn* heading as well. <br /><br />As an aside, I've found Role Gate to be an ideal, low pressure means of making the leap to GMing -- there's plenty of willing players and plenty of time to think (or look up rules) before responding to players.<br /><br />Great post, Ray!Spencer @ Wisps Of Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876536295193361420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-73674093301211380712019-07-03T10:09:13.481-07:002019-07-03T10:09:13.481-07:00To create...playing solo to develop ideas or start...To create...playing solo to develop ideas or starting points for other creative media.CinderellaManJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-47913734746121056342019-07-02T21:53:04.320-07:002019-07-02T21:53:04.320-07:00It's a "phase" kind of thing for me....It's a "phase" kind of thing for me. I go through periods when I like to explore it.Ray Otushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398394072713660199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867870897235502399.post-87174566037604725402019-07-02T16:11:17.074-07:002019-07-02T16:11:17.074-07:00Have you engaged in solo rpg play much? I haven...Have you engaged in solo rpg play much? I haven't but feel like I probably should. If nothing else for the learning aspect.Daniel Loftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232971430314031659noreply@blogger.com