Tools of the trade...



Tools of the trade ...

It's fairly trivial to get started with solo roleplaying. A minimalist approach is to use blank paper/pencil, some d6 (six-sided dice), a simple free ruleset such as Miso, and your imagination-That is it!

Here is a more detailed list of the tools used drive gameplay, themes, and storyline...
  • Setting and rulebook
    • Dark Albion
    • Lion & Dragon
  • Real dice - Nothing beats the feel of actually rolling some dice. Chessex and funky dice sets can be found both on Amazon and Goodman Games
  • Pen/paper and a writable playmat (optional)
  • Miniatures or "theatre of the mind"? I may be using some paper miniatures from Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying game (3e ). I still find the "theatre of the mind" option to be most creative and immersive; However, combat is easier to visualize using a playmat and miniatures 
  • Various random tables from found on the internet. Dyson has some excelent tables found here
  • Oracles are used to simulate having a Game Master at the table
    • Ironsworn has an excellent Oracle, solo system and setting, all free to use
    • The GameMaster Apprentice cards. These are play cards with an abundance of Game Master information. Everything you need to set a scene, NPCs, and even random generated dice
Just add your imagination and go. Next stop, Lion & Dragon character generation...

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