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Cool and interesting solo roleplaying stuff

a collection by lmintmate · last updated 2024-12-14 13:02:05

Cool and interesting stuff for solo roleplaying.

The Second Edition of the Mythic Game Master Emulator updates the ground-breaking 2003 ruleset.

THE most essential resource for solo roleplaying. The price might be a bit steep, but it's totally worth it to get one started with the hobby.

A Rules-Lite Cyberpunk RPG

The first system that vibed with me enough so that I'd be able to sustain a multiple-sessions campaign. Cyberpunk hack of Heroic Tales.

The system-neutral city kit for cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying games.

Essential if you want to play in a cyberpunk setting. Don't forget to also grab Augmented Reality PLUS from DriveThruRPG, as it adds a couple more stuff.

A rules-lite Fantasy RPG

The og system on which Neon Skylines is based, is fantasy instead of Cyberpunk. It also works quite well for implementing stuff like skill checks and combat.

Collection of monsters, items, conditions, skills, and combat moves for the Heroic Tales TTRPG.

A good supplement for Heroic Tales, offering additional options for stuff like skills and enemies.

A cozy journaling journey of self-discovery, reflection, and whimsical adventure
A solo journaling and grid-coloring RPG about witchy business

The grid-filling and (optional) sigil-creating mechanics are pretty cool.

A village witch solo journalling RPG set in a Ghibli inspired cosy fantasy world.
Unofficial Apothecaria Worksheets

Useful worksheets for keeping track of stuff in Apothecaria (especially Ailments).

Solo rpg of royal geneaology

This is a good ruling family history writing game, with a fairly intuitive gameplay loop, a variety of events to keep things from getting repetitive, and even mechanics that can help lead to an ending to prevent things from stretching indefinitely.

A worksheet for Lineage: Epoch Edition

A useful tool for Lineage to record the family tree, that eases the recording process by providing predefined spaces for the stuff one might want to note.

Additional tables to help assign ages and length of reign.

Useful additional tables for Lineage.

Solo roleplaying game of royal genealogy in a MÖRK BORG world

This is a good way to try one's hand at a ruling family history writing game without committing to the full Lineage experience from the get-go (since it's apparently based on the 1st, somewhat simpler but also less varied, version of Lineage). Though it should be noted that you should be prepared to reroll some results if you aren't into the grimdark eldritch horror stuff of Mork Borg and can't interpret the prompts you get at first in a more neutral manner.

A short solo roleplaying game about managing a festival in ancient Sumeria.

Works well as a oneshot. And has an uncommon setting too to boot.

A Solo RPG about the archive and the empire.

Definitely a better postapocalyptic exploration game than Fallout 4, especially as it doesn't involve shooting at everything.

A standalone Christmas themed Ironsworn hack
A quick solo rpg of scavenging for high scores!
Role Playing

Works well enough for a one-off. The way its gameplay works, it felt more like a game (i.e. akin to a boardgame, but without a board) rather than an rpg, as the gameplay loop isn't very conducive to the narrative play style I do most of the time. This isn't a negative though, as it thus served as a change of pace.

A solo journaling game about visiting an ever changing city
Business card sized substitute for a deck of cards.

A useful utility for those games that require playing cards, since I usually don't feel like laying a bunch of actual playing cards around.

You have dice. You need cards. Or, you have cards but need dice.

Contains conversion from dice to tarot, which seems pretty useful for games that require such things, since I don't have any tarot decks.

A Tabletop Oracle For RPG Play
Quick Rules Reference for Dragonbane RPG

This technically isn't solo-specific, but it's rather helpful for looking up rules of the solo-friendly Dragonbane TTRPG without flipping all over the rulebook, though it doesn't include the solo Dragonbane ruleset.

a new framework for playing games in your head

This is a simple (with almost no rules) and material-less rpg, than can thus be played anywhere and anytime one's mind might wander a bit.

Old School RPG with GM & Solo Tools

Has built-in solo tools, as well as a lot of useful random tables.

A tabletop RPG of perilous quests for solo, co-op, and guided play

Basically the gateway drug to solo roleplaying, though in retrospect its rule system didn't vibe with me all that much.

A micro-rpg born from Ironsworn

Might be easier for me to use than Ironsworn itself.

Become a Fledgling assassin in this Assassin's Creed inspired supplement to the Ironsworn RPG.

An interesting Assassin's Creed-themed hack for Ironsworn. Though I didn't vibe too much with the og system, this might still be worth a try.

A cozy ttrpg powered by Ironsworn.

Deserves to be added to this collection for its interesting concept, though again I didn't vibe too much with the Ironsworn ruleset.

Return to your favorite MMO in its last four hours of operation. A solo TTRPG.

This seems interesting to play as a oneshot.