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Multiverse of Mystery
Publisher: lumen
by Richard [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/03/2023 15:47:47

Rules light game with with some great random tables to spark some gonzo solo roleplaying sessions. Great art too!



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Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/09/2023 15:07:47

Its great to see a 2nd edition of this wonderful system for solo or GM'less play. Everything about it is better. The content, the explanations, the art and the many options that you can use to tailor this engine to suit your own gaming style.

I like to sample other oracles/engines but Mythic is still one of the very best!



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The Radiance Adventure Engine
Publisher: OddFish Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/09/2023 15:00:05

Radiance is a card based engine for running any RPG. It’s primarily for solo or GMless play. I’m solo so its aimed squarely at me.

I’ve had a hard time playing solo. I’ve tried pretty much every system going. I very much like Mythic but I struggle to be creative when I want to be surprised. I need something to take the lead for me.

This card system does just that. You play through 8 cards that set out “The heroes journey”. Turn over a story card to be presented with an over arching plot (or just pick one of course). Play proceeds by revealing a story card for each of the 8 main cards linking them to the over arching plot. Stories themselves are resolved by playing path cards (generally 2). These are specific events or issues to overcome or experience.

You can go deeper by playing independent stories if the desire takes you, or B story cards which are like side plots. You can gain cubes from completing cards which act as bennies that can be played for bonus effects. If you go for the Advanced set (also available here) you can play many other main stories (instead of the heroes journey) like one specifically for investigations. There is also a set of cards that helps you to run different NPC’s and intelligently randomise their actions.

I’m surprised this system hasn’t sold better. The kickstarter campaign was very successful but I missed it.

To summarise, I think this is a fantastic engine for anyone who likes to be guided more than you would get from something like Mythic etc. It does this in such an elegant way. It gently coaxes your creativity and has the potential to unlock limitless and endlessly varied stories.

It’s now my system of choice. Highly recommended!



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Riftbreakers
Publisher: Blackoath Entertainment
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/05/2023 14:09:35

A great D100 fantasy rpg with mechanics lifted from MMORPGs. Others have explained the system well so I'll just add two points that I really like about this game.

  1. It has a perfect balance between game and roleplaying. As a solo roleplayer this is an element that I have come to appreciate. There is plenty in the book to help you build a rich roleplaying experience that will be different every time. Its very solo friendly. In fact that appears to be the main mode presented in the book along with co-op play. It is also easy to adapt for a traditional group experience. However, it also has a robust game like structure to it that allows you to sit back a bit when you are too tired to be very creative. Having a manual job I really appreciate being able to decide which mode I want i.e. more of a game or more of a story telling experience.

  2. It has a unique bestiary. There are no orcs, goblins or dark elves here. Everything about the setting feels comfortably high fantasy but the author has steered clear of some of the more obvious tropes in the genre. I love that. It makes travelling through a fantasy land a bit more like the reason you enjoyed it when you first encountered it! More authors should try this!

An excellent book, highly recommended.



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Witch & Knave
Publisher: Things I Keep
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/17/2020 16:38:29

A great solo rpg. Almost everything you need is contained in the book. Just add a question oracle and you're off and running.

I love the light setting, its all you need for solo as detailed settings can be restrictive. Character creation is quick but really detailed. The blood and doom track is really innovative. Encumberance is handled simply and has you contantly chewing your lip over how much you can carry, as it should.

The rules can be a bit vague at times but it seems that the author is updating so I'm sure it will all get ironed out in the future.

Recommended!

Update. This game is a work in progress. The latest update contains very big changes. It has most certainly improved and is much less vague. Monster creation is now completely unique. The magic sytem has improved and exploration is far more concise. Cool!



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Motif Story Engine (Solo and GM-Lite Roleplaying Toolkit)
Publisher: Thought Punks
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/30/2020 11:45:59

Truly this is an excellent solo roleplaying engine. I haven't put it through its paces but in theory this could be the best I've seen and I've purchased most of them.

Finally someone has pushed the format forward instead of rehashing the standard mechanisms or making an engine that is either to minimal or too complex for your average gamer. Awesome!



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Cat's Dream
Publisher: Tobie Abad
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/02/2020 08:12:18

This is a great little storytelling game. Its easy to learn and produces great dream stories. The author has promised to make a supplement for it. I await eagerly!



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Underworld Stories
Publisher: STUDIUM CMLXV
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/10/2019 18:50:11

I agree with Stephans review.

This is a great rules light, Dungeon Crawl that takes up minimal space and plays swiftly. The combat is innovative!

I love games that I can play in an evening after work when I have limited time and I'm tired. This is one of those games. Score!



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Hannibal ad Portas
Publisher: STUDIUM CMLXV
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/23/2019 19:14:43

For the price this is excellent. Its a small solitaire game that has a good balance of strategy and luck and tells a great story.

Good game and I can see great replayability.

If you are convinced that dice hate you you are in luck. The card deck in this game replaces D6 and will virtually ensure you never end up rolling a 1 after 1 after 1! Or indeed a slew of 6's. It tends to smooth out the number distribution. I might use it for other games. Of course, if that sounds bad to you then just roll D6's. It's your game...



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The Adventure Crafter
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/27/2019 17:45:53

This book does exactly what it claims to do. it will create adventures for you with as much or as little detail as you require.

If you use Mythic GME it is an essential addition. It truly is an amazing add on for anyone who roleplays solo or a group without a GM.

Truly, I believe this is a stroke of genius. I reckon it's worth an Ennie. Also it is a shining example of technical authoring. It's easy to unserstand its moving parts because it's explained so logically with numerous examples.

Awesome.



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The Courtship of the Flower Demons
Publisher: Ganesha Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/08/2018 17:43:20

Honestly, this book is essential if you have 4 Against Darkness. The setting and premise of the Flower Demesne is highly original and wonderfully evocative. You even have to forgoe a certain amount of combat and instead find yourself involved in weird courtship encounters!

The new classes are great too but the real winner (apart from the setting) here is the section on potions. Its incredible!

This book could completely change the way you play 4AD. Hunting for ingredients for potions is now a fascinating and lucrative objective that will see you seeking throughout many of the other books in the line already published.

I highly rate this supplement. Buy it immediately!!



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Micro Maze 01: The Garden of Mad Alchemy (Solo Game)
Publisher: Fishwife Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/15/2018 14:57:07

More simplistic than Exiles of the Wicked Maze but easier to get going and has a different goal. Good fun! It would be a 5 star rating if there was more than one map like Exiles. 3 different mazes would be good.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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DEADLY MISSIONS: 3rd Edition: Return to Merlantis
Publisher: Grey Matter Games
by Richard S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/10/2017 16:46:52

See my review of 'Deadly Missions 2nd Ed. - The Portal' for my main thoughts about the game...

The 3rd edition of Deadly Missions is chiefly just a case of more is more. More characters, more creature tokens, more villains and another tile set to romp around on. For me thats easily worth the price alone.

There are however a few more things worth considering though...

  1. The rulebook has been improved. It's a little clearer and has a slightly better layout.

  2. There are some new abilities that are great additions. particularly the ruthless 'Swashbuckler'!

  3. We have water creatures/characters/villains and new rules for them.

  4. There are now blank templates and a point system for creating your own characters, villains or creatures.

In short, there's more new content than you can shake a stick at, the game has been improved and you now have all you need to create your own custom content. Definitely worth purchasing!



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DEADLY MISSIONS: 2econd Edition: THE PORTAL
Publisher: Grey Matter Games
by R. S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/05/2017 18:03:24

Deadly Missions is a 'print & play' Dungeon Crawler. Does the world need another Dungeon Crawler? Yes, certainly and here's why...

If you look at the Grey Matter Games section on DrivethruRPG you'll see that Deadly Missions has been consistently improved and expanded upon over quite a few years. This means that if you like it's basic premise you can slowly turn it into one mighty big game chock full of monsters, villains, heroes and artifacts that will give it almost infinite replay-ability.

The aim of the game is to gather 4-6 heroes with varying skill sets and pit them against a villain or boss monster in a dungeon of randomised tiles. Monsters appear ranked from 1st level goons up to 3rd level bad asses. The combat rules are simple but effective and doors and difficult types of terrain are covered well. I particularly like the fact that rear attacks are in the rules. The popular Dungeons and Dragons board games don't actually have have this seemingly essential tactic! You can even run out of arrows for your bow. Then you have to hope you can find some more on a dead Goblin. Yikes! Heroes and villains have access to any of the 48 abilities in the rules. As you can imagine this makes for a very interesting selection of characters. I like to randomise the characters I play and find the best way that the group can work together.

The 2nd edition of Deadly Missions is a great improvement over the first both in terms of the art and graphics and also the rules. All of the character art for the standees and cards is produced by the author and this is what really makes Deadly Missions so unique to me. David Wears has a great cartoon style of art that blends very well with his vision of pure unabashed fantasy. I particularly like all the anthropomorphic heroes.

Deadly Missions is really a sandbox game. Suggestions are made for three adventures. 1, defeat the main villain. 2, rescue the prisoner and 3, find the summoning circle and defeat the boss monster. That's it really. Yet, if you look at the tiles that come with the game (or even better the expansion Fantasy Quest 3 or indeed any of the many tile sets available online) See Lord Zsezse Works!) then you can let your imagination soar and come up with adventure ideas only limited by your imagination. The rules are light and flexible enough to accommodate any ideas you have.

So yes. I believe Deadly Missions is essential if you love Dungeon Crawling and are prepared to print and create your own game. Huge fun!



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The Mutant Epoch RPG Quick Start Rules
Publisher: Outland Arts
by R. S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/18/2016 18:44:43

I have Mutant Epoch core rules. I only solo roleplay with it. This game supports solo roleplay extremely well. All their large adventure books are written to account for a solo experience which is so very rare.

I digress. These quick start rules are an amazing addition. Apart from their obvious reason for being they are perfect for solo roleplaying. I need a game to be rules light in order to keep the pace snappy. This concise 48 page edition (the adventure is an additional 42 pages plus setting material) is perfect for my needs and comes with another fantastic adventure for free! When the rules become second nature I can start adding more from the full 246 page core rules.

Really, what more could you want? Great artwork? Its got that too!

Richard Smithston



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