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I left this for last despite it is what many players want to do for various reasons, because oh boy, is it hard to incorporate to Solo Mode! But as your friendly neighborhood Soloist, I will try my best to explain different points of views and methods for this type. FGU made it way easier than I originally thought.

Points of Views on Methodology

1. Selective Reading

In his book DM Yourself, Tom Scutt details

"...techniques to navigate the

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NOTE that, there is an AD in between 5:00 to 6:37.



I always told you "Keep it short and simple" but never told you how. It's by a cinematography method called "Killing Your Darlings". No, you won't have to remove your NPCs or story plots. You'll just cut the excess out of them.

How Cinema can make us better Game Masters (D&D / TTRPG) -12 min.
by Corkboards & Curiosities

(Part I: Scene + Part II: Camera) ...

Since this is the relevant part of Exploration series, Obstacle Creation is our subject. You can create your own Solo Adventure with just an empty hex map and random tables. Hex-Crawling let's you simulate harsh survival conditions in old games. Or you can play it as a lighthearted RPG adventure.

# Out of an Empty Shape

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Masterpiece drawing of hex thingy

A hex grid is like a six sided dice that can lead you to randomized ...

This demo is designed for newcomers who doesn't have any knowledge of RPGs to teach them the basics of Solo Play. Everything you need is provided in the guide. Let's jump right into play without needing to read any rules or worrying about the lack of a Game Master. Our Oracle will provides us answers and remove the need of a GM. And random generators will give us ideas. (Text-based NON-FGU Play)

# Solo Play Based On Rule Of Cool

Rule of Cool means that if your character ...

I can hear you asking: But this is Solo Mode. How can I surprise myself if I know what plot twists are in the table? It's easy! A tad bit of fundamental thinking and a touch of timing, the rest is RNG's business.

You will and should know these plot twist types but you won't know what they'll MEAN in the current context in a scene. Especially when you combine them with random words or objects that you'll link with FFA. This, my friends, is the secret to plot twists in Solo Mode.
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