Solo Play Guide for FGU - INDEX

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MODULE VERSION: W.I.P

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Introduction

Welcome to my Free-for-all passion project. It's a live document until it's finished. Feel free to dig in.

• Solo Play In FGU - Intro
• Start Playing With This Demo (Newcomer friendly. NOT in FGU. Text-based)

Solo Gameplay Examples

• Video Examples

FAQ

• What Is Solo Play?
• Why Play Solo?
• Cheapest & Quickest Way to Play Solo in FGU (D&D 5E only)
• What Will I Need to Play Solo?
• How Does a Solo Session Play?
• How Will I Motivate Myself?
• Golden Rules of Solo Play

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Overview

• Overview of Solo Gameplay (I provided an oracle in Core Gameplay Loop)

Methodology (Beginner)

If you're starting new, just this part will be enough to kickstart your session.
Don't burden yourself with details. You can best learn by jumping into action and make your own mistakes.

1. Minimum Prep
2. Modes of Play
3. Your First Scene
   
   1. First Scene Example
   
   
4. Core Gameplay Loop (Content Creation Method)
   
5. Freeform Association (Source of Creativity)
6. Mechanics of Game Story (To chain your scenes)
7. End of the Session

• How to Play Published Adventures Solo (Fog of War in maps) & Note on read-fu / spoilers.

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Oracles

• Mythic Game Master Emulator (Web / Free v1)
• 3 Popular Oracles for FGU and Supplements for them (Paid)
• The Adventurer's Toolbox (D&D 5E Only / Paid) - NEW 02/09/2024

The 3 Pillars

• Exploration Part I (Discover an Established Setting) / Requires a setting module
  
• Exploration Part II (Create-as-you-go) / Types of random generators
  
  • ​Gwydion's 2d6 Dungeon Module Quick Start - NEWEST - 04/09/2024
  
  
• Exploration Part III (Hex-Crawling) / Obstacle creation
  
  • FGU ​Hex-crawl Playtest in D&D 5E
  
  
• Roleplay
• Combat Tweaks

Adjudication

• Rules in Solo Play
  
• Cheating in Solo Play

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2 Approaches to Solo Play (Intermediate)

1. GM Approach & Exercises for GM Approach (Creative Process).
2. Player Approach Part I & Part II & Muses
   
   • Part 1: About Inspiration for characters, quests.
   • Part 2: Inspiration for places & conflicts. Also, Environmental storytelling, Personalization.
   • Muses: Music, questioning, lists for inspiration.
   
   

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EPILOGUE

• Engaging In Problem Solving With Solo Play: This method is what I use to gain insight on my or world's problems through something I call "Wisdom Through Fictional Conflict." Just like writers do. Sometimes it gives me eureka moments to produce solutions to problems but sometimes it frustrates me. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE.
• How to finish a passion project?

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Dedicated to all Dreamers, Hermits and Lonewolves. I hail thee.

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Deep Dive - (ADVANCED)

• WHY & HOW to Utilize Story Mechanics & ​Consequences Table - NEW 29/08/2024
• Conflict Types & Ian Irvine's Conflict Creation Methods
• Conjuring Sparks from Themes & Thematic Word TABLE for Plots and Characters
  
  • Methods to use themes in both creative AND therapeutic way & Quick list of Action - Story - Character - Deep words.
  
  
• Thematic Muses for Everyone WIP
• Creating Plot Twists On-The-Go
• Environmental Storytelling in Solo Mode WIP
• Creative Usage of Time In Solo Play WIP
• Solo Combat Strategy Guide Part I - NEWEST 19/09/2024

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Resources:

• How to Keep It Short and Simple? by Killing Your Darlings. 12 min video from Corkboards & Curiosities
• ​Forgotten Adventures Mapmaking Pack: 131.916 assets https://www.forgotten-adventures.net...apmaking-pack/
  
  • ! There might be a block on Google for too many download requests. Check back later if you can't download.

• Cheat Sheets to actually start playing in FGU.
  
  • Starter Cheat Sheet 1 / Rules, Modes, Scene, Core Loop, Story Mechanics, How to utilize the mechanics, RP Styles.
  • Player / GM Approach
  • Methodology
  • Playing Published Adventures
  • Inspiration & Personalization
  • Exploration
  • Hex-Crawl

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Actual Plays:

• My first Solo Play attempt after a hiatus. With some methodology explanations.

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Added to: Cheapest-and-Quickest-Way-for-Solo-Play

* JimSocks' Content Generator 2020

* DndSpeak 100 Tables

* Sellers Shop (Tables with BG Pic and Item Pins)

All of them are Pay what you want except the Content Creator is a free module for FGU.

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New Section Deep Dive is ready with its first item:

• WHY & HOW to Utilize Story Mechanics - 25/07/2024

Also, a pay what you want Name Gen Onomatology added to the Cheap & Quick Way.

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Added: Exploration Part II (Create-as-you-go) in the 3 Pillars Section.

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Added: 2 Approaches to Solo Play - NEW

1. GM Approach & Exercises for GM Approach
2. Player Approach - WIP

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Added to 2 Approaches to Solo Play

Player Approach Part I & Part II & Muses // NEW 06/08/2024


Part 1: About characters and their quests in the context of inspiration.
Part 2: About places and conflicts in the context of inspiration. Also environmental storytelling and personalization of all these.
Muses: Music, questioning, lists for inspiration.

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Added to Deep Dive Section: Conflict Types & Ian Irvine's Conflict Creation Methods

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Conjuring Sparks from Themes & My Table of Thematic Words

• Methods to use themes in both creative AND therapeutic way in Solo Mode.

Added to the the Deep Dive section. 11/08/2024.

[superteddy57]

Love this! I'm an avid solo gamer nowadays and this has some great older advice I've picked up and some great new things to try. Thanks for putting this together.