Solo Tabletop

Don't believe the hype.

A short discussion about the core rulebook and how the rules clash with the overall theme, which ultimately led to me ending the adventure.

Preface Over my years in this hobby, I have spent countless hours creating homebrew settings for various games and different groups of people. Never have I sat down and actually dedicated myself to creating a cohesive setting that was only focused on my personal interests. There were always considerations to be had about the quirks of the other players because that's what traditional multiplayer RPGs are designed for. It's a cooperative adventure and everyone should be equally involved. Don't get me wrong, I love these multiplayer sessions and will continue to run them because I really like to see the players and their characters interact with the world I present them (be it homebrew or official). Obviously, many GMs spend a lot of additional time on worldbuilding, but the reality is that most of it will never come up during the game or the players just simply won't care about it. Solo play allows me the freedom to ignore all those considerations and only focus on the t...

What is this blog about? The short version: solo focused tabletop gaming For those of you only interested in actual solo content, feel free to ignore this post and instead explore the rest of this blog. Look through the different categories in the header, and I'm sure that you'll find something for your preferred genre of game. If you are, however, interested in the details and the thoughts that went into the creation of this hobby blog, then read on. I hope you learn something interesting or even get inspired to start your own blog. Project Showcases Miniature painting, terrain building, kitbashing, retrospectives Actual Plays Solo roleplaying games of all sorts - varied genres and playstyles After Action Reports (AARs) Retelling and war stories of solo miniature wargames and boardgames First Impressions Overviews and impressions of solo relevant tabletop products Reviews These will be on the rarer side as I only like to review products that I have thoroughly tested by using t...