False Starts in Solo (E255)

In this episode, after responding to a couple of great calls from Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) and Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast), I explore my struggle with solo roleplaying games, playing other roleplaying games solo and getting my head around gaming in general with a host of awesome RPGs getting mentioned along the way.

In order of appearance:

Phantom Mill’s The Valley of Flowers

Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland and Into the Odd

Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu

Jon Sutherland’s Watchers of Walberswick from White Dwarf issue 50

Amanda P’s Pilgrimages of the Sun Guard

Nerd Siren’s Corny Groń and Beyond Corny Groń

Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell Mörk Borg and Dark Fort

Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E and Beyond the Pale

Corkboards & Curiosities – How being a Teacher made me a better Game Master

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKhKTprEuw

David Blandy’s Lone Eons, Lost Eons, and Eco Mofos

Free League’s Dragonbane

Man Alone – The Best Book for Improving Your Solo Skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQC3xHdERsk

Cezar Capacle’s Random Realities and Lisergia

Jason Graham & Del Branham’s Dark Age of Man

By Odin’s Beard’s Runecairn Wardensaga Remastered and Runecairn: Into the Nine Realms

Tuesday Knight Games’ Mothership

Honourable mentions: Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio

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