http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1011316822-susd-podcast-135-the-solo-rpg-special.mp3
2021-03-19T20:00:20Z
In this whimsically 135th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Quinns chat about a number of single-player pen-and-paper map-drawing/journal-making role-playing games - or ‘Solo RPGs’, for short. We’ll be digging deep into Delve, thinking back to Field Guide To Memory, and shooting upwards to be Alone Among The Stars, each game a new designer and a new direction.
Have a lovely weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
02:05 - Delve
15:34 - Field Guide To Memory
26:13 - Alone Among The Stars
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I haven’t listened yet, and I also haven’t played any solo RPGs, but it’s something I’m becoming increasingly interested in. I find regular RPGs extremely stressful, but I wonder whether I could enjoy them without other people!
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Often when people say “solo RPG” they mean “dungeon bash”, but I’m more interested in the story- and character-building than in the resource management. There are clearly lots of games now that support that – great! On the other hand the more creativity they ask for (e.g. Thousand Year Old Vampire) the more I want to use that (plus effort) to write a short story or an RPG scenario instead.
the best version of Diggy Diggy Hole
https://youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU
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Unexpected Yogscast! (I still haven’t listened to the episode)
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I was literally about to reply “#UnexpectedYogscast” before I got distracted by that video 
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I’ll be interested to listen to this. From what I can see of the games (none of which I had heard of previously) it might well run into the old “what is an RPG anyway?” question.
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I’ve listened to the episode now and immediately downloaded Alone Among the Stars. I’m thinking of using the prompts for sketching rather than writing.
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