The creators of the excellent Oath of the Frozen King adventure kit just opened up their Kickstarter for a new kit, Shadows Over Driftchapel, set in a “a near-apocalyptic, Victorian/Colonial-inspired fantasy realm brimming with black powder and shadowy horrors beyond human reckoning”.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/absolutetabletop/adventure-kit-shadows-over-driftchapel-5e-compatib

What is the relevance? : The aforementioned Oath was packed full of system agnostic and thematic random tables (maybe 5% of the book was D&D 5E stats). So if you like using random tables in your solo play and toolkits that facilitate low prep and replayability then it’s probably worth your time to read over what’s offered in this new Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/absolutetabletop/adventure-kit-shadows-over-driftchapel-5e-compatib

Hey guys, gonna recommend 3 good systems for soloing with varying degrees of complexity, all three of them inclined towards a more light spectrum, the most complicated being almost FATE level of rules heavy.

First one is TINY DUNGEON 2E. This engine is a minimalistic fantasy game, which also happens to be d6 based. No stats, classless, only Traits to define your character from between a list of about 25, which lets you mix and match to build your very own fantasy adventurer. It’s reminiscent of Black Hack in its simplicity, rolling 2d6 and succeeding in the task at hand if either dice comes a 5 or 6. You roll 3d6 when you have advantage and 1d6 when at dissadvantage. Traits, combat options and more let you change the battle or scene at your favor, and all weapons deal 1 damage. It has many cool and equally minimalistic optional rules which let you tailor the game to your liking, adding or taking away from it, and converting existing material to this game is surprisingly quick, as is coming up with enemies on the fly.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/230298/Tiny-Dungeon-Second-Edition

Second one is Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2e. Some of you miught be familiar with the Fighting Fantasy line of gamebooks, and this fast and fun system takes the base of said gamebooks and turns it into a robust, yet simple and fast to learn system that çets you tailor any fantasy character you can imagine. Counting with numerous tables for situational modifiers, random enemies, treasure and more, this system lets you play solo, as enemies are mostly balanced arround a lone opponent, but can even handle a band of adventurers or a hero with hirelings! This game also has lots of aviable expansion materials which add systems like Dominion level play, how to handle a business, more magis systems and spells, and a VERY robust collection of enemies, in fact, almost 450. The system uses a 2d6 roll under Skill system prone to breaking of min maxing, but fellows at the official forums have adjusted the combat to make it challenging and fun without taking away any of the initial simplicity of this system. It’s really like playing your own gamebook!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186396/Advanced-Fighting-Fantasy-2nd-Ed

Last is Unity, a new d20 RPG akin to 13th Age, but much more simple and tailored into a style in which only the players roll, saving your solo play some time. It’s built arround party play, using powers reminiscent of those found in 4e or the aftermentioned 13th Age, but much simpler to read. It has a minimalistic character sheet and a very simple and abstract combat system which is easy to remember. Unique character classes combined with an easy to track inventory and resource system similar to Ironsworn, a decent bestiary with small entrances and lots of interpretative choices and oportunities, this is for those who like 13th Age or 5e but might be looking for something easier to play by yourself. Monsters are way easier to make than in the previously mentioned RPGs, with simpler power blocks, and the classes are all a blast to play, with magic items and gear being mostly descriptive.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/244253/Unity-RPG-Core-Rulebook?term=unity&test_epoch=0

These books are usually $12.99 on Amazon. If you’ve not checked it out, it’s a really neat solitaire card game. The basic rules are available for free (called Tomb of Four Kings) and you can use standard poker cards. Labyrinth of Souls expands on the basic rules using a Tarot deck and has scenarios and campaign rules. Devil’s Playground is both a standalone game and an expansion of LoS, but requires the custom deck. I think the custom decks are about $16? but I like the artwork by Josephe Vandel. There’s a few play examples on Youtube.

Originally shared by Matthew Lowes

I have extra Devil’s Playground books and some slightly misprinted Labyrinth of Souls books that I want to offer a deal on to my G+ friends. This community helped make these projects possible. Devil’s Playground books are $10. LoS misprints are $5 (Their only flaw is they got cut a little narrow so the covers look off. Inside text and margins are all intact.). PM me if you’re interested. Payment is via PayPal. Shipping is free! 🙂