The Solo RolePlayers Podcast

#15 - [INTERVIEW] - Playing Published Adventures with Tana Pigeon (Mythic)

Hello and welcome back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am proud to present the fantastic, inspiring, prolific and downright game-changer to the solo roleplayers hobby, official friend of the show Tana Pigeon to talk all about, and give a live example of that slippery and mystifying of concepts, playing a published adventure solo.
Tana talks through a few of the techniques she has used and written about in the past for how to do this, but also presents a brand new way to play a published adventure solo as written about in her recent issue #50 of Mythic Magazine, the 'Deconstruct the Known' method.
We wrap up the second half of the show by picking an unprepared adventure at random and actually showing off how the new technique works. It was a heap of fun and I am sure it will give you some ideas and confidence to try and do something like it yourself.
Enjoy!
 
 
Links
Wordmill Games
Wordmill Games on Patreon
 
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you access to the community chat and my public newsletters.
At the SoloRolePlayers Tier you get 2 bonus episodes a month where I continue playing through the games introduced on the show, a monthly bookclub/gameclub meet-up, access to the discord, and connect with celebrity guests.
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound
 

#14 [ACTUAL PLAY] Forbidden Lands

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I have, what is turning out to be a hugely and increasingly epic actual play of forbidden lands. This is easily the biggest ruleset I have taken off my shelf and start playing and I must say, I just couldn't get this damn game off my table.
Join Aerwynn, Semina and Gaian as they attempt to fight off a huge dune worm and set off for the mysterious and semi forgotten fortress of WeatherStone.
If you enjoy this episode and want to hear the story continue you can head over to the SoloRolePlayers Patreon  and listen to the further plays as they are released for members over there or just get involved in the conversation.
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you access to the community chat and my public newsletters
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound

#13 [INTERVIEW] Matt Risby from The Bad Spot

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I have another interview with a fantastic guest, Matt Risby from Ironsworn:StarForged actual play (ish, listen to find out more) podcast The Bad Spot. 
You can find The Bad Spot over on YouTube
or in audio form as a Podcast
 
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com. PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you access to the community chat and my public newsletters
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound
 
From Matt Rigby:
Learning to Fail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc6Zxe5fQgs
Void 1860am
 

[SPECIAL] - The Solo RolePlayers' Challenge RESULTS

Hello and Welcome to this very special episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. It took a while to put this together but I finally have for you the results of The Solo RolePlayers Challenge that I announced toward the end of last year. 
Of course, me being me, I couldn't help but turn it into something a bit different...
Thanks again to all the participants I am so proud of you all and I hope that by now you are all knee deep intro your solo roleplaying adventures.
 
LINKS
patreon.com/soloroleplayers
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
 

#12 [INTERVIEW] Carl White - The Lone Adventurer

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast
Today on the show I got to sit down with one of the new (to me) solo rpg audio creators, as recommended by a listener, Car White for the excellent Lone Adventurer Podcast.
You can find Carl and his Bond meets Arcane-esque over at
The Lone Adventurer Podcast
 
SHOWNOTES:
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound
 

#11 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Starforged

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Join me today on this first episode of the new year for another actual play of the much lauded Ironsworn: StarForged. 
In this episode, as always, I get a book off my shelf and get it to the table with the minimal amount of preparation possible. I hope to give you an idea of what the game is like and give you some courage to just start playing yourself without getting bogged down in the need to feel like everything is perfect and you are totally prepared (you never are anyway).
We do a lot of world building in the ep and give you a feel for what it is like setting up a story with this system, and move into testing out some of the mechanics and getting the story off the ground toward the end. 
Hope you enjoy this long overdue play of StarForged.
 
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound
 

#10 [INTERVIEW] Simon - Legend Of The Bones

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I have for you all a lovely chat with the mind and the mouth behind the excellent Legend Of The Bones.
Simon talks about he he got started making the hit podcast, his journey into roleplaying, and a bit about how his epic story in b/x DnD found its direction. 
Find Simon at:
https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/
https://legendofthebones.blogspot.com/
https://app.bsky.cz/profile/legendbones.bsky.social
 
SHOWNOTES:
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound

#9 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Crown & Skull

Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I get another book off my shelf and just play. This time we dive into the epic and really quite different ruleset of  Crown & Skull by RuneHammer. 
Enjoy.
-PJ
 
 
SHOWNOTES:
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
Links & Recs
If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast that started it all, my Fallout Narrative Solo-RPG Audio Drama A Wasteland Story
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound

[BONUS] - The Solo RolePlayer's Challenge

This could be the push you need to finally get brave, take your pen in hand and actually play!
 
For this episode of the show I just felt the urge to jump on the mic and talk directly to you, the very nearly solo role-player. Take on the challenge that I have set and refer to the details at the bottom of the show notes. 
I also just talk a bit about what I have been playing, what I want to get to the table and some future ideas for the show. This is a Bonus! and won't take away from the SRPP schedule. I just wanted to check in and say gday.
 
The Solo RolePlayers Challenge:
Condition of Entry - You must have never successfully sat down and solo-role played a whole session. (you'll know it when you see it)
Pick a game (small recommended but can be anything). Set everything up and just before you start, hit record on voice memo's or similar and then...:
1. Introduce yourself (real first name or screen name), say where you are and that you are taking on the solo role-players challenge
2 Briefly introduce the game you have chosen, perhaps why, and say how you are feeling. Nervous? Excited? Overwhelmed?
3. Stop recording and play a session. If you hit a wall push through. Fudge rules. Ret-con, whatever you need to do to keep going for 'a sessions' worth of time (again you'll know it when you see it)
4. Hit record again and briefly tell us about your experience. Easier/Harder than you thought? Things that tripped you up, worked well...how do you feel now? What's next? 
[Try and keep each section short and sweet, I am going for like 30 secs maybe? but no punishment for going over....you might just get edited]
Wrap it up in your favourite audio format (whatever it comes out as is fine, I can make most things work) and email it to: 
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com by Sat 21st Dec and I will see about putting everything together and releasing it as an episode for the new year.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out!
Now go. Book in slot into your calendar and I'll hear from you soon.
-PJ
 
 

#8 [INTERVIEW] The Dungeon Dive

Today on the Solo RolePlayers Podcast I got to sit down with another great solo rpg content creator, Dan from The Dungeon Dive.
We had a great chat where Dan talked about about how he got into rpg's, his personal preferences of play, and some of the games that has gotten him excited at the moment. 
Check out the links below to some of the games mentioned:
 
Dan's Links:
The Dungeon Dive
Civitas Nihilium 
The Unseen World
Between the skies 
 
You can get in touch with me on:
soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com
 
Creators that helped me discover this weird and wonderful hobby:
Man Alone
Boardgames with Thomas - Fallout Series
Geek Gamers
The Dungeon Dive
Lords of the Dungeon (The Secret Cabal)
Girls Who Don’t DnD
Me Myself & Die
 
Reading Materials that helped me figure out what the hell I am doing:
Mythic GM Emulator 2E
Solo Game Masters Guide - geekgamer
 
Music and Sound Effects in this series are credited to:
Epidemic Sound