What is an archetype when referring to NPCs? It goes unexplained in both the rule book and your Substack post linked in your previous reply. Is it like a personality? Or...?
Thank you for the speedy response, I have one more question— when lost, is it just to be assumed one can't do anything that day or can one forage? Or am I supposed to decide to forage before rolling on the lost table?
Hello, this is my first purchase in here and I really like it, but I'am kinda new to this style of solo rpg, I usually play is journaling rpg. My issue here is how do I exactly use this? I mean is there a solo rpg that can be used for? I undestand that is adaptable but would love if you could point me in some direction so I can start from there. Thanks in advance.
PS. I saw you have a scifi version and I will most likely buy it soon.
I really love this. Not once have I regretted spending 5 bucks on this little toolkit. However me and my brother can't decide on how to use the encounter builder. Our confusion stems from the Encounter Type Oracle and the Encounters Oracle. When or how do we use one or the other?
hey glad you’ve enjoyed it! Both encounter tables are there as options, neither is correct. The one with results like “Beast, Humanoid, etc” is more general, usable for any setting. The table that has the “goblins, cultists, dragons, etc” results are made for a “standard” fantasy setting. Use whichever you prefer!
Hello SilverNightingale, how are you? I hope you're well. I was very interested in this work and would like to know if more copies will be made available to the community in the future. Thank you in advance for your attention and congratulations on the project.
Do you (or, have you) made something called “The Solo Booklet” with an image of a knight with a shield on their back, walking away from the viewer on a narrow trail? Both Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT both tell me it was created and should be listed here. (Granted, I know that AI’s can make mistakes, and maybe that’s all this is, a mistake), but I at least have to ask.
This is amazing work. I've bough it on DriveThruRPG and I'm glad that I had an updated version. I would love to see it expanded by more tiny zines with specific settings and adventures. Not choose your own adventure, but with details to build upon.
I can't believe the price tag - it's a steal and no brainer for the content you get.
Hello, and thank you for creating and maintaining this great resource. I just wanted to let you know that the 2.1 A4 pocketmod seems to be ordered incorrectly so that the front becomes the back. It might be on me and if so, I’m sorry, but just in case I thought I should mention it.
Edit: I see now that it’s meant to be a pocketfold and not a pocketmod. That’s on me, sorry for not noticing!
That really amazing!! One suggestion / desire, would have a pdf explaining how to use it properly, for someone that started that solo rpg life only some days ago, it's kinda overwhelming to understand the loop. Not your fault obviously, but i would love to see how you use it during the gameplay.
Did I mention how much I love this product? It has virtually everything needed to solo ay any fantasy RPG.
I haven't tried the bundled microRPG that is incorporated yet because I tend to use it with White Box FMAG or steal the tables for use with other MicroRPGs but I'm sure I will get around to it pretty soon.
Thanks for a wonderful gaming product Silver Nightingale.
After 1 week constantly playing this I can say that this is probably the best one-page tool kit available - at least to my knowledge. There is however one, just one flaw: it is too hard. If you play by the rules you get 3 points to distribute within 6 attributes. The DC for normal is 8. Even under normal circumstance you fail most of the time. At least I did, so I tweaked it. I added a skill system (see my first comment below) or I rolled the stats according Scarlet Heroes (4d6/drop lowest) and used its modifiers. That got me a decent change for survival. Am I the only one struggling with the difficulty of those rules?
Yeah I can see that, the issue is that even a +1 is huge with 2d6. I’m tempted to simplify the attributes down to STR, DEX, INT, CHA. I’m a fan of Cairn’s 3 stats but I do want a difference between the “talk to people” and “cast spells” stat, you know?
That is a good very good idea. 4 attributes such as STR, AGI, INT and CHA are more than sufficient as I see it. I am also not a fan of only 3 attributes. Being smart has nothing to do with being charming. Looking forward to whatever you come up with. Cheers.
No worries, I really appreciate it and I dig your work! I'm on a mission to normalise zine stuff in A4, won't something think of us poor non-Americans?
I bought this a while ago, didn't touch it until just recently. I am not a huge fan of various dice sets (d6, d8, d10, d12, d20). I prefer tables with d6 only. Anyway, after playing around a little bit I must say that this is really good stuff, and I mean really good stuff! Those 2 pages are all you need to get you up and running for a good solo adventure. No additional libraries and books needed. I specially love the "Monster Maker Details". I tweaked it a little bit. I added a 4th DC level (12 - improbable) and a skill system (free-form style) linked to an attribute (i.e. Hiding to Agility). Whenever a skill is used, the DC is lowered by one level). That's all I did. Works like a charm. Very good Toolkit that is and one of the best purchase I made for months in the solo RPG world. Thank you!
As someone who can't afford to buy this for 2 dollars (I don't live in the States, and even $1 is expensive here), I'm wishing and praying there will be more community copies soon
I purchased this toolkit and the quest and magic item generator. These are giant resources in a small package. I actually have room to play with terrain and minis now, instead of a flood of books and charts. Well done!
I picked this up a while ago, before the price tag was added, but unfortunately, I misplaced my copy at the airport. I’m now looking to get a new one. Could you please let me know the special price range to access the exclusive content? I’m really excited to get my hands on another copy. Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into it!
hello! The itch store page text just says that, there’s no exclusive content, just the $2 for the toolkit files :), please drop me an email and I’ll send you a key: nightingalesilver0@gmail.com
Thank you for your response! I had a fantastic time using the updated tables. The best part about solo RPGs is that there’s no right or wrong way to play them. My character now owns a mushroom farm in the marshes—a ranger turned farmer!
I love this solo tool-kit so far! It's been great for most games I've tried lately. However, I tried to run a quick game using just this solo engine and I was a little confused about how combat worked. If you're attacking, it says to roll 2d6, but what are you rolling against? Was it the monsters ACC (I wasn't sure what that was supposed to be)?
ah that’s my bad. I’m adapting these rules from Kal-Arath, one of my favorite systems. The quick and dirty answer is that you’re not rolling “against” anything. If you beat an 8, that’s you succeeding on your attack. Enemies can have 1, 2, or 3 armor that can absorb incoming damage. A dragon for example would have 3 armor while a regular leather armor bandit would have 1 and a goblin has none. If you want, you can set the DC based on the enemy. So if you’re fighting something that’s normal you’re trying to beat an 8, if you’re fighting something weak or easy, then beat a 6, and if it’s tough and dangerous u gotta beat a 10 instead. I think I’ll revisit and clarify these rules for version 2.0, (coming soon)
Ah, gotcha! That's a pretty simple way to do it. Yeah, I haven't gotten around to trying Kal-Arath yet, but it's on the list. Thanks for the (super quick, wow!) answer. I'll be keeping a look out for 2.0 too, cause like I said, I've really been loving this solo kit! It's so compact and easy to follow.
Such an awesome book to suppliment my Shadowdark, and other systems with. I just posted a video about it to share with my friends. I would love to see perhaps a scifi, horror or other genre version in the future!
I like your 2d6 oracle idea, and you could adjust the red die based on the situation too. Like if you’re in a more “chaotic” situation like a battlefield the And and But results might trigger on 5-6 and 1-2 instead, etc.
Do you have a simple magic system you could put into your toolkit? You have the basic TTRPG section, add magic and this would be more perfect, or even better! Or what system would you use? Just a do it yourself magic and use the task resolution charts already in the toolkit? Hmmm....
Great system, BTW, Thank you for all your hard work!
I apologize for hijacking this with a dumb question but I assume the magic section was added to the drivethru version as well? About to buy this through there, so I'm just curious :)
I found it immediately after getting it. Admittedly I do feel dumb for even asking lol. But that aside, thanks for creating this toolkit, I already have a game that I think it'll be quite perfect for :)
Thanks for sharing more pictures! I bought this and printed it out, double-sided and followed the pocketmod video. But, I think that video only shows how to make this work when one side of the paper has the orcale and the backside is blank, so is this meant to be printed off as TWO pocket mods?
Hi! Thanks for checking it out. To print the booklet, use the “booklet” setting for PDFs on most printers. For the pocketmod, there’s some helpful diagrams and videos here: https://pocketmod.com/howto
Question: In Hexcrawl Rules Cont. in the Random Events, it says you roll a d6, but the results go up to 12. Is that an error or am I missing something?
Thanks for checking it out! Yes that is an error on an older version, the current version moves it into the front and corrects it to a d6 chart. There are a couple other errors on that older version too and I added a new encounter activity table too so I recommend downloading the current version :)
So, at some point this year, I saw a one-page dungeon flowchart in a Reddit comment. I wrote down the chart in my notebook and changed it over time as I used it. That's the version here.
Really liking what I see here! Any gudiance as to when it would be appropriate to roll on the change the scene and event seeds tables while using the oracle?
Thanks for checking it out! I typically use them to determine the nature of the And and But modifiers to the yes and no. Example: My characters had tied up a spy they found and left him in a closet. When they came back later, I asked the oracle if they were still there and I got "No, but..." so I rolled on the change the scene table and got "foreshadow a threat", which I interpreted as "not only did the spy escape, but the ropes appear burned, could he be a mage hiding his powers...?" (magic is forbidden and powerful in this game's setting)
Another example: You want to determine if an NPC likes another so you ask "Is Lord Pembroke on friendly terms with the King?" and get "Yes, But..." and then I rolled on event seeds and got "Conflict". I interpret these as "Lord Pembroke and the King are on friendly terms usually, but recent events have forced them into conflict with each other"
Hi man, I'm a member of the Italian community "Ruolatori Solitari" (Solitaire roleplayers), I found your "Solo toolkit" very interesting and I would like to translate/revisit it in Italian for the community.
If there are no problems for you, I would publish it on my itch.io (only the Italian version) as a free offer, possibly I would put in the description the link to your original version in English and a thank to you in the text, is it possible? Thanks in advance
I have another question: In a couple spots, you're able to get an 'encounter' or a 'small encounter' result. But there is no definition or table for those. What do you recommend?
I kept stuff like that vague so you could apply it to whatever game system you were playing, but I like to use the “small encounter” for stuff like finding an NPC or finding a small group of goblins or smth. Whatever would count as as a minor event.
For example, in my current game the characters are exploring tunnels under a mine. I rolled small encounter and they encountered a group of rock goblins who wouldn’t let them pass without a toll. They could have fought and probably easily killed them but who knows how many more would come? The characters just decide to pay the toll and move on.
In that same dungeon later, I rolled a regular encounter which the oracle said would be “challenging” so I found myself facing a giant rock monster that killed two hirelings and crippled a PC ;(
As far as inspo for what the encounter could be, I recommend you just use the encounter tables for the game/system you’re playing.
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What is an archetype when referring to NPCs? It goes unexplained in both the rule book and your Substack post linked in your previous reply. Is it like a personality? Or...?
Yes basically, like their vibe. Jackal probably means someone tricky or duplicitious, Lion might be someone powerful and brave, etc
Thank you for the speedy response, I have one more question— when lost, is it just to be assumed one can't do anything that day or can one forage? Or am I supposed to decide to forage before rolling on the lost table?
Lost just means you can't discover a new hex, you're still free to rest and forage as you like
Thank you!
Hello, this is my first purchase in here and I really like it, but I'am kinda new to this style of solo rpg, I usually play is journaling rpg.
My issue here is how do I exactly use this? I mean is there a solo rpg that can be used for? I undestand that is adaptable but would love if you could point me in some direction so I can start from there. Thanks in advance.
PS. I saw you have a scifi version and I will most likely buy it soon.
hey! I recommend you check out some “actual plays” of solo RPGs to get the idea. I posted one here using this toolkit, lemme know if that helps:
https://open.substack.com/pub/silvernightingale/p/the-ultimate-one-page-solo-rpg-toolkit?r=90hbo&utm_medium=ios
Thanks man
I really love this. Not once have I regretted spending 5 bucks on this little toolkit. However me and my brother can't decide on how to use the encounter builder. Our confusion stems from the Encounter Type Oracle and the Encounters Oracle. When or how do we use one or the other?
hey glad you’ve enjoyed it! Both encounter tables are there as options, neither is correct. The one with results like “Beast, Humanoid, etc” is more general, usable for any setting. The table that has the “goblins, cultists, dragons, etc” results are made for a “standard” fantasy setting. Use whichever you prefer!
Sweet. Thanks for the speedy reply.
For two buxxx, this is an astonishing amount of useful (and easy to use) content…!
Excellent work! :-D
Hello SilverNightingale, how are you? I hope you're well. I was very interested in this work and would like to know if more copies will be made available to the community in the future. Thank you in advance for your attention and congratulations on the project.
Do you (or, have you) made something called “The Solo Booklet” with an image of a knight with a shield on their back, walking away from the viewer on a narrow trail? Both Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT both tell me it was created and should be listed here. (Granted, I know that AI’s can make mistakes, and maybe that’s all this is, a mistake), but I at least have to ask.
Frank
Doesnt sound like one of my projects sorry! I do have a "Quest Generator" which uses an image of a knight on my page
I believe what you are looking for was made by Perplexing Ruins, over on Patreon.
This is amazing work. I've bough it on DriveThruRPG and I'm glad that I had an updated version. I would love to see it expanded by more tiny zines with specific settings and adventures. Not choose your own adventure, but with details to build upon.
I can't believe the price tag - it's a steal and no brainer for the content you get.
Oh you should check out my mini settings like Nageshvarah and Isles of the Sea Kings
Could I pretty please have a community copy? I understand if not, thanks for reading :D
same teehee
any chance this works with the alien ttrpg or fallout rpg
Are there sci-fi and horror versions of this in the pipeline?
certainly planned!
Hello, and thank you for creating and maintaining this great resource. I just wanted to let you know that the 2.1 A4 pocketmod seems to be ordered incorrectly so that the front becomes the back. It might be on me and if so, I’m sorry, but just in case I thought I should mention it.
Edit: I see now that it’s meant to be a pocketfold and not a pocketmod. That’s on me, sorry for not noticing!
Oh my! Thanks! I became mad at folding it like a pocketmod!
That really amazing!! One suggestion / desire, would have a pdf explaining how to use it properly, for someone that started that solo rpg life only some days ago, it's kinda overwhelming to understand the loop. Not your fault obviously, but i would love to see how you use it during the gameplay.
Again, thanks for your awesome work.
Did I mention how much I love this product? It has virtually everything needed to solo ay any fantasy RPG.
I haven't tried the bundled microRPG that is incorporated yet because I tend to use it with White Box FMAG or steal the tables for use with other MicroRPGs but I'm sure I will get around to it pretty soon.
Thanks for a wonderful gaming product Silver Nightingale.
Much Appreciated! ♥️♥️
After 1 week constantly playing this I can say that this is probably the best one-page tool kit available - at least to my knowledge. There is however one, just one flaw: it is too hard. If you play by the rules you get 3 points to distribute within 6 attributes. The DC for normal is 8. Even under normal circumstance you fail most of the time. At least I did, so I tweaked it. I added a skill system (see my first comment below) or I rolled the stats according Scarlet Heroes (4d6/drop lowest) and used its modifiers. That got me a decent change for survival. Am I the only one struggling with the difficulty of those rules?
Yeah I can see that, the issue is that even a +1 is huge with 2d6. I’m tempted to simplify the attributes down to STR, DEX, INT, CHA.
I’m a fan of Cairn’s 3 stats but I do want a difference between the “talk to people” and “cast spells” stat, you know?
That is a good very good idea. 4 attributes such as STR, AGI, INT and CHA are more than sufficient as I see it. I am also not a fan of only 3 attributes. Being smart has nothing to do with being charming. Looking forward to whatever you come up with. Cheers.
This is amazing! I've purchased it twice now. I do have a small question, is there any chance you can adapt this to A4?
Thanks for the love! I’ll make you a A4 one, I assume you mean the pocketmod version?
Oh man thanks!, yeah I mean the pocketmod one
A4 Formats added! Didn't work as a pocketmod anymore, so it was changed to a pocketfold, very similar: https://3skulls.itch.io/pocketfold
Seconding the request for A4, that would be great!
Arrgh thanks for the reminder, totally slipped my mind. I’ll see what I can do ;)
No worries, I really appreciate it and I dig your work! I'm on a mission to normalise zine stuff in A4, won't something think of us poor non-Americans?
Great tool! Any news on the A4 format? :)
Out of the country for a little while, but it’s on the to-do list!
A4 Formats added! Didn't work as a pocketmod anymore, so it was changed to a pocketfold, very similar: https://3skulls.itch.io/pocketfold
Hello, I'd need help for character creation: what does "1d6 / a" mean when rolling for starting HP?
/a refers to advantage, so roll twice and take the better result
👌🙏
Anymore community copies available? Maybe in the back of the fridge, behind the milk perhaps? ;D
I’ll def be adding some to all my stuff around Christmas :)
Nudge nudge? Wink wink? 😀
Whoops lol! Thanks for the reminder, I’ll drop some tomorrow morning, if you miss em, send me a DM on discord :)
Added :)
I bought this a while ago, didn't touch it until just recently. I am not a huge fan of various dice sets (d6, d8, d10, d12, d20). I prefer tables with d6 only. Anyway, after playing around a little bit I must say that this is really good stuff, and I mean really good stuff! Those 2 pages are all you need to get you up and running for a good solo adventure. No additional libraries and books needed. I specially love the "Monster Maker Details". I tweaked it a little bit. I added a 4th DC level (12 - improbable) and a skill system (free-form style) linked to an attribute (i.e. Hiding to Agility). Whenever a skill is used, the DC is lowered by one level). That's all I did. Works like a charm. Very good Toolkit that is and one of the best purchase I made for months in the solo RPG world. Thank you!
What's your discord link? Would love to follow you.
Here ya go! https://discord.gg/feZb9BZzE
hey thanks for your great work! I love it :)
What does acc mean in the monster creation table and how does it work with the 2d6 combat system?
As someone who can't afford to buy this for 2 dollars (I don't live in the States, and even $1 is expensive here), I'm wishing and praying there will be more community copies soon
added a few! If you missed them, drop me a DM on discord or bluesky
I purchased this toolkit and the quest and magic item generator. These are giant resources in a small package. I actually have room to play with terrain and minis now, instead of a flood of books and charts. Well done!
thank you! Hope you enjoy em :)
I picked this up a while ago, before the price tag was added, but unfortunately, I misplaced my copy at the airport. I’m now looking to get a new one. Could you please let me know the special price range to access the exclusive content? I’m really excited to get my hands on another copy. Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into it!
hello! The itch store page text just says that, there’s no exclusive content, just the $2 for the toolkit files :), please drop me an email and I’ll send you a key: nightingalesilver0@gmail.com
Thank you for your response! I had a fantastic time using the updated tables. The best part about solo RPGs is that there’s no right or wrong way to play them. My character now owns a mushroom farm in the marshes—a ranger turned farmer!
Purchased... Well worth the $2 for the work you've put in!
I love this solo tool-kit so far! It's been great for most games I've tried lately. However, I tried to run a quick game using just this solo engine and I was a little confused about how combat worked. If you're attacking, it says to roll 2d6, but what are you rolling against? Was it the monsters ACC (I wasn't sure what that was supposed to be)?
ah that’s my bad. I’m adapting these rules from Kal-Arath, one of my favorite systems. The quick and dirty answer is that you’re not rolling “against” anything. If you beat an 8, that’s you succeeding on your attack. Enemies can have 1, 2, or 3 armor that can absorb incoming damage. A dragon for example would have 3 armor while a regular leather armor bandit would have 1 and a goblin has none. If you want, you can set the DC based on the enemy. So if you’re fighting something that’s normal you’re trying to beat an 8, if you’re fighting something weak or easy, then beat a 6, and if it’s tough and dangerous u gotta beat a 10 instead. I think I’ll revisit and clarify these rules for version 2.0, (coming soon)
Ah, gotcha! That's a pretty simple way to do it. Yeah, I haven't gotten around to trying Kal-Arath yet, but it's on the list. Thanks for the (super quick, wow!) answer. I'll be keeping a look out for 2.0 too, cause like I said, I've really been loving this solo kit! It's so compact and easy to follow.
Such an awesome book to suppliment my Shadowdark, and other systems with. I just posted a video about it to share with my friends.
I would love to see perhaps a scifi, horror or other genre version in the future!
that is such a good idea! I absolutely will make a sci-fi themed version, Lovecraftian/gothic horror could be cool too
Awesome! I'll be the first customer. Here is my lame video
Awesome Vid! Subscribed :))
I'd like to pledge for the gothic/lovecraft themes. Would buy for sure
This is hands-down the best solo OSR toolkit I've ever used. Thank you so much for this.
The only comment I could make is that the 1d6 oracle results in too many AND...s or BUT...s, so I replaced it with this 2d6 oracle:
Blue die: 1-3 Yes, 4-6 No. Red die: a 1 is a BUT... and a 6 is an AND...
I use the A5 version and print it, it fits perfectly with my copy of White Box, LotFP or Mork Borg.
ey thanks for the love! Glad you enjoy it.
I like your 2d6 oracle idea, and you could adjust the red die based on the situation too. Like if you’re in a more “chaotic” situation like a battlefield the And and But results might trigger on 5-6 and 1-2 instead, etc.
You could also use the "Loner" oracle, using 2d6 (risk& chance die). I usually add a twist/change of scene on a YES AND, but that's fully up to you.
i never thought of using the Loner oracle for other games. I'll definitely look into that, I have Loner sat on my shelf. Thanks
Do you have a simple magic system you could put into your toolkit? You have the basic TTRPG section, add magic and this would be more perfect, or even better! Or what system would you use? Just a do it yourself magic and use the task resolution charts already in the toolkit? Hmmm....
Great system, BTW, Thank you for all your hard work!
Great Idea! Let me see what I can do for that section.
Edit: Added some basic magic, not much space left!
I apologize for hijacking this with a dumb question but I assume the magic section was added to the drivethru version as well? About to buy this through there, so I'm just curious :)
Yep, I try to update both at the same time to avoid that issue lol!
I found it immediately after getting it. Admittedly I do feel dumb for even asking lol. But that aside, thanks for creating this toolkit, I already have a game that I think it'll be quite perfect for :)
Thanks for sharing more pictures! I bought this and printed it out, double-sided and followed the pocketmod video. But, I think that video only shows how to make this work when one side of the paper has the orcale and the backside is blank, so is this meant to be printed off as TWO pocket mods?
indeed! I tape the two pocketmods together on the spine and it works perfectly. My own copy is pretty beat up lol:
My man! Thanks, I'll do the same. Also it's beat up and that's great. Shows it's been USED!
Hi, just purchased this. How do I fold the booklet and pocket mod please?
Hi! Thanks for checking it out. To print the booklet, use the “booklet” setting for PDFs on most printers. For the pocketmod, there’s some helpful diagrams and videos here: https://pocketmod.com/howto
Thank you for the help.
This looks awesome!
I just found out about this! is it possible to have some community copies available?
Sure, ill add a couple for ya, if you miss them DM me on twitter https://x.com/Ar_Nightingale
Have you experimented with legal sized paper for the pocketmods? It provides a bit more space to work with... Although you do need a bigger pocket!
I have not, tho that is a good idea! I wanted to print some maps and such and 11x17 is a lot more space
Um... legal size is 8-1/2 x 14 inches... I doubt most folks can print at 11x17 (ledger size)
oH OOPS yeah lol, I was thinking of the wrong size
Here is an interesting idea...
http://www.scrapnframes.com/SITE_EN/PAINTINGS/pages_html/Mini-Books16P-Create.html
Woah, this is amazing, fantastic work. I love everything you have going on here. And thank you for providing in multiple formats. Endlessly useful!
thank you!
This thing is amazing and I love it
Question: In Hexcrawl Rules Cont. in the Random Events, it says you roll a d6, but the results go up to 12. Is that an error or am I missing something?
Thanks for checking it out! Yes that is an error on an older version, the current version moves it into the front and corrects it to a d6 chart. There are a couple other errors on that older version too and I added a new encounter activity table too so I recommend downloading the current version :)
Oh, I didn't notice I had an older version, sorry! And thanks for answering!
Another quick question. Was the dungeon generator inspired/adapted from another source or was this something you built yourself?
I think I recognize where some of the other tables come from but don't see too many dungeon generators so was curious.
So, at some point this year, I saw a one-page dungeon flowchart in a Reddit comment. I wrote down the chart in my notebook and changed it over time as I used it. That's the version here.
Really liking what I see here! Any gudiance as to when it would be appropriate to roll on the change the scene and event seeds tables while using the oracle?
Thanks for checking it out! I typically use them to determine the nature of the And and But modifiers to the yes and no. Example: My characters had tied up a spy they found and left him in a closet. When they came back later, I asked the oracle if they were still there and I got "No, but..." so I rolled on the change the scene table and got "foreshadow a threat", which I interpreted as "not only did the spy escape, but the ropes appear burned, could he be a mage hiding his powers...?" (magic is forbidden and powerful in this game's setting)
Another example: You want to determine if an NPC likes another so you ask "Is Lord Pembroke on friendly terms with the King?" and get "Yes, But..." and then I rolled on event seeds and got "Conflict". I interpret these as "Lord Pembroke and the King are on friendly terms usually, but recent events have forced them into conflict with each other"
Hi man, I'm a member of the Italian community "Ruolatori Solitari" (Solitaire roleplayers), I found your "Solo toolkit" very interesting and I would like to translate/revisit it in Italian for the community.
If there are no problems for you, I would publish it on my itch.io (only the Italian version) as a free offer, possibly I would put in the description the link to your original version in English and a thank to you in the text, is it possible? Thanks in advance
sure! Got for it
Thanks man! A few days and i'll upload it!
Hi man, i uploaded the italian version to my page. Thanks again!
I have another question:
In a couple spots, you're able to get an 'encounter' or a 'small encounter' result. But there is no definition or table for those. What do you recommend?
I kept stuff like that vague so you could apply it to whatever game system you were playing, but I like to use the “small encounter” for stuff like finding an NPC or finding a small group of goblins or smth. Whatever would count as as a minor event.
For example, in my current game the characters are exploring tunnels under a mine. I rolled small encounter and they encountered a group of rock goblins who wouldn’t let them pass without a toll. They could have fought and probably easily killed them but who knows how many more would come? The characters just decide to pay the toll and move on.
In that same dungeon later, I rolled a regular encounter which the oracle said would be “challenging” so I found myself facing a giant rock monster that killed two hirelings and crippled a PC ;(
As far as inspo for what the encounter could be, I recommend you just use the encounter tables for the game/system you’re playing.
That's great guidance. Thanks for such a fantastic product!