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Lately I've been adventuring with ChatGPT (AI), it's freaking amazing. Can do just about any rule system, can plan out (GM) almost any adventure for me (works best if you adventure roguelike - no end) Thank you for this.

One thing I struggle with Solo is I almost spend too much time prepping. Finding a system, making tables, maps, characters and backstory, and then when I start to play it does not seem to go anywhere and lasts a session or 2. And I often get bogged down trying to control battles and things, it's a lot to juggle both sides. I am thinking I have to tone it back a bit. Making a good plan for the adventure like you did here taking notes from the module should help, but I am also thinking of using a stripped down rule set, fewer tables, maybe more theater of the mind, and maybe even less deep characters. Get an adventure planned, throw some characters down, and get it moving. because that is where I struggle most. I may run into more planned events, or roll for yes or no questions more, than random encounters and things. If I need more maps, tables, deep characters and more complex mechanics I will add them in, but I think I need to get the solo play cycle down, and get used to quick simple battles, until I don't get bogged down and stop playing. I do often enjoy deep systems and character building, but they seem to cause stagnation in my solo attempts. But I think keeping it more light and fun, might be the key to get started then add the depth later.

Very good advice. Also good that you made that summary in the end!

I'd think, holy cow batman, free batman knives! Then I'd think, holy cow batman! Take cover and collect them after they stop falling.

regarding your example of why you don't like the treasure as XP because what if you stumble upon a dragon's hoard in the 2nd room of a dungeon at level 1...I think the flaw in your example is not in the 5TD rule about treasure as XP, but rather why would you be able to find an unguarded dragon's hoard so early in the game? If the treasure is somewhat logical and balanced, you won't run into this problem. I have not yet tried 5TD but have been playing solo with XP that includes encounters as well as treasure for some time with good results. I do see your point, and getting a nice big score can have a big impact on XP, but it SHOULD! It should just be very rare for that to happen. When I play, I add all the XP from monsters, XP from GP value of treasure items, divide that number by 2, and then divide by the number of characters in my party, and that's the number they each get for the session.

You have been an inspiration to play solo. I use chat gpt for the role play elements snd interactions. Then i create random tables for encounters, loot and traps. And online dungeon generators along with chat gpt for exploring the contents of a room. Thanks it all started with you. Greetings from Puerto Rico

I never thought of using that deck for RPGs ... only for board or war-games. Thanks for the ideas and showing your take on it! Will definitely give it a try!

Why are you talking about a Scooby-Doo vilin

Hi Rob, you been away hope your doing good. After a year out after this video, are you still playing this game?

✌hope all is well dood, long time viewer never commented

Hope you are ok. Have not seen a video in a long while.

Yo Artichoke, where you at man??

I backed this game and still have it. I actuality really like it. Alot of my likes are because it's simple. I think the characters and how you can customize them is fantastic. The boss fights are also super cool. My only big complaint is that there are way too many levels. I'm trying to figure out a good way to skip some. Maybe only play the levels that create branching paths

If you read through the campaign, do you feel any plot surprises are ruined? I’m more interested in investigation and intrigue over a pure crawl . I feel I’d have trouble with meta-gaming if I knew too much. Interested in your views.

Came out very nice!

great video, subbed.

I use clear Gorilla glue for water effects nothing better that I have found.

I like how you are applying the grass, no need for fancy tools when something easy will work.

Rob yes I would like to see more Crowley yes I would like to see more basic fantasy I loved the video I am ready to start my becmi beginnings everything is in place and watching this video has given me reason to start this weekend got a bit of trepidation but thanks a bunch more more more is what I’d like 👏👏

🎉 *Promo sm*

Nice! Those pieces turned out nice. Really like that graveyard.

I enjoyed that it’s was interesting and an insight that it ain’t easy you can see now why painted terrain is so expensive 👏👏

Great video. I like you even more now.🎉😊

Veeeeery nice :-))

I would love more content like this. Thanks for all the work you do

Are you still enjoying the Cypher System, Rob? Have you moved on?

BECMI is king, so I for one would watch any BASIC content you want to out out there. The party was great. Would love to see them have a go at Castle Mistamere featured in the BASIC DM book.

A Rust Monster can really mess up a party.

This is a great adventure Rob keep up all the great work.

What's the first video? Can you make a playlist?

Thanks to both of you guys for a comfy mystery box!

wow that intro woke up everyone in my house lol!

Thank you for posting. The part where you rolled the 1 with the mace attacking the rust monster reminded me that using a 1 as a fumble means that 5% of the time, regardless of skill or dexterity, your characters will fumble. Seems kind of high. I would house rule that somehow, maybe let the character roll another D20 and if they roll their level or less, it's not a fumble. Just a thought. Endjoying this series, thank you for videoing it and posting it.

Ngl, I was really hoping the party was going to bash through the door and start marauding through random dungeon generation. That thief is badass! I wonder if he's going to stay keen to join the party permanently now that they basically abandoned him to get eaten by a rust monster.

Just subbed to your Rumbles. I can’t wait for everything to be over there!

Looking forward to the mini painting. Thanks for another great video.

2:17 A Batman knife, probably. Great video! I have tried solo playing in published settings and adventures before, but it always turns into a slog that burns me out. Now, I think I may try it again with a new set of approaches.

Those thief rolls were the stuff of legend! It was also really cool to see this dungeon in 3d. I really hope you keep this BECMI series going as time allows.

Loving it you make it look like great fun with your commentary look forward to the next one cheers rob 👌

Great video :) look forward to more!

This was a great video. You were painting and I was binding some books. Just a great way to relax and enjoy the hobby.

Para mim essa é uma das mágicas do Solo : poder jogar qualquer edição de qualquer sistema, sem problema nenhum!

Enjoyed the paiting and techniques. Thanks for pointing out craft paints can get just as good results as hobby paints. I have plenty of both. I look forward to seeing the minis painted if you choose to share with us.😎

First time seeing your channel and...good work! I bought this game when it first came out on this iteration a couple of years ago, before I moved to Glasgow where the game found itself on the back burner. Having watched your vid makes me want to go back to it. That is a testament to your ability to play the game as it should be played. Nice!

How have you made classes in this game? Are the sorcery / cleric in the book?

I also like tabletop skirmish as an "anchor" for solo role playing. I like to think in terms of solo roleplaying while putting on ANY sort of miniatures battle. I think only in terms of "simulation" while putting on battles from any system. I am asking oracle questions related to how units will behave etc. This is how the olden times guys like Arneson and Gygax and them thought about it when they branched out from tabletop into role playing.

I'd love to see me some sweet miniature skirmish gaming from ourboy Artichoke dip! One thing that I find interesting is how one might "enhance" these types of solo skirmish games and bring proper solo roleplaying ideas into them. For instance, you might be playing something like Borderlands or the sister game 5 parsecs from home, and solo ROLE PLAY scenes between the battles on your table. So in Borderlands, you might role play out a visit to a tavern. So we roll: "Do they have a pleasurable night together as a team?" The oracle roll says yes. The thing with this is that a "success" or a "failure" in the role play aspect between the skirmish action on the table, should bring some EFFECT on the skirmish mechanics. So if your team for instance had a pleasurable night at a tavern, they might have a one time use of a +1 to hit on the next skirmish, because they are in a good spirit. They basically had a "team building event", like in corporate life, haha. :D You could take this in all sorts of directions, investigating with oracle rolls how the team dynamic stands at the moment for instance. "Does this character like this character?" YES. Ok, now you have a one time use of a +1 as long as these two miniatures stay close together on the board and work as a team and can communicate / encourage each other. You see what I am saying? Using role playing and oracle rolls, with the effects brought over to the skirmish battle, with some small boon or bane here and there.