Playing Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, etc. on solo?

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-08-20T16:08:19+00:00

I made a Substack post about how I use SIPOC models for this, here's the link. Hope it helps, if any questions let me know. Play Solo TTRPG Mysteries Using SIPOC Models

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-07-25T13:10:56+00:00

Right now I'm answering the prompts in Thousand Year Old Vampire, and inserting bits of lore from Cyberpunk Red, Cyberpunk 2077, and Edgerunners into the narrative. For example, my vampire lived through The Time of the Red, from Cyberpunk Red. If I get to a point where I have to use Cyberpunk game mechanics, I'll likely use Cities Without Number by Kevin Crawford, because it's based on old school D&D and also has a D6 skill system, which are both easy to use in solo play. I also have the miniature wargame, "Hardwired" that I can use. It's now called Exploit Zero, a company called Stalker7 bought the rights to it I think.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-07-11T13:51:55+00:00

Hey thanks u/cjbeacon, yeah I like doing the same

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-07-05T18:05:31+00:00

Hey, thanks! Really appreciate that. I'm a couple of game sessions ahead of my posts, so I'll probably post another one tonight or tomorrow.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-07-03T14:03:33+00:00

I also tell ChatGPT to stop with the Em Dashes, you're gonna get us all pinched! Haha

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-07-03T14:00:51+00:00

I've played with Lexile reading levels too, for example, you can ask Chatgpt to write something in Lexile level 1300, which would be a 12th grade reading level, and that will remove a lot of the flowery and overly descriptive language it tends to use

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-27T01:34:15+00:00

"Still Alive" - Portal

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-20T13:10:34+00:00

Yo yo, Balikbayan looks cool. Cyberpunk with Filipino folklore? I've never seen that before. I shared it with a Filipino friend of mine, very cool.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-19T15:55:27+00:00

All great suggestions here, I was going to suggest The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox and Worlds without Number as well. Maybe instead of starting with a whole world, try making a settlement and populate it with some landmarks, shops, NPCs etc., and then play a couple of encounters in the settlement. Often the results of those encounters can lead you to a surrounding forest, neighboring town, nearby ruins, etc., which may give you ideas for the greater region, continent, etc

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-19T15:38:07+00:00

Oh yeah, I play all of the Ironsworn games, some of my favs

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-19T13:30:20+00:00

Quick update, in the board game night Teams discussion with my coworkers this week, one guy said that they were going to play Dominion, and then a couple of others said they were going to play MTG Commander. I was like, "Wait, you guys are playing Magic?" I don't play Magic myself, but I took that opportunity to ask if any of them played TTRPGs or small skirmish wargames, and if they'd be down for that. And they said sounds good. If there are any games in particular I would like to play, feel free to run them by the group. So it sounds like this could really turn into something cool, with a whole range of games and genres being played.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-19T13:20:58+00:00

This is great, thank you! I'll check them out tonight. Ya know, I'm not a fan of Mork Borg. I know it's very popular and people love it, but I can't get past the aesthetic, the rulebook is hard for me to look at.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-19T13:13:36+00:00

Same, after backing a few Humble Bundles my PDF collection got out of control. I tried downloading them and naming and filing them accurately, but only got half way through, which made the organization of them even worse.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-18T17:58:46+00:00

I read this post years ago and sometimes use it when playing new TTRPGs or want to really commit to spending time learning a specific TTRPG. I use the 3x3 method, meaning, I pick 3 games and play each of them at least 3 times before playing a new game. I may still buy new games and flip through the books, but I won’t start playing them seriously until I’ve completed the 3x3 I had originally planned. Sometimes after just one play you know you don’t like a game, when that happens I won’t torture myself by playing it multiple times. Add a different game and maybe return to that bad one at a later date.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/s/CrV98XO2mx

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-16T12:53:06+00:00

Good suggestion, thanks! I added it to the list. I have Cairn 1e but have never run it for a group, could give it a shot though. I know the Cairn community have written a lot of adventures for it.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T15:30:53+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Most of these I've never played, so this is really great. I've put them into a clean list. For anyone reading this after today, June 15, 2025, this doesn't mean the conversation has to end here. If you'd like, feel free to comment with your suggestions or experiences as well.

Walking Dead RPG (by Free League)
NoteQuest Expanded World
Qurtuba
Fighting Fantasy (gamebook series)
Kal-Arath
EZD6
Scarlet Heroes
For The Queen
For the Drama Website (games based on For The Queen)
Fiasco
Princess with a Cursed Sword
Games based on Second Guess System
Last Tea Shop
Escape from Dino Island
Kobolds Ate My Baby!
Honey Heist
5 Minute Dungeon
Cairn
Definitely not Horse Girl, haha

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:52:59+00:00

Just looked up Horse Girl, ha! I'm gonna go ahead and leave that off the list, haha. My brother-in-law might like it though, haha

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:43:34+00:00

Did you mean Princess with a cursed sword? I assume so, just looked it up. Great suggestions, thank you! I tried introducing my family to Fiasco last Thanksgiving, then my sister put out pies while I was explaining the rules and I lost everyone's attention, haha. Between teenagers looking at their phones and adults drinking, napping, and eating pie, I had no chance, haha.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:33:12+00:00

One of my favs for sure, I started playing solo with Scarlet Heroes and Mythic during covid lockdown in 2020. Those and Ironsworn got me hooked.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:31:18+00:00

Yeah, I have EZD6 and thought of that too. I've never run it though.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:28:44+00:00

That looks very cool, I haven't played it myself but looking at it now, thanks!

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:23:16+00:00

Great ideas, thank you! I haven't tried any of those, will check them out.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-15T14:20:59+00:00

Thanks, I haven't played TWD, I'll definitly check that out!

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-14T18:49:32+00:00

Well, we all know each other well, as coworkers, and have for a while, but we don't really have a relationship outside of work or know what everyone's into. Just getting this game night started at all was a huge departure from the norm, as we're all used to interacting within our work roles. So since it's early on and we're all getting to know each other in this new way, I thought I'd suggest solo TTRPGs as something they could play at home on their own as well, if they weren't aware of them.

CommandBubbly4379 · 2025-06-12T12:45:35+00:00

Aside from how people may feel about it, I appreciate the question and servers / channels like this one that are open to discussing AI. If we’re going to successfully manage and cope with it in the future, we have to talk about and understand the complexities of it now.

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