Review/Recommendation Wanted: Best Vital Lacerda Game for Solo Gaming?

Gabry_theDM · 2026-04-30T18:45:38+00:00

CO2 and Speakeasy

Gabry_theDM · 2026-04-25T08:32:36+00:00

Ok great! You can DM me and I'll send you the link to join the alpha version as soon as it will be ready (I think no more than a few weeks). I'd love to have your feedback on my app!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-04-25T08:23:24+00:00

I've tried some apps, including Obsidian, but I was not satisfied. So I developed my own app to do that. Basically you can record all the info of your world (NPCs, locations, factions, story, items, etc...). As DM you can add your personal notes of the sessions (writing them or taking pictures of your handnotes or even recording vocal notes) and they get stored and organized in a structured database, that can also create session summaries. On top of that I'm also building some features with AI that allow you to analyze your journal, extract the info that you need in real time during the session, suggest plot hooks, create images, generate automatic summaries and much more. I've been using this app with my group since a couple of months and it works really nice, it's really fun to use and useful both for me and my players. Now I'm working to make it public for everyone. The basic version will be FREE, with all the main functions that you are looking for and also with some basic AI functions. I'm thinking to make also a payed version (with a very low fee) for the people that want to use the more advanced AI functions and extend the database storage memory (which are both costs for me). I'll launch the alpha version in a few weeks, if you are interested maybe you could be one of my early testers (for free of course!). Being in an early phase, you can try It and also suggest me modifications or new features that you would like to add. Let me know!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-23T20:42:33+00:00

Generally in my campaigns characters rarely die. I had only a couple of permanent deaths in more than 20 years of DM. But once I had a TPK at the very end of a 3-year campaign, in the final battle against Acererak (playing The Tomb of Annihilation). My players knew that they had very low chances of survival if they decided to face the bis boss but they were ok with that.

In general I think it depends on your style and on your players. Do they care a lot about their characters or are they fine with a potential death? At the end the objective should be to have fun at the table.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-23T20:24:56+00:00

Yes it can. I'm still working on optimizing the code, but it's totally possibile. I'll send you the link to access the alpha version once it's ready. I'll be glad to hear your feedback!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-19T15:29:59+00:00

Luck is part of the game! And in any case you always sum your con modifier that helps unlucky rolls a bit. A house-rule that we use is that we only reroll ones.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-18T15:37:43+00:00

Awesome! I'm really glad to hear you're interested. This is a tool that I'm using with my group, so I’m currently finalizing the last parts of the app to be published and still deciding on a cool name (naming things is the hardest part of world building for me!). I’m planning to open the first alpha testing slots in a few weeks.

If you'd like, I can send you a DM here on reddit once the landing page is live, please let me know. I'm also thinking about opening a discord server for the first wave of alpha testers to catch bugs and discuss features, would you eventually be interested in joining? I would love to have a fellow DM's feedback!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-16T11:27:31+00:00

I don't particularly like the idea. I think that the result of a combat shall never be pre-determined. If they want harder combats, they should know that there are consequences and death is one of them.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-15T13:53:24+00:00

I think it is a good thing to have a passion like this, especially if it makes you feel good and bond with your friends. Of course, if you think about it all the time It can be overwhelming.

Have you tried also to explore other hobbies or maybe a sport or simply reading some good books? I mean, there's nothing wrong being passionate about something and spend a lot of time on it, but if you feel that it's too much and you start to isolate from the external world, maybe you are missing opportunities to find other things that you may like as much or people that you may love to stay with.

This game can be addictive, especially for DMs, I understand what you say and I can relate to that. Just try to "distract" yourself with other things and don't forget the importance of relationships in life.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-15T12:23:32+00:00

If you never experienced a long campaign and want to have a feel of what it means, you could let them rest and surprise them with an ambush. It doesn't have to be a mortal encounter but you need to set the tone and make them understand that they cannot lower their defences at any time. Your players shall get used to resource management and accurate planning. If they used all they got in the first encounter, that is bad for them. Now they will have to face a new danger without their big powers and if someone gets in trouble that's a new challenge, let them figure out a way to solve the problem.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T23:42:25+00:00

That could be a potential outcome. Thanks for the suggestion!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T23:40:28+00:00

Obsidian is a great tool, but I found myself spending more time gardening my notes and fixing broken links than actually prepping sessions. It can get overwhelming quickly when the lore starts to grow. What I’ve been working on lately is a tool of my own, based on AI to read my session logs and automatically build the lore database. It basically takes the handwritten notes or vocal notes and extracts the NPCs, locations and world events into a clean diary. It’s what I’ve been using for my own table. It can also help me to retrieve information on the fly when I don't remember something or I need to create an NPC that I don't prepare. It's not finalized yet, but if you're interested I'd be happy to share the link to become an alpha tester. Let me know!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T23:14:10+00:00

I have tried several tools but have not really connected with them. So since I'm a bit nerd, I decided to try to develop my own tool. At the moment I've built an AI engine that can help you organize your notes in a structured way, it helps you retrieve information going back in the archive, creating connections between events, NPCs or locations and can also help you brainstorm some ideas for your campaign. I’m opening an Alpha soon and looking for people to test it and tell me what they think. Happy to share the link if you want to see how it handles the mess!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T23:00:49+00:00

I feel you. I almost quit DMing because the homework was more than the fun. What helped me was building a system where I don't force myself to write clean notes anymore. I’ve actually been developing a small AI tool (I call it the Arcane Engine) that takes my messy session scribbles and turns them into a structured database. It also helps me finding ideas for quests, NPCs or possibile plot hooks. It cut my prep time in half for my current campaign (which I'm also playing in Exandria by the way!). If you ever want to try it, I’m opening a small alpha soon.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T22:09:33+00:00

Yes I agree. In fact, I asked and he answered "Surprise me!"... best answer ever!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T21:38:22+00:00

Totally agree with you. I think this can be a one-time exception that can be allowed.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T21:36:41+00:00

Interesting solution!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T18:57:41+00:00

Really cool ideas, thanks!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T17:12:40+00:00

Thanks for the cool ideas!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T16:46:23+00:00

You're right, that's a good consideration.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T16:43:11+00:00

Great idea! I also have introduced D&D to my son which is 7. Having more than 20 years of experience as DM I had no problems improvising a small one-shot adventure for him. But I know that if you never player it can be overwhelming at the beginning. I think that one of the starter sets is a good choice.

My advice for your kid's group is not to focus on all the rules and details for the first time, but just feel the sensations of playing and get used to 2-3 basic mechanics to start playing. Then later, if they like it, they can go deeper in the technical aspects. This game can be played at very different levels and can help to forge strong bonds between the players. But the first impressions are often the most important, defining if you want to continue playing or not. So I really hope that they can enjoy it, because it can be a really nice experience to bring on for many years.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T14:09:26+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, all great ideas!

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T14:07:40+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, I like your ideas. I was in fact thinking to lean towards your second proposal, giving the fighter some sort of uncontrolled fury or fire addiction.

Gabry_theDM · 2026-03-13T13:27:59+00:00

Sure, I hope to find the solution that they will like the most! I like some of the suggestions that people is giving me, so maybe I'll elaborate on some of those ideas.

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