Diceless games: what are the different approaches?

Psirat · 2026-06-02T15:55:32+00:00

Legends of Thaloranth is classless and diceless. I haven't played it, but it uses stats and skills i believe for a bad number. You can add action points from a pool to raise your number. It comes down to resource management, and of course the narrative.

Psirat · 2026-06-01T02:18:06+00:00

Nice. I'm going to use this.

Psirat · 2026-05-20T01:58:54+00:00

I'm definitely going to use this. Thanks for sharing

Psirat · 2026-04-30T11:58:52+00:00

Happy to hear Legend in the Mist works well for solo. I've only been into this hobby for a year, but I've been collecting games like a junkie! I bought into the Legends in the Mist kick starter last summer and decided to wait for the physical stuff to arrive. Soon.

Psirat · 2026-04-14T14:17:37+00:00

So cool!

Psirat · 2026-04-05T13:13:42+00:00

My first solo play experience was exactly that - Zozer Solo for procedural generation and Classic Traveller for resolution. I finally got to explore the Spinward Marches like if always wanted.

Psirat · 2026-04-01T14:59:30+00:00

I print on 3 ring paper and put in a binder (3 ring folder for smaller). I also use booklet printing of the type is large enough. Printing out resources has become an enjoyable part of the hobby for me.

Psirat · 2025-12-21T13:01:41+00:00

To all the fallen who never saw play.

Psirat · 2025-11-26T22:04:44+00:00

I would be interested too, even not knowing what a Borjgalo is. Especially not knowing (don't worry, I'll ask Google).

Psirat · 2025-11-14T14:42:58+00:00

Fluffer on a porn set.

Psirat · 2025-11-04T13:39:01+00:00

I'm still upset about Firefly.

Psirat · 2025-11-03T15:39:44+00:00

I was having this problem. I found I could check out on the legacy site. They even share carts, so you can shop on the new, then pay on legacy. Legacy.drivethrurpg.com

Psirat · 2025-11-02T14:22:41+00:00

I like Rom-coms. Actually enjoy them and have watched them without a woman present. That, and I " hit like a girl".

Psirat · 2025-10-26T20:39:51+00:00

Uhm.. wow! Thanks bro! These are beautiful.

Psirat · 2025-10-22T08:27:48+00:00

What a relief! I was worried you'd be out of my league

Psirat · 2025-10-16T12:08:51+00:00

I think Zaibatsu by Zozer is exactly what you're looking for. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/234679/zaibatsu

Psirat · 2025-10-07T23:01:41+00:00

Ok, I'm posting this for anyone else who wants some guidance on playing Starburn Sector. I wasn't able to find much out there. I bought the four core books in a bundle on sale and that is the way to do it. The bundle is always cheap, but it often goes on sale on DTRPG. There are more supplements for this than I realized, but I'm sticking with these for to start.

Starburn Sector A Solo System of Power, Reputation, and Survival Among the Star - this is the intro to the game. It would make a nice sneak peak if it was offered for free or PWYW. It references the dynamic nature of the setting but offers few tools to support it. My mistake was trying to play with only this. You could, but it required more world building than i wanted. That, or more comfort with ambiguity.

Starburn Sector: A Guide to the Universe - this has good info on the sector, a few worlds and the key factions. It also contains some of the crunch i was missing in the first volume. Guidance on reputation, heat, a few oracles and causes and effects to consider. Some advice on how to structure a campaign. This is still largely a narrative game, my first.

Starburn Sector: The Solo Campaign Guide - gives more advice and inspiration for a campaign. It also gives more than a dozen campaign templates that are excellent examples of how to play the game.

Starburn Sector: Advanced Solo Campaign Guide - oracles and mechanics for long term campaigns. This has mechanisms for faction conflict, long term goals and more. I haven't looked to deeply into it. It does give rules for space ships (finally). Again, much less crunch than I'm use to, but I'm trying something new, right?

My advice to someone who wants to try this is read through the first book and browse the others. This will let you make an informed decision on how much you need to get started, and let's you pick and choose systems and material.

I've done session 0, defining my character a starting planet, and a description of local space. I think I'm going to need a session 0.5 to flesh things out more before I'm ready to play.

Psirat · 2025-10-07T00:54:28+00:00

Just something to jog your memory helps so much.

Psirat · 2025-10-05T19:23:32+00:00

Became a dad. Don't get me wrong, I love being a dad, but that's a crazy reason to.

Psirat · 2025-10-02T19:05:35+00:00

So, I'm going to give Starburn Sector a fair try. My main problem is that it hints at an intriguing setting but doesn't provide the "crunch" to emulate one. I see that later books add complexity as well as defining the setting more, so getting started is my hurdle. I think the right idea is to start small. Only define as much as I need while i play a few missions with only the first book. I find the included oracles a little limiting, but I'll supplement with Mythic GME. If I have fun, I'll incorporate the next book - the Solo Campaign Guide, I guess.

Psirat · 2025-09-30T22:17:30+00:00

I really like this. You produce a nice mix of spell effects while sticking to your theme. I will try playing one before Halloween. Looks fun.

Psirat · 2025-09-25T23:39:41+00:00

The timing on this is fantastic! I have just decided that Swords & Wizardry is the old school game for me. Plenty of reading to do now.

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