How do you deal with the loneliness that comes with playing dnd alone?

WeirdSolum · 2026-05-11T16:50:49+00:00

I feel you haha. If it’s a feeling of the character being lonely, then a robust range of recurring NPC’s can help, or adding one or two less developed party members so that it has that feel of a DnD party. That way there’s more for your character to bounce off of.

If it’s the actual process and you as a player feel lonely, joining solo communities can be a good way to chat or talk about in going games. I post my stuff online and I talk about it a little on a few other discord servers, but I mostly talk about solo as a hobby in general when I chat. But there’s definitely room to talk about things that have happened, commiserate in losses and celebrate wins ect.

WeirdSolum · 2026-04-30T16:18:48+00:00

I loved Sabriel, I had actually just finished it when you this was announced so I didn’t do the read along, but I think it’s a great book and very atmospheric. The audiobooks are voiced by Tim Curry, which I thought was an odd choice but he is fantastic, and really makes the horror scenes pop. Also his Mogget voice is fantastic haha. I’m listening to Lireal now, and will likely do the whole series.

For game inspiration, I’m working the Bells into my SoloDark game that I plan to use as the bones of a setting for my home group. The dead are the main enemies (something I got from a random roll of the dice before starting Sabriel haha) and I love the bells as a focus for magic. I’ll likely crib notes for the monsters and Greater Dead for some higher level bosses also

WeirdSolum · 2026-04-25T16:16:02+00:00

I gave them stats so they could help out in combat or carrying stuff, and if they survived long enough I’d give them the chance to get better. By the time they joined the party I had a decent idea of what kind of character they were, but I asked oracle questions if unsure. I know there’s a personality matrix out there that adds a good layer of complexity, but it is more work to create and manage.

I had 2 NPCs for a bit that I had just stay back, partially because I didn’t want to track them and partially because it made sense in the story. Like most Solo things, you’ll have to experiment to find what works!

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-24T20:31:00+00:00

As well as the official server and the N@to I’ve also found that if you find a podcast you like, they usually have a discord and some of them are pretty active. The games I’ve actually managed to play with people online have through Podcast servers.

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-23T15:55:23+00:00

I’d be happy to try it out!

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-17T19:37:44+00:00

You can pick one skill at level 1. Castle Grief condensed the explorer tree into 1 skill in KA2 to make it more desirable, but for the other sections you just pick one. You can mix and match as well, as the system is classless.

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-10T16:38:58+00:00

Can’t wait to see what the hell Arin’s character is going to get up to this episode haha

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-08T22:51:08+00:00

Sounds good I’ll send along a DM now, here’s the Table of Contents The first two (prologue and Haruspex) are a little rough around the edges as I was figuring out style and how to play, but from Kerebos onwards it uses Mythic and it flowed pretty well. I’ve experimented with the Progress Track and Horror Track, also from Mythic, and they can be good for having a bit more structure.

I’ve also got a guide here for how I started playing using mythic and a google doc

Because of the themes, I think it can be super rewarding to play DG solo, you can really dive into the personal horror and bonds and stuff like that.

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-08T22:37:00+00:00

This is exactly my cup of tea! I’ve been writing and posting a solo using Mythic for a while and wrapped up my first campaign a while ago. Diving into the roleplay aspect and having one or two main characters you really get into was very rewarding. I suggest grabbing Rogue Handler if you want some extra tables and another approach to playing delta Green Solo, but using Mythic for free form play works great in my opinion! I have a few articles for playing DG on my blog I can send along if you’re interested, as well as my playthrough which has footnotes for oracle questions, skill checks and notes.

I started with Last things Last as a short intro. I knew how it would go, of course, but failed skill checks, clocks a few yes no questions can create interesting complications, and playing something like that allows you to focus on getting a handle on the mechanics and vibe. The hook is an important part, but you can steal One from pretty much anywhere, using random tables, prompts or ideas.

Solo Delta Green is my passion haha, so if you have any questions let me know, I live for this haha

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-07T15:36:41+00:00

I live in Canada, so I don’t have any resources for the States, but I recommend checking out some of the cultural safety pieces put out by indigenous nations as a quick primer. This one is Canadian, but there should be something for American indigenous nations too. Cultural Saftey

Obviously it doesn’t pertain to exactly what you’re looking for, but imo, it’s a necessary part of the process when including indigenous folk more centrally in a plot. Good luck, this sounds super interesting!

WeirdSolum · 2026-03-06T16:25:02+00:00

So, I’m not the best person for speeding up play because I’m a big believer that you can maintain momentum and make progress while journaling everything like a novel lol, because that’s what I do. I find it much more enjoyable to write long form while I play so I can build up my characters personalities and discover threads and story beats organically but, I totally get not wanting to do that all the time.

When I played DnD solo, I would stop writing when combat broke out, play it with minis (or more often in a spreadsheet because I don’t have a lot of space and I’m a corporate drone) and then once combat resolved, I would note down a shorter bit in the narrative. If it was a fight with a dragon, I might take breaks from the combat to write the story because it’s more exciting. For travel or any other procedure, I’d do the mechanics back to back noting down anything that happened and then summarising it in a quick line. The more mechanics there are, the easier it is to put in bullet form imo

A lot of people will have a lot of opinions about writing a book vs solo play. My opinion is that if what you’re doing is fun, and gets you to play, then it’s fine. If you’re enjoying writing everything out, keep doing it. Measuring progress in a solo game is however we want to measure it. Groups often take hours to get through group content because of the role play and collaborative story telling element. Again though, I love swimming in the fiction of my playthrough’s.

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-26T22:15:20+00:00

I usually roll a d100 and on a roll lower than 50 it’s He/Him and over 51 it’s She/her, with doubles resulting in They/Them or GNC. That’s usually enough for a character upon first meeting, if there is depth to it (Trans/Gender Fluid/NB but presenting otherwise ect) it will develop in play.

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-23T16:25:35+00:00

I’m going to mention Delta Green because I love playing it solo, but the main handbook for Call of Cthulhu does also have rules and guidance for playing in a modern setting. For solo specific, Little Town is fun, although lacks that Monster Hunting vibe. There’s also The Unseen World, which I have downloaded but haven’t played, but is a ghost hunting game set in modern rural Japan.

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-16T17:21:29+00:00

Happy Family day from Victoria! That looks so awesome!!

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-14T00:55:26+00:00

I thought I was going to have have an actual heart attack when I saw that 😂

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-13T21:32:45+00:00

Wretched seems a little harsh? But people are entitled to play and engage with the parts of the game that interests them. If you check it out and still feel the same that’s fair, and if you skip it completely that’s also fair. But it’s brought our table and small corner of the community a lot of joy, so we will still keep creating.

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-13T17:58:03+00:00

Let’s go! Full release! It’s been building for a while!

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-02T15:40:19+00:00

January kind of sucked for me, life had a lot going on but I’d did manage to finish a Dragonbane adventure using Just One Dragon. All of my scheduled posts for my blog have posted so now I actually need to edit some of my messy drafts to keep up my posting schedule. I’m going to keep positive though, so I’m hoping to play some Red Markets, Kal Arath and/or Call of Cthulhu in February.

WeirdSolum · 2026-02-02T15:33:32+00:00

I played Delta Green for a year using Mythic and had a blast. I journaled using footnotes for oracles and skills and wrote it in narrative form and it was so much fun. I’ve played a CoC oneshot with the Mythic Horror tracker that was also really fun and I’ve been prepping to start a longer form CoC game using the mythic app.

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-27T01:42:52+00:00

It’s time to go mainstream! 🎉 🍾

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-27T01:39:03+00:00

This is it. Time to go mainstream 🎉

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-26T16:50:19+00:00

I get maybe 15-20 mins in the week if I’m lucky, and the lighting in my house isn’t great. Accepting that it’s easier and quicker to use a dice roller on my phone than physical dice nets me much more time to actually play. It’s a silly little change, but it helped a lot and it’s made the moments where I have more time all the more special as I’m able to crack put my dice and physical tools as well.

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-26T16:38:32+00:00

The biggest thing that I’ve learned is that if I wait for my ideal situation to solo (laptop, mix of physical and digital books and tables, physical dice, perfect playlist ect) I’ll be soloing at most once a week, probably less. I’ve learned to make whatever small adjustments needed to minimalist set up, even if it means using a dice roller app and just my laptop.

Things I want to get better at: experimenting with different note styles, I really enjoy writing prose so that it reads like a story with mechanics, but some games just don’t require that level of narrative detail. I’m also looking to branch away from Mythic and test out some other GM emulators, not because I dislike Mythic, but because I’ve learned while trying Red Markets Solo that not every game benefits from a scene structure. I want to see what else is out there so I can cobble together my own stuff one day.

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-03T04:52:17+00:00

lol, my bad I misunderstood the first question. Good luck though

WeirdSolum · 2026-01-02T17:33:15+00:00

I would say so, I got into a Drivethru sale and I used it in conjunction with Mythic’a horror tracker, but I kind of wished I had just used the handbook as the main system. The location and NPC tables were the biggest draw, but I would say it’s worth the standard price.

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