Peter Rudin-Burgess

Although the idea of ‘cheating’ in solo games is often debated, this tip is not about cheating and skipping past challenges. Like yesterday’s tip, it is about playing out the most interesting, and fun parts of your games, and not playing the less enjoyable parts. If you love killing orcs and goblins, then you can … Read more

I play with a regular group that loves the resource management side of RPGs, but to be honest, it doesn’t do much for me. When arrows cost a couple of copper pieces and my character has hundreds of gold, the time spent adds nothing to my experience of the game. Translating that to solo play, … Read more

Some of the production standards in Actual Play videos and live streams are exceptionally high. Some of these players are professional actors or have theatrical improv. training. They also have the benefit of being able to take as long as they like to resolve a question and brainstorm great interpretations and then edit out any … Read more

This tip mostly applies to those people new to solo. I love using solo to try out new systems. If you are new to solo, that could sound really appealing, but when you are new you could have a lot on your plate just coping with how to solo play. Not all oracles are straightforward, … Read more

Let me start by saying that I am a fan of Todd Zircher’s work and he has helped me over the years. When I saw these SoloCutz products today, I could not help but think that Todd has sold himself somewhat short. These are some of the things I would have done differently. Pricing I … Read more