being less passive - TIL about solo role playing games. I’m intrigued. And would love to give them a go. At the same time, I want to tell my friends and have them try too so we can talk about it and show each other. Is this something you can do alongside each other, in a group, I wonder? (I love the Late Night Bites idea. Such a great character).
Honestly, I love the idea of a "solo RPG" party, where people play games and then chat about their experiences! There are also definitely more story-focused RPGs, meant for groups to play (tell stories) together. I could imagine having games on a similar theme available, with mood music — or just a random assortment, and everyone can choose their own. I’m going to put a list of games below — Alone Among the Stars was my very first intro to journaling games, so it’s a great place to start. I would suggest opening up and reading about a number of different games, just to get a flavor of them. You can also often find play-alongs on YouTube or blogs, if you’re curious what it looks like to actually play the games. Most games have some kind of mechanic involved (deck of cards, dice), and then you’ll need something to write with. The Wretched and A Weekend in the Country also utilize a Jenga tower :)
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Substack won't let me include embed links to these, so I put all the links in a Google Doc:
So sorry to hear about Queen Mamsy—losing a pet is so hard ♥️ hugs!!
being less passive - TIL about solo role playing games. I’m intrigued. And would love to give them a go. At the same time, I want to tell my friends and have them try too so we can talk about it and show each other. Is this something you can do alongside each other, in a group, I wonder? (I love the Late Night Bites idea. Such a great character).
Honestly, I love the idea of a "solo RPG" party, where people play games and then chat about their experiences! There are also definitely more story-focused RPGs, meant for groups to play (tell stories) together. I could imagine having games on a similar theme available, with mood music — or just a random assortment, and everyone can choose their own. I’m going to put a list of games below — Alone Among the Stars was my very first intro to journaling games, so it’s a great place to start. I would suggest opening up and reading about a number of different games, just to get a flavor of them. You can also often find play-alongs on YouTube or blogs, if you’re curious what it looks like to actually play the games. Most games have some kind of mechanic involved (deck of cards, dice), and then you’ll need something to write with. The Wretched and A Weekend in the Country also utilize a Jenga tower :)
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Substack won't let me include embed links to these, so I put all the links in a Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajzLGAmnJ7QpICxycOcqLNhgrGfuTP3hAJw53n_tBkE/edit?usp=sharing
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+ Story-focused, rule-light:
Alone Among the Stars by Takuma Okada
An Exchange of Gifts by me, inspired by Okada’s game! and A Tale Before You Go
Adrift by Cezar Capacle (he is a phenomenal game designer!)
Out of Print by Jason Pickering
Thousand Year Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings <— longer play time, but such a cool game!
+ Slightly more rules:
The Wretched by Chris Bissette
A Weekend in the Country by Lari Assmuth (can also be played with multiple players)
Draw by Croaker RPGs
+Exploring games:
Carta by Peach Garden Games
Royal Cartographer’s Quest by Jessika Rocha
Awake by Mystic Mushroom Press
All the love and comfort for the goodbye to Queen Mamsy xo