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05 Sep 2017

Solo RPG Resources

Last updated February 22th, 2023.

  • MakeItSolo: Solo RPG tool for Windows & Linux (FREE)
  • The Soloist a newsletter for solo role-playing
  • LET’S TALK! (FREE) standalone NPC Dialogue System for solo roleplaying, inspired in dialogue trees & icon-based dialogues from videogames
  • KEEPING CONTACT! (FREE) standalone social system for solo role-playing, including long term and short term relationships, intra-party interactions, first impressions, faction membership, romancing, etc.
  • WELCOME TO TROPELAND! (FREE) system agnostic content generator based on the use of tropes, genre conventions, etc. A heir of the tool “Higher Resolution”, but expanded (more than 1500 tropes, classified by narrative genre in about 30 tables) and with guidelines for its use for plot creation, random events, etc.

This is a list of resources for solo role-playing.

I was looking for a list of solo engines and resources some years ago. Unfortunately, I found none.
That’s why I started this list at the G+ Lone Wolf community and completed it with the help of others.

If you know of a resource that is not listed yet, you can shoot me an email.

Want to know how to get started with solo role-playing? I wrote a short blogpost that covers the essentials. There is also a beginner-friendly guide by Spencer Salyer. John Yorio has an excellent in-depth tutorial in several blog posts. I recommend this for a better understanding of solo role-playing.
Lino Pang also offers Solo RPG Tips that are worth a read.

Update: With the demise of Google+, the Solo Roleplaying Reddit seems to be the most useful public place to gather online.

Please note that some links below are affiliate links. A small portion of the sale goes to my account credit at OneBookshelf and allows me to buy new games. THANK YOU!
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Solo Engines/Games/Gamebooks

Solo RPG Media (Blogs, Podcasts, Youtube etc.)

Solo RPG Tools (Websites, Game Aids, Random Generators etc.)

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