Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Solo RPG Channel Update, New Games, New Tools, and What’s Next

In this solo musing, Lou talks about hitting 450 subscribers and where Solo Quests Party of One may be heading next. He shares thoughts on future solo play videos, his long-running d8 system project, possible games to bring to the channel, and his experiments with tools like GameMaster Apprentice cards and a custom HTML card drawer. He also talks through the challenge of finding the right solo RPG system, touches on a recent sci-fi one-shot, and looks ahead to Gen Con and the wider solo gaming scene. Here’s the video: hhttps://youtu.be/ZFi_ZtvJveM

I'll say no more, except, enjoy!
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

I tested a solo post-apocalyptic hexcrawl with a mutant ninja wolverine, and it actually worked

Been working on a Solo Post Apocalyptic wilderness HexCrawl procedures, and I am finally putting it to play today in this little test. I am using TMNT and the character is Vark, a mutant wolverine trained by a ninja mentor, and the session focused on moving through hexes, checking terrain, events, encounters, and features while trying to make the map feel alive and worth exploring. I also used a custom procedure for tracking control, discoveries, and whatever trouble showed up that day. I think it made the pretend world feel a little alive, and maybe I could tighten it up a bit, but I'd love to see some feedback or suggestions. Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/WGMQ1DR3ysY

I'll say no more, except, enjoy!
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I Started with GURPS Lite… That Was a Mistake

  When I decided to relearn GURPS 3rd Edition, I started where many people do, GURPS Lite. It seemed like the obvious choice. The rules were...