The similar last names could be a future opportunity for role playing or a potential source for an incident at some point. Perhaps there's some mysterious message left by someone (perhaps an audio log or recording) where the person speaking said "Carver" accidentally instead of "Carter" (or vice versa) or there's some kind of static in the third character so it's hard to make out whether the speaker is saying "Carver" or "Carter". Could then end up causing the two characters to suspect each other (and to try and prove their own innocence) and the rest of the crew may not know who to trust - especially seeing how the two characters are leaders.

I'm happy to help! Just remember that if you're having fun, you're doing it right. :) I have videos using other systems and tools as well. You might find different perspectives helpful, too.

@@ARKavli sure thing. I opened a HOSTILE Solo Reddit page, and added your playlist. I don't have any members but hopefully some will start tricking in.

I noticed when posted, that the manual wasn't very readable. So I will keep it in mind to reference page numbers and see if I can make the PDF more visible in future videos. Thanks for the feedback!

@@ARKavli so are sometimes the dice rolled. Just nitpicking on my part, tho

@@luca77289 Yeah, the PDF was blocking. It doesn't on my screen, only on my recording software. I have hopefully moved it out of the way. :)

If you have a cool idea, you got to go with it!

I was creating characters as I was playing this :-P I ended up getting Hostile Solo, setting book and several suppplements. Going to get the Hostile Rules and extra supplements later on as I learn how to play this more and get more detail with the core rules and add stuff as I need and want to. Thanks again for these and answering my questions on your Hostile Solo review :-)

You could start with less, assuming more crew functions being taken by automation, or run a troubleshooting campaign. I think HOSTILE is fine for entry, and is unique in that it deals with playing group interactions. Mechanics wise, Zadmar Game's Tricube Tales and it's Solo supplement are very light rules focusing on narrative, but the solo has great tables. And for only a couple of bucks on DTRPG. I'd recommend that for toes in the water. Also Ironsworn and Ironsworn:Starforged are designed for solo-play from the ground up and are both great, though a little more complex. You can find reviews and / or solo play sessions for each of these (including HOSTILE) on my channel, though I do tend to go on. :)

I do like the explorer aspect of many RPGs, and I already had explorers before the solo supplement was published. Each campaign type does actually have a complimentary supplement that expands the info given in Solo.

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I don't know of such a reference sheet, but it would be easy enough to make. Some of the oracles are spread out because each campaign type has it's own set. But each campaign also refers back to the oracles at the beginning of the book and the main world creation oracles from the spacer campaign, so making a reference sheet could be helpful. I didn't come up with a solution aside from using the PDF bookmarks. In my second (unfinished) HOSTILE Solo campaign, I found it easier to open the PDF in my browser and switch tabs instead of opening an Adobe window.

If you mean converting Roll20 to mobile, I know they have a mobile app. I've never used it, but from I've read it's meant to be used as a companion to the webpage. If you mean just running a game, absolutely! All of the HOSTILE books are available as PDFs and you would only need some text app to keep track of the story and character sheet.

@@ARKavli thank you for the reply I did mean specifically running Solo exclusively mobile. Taking notes etc on the iPad. Not familiar with roll 20 mobile I'll have to check that out as well.

I cut and paste them from the HOSTILE Explorers supplement PDF (pg 64ff) and downloaded them into roll20.

I'm using Roll20 with a Classic Traveller character sheet. There are a few different sheets, and I don't remember exactly which it is.

I just copied it out of the PDF for the HOSTILE Explorers (I think...) and uploaded it to Roll20.

Sorry, it's been a while since I listened to this, and I tend to improv. :) If I mentioned d100 Space, I was probably talking about M-Space by Frostbyte or one of my book of random tables, books. If you drop the time stamp, I can go back and verify.

@@ARKavli Actually I was curious how it compares to d100 Space. I see you've covered it as well. Do you compare them somewhere?

@@john-lenin I'm not sure I have done a d100 space. Do I have a video on it? I couldn't find it... which doesn't mean it's not there. :)