Serpent Woman Seth, OTOH is all too real. :)

Hehehehe

Hehehehehehe

He's an expert, having a four way session in many videos, all by himself.

The expression when he said at least today was amazing

Pin it, seth

AWOOGA * eyes pop out of head , jaw drops to the floor, tongue rolls out of mouth and my heart starts pulsating out of my chest *

I often do this for new players with a modified version of the Matt Mercer Stephen Colbert game. It has a bit of combat, a bit of exploration, some roleplaying, a DMPC to keep them on track and a nice neat ending. Highly recommend!

This is one-to-one. Solo is something else.

Gonna have my gf try out paper chase in not too long so this is accurate

I'm in this comment and I don't like it.

@@UOUPv2 Same

@@thefallencat2080 wow. i looked up this video because i'm going to run paper chase for my girlfriend pretty soon. guess i'm not alone haha.

@@brush5004 Well, I don't wanna shit on your attempt... But she left me lmao

Not just kids, new players in general. It is how I introduced my mother to the game.

Some people are really shy and it’s a good way to get them into the game.

That is a valid point about a unique feature of the solo game - it lends itself to the player creating as much of the experience as the GM does.

Some of the best are small groups. (roll d20 for getting a good table at the inn.)

Yeah. I had an experience like that in a play-by-text game that sprung out of one of those king-of-the-hill forum games. Looking back at it, it isn't great writing or super immersive, but I still draw inspiration from those two characters to this day, and the character I played has become my go-to for impromptu villains in games I DM.

I once plopped an authentically enchanted 8-Ball (even glowed for detect magic with the illusion school...btw) in the early territory of a dungeon. I'd gone so far as to have a chart behind the GM-screen, with the various things it could say, and numbers assigned for dice-rolling... The thing WAS entirely random... What ensued, was such an entertaining series of mental gymnastics among the Players for the Party to continue carrying AND USING the stupid thing that I (at least) will never forget it. Now... admittedly... the first couple of rolls I made were dubiously parallel or close to "dead on" predictions as they'd asked and shook the ball... BUT it was still just an 8-ball with an illusion spell to respond to questions with the random answers... That's it... I'm confident at least a couple of my Players were truly amused at their own endeavors to defend the thing as "mysterious" or "vague" instead of "wrong" or stupid... BUT the adventures created out of it were HILARIOUS... ;o)

So... She is basically that robot from Portal? Amazing.

@@remixtheidiot5771 Quiet, Meatbag!

@@remixtheidiot5771 everybody loves GLaDOS

His spies are watching...

I was about to run my first solo game... ;p

Its very Cthulhu of him

One-to-one. Solo is something else.

You thought it, your phone learned it and sold the info. to Seth!

Learned something new!

Also known sometimes as cardboard programming ( you explain the problem to any colleague but they might as well be a cardboard cutout for the purpose)

Stannis Baratheon kept pointing that out, and look what happened to him.

Don't research Seth's past... his younger friend went missing in his childhood. Some say Seth was involved but the cops could never prove it. They say he's a mastermind who bested even the FBI and L.

@@sturat5166 shhhhhhhh. Do you want us to to disappear too???

Joke?.. You thought it was a joke?

No one survived to remember the famous last word: Bombshell!!!

"Based on a true story"

If your individual six-siders are rolling any sevens at all you may want to examine them a little more closely. :)

When the GM use them they can roll that high, but then the GM have a GM-screen preventing me from examining them a little more closely.

@@larsdahl5528 "You're picking whatever numbers you like and just pretending to roll the dice back there, aren't you?" "Mmmmmaybe?" :)

Really, my d6s consistently roll above 11.

If you are platina CoC, rolling 7+ on d6 is normal

Agreed. You can't (and shouldn't) cater to all your players all the time (even with just one player) but keeping what they shine at in mind when setting up challenges is always a good idea. At the same time, you shouldn't let them get into the habit of always expecting to use the same bag of tricks or becoming so overspecialized that they can't take alternate approaches to problem solving. It's a balancing act.

Yes, and you (as GM) should know the characters well enough to be able to tailor your descriptions to the individual characters. The stealthy character may notice how squeaky the floorboards are. The master investigator may see the little piece of glass on the floor, whereas the novice investigator may first discover it by the crunching sound that emerges when stepping on that piece of glass.

Great idea. Took bow and martial arts in cyberpunk. Gm gave me plenty of archery opportunities and... basic tech. *Sad bow monk noises* 😔

👍👍👍👍

I'm fine with the companion reminding the player of items or abilities they have that they might be overlooking, but I hold back on doing that until the player first mentions an idea that they're just struggling to come up with a method of implementing.

Agreed, its best to ask the player if they want help first, some people really hate “smart” npc helpers, even if it means they fail, they failed on their own. Mostly, only new players usually need or want the help imo. Im glad seth mentioned skills because in dnd and pf, skills are one of the biggest balancing issues due to the four pc party format, so npcs can really help flesh out the skills. Theres also rules for hiring npcs which can be nice, i use rules for contacts, and also a cost per day for skilling services. Crafting is one skill that usually ends up needing some hired help

Oh no, have the companion offer advice, but it is all over the place, very much from their point of view, and a bit selfish. 😏 Then if they stick with it, it's more to learn more about the npc as a character, then a hint. 😉

E. G. "How do we get past these ogre guards?" Npc quietly explains a backstory connection and feud with ogre raiders, he thinks he remembers how to say to them, "Get off my land", in their tongue. Cautions about rushing in and dying, getting eaten, as much as he would *love* to kill them. Then asks the pc/pcs if they have any means of getting around the ogres. Back on track, more rp, get them to find a solution.

@@The_Custos But that leaves the plan being the go round the ogre. Sure it's all in character. But all that mean sis that the character you create says the advice. Remember an idea doesn't need to be good for players to follow it. It just has to feel good. And if it comes from eh mouth if the DM (even through an NPC) it feels like it must be good.

No. It's one-to-one. solo is another thing.

GM+1 (or just "+1") is my go-to, but I know that sounds too intimate for some people.

I rather like duet myself, even if it's a pretty newly-minted term.

@@thelastmotel reading comprehenision isnt your thing?

Not solo. One-to-one. Two different animals.

Groups can suck.

Same here. Love his humour.

I like Matt but I’d rather have Seth run a game.

Yeah, Seth's a treasure.

It's pure coincidence. I promise. By the way, you're getting low on milk and should pick some more up soon. Also, get some more of those chips that I like.

Same here! Got my eyes on creating a one-on-one side mission

Internet era makes this so much easier. Lot's of sessions produce incidents that Me and a single player get back to during the week in between sessions, one on one

They can be a ton of fun if you've got a partner, sibling, or child that wants to play but getting a full group together is tough. My wife and I have played several duet games, even a full campaign, and really enjoyed the dynamic.

me too lolz

I hope you did. I assume that he knows it, but it's nice to hear out loud too.

I used to have similar situations. One thing that can help, if you're having issues with player attendance, is to sit down with them and explain the amount of work you have to put in for each session, and to explain that if you're going to commit a considerable amount of your free time to planning the sessions, you'd like them to at least commit the time and effort to show up regularly. However, sometimes life happens and players can't show for no fault of their own, at which point it is nice to have some one, two, and three player session ideas on the back burner if you can work them naturally into your campaign.

Every game I’ve ever been apart of has been this way. Game 1- everybody and their girlfriend is there with a character. Straight up 6 or 7 Beer. Pizza. Laughs. Tears. Fun. By Game 5 - X isn’t here because he broke up with his girlfriend. Y isn’t there because he’s currently with Xs girlfriend. Z is stalwart and will always show. I am Z in this example lol

I dont allow last minute cancellations, except for work or health. Theres hefty penalties , because, as i tell the players, youre not upsetting ME the gm, but you are wasting the time of everyone who did show up. People spend a lot of their time and energy to play dnd so for someone to not show up is super rude. It is a commitment, unless you have a more open door policy. Id say, youre nicer than most if you allow these cancellations. But if you find that you cant get more new players, and you dont want to punish the ones you have too much, maybe you should frame your game as an open door table, so the story doesnt require anyone to be there. Yeah the pcs take a more backseat role, but anyone can go or come as they please. The game would have to be more setting driven rather than goal driven, and each game would likely be more vignetted and less episodic, and mayb you could have a rp chat room for in between games. I use discord for this, and a lot of rp actually happens between games, which can help the longevity of the game as players will be more involved

Having Bruce Lee on call in case of emergencies does seem like it would be beneficial, yeah. :)

This brought back good memories brother