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  • Depending on what I am looking for:

    • BBC Radio 6: mainly new stuff, although I have been surprised with very good oldies.
    • The newsletter To the teeth for all things metal https://totheteeth.substack.com/ The playlist in spotify is really good too.
    • Last.fm, even if it’s not as used anymore, I still find very good recommendations there.
    • Spotify Discovery playlist has surprised me a lot in the past, but not that much lately. It suggests me what I was in the mood to listen to last week, maybe not that much today. The daily mixes are fine, but it’s pushing the same songs too much.
    • The website https://1001albumsgenerator.com even if I am not a fan of some genres, it’s good to learn about some records.

    From this same thread I am sure I will use https://www.gnoosic.com in the future.



  • The standard solo recommendation currently is Ironsworn: great mechanics, fun, and free. It’s easy to play as all the rules can be explained as: throw dice and the result can be good, “good but (something not so good happens too)”, or bad.

    You also can get Black Streams Solo Heroes. A small supplement with rules for solo OSR. Maybe Cairn or Mausritter can be easier if you have no experience. Even Mork Borg has a free version, combined with the solo rules Solitary Defilement can be amazing if you like the setting

    Some solo games are more focused on the journaling side, pretty much making up what happens based on some random prompts.

    Another option is getting a game master emulator. There are lots for free that you could use pretty much with any game. “One page solo engine” is a great option.






  • I started with no TTRPG experience at all around a year ago. There are some games (like D100 or Four Against Darkness) closer to a boardgame than an actual TTRPG. You throw dice and go with the results, no need to roleplay.

    Regarding solo boardgames, I would say games where you play alone together, like each player doing it’s own thing in the board with minimal interaction or minimal rules modifications. Spirit Island already mentioned is one great example, Cartographers, Sprawlopolis or Agropolis, Resist!, One deck dungeon… seriously, there is an amazing amount of options depending on your taste (deck building, throwing dice, etc.).





  • For solo RPG? The standard suggestion nowadays is Ironsworn to be honest. And it’s free! I wasn’t a big fan at the beginning, so I started with Scarlet Heroes, it has everything you need to play pretty much any OSR game.

    Then there are lots of specific games for solo, especially journaling games. Or using game master emulators you can play almost anything (Mythic GME is the most famous for a good reason).

    What would you like to try? I’m quite new on this area but I might be able to suggest a couple of books. There are a lot of tools available to play anything available in the market.