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Do you have an idea for a solo TTRPG product, but need some encouragement to create it? Then maybe the Solovember Jam is your jam! This is a cool month long celebration of the art form we know as solo roleplaying. https://itch.io/jam/solovember-jam

Solovember Jam 2024 A game jam from 2024-11-01 to 2024-12-01 hosted by Tiny Table Index, K-Ramstack & Graycastle Press. We've all been waiting all year, and it's finally November. That means this month is all about solo and solo-friendly tabletop games. And what better...

Here's a good Reddit post about using Mythic to solo play Blood Bowl, or any tactical tabletop game: https://reddit.com/r/mythic_gme/comments/1gdhhcs/report_blood_bowl_with_parts_of_mythic/
Wargamers were early users of Mythic, which surprised me at the time. This post is a good example of how to combine the two simply.

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The Word Mill Games Patreon has a free membership tier that includes monthly updates, like this one, and other goodies. Did I mention it's free? :) Join our solo roleplaying community as a Mythicist!

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Great blog post by Joshua Suskalo about game preparation lessons learned from solo play that are applicable to any GM, bottom-up tabletop prep: https://srasu.org/posts/bottom-up-tabletop-prep/

Bottom-Up Tabletop Prep I’ve been GMing for years in various systems, and I’ve been subject to burnout, I’ve lost campaigns as session after session gets canceled until the whole thing just collapses in on itself, I’ve given up on GMing for years at a time, and I’ve come back to it again, only to run against the ...

Let's crowd source some creativity ... what is the strangest solo concept you've tried yet? I'm talking a unique, unusual take on a solo adventure, like switching characters every scene, or roleplaying you're an atomic particle. Something that is probably only possible with solo roleplay.

I really enjoyed doing this interview with The Solo Roleplayers Podcast. Thanks Phil! He really went into the nitty gritty of how Mythic came to be.
https://episodes.fm/1764932831/episode/c29sb3JvbGVwbGF5ZXJzcG9kY2FzdC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9hYzA4OTMxYi0zZjY3LTNmNjMtOTYwMC1hZGQxMjk0MGE0YTQ

#4 [INTERVIEW] Tana Pigeon, Mythic GME 2e Listen to #4 [INTERVIEW] Tana Pigeon, Mythic GME 2e from The Solo RolePlayers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!

Mythic Magazine #46 heads to the stars, with the Star System Creator. Generate stars and interesting features to explore, including space-faring random events. This issue also features an exploration of playing Mythic adventures as if they are found journals.

The Big Example in this issue combines both articles into a single example, since the two worked so well together, kind of to my surprise!

You can find it at DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/497555/mythic-magazine-volume-46

Mythic Magazine Volume 46 - Word Mill Games | Mythic Magazine | DriveThruRPG Mythic Magazine Volume 46 - Mythic Magazine #46 Mythic Magazine is a monthly ezine with tips, rules, and more goodies for the Mythic Role-Playing System, Mythic Game Master Emulator, and Crafter Series from Word Mill Games. This issue contains: Star System Creator: This is a system for generating ...

The revised Mythic App is moving along nicely!

Jason Holt Digital has the App just about ready for testing! If you'd like to be part of the beta test, please sign up at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4qvG7bgtnrUjf20rcmG3VzvcpvHWwjf4NzEbgGe4NuH78Yg/viewform

Happy adventuring!

Mythic Magazine #45 is available on DriveThruRPG! This one features the return of the One-Page series with One-Page Character Crafter, designed to generate NPCs quickly as you play.

Mythic Magazine Volume 45 - Word Mill Games | Mythic Magazine | DriveThruRPG Mythic Magazine Volume 45 - Mythic Magazine #45 Mythic Magazine is a monthly ezine with tips, rules, and more goodies for the Mythic Role-Playing System, Mythic Game Master Emulator, and Crafter Series from Word Mill Games. This issue contains: One-Page Character Crafter: Roll up Characters quickl...

Let's crowd source some creativity. What solo adventure prompt, interpretation, or decision could you use some suggestions on?

This is a shout out to the fabulous art of Jorge Muñoz! Jorge does most of the art in my books, and he just keeps getting better and better :)

You can see his work here: https://www.instagram.com/jorgefmunoz1/

Alright, tell me what's going on in your solo roleplaying world. What's a new adventure, new approach to playing, or a recent cool moment in one of your games?

Mythic Magazine #44 is out on DriveThru. This issue has a solo adventure module in it, a classic dungeon delve that was a blast to make! This doubles both as a stand alone adventure, and also as a random dungeon generator for any fantasy adventure.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/490266/Mythic-Magazine-Volume-44

More actual play goodness, this time Mythic teamed up with Index Card RPG for a sci-fi adventure by Deep Space Solo!
https://youtu.be/td6qs6CwKnU

What's a solo "big idea" you've had recently for one of your games? Something you did differently that made you think, "Why didn't I do this earlier?!?" Share it with the world, so others can consider trying it too! For myself, it's this: I want to play a solo adventure in prose novel format. I used to do this years ago, and it makes for extremely slow adventures, but it also produces a ton of immersion and detail.

The Lonely Dungeoneer is back with more Mythic and Chainmail goodness. This one focuses on character creation. Excellent stuff :)

Let's Play Chainmail Solo! Session 4 [Character Creation] It's time for old school adventure! In this series, we're using the acclaimed Mythic GM Emulator 2e to run a completely solo Original D&D campaign using Chai...

The Mythic Magazine Compilation #6 PDF is now available on DriveThruRPG! This collects the 13 articles from Mythic Magazines # 31-36. POD is in the works! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/486766/Mythic-Magazine-Compilation-6

Val the Videomancer has another great tutorial video, this one about using The Adventure Crafter. If you haven't tried the AC yet, and are curious, Val does a tremendous job explaining it with detailed examples. It's just a wonderful video too, a pleasure to watch.
https://youtu.be/dkVnfk2TkiQ

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Mythic Magazine Compilation #6 is almost done and ready to set loose on the world! This brings us up to issue #36 compiled.

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I'm often a start-stopper with my solo adventures. I love to start new games, but I often stop them way before they are complete. So is this a "bad habit", or just my style of play? I'm going with style, because whether I stop after a few scenes, or go for a hundred scenes, I'm still having a good time :)

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One of the many things I love about solo roleplaying is that, at any time, my character can simply say, "Nah", and change the adventure. I don't have to follow a particular storyline, or complete a certain quest. The adventure goes where my PC's, and my, interests go.

I put out an email newsletter each month, where I include stuff like solo gaming tips, random thoughts, new product announcements, and a discount on something. Think of it as a Random Event in your inbox, you never quite know what you're going to get! If receiving more ramblings from me interests you, you can find the signup form here: https://www.wordmillgames.com/email-subscription.html

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The Chainmail & Mythic adventure continues with this fifth installment from the Lonely Dungeoneer!

Let's Play Original D&D + Chainmail Solo! Episode 5 [Dark Portal] Join me on a solo roleplaying journey through Dungeons & Dragons history with Let's Play OD&D + Chainmail! In the fifth episode the party, at long last, reac...

Mythic Magazine #42 is now available on DriveThruRPG! This edition contains rules for using a 3-act story structure in your Mythic games. Let's get cinematic :)
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/483448/mythic-magazine-volume-42

Let's create some solo inspiration! Please describe the setting of your current game, and explain why the setting is so good for a solo adventure. For myself: I'm playing a campaign based off of a television show. The advantage to that, I can draw on a ton of lore for adventure context right from the beginning and use exactly the material that interests me most.

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