Comment by 👽 TKurtBond
Re: "What to do when only one player is available? 1 on 1…"
That sounds useful. I’ll have to think about how to adapt that to my situation.
2024-09-08 · 2 years ago
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🦂 zzo38 · 2024-10-20 at 03:32:
When I play TTRPG, it is usually 1 on 1, because there are no other players who are available other than myself and the GM. (In the past there was other players, but now there isn't.)
Currently, the system I play is GURPS. (No other players have ever played in this GURPS campaign, although some have made up character sheets.)
(Sometimes (although not usually), I will play by computer (I had done this during COVID-19 pandemic). I don't need any special software other than "ts" (from "moreutils" package); I just use something like "ts | tee | nc | ts | tee" (with appropriate arguments) and then merge and sort the log files to get a combined log.)
🌲 Half_Elf_Monk · 2025-03-12 at 03:22:
If only one player is available, do some quick retroactive character sheet manipulation, and play out some scenes from a backstory. "When {charname} was younger, {decisive events} were occurring, and it was a struggle. How did it play out?" If you know the character well enough, you can set up scenes. It adds a LOT to the #currentyear of game. If they play well, you can give like... hidden time bomb bonuses of special abilities they remember, or "I know a guy from way back when" who just so happens to be in the next village. Or lore drops that are strangely relevant to the next session.
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What to do when only one player is available? 1 on 1 adventure! — This time only one player was able to make it to my Saturday game session, but we hand enough notice that I got one of the 1 on 1 Adventures from Expeditious Press and did a quick read through and a very simple conversion from D&D 3E to Labyrinth Lord, mostly by substituting hit dice, armor class, and attacks from Labyrinth Lord and writing down the To Hit Armor Class Zero number. The player had a Labyrinth Lord monk from an...