Has anyone ever done solo-gaming? One-on-one gaming, one player, one game master?
I've done this a few times when I needed to get something very intimate, or self-involved, or not really other-player-friendly.
I was listening to a podcast on gaming by what sounded like a boyfriend-girlfriend pair, with the guy the game master, the girl the player. That was how they ran all their sessions, and they were proud of that.
I really find this kind of disturbing. Gaming is, allegedly, a social activity. That's one of my big justifications for the X of thousands of dollars I've spent on game books. The idea of a solo campaign...I dunno, it feels like a major taboo somehow, "that's just wrong" sort of feeling.
The weirdest element was that they were doing all the gamer war story routines--but in a campaign where the world is sculpted around a single character, do those even count?
I've done this a few times when I needed to get something very intimate, or self-involved, or not really other-player-friendly.
I was listening to a podcast on gaming by what sounded like a boyfriend-girlfriend pair, with the guy the game master, the girl the player. That was how they ran all their sessions, and they were proud of that.
I really find this kind of disturbing. Gaming is, allegedly, a social activity. That's one of my big justifications for the X of thousands of dollars I've spent on game books. The idea of a solo campaign...I dunno, it feels like a major taboo somehow, "that's just wrong" sort of feeling.
The weirdest element was that they were doing all the gamer war story routines--but in a campaign where the world is sculpted around a single character, do those even count?
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The boyfriend-girlfriend pair sound like they could write a series of fantasy novels with the player as the main character?
It is an interesting way to get to know other aspects or creations at least of someone who you know so intimately.
On the other hand, I think those work best as side things that fit into a larger campaign with other people. Though I certainly understand with the previous comment about using the option when logistics don't work out otherwise.
Hmmm... I guess maybe it's a bit like masturbation - fun, but an activity that's more fun with additional people.
Without interaction from others, the PC and the GM both have too much power over the storyline, as well. As frustrating as it can be when the party decides to do the exact opposite of what I'd prepped for, that kind of flexibility is why we game, instead of my sitting alone writing a story.