Greetings Adventures! I'm Matt Slaton, a 31-year-old tabletop gaming enthusiast. My journey began in 2008 at the age of 16, starting with HeroQuest and progressing through D&D 4e, Open Quest, and Pathfinder. My role as a Gamemaster began not long after.
A pivotal shift occurred when I discovered the OSR, embracing a rules-light, player-focused approach. Prioritizing the players' experience over rigid rules, I've cultivated a style that emphasizes improvisation and immersion.
When I'm not running games, I'm absorbed in crafting my own campaign setting, developing GM tools, and conjuring up homebrew rules. My creative pursuits extend to crafting gaming terrain and painting miniatures, making every aspect of the tabletop experience uniquely engaging. Join me on this journey where imagination knows no bounds!
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I am loving this! More please!
Loving this series. Looking forward to the next episode!
I'm glad you are enjoying it. I'm planning on getting another episode out soon.
Not a fan of “and” and “buts?”
I just find that I don't really use them. They seem to get in the way of the way my games flow.
This is so good, I could watch this for hours. I have never done solo rpg'ing but you definitely inspired me to give it a go.
If you give it a shot, let me know how it went. The best advice I can offer is to experiment and keep the game loose to keep your momentum through the session.
Oh man, this is the last episode? Bummer, this has been a fun watch.
I'm glad to see so many people are enjoying those first couple episodes. im hoping to have another out soon.
Very cool, looking forward to more episodes!
Well done, I love your intuition about how the story unfolds. Your story is interesting and plausible.
Much appreciated. With solo play, I really got to make myself slow it down and keep from getting my character in hot water too quickly. That is how a game turns into a dumpster fire.
You said you are using your own oracle? Did you make a video about it and how it works? I would find that interesting and useful. How often are you making the videos? Can't wait for the level up. Bring on the next video!
I do have an Oracle video on the channel. I don't really have an upload schedule for the moment. I didn't really expect the community to pick up as quickly as it has.
Those yellow d6 is what you needed to roll to make your characters. "We will roll 3d6 and take the highest roll" all dice roll a 6 bam baby! Question, why did you roll a d8 for the direction you would travel? You are in a 6-sided hex. Would a d6 have been a better choice? Lastly, how are four level 1 characters with low hp going to fight a vampire? Guess I'll have to tune in next time to find out. Just an fyi, I ask these questions because I am trying to learn and find out the reason behind things. I am not trying to offend, troll, or be a jerk. Hopefully that comes across. I would like to recommend you link the products you are using. I was trying to look for the quest books but did not know they were called "The book of random table quests" until I came back and slowed your video down. Enjoying the videos so far.
It very cool to see all the questions, i appreciate the Engagement. To answer your questions... 1. That green d8 is actually a directional dice. It has N, NE, E, SE, ECT. 2. I'm not sure how we will take on a full blown Vamp. Hopefully we can gain a few levels and put together a plan and gather resources that will give us an advantage and Bridge that Difficulty Gap.
I always loved the basic 2d6 advantage/disadvantage system. MUNE also uses it, and it's so simple and effective. Could maybe even add a 3rd die for "extremely likely/unlikely", though not sure how that would play out statistically.
More dice for a higher probability actually works in my opinion. That is how I usually use it.
Still looking for a good/simple oracle, I will give a try. Thanks for sharing ☀️
Well dang, I accidentally finished the series too soon. When does the next episode come out?
I'm glad you like the videos. I'm hoping to have another episode out soon.
I've gotten really into solo actual plays ever since I discovered "me myself and die". I love what you're doing here!
I like it. I'll give it a go in my solo campaign.
Stumbled upon this channel by luck, i’m digging it! Subscribed! i love watchin solo play throughs! I see you first fell in love with HeroQuest! That’s my current solo goto game. The new (2021) version has an app for HQ that allows for easy solo play. Hope to see you play as well! As for me, i do ttrpg illustration and enjoy these kinda videos runnin while I draw. 😊
Very cool, I still love some Heroquest. I tried the app as well, but I found it slows things down. Managing the gameboard and an app simultaneously just doesn't work for me. But, I'm glad it works for you. Game on!
Good stuff! Can't wait for more!
Next episode please 🙂
Wow, I love the production values at work here, as well as the contained but evocative scenes you are creating with the miniatures and the set dressing. Off to see how many more episodes you have managed to put up following this now month old first episode.
I think the production value is what makes something like a solo actual play bearable. It takes a lot of doing to get something I feel is acceptable to post. I'm trying to streamline my editing process. So, maybe I can get to a workflow where I can be more consistent.
Ah, that's clever! K.I.S.S. - Keep It Stupid Simple Inspired by Advantage/Disadvantage?
Thats really cool!! It makes me sad that videos like these dont get a lot of attention 😢
Hey Matt, I just stumbled over your channel and have to say that you have a wonderful fluid way to work out the onfolding story! Your episodes so far are extremely inspiring to me and motivated me a lot to keep on with my own Tabletop RPG project - Thanks! Please keep on the great work!
I appreciate the kind words. Luckily The power of Editing helps to make it fluid. What is this Project you are working on?
This is a really cool way of playing a campaign
Interesting. I'm going to give this a try and possibly hack it.
hey! as was said already it looks like Recluse with the 2D6 advantage / disadvantage, but I love your idea of a random event on doubles, especially with the clock mechanic! thanks for sharing this n_n'.
Very well done, the music, the set-up, everything. Liked and subbed👍
Just stated and a bit late to the party, but that was really good and entertaining 👍 Looking forward to a full series!
For the initial paragraphs of the story, I’m presuming you rolled on the Shadowdark book’s tables and made a few lines based on the results? Or did you use a different supplement? Really inspiring video, I’ve been playing some purely solo systems but now I’m considering playing the transformers roleplaying game using your oracle rules.
I put it together based on the backgrounds that I rolled for my characters. I knew the type of region I wanted the adventure to take place in. So, I took all that information and figured out how to put my characters in a situation where they would be forced to work together and form a. Party.
@@mattslaton thank you!
Great storytelling
This is great!
Curious why you went wizard when you rolled an 18 wisdom. The 18 is so hard to come by I think I’d for sure use that as my characters main attribute if possible. On that note, one option I use when creating a party of 4 like this, I’d roll the ability scores for all 4 and THEN choose their classes. That way I’ll see if I have to lean one way or another if I have a guy who has a couple options
😂😂😂😂 first time here. But just watching the re rolls for the third character
This is an awesome idea and play through. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
Interesting development! Most adventurers have a knack for getting into the thick of things, seems our band of heroes are no different. Excited for the contents of the Journal.
Looking forward to the continuation of this series. Fighting a vampire cult is definitely an interesting start.
I like where this is heading.
Nice, I like it 👍
Let’s go! Looking forward to an awesome session!
A really good demonstration of how to solo an RPG without an over amount of fluff.
What book is that you are using with the Rumors and Adventures tables sections? From what I could tell the only hardbacks you said you were using were Shadowdark which it doesn't look like the same layout of that book and OSE and I don't see those tables in my OSE books.
It is the ShadowDark RPG pg 120.
@@mattslatonThanks. It looked different format to the parts of the book I have seen so far. One thing that does puzzle me is why did you feel the need to include an OSE book in the playthrough? I own OSE and was interested in Shadowdark but seeing someone feel the need to use OSE books with it has put me off a bit to be honest.
I wanted to have it handy for the Terrain specific Random encounter tables. There is a chance that I may not even use the book. Only time will tell. @timb7583
Really cool ideas. It reminds me of the Recluse Solo Engine by Graven Utterance.
I'm not sure if I have heard of that one. I'll have to check it out.
Nice! 👍 Subscribed 😁
Excellent Oracle idea, thanks for that. For the random events how about making Double 1, 2 or 3 a negative random event and double 4, 5 and 6 a positive random event? So in the example you provided, a Double 4, 5 or 6 would mean the rock fall is in the middle of the river creating a walkway, making it easier to cross the river without being swept away by the current. However the walkway will only last for 2d6 turns before it gets swept away (with any player characters standing on it at the time).
when's that next vid coming, bro?! cant wait... :)
I'm working on editing the next episode. My goal is to get. It is done, uploaded, & scheduled for Friday. These solo videos take some time. So, I'm trying to release them every 2 weeks.
@@mattslaton Forgive my anticipation, bro :)
I'm into this already, and I'm interested to see more Shadowdark. You got yourself a sub!!
I love this