by Darla

Related Item: Thousand Year Old Vampire

chromatine wrote:

For more experiences players that are still reading, do you feel that you become more creative as you play more? Do you make research in order to make your story more realistic?

I'm definitely NOT an expert and I still struggle with solo roleplaying sometimes, but I would say that generally, yes, I feel I have become more creative as I've played more. I also watch a lot of YouTube channels and get inspired by what others are doing. And I have come to accept that creativity is something that can be improved with practice. I used to think that I'm not creative at all, but over time, I just think "sod it!" and give things a go anyway. As long as I'm having fun, nothing that I make has to be "perfect".

Also, yes, sometimes I have done a bit of research. For example, I played Eleventh Beast, which is about being a monster hunter in London in 1746. I did a little bit of research about All-Hallows-The-Great, the meeting place of the monster hunters. I got some information from the Wikipedia page and it helped me with getting a feel for the place. I think research is definitely not essential though when playing solo RPGs. It's all about what makes it more fun for you.

And sometimes I also just kind of do away with logic in my games too if it enables the story to keep moving forward. Sometimes solo roleplaying is challenging and if I can't think of a decent reason why my character was able to start a fire in the pouring rain (but I needed a fire), then I just ignore that logic and say that it happened anyway! I give myself a "pass" as it were, to just enable the story to keep moving forward. Some people may be more purists about the way that they play, but sometimes I just find that too challenging. I don't want to get too bogged down when I'm playing.

I hope my rambling was of at least some help to you!

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I don't use them. Use to avoid the random encounter tables, too.

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Is there a listed date/time somewhere of when auctions officially end?

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