The Solo RolePlayers Podcast

[GAME FEATURE] - The One Ring Nov 4, 2026 1:40:36 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am just tickled to bring you a kinda sorta [FIRST LOOK], [RULES TEACH] [ACTUAL PLAY} mashup (don't learnt the rules from this episode but absorb the ideas lol) where I did a bit into this, really quite enormous, characterful, and more than a little different ttrpg The One Ring. I will be talking through a few of the syst

[INTERVIEW] - Paul Bimler & The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox Oct 21, 2026 55:45 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am humbled to bring you on of the original creators of modern solorpg gamebooks and toolkits, Paul Bimler of The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox and a swathe of solo 5e adventures. You can find Paul's work over on DM's Guild SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky

[INTERVIEW] - League Of Dungeoneers with Michael Lundstedt Oct 7, 2026 44:18 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo Roleplayers Podcast. Today on the show I am pleased to be able to bring you a very special interview that closed the loop of my getting into this hobby in the first place. Michael Lundstedt's League of Dungeoneers was the boardgame that made me realise I wanted to play ttrpg's solo. We had a lovely chat about the game, its design, and some of what its future hol

[VARIETY HOUR] - SEPTEMBER: Desert Island Games, Speakpipe Call-ins, and a new SoloRolePlayers Challenge Oct 1, 2026 1:49:34 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I have stitched together an accidentally epic hour that lasts nearly 2! We talk News, Towerhouse Creative, Yes! Oracles and Desert Island Games. Check out the Desert Island Reddit Post to see all of the topical answers in full. And in addition to our usual music, a big thanks to Andreas Lundstrom for his wonderful dragonban

[INTERVIEW] - Glide with Cody Barr & Sasquatch Games Sep 24, 2026 53:44 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am just delighted to bring you and interview with the designer of the very first solo rpg I ever played, Cody Barr of Sasquatch Games. You can find Cody's work and check out the brand new Glide 2 here SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon

[COOP] - Daggerheart with Rene Sep 23, 2026 1:12:14 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast, Today on the show I am super proud to present another BONUS episode brought to you with the help of our heroic Patrons. Today on the show I team up with creator colleague Rene from Rene Plays Games, and we take on the challenge of figuring out a way to play Daggerheart Solo....together. If you want to hear the next part of this Daggerheart

[ACTUAL PLAY] - Daggerheart Sep 9, 2026 1:02:44 Hello and Welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am excited to bring you an actual learn by playing session of Daggerheart where we create a scene, figure out some rules, and start rolling some o them hope and fear dice all over a pack of Strixwolves. Get a feel for how this game plays solo....its good! And as a bonus I have also uploaded an episode where Rene and I (fr

[VARIETY HOUR] - Postperson Daggerheart One Ring & Real Life Adventures! Aug 28, 2026 58:06 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Squeezing this release in, sorry for the delay, no time to write much but hope you enjoy! -PJ SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you access to the community chat and my public newsletters At the SoloRolePlayers Tier you

[CHECK IN] - Slight Delay due to Overland Travel Mishap Aug 26, 2026 1:48 Hey SoloRolePlayers, I am away with the family at the moment and as such, although I have multiple episodes recorded and dying to share with you, I am behind on my editing. So just checking in to let you know the regularly scheduled episode will be delayed by a few days. Hope you are all having a lovely time out there and although I am thoroughly enjoying my holidays I am keen as mustard to get b

[FIRST LOOK] - Daggerheart Aug 12, 2026 1:03:13 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast! Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you my first play of Daggerheart. I had great fun opening this book for the first time, learning the rules as I went, and letting you all in a little bit into my process of how I set up a nea game world for the first time. I hope you enjoy. -PJ SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplaye

[PATREON PREVIEW] - Mythic Bastionland Bookclub Jul 29, 2026 58:49 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am very pleased to share with you all a bit of a peek behind the Patreon curtain into one of the regular features we have over on there The Solo RolePlayers Bookclub Presents: This time featuring Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland. Hope you enjoy :) -PJ

[INTERVIEW] - Astroprisma Designer Crescent Chimera Jul 15, 2026 46:01 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you the designer of the fantastic Astroprisma. Crescent Chimera got a chance to sit down and talk all about how this little gem of a game came to be. We talk inspirations, video game design, music and even board games. Check out Astroprisma and do yourself a favour and go and have a listen to the exce

[FIRST LOOK] - Astroprisma Jul 1, 2026 1:09:25 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast, Today on the show I am please to bring you this First Look and a taste of Actual Play of indie space game Astroprisma by Crescent Chimera. Stay tuned for the next episode where we will interview the creator of this little gem. You can find the official Soundtrack to the game here And purchase it for yourself over on the Astroprisma Website.

[TOPIC] - Playing Published Dungeons with Old School Essentials Jun 17, 2026 40:43 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am quietly curious to bring you a little bit of an unusual episode. This was going to be an episode about Old School Essentials...but wasn't. Join me as I therapize myself and begin to understand my own processes by talking you through how I have started playing Published Dungeons with OSE. Enjoy. -PJ You can get in touc

[VAIRIETY HOUR] - Unboxings, Procedure vs Narrative and a SRP Challenge Jun 16, 2026 53:20 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, I am thrilled to bring you another Patron Supported Bonus Episode today where we sit down and clear my desk of boxes and talk about SoloRolePlaying. Enjoy -PJ Procedure vs Narrative Reddit Post Dragonbane and Forbidden Lands music in this episode by Andreas Lundström You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com or better yet join the SoloRolePl

[INTERVIEW] - OSE, Megadungeons and the weird with Everweird Jun 3, 2026 1:04:27 Hello Dear Solo RolePlayers, Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you a fantastic chat I had with the solo megadungeon PC puppet-master Everweird. We talk about playing published adventures, playstyles and of course, dungeons dungeons and more dungeons. I highly recommend you check out Everweird's mega dungeon series on his YouTube Channel This wont be the last you hear from Everweird and OSE

[CHECK-IN] What's Coming up This Month Jun 3, 2026 7:51 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Just a quick check in from me to tell you all about whats been happening and what is coming up this month on the show. Enjoy! -PJ You can contact me on soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you access to the community chat and my public newsletters At the SoloRolePlayers Ti

[INTERVIEW] - Matt Kay, Forbidden Lands Solo Mode Designer May 20, 2026 58:43 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am please to be able to bring you an episode that has been waiting in the wings for a little while. It was released as an early access episode over on Patreon a while back and now is coming to you, the dear public. I hope you enjoy this chat with Solo Mode Designer Matt Kay. For more from yMatt you can check out his YouTub Channel 3 Skulls Mat You

[PATREON PREVIEW] - Mythic Bastionland Part 1 May 7, 2026 54:35 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, It is through the support of my wonderful Patrons that I am able to put as much time as I do into the creation and production of my shows, and for them I am forever grateful. Today however I wanted to give you all a little peek into some of the content that we put out every other week over on the SoloRolePlayers Patreon Even signing up as a free member over there will

#47 [INTERVIEW] - Chris McDowall May 6, 2026 45:13 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am mythstruck to bring you my interview with Into the Odd and Mythic Bastionland creator Chris McDowell. For those playing at home with razor sharp awareness you will not that this recorded before I actually got the game my hands on the last episode so you might need to do some mental time wizardry with tenses if you listened to that first. You can f

#46 [FIRST LOOK] - Mythic Bastionland Apr 22, 2026 57:43 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am excited to finally bring you Chris McDowall's highly rated, knightly and ever-so-slightly odd Mythic Bastionland. You can find out more about it and all of Chris' work at bastionland.com and the character sheet i ended up using here Stay tuned for the next episode where we will be interviewing the man behind the game himself. Enjoy -PJ You

[VARIETY HOUR] - Apr/May Update: Dungeons, Boxes and MayDay Radio Apr 21, 2026 1:13:55 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I have for you another Patron powered [Variety hour] episode where I give you the goss on whats expected this month....like end of April and most of May....on the show (starting tomorrow) as well as giving you highlights from a live video stream I did recently unboxing mystery delivered games and a big chat about dungeons from you the people. Remember

#45 [INTERVIEW] - Starforged Actual Play 'Left Behind' with Midnight Jester Apr 7, 2026 46:00 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, I am again posting from the road so please forgive my brevity. While you seeth in anger about the relatively few words in this ShowNote description, you mind find listening to the dulcet tones of this months guest help sooth the star-pocked beast. Midnight Jester from the excellent Starforged Actual Play, Left Behind You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayers

#44 [SRP SCHOOL] - PJ Guides a Newbie through Dragonbane's Deepfall Breach Mar 25, 2026 1:08:15 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show we delve headfirst once again into the breach as I take GM, Designer, and Host of the Sweden Rolls podcast Andreas Lundström into Dragonbane's Deepfall Breach and give him a first-hand schooling of what this SoloRolePlaying lark is all about. All of the music in this episode (apart from the normal intro track) is composed and created by Andreas Lundst

[VARIETY HOUR - but mini) - Travel Games & A New Giveaway Mar 24, 2026 23:50 Hellosoloroleplayers,notimeforshownotesBUTENJOY also https://kingcroaker.itch.io/whitebox-fmag-oracles (sorry for forgetting Mr Croaker...this is awesome!)

#43 [INTERVIEW] - Maia's Solo Room Mar 11, 2026 1:04:00 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you another content creator in the SoloRolePlaying space, a pea in my pod, a page of the same, a 'play games in order to learn them' kinda gal, introducing Maia from Maia's Solo Room. Enj SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better y

[INTERVIEW] - Nimble with Evan Diaz Feb 26, 2026 47:06 Hello and Welcome Back to another (surprise) episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Nimble, A Fast Tactical RPG is currently live on Kickstarter for it reprint and new content and so i didn't want to waste any time getting this episode up there so that anyone interested has a chance to get in on this buzzing little rpg. Nimble Kickstarter Nimble Website SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me

#42 [INTERVIEW] - Loner Creator, Robert Bisceglie Feb 25, 2026 43:17 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast, To wrap out our free and affordable game month I have for you today my interview with Loner creator Roberto Bisceglie. We had a great chat about how one mans personal solo game hack became a modern classic of a solo roleplaying game system. Additionally, thanks to Roberto, we are hosting a giveaway this month of a selection of these wonderfu

[INTERVIEW] - Jim Hall from Brooklet Games [full interview] Feb 24, 2026 41:09 Heya SoloRolePlayers, Jim has some exciting news he has just announced that starts in a mere couple of days and in celebration and support of that I wanted to bring his full interview over from the Patreon feed to here so that as many people as possible could hear about it and get involved. A lot (but certainly not all) of this interview was included in the Beetle Knight [SPOTLIGHT] episode from

#41 [SPOTLIGHT] - Beetle Knight by Brooklet Games Feb 11, 2026 55:52 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show we are trying something a little different as I present to you this fantastic bug sized role playing game. This game is our months highlight for the topic: free/affordable games. If you want to hear the full extended 90 min [ACTUAL PLAY] and the full hour long [INTERVIEW] with Jim Hall, you can join up as a FREE member ove

#40 [VARIETY HOUR] - February Topic: Free & Affordable Games Feb 7, 2026 52:23 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast! Today's episode is a BONUS brought to you by the SoloRolePlayers Patrons. If you would like to go and check out how you can support and the extra content you get in return you can head over here. Also over there are our BRAND NEW PROBABLY LIMITED EDITION COS ITS A LOT OF WORK AND I WOULD RATHER PLAY GAMES AND EDIT EPISODES THAN DO INTERNET ST

#39 [INTERVIEW] - Modiphius' Ben Maunder & Fallout 2D20 Official Solo Mode Jan 28, 2026 41:40 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers and Wasteland Wanderers alike... I am buzzing like a BloatFly today to present my recent chat with Senior Game Writer at Modiphius Ben Maunder as we discuss the upcoming official solo mode for the Fallout 2d20 Roleplaying game. I couldn't be more excited about this, for obvious reasons, and it is officially out of embargo and available for preorder RIGHT NOW over at Mod

#38 [INTERVIEW] - Jeansen Vaars & The Unfolding Machine's Jan 14, 2026 53:24 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast where today I have the absolute privilege bring you a conversation I had with the creator of one of the magical tools that enables us to do what we do in this wonderful hobby of ours. Jeansen Vaars is the creator of not only the Plot Unfolding Machine but also all of the other machines that unfold and we talk about all of them. You can find

#37 [VARIETY HOUR] - January Pile O' Games and Whats Coming Up Jan 8, 2026 55:31 Hello and Welcome Back To The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I am delighted to be back to normality and finally able to sit down and work through that pesky pile of games that has been in desperate need of organisation (and has been holding my desk hostage) so that I can get back to the all important work of Play! This is a bonus, extra episode outside of the regularly scheduled programming, made

#36 [SPECIAL] - 2025 WrapUp Thoughts with PJ Dec 31, 2025 54:30 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. It is the end of my biggest year as a SoloRolePlayer and I just wanted to jump on the mic today to chat a little bit about what a year it was, and some of the games that stood out to me throughout. I hope you enjoy. -PJ Reddit Post You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet

#35 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Dolmenwood Dec 17, 2025 1:06:45 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I am, exhilarated, a little I think due to a bad mushroom I found in at the foot of a bigger mushroom in a very strange forest, to bring you the first [ACTUAL PLAY] session of Dolmenwood. As I mentioned in the [FIRST LOOK] episode A huge shout out and thank you to Beyond The Witching Ring for letting me use their wonderful soundtrack(s)

#34 [FIRST LOOK] - Dolmenwood Dec 3, 2025 56:36 Hello and Happy Dolmenwood December Dear SoloRolePlayers One And All! (breathes) Today I am ecstatic to bring you the first official episode of the month of December, famously the last month of the year and even more famously all about the mysterious, tantalising, and more that just a little twisted british/celtic folklore inspired tabletop roleplaying game.... Dolmenwood. This episode was a labou

[CHALLENGE] - The 20 min Session Dec 1, 2025 3:12 Take on the challenge! Choose your weapon (system and support). Set your timer (20 mins). Prepare your dice. (you already have too many) and a writing implement (a nice one?). Then sit down and PLAY. Play with what you have. FUDGE the rules you don't know. KEEP moving and have a session. Trust Me. If you feel so inclined record some audio before and after and email to me on Soloroleplayerspodcast@

#33 [VARIETY HOUR] - December Special Dec 1, 2025 56:33 Hello Dear Solo RolePlayers, I am proud to present you today a BONUS, extra, additional, on top episode where I have a bit of a chat about whatever is in that solo roleplaying head of mine. New games, upcoming stuff, and a few topics thrown in for good measure. Enjoy! - PJ Stuff in this Episode Beyond the witching hour - Official Dolmenwood Soundtrack Boromir lives - The One Ring solo adventure

#32 [INTERVIEW] - Mike Shea from Sly Flourish Nov 19, 2025 53:36 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast, today on the show I am thrilled to bring you an interview I did recently with The Lazy Dungeon Master himself....Mike Shea. You'll laugh, you'll cry, It'll change your life. -PJ The Lazy DM's Companion Return of The Lazy Dungeon Master The Lazy DM's Resource Doc You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Re

#31 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Kal Arath Nov 5, 2025 1:05:00 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I got a hot little game to the table, known to some as Kal-Arath. This affordable, old school, small foot-printed little gem is great for short (or long) sessions on the go or at home. Hope you enjoy the actual play of Kal-Arath. Check out the Castle Grief Substack for more info. Reference sheet I used while playing by Silve

#30 [INTERVIEW] - Thomas Härenstam, CEO of Free League Publishing Oct 22, 2025 39:30 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast and today on the show I am proud to bring you one of the founders of arguably, the most solo friendly of the standard rpg publishers, Free League. Tomas and I caught up recently to talk about how Free League came about and why supporting solo play is important to them. Enjoy! -PJ You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail

#29 [FIRST LOOK] - Coriolis: The Great Dark Oct 8, 2025 55:16 Hello and Welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am keen as mustard to bring out another new format for a spin. That first look, first touch, first flick of a new RPG is a magical experience. You (or at least I) skin things, stop at cool art, let out a 'wicked' under your breath for some fangled new dice mechanic, and let the beginnings of your first potential story in

#28 [VARIETY HOUR] - A New Season of SoloRolePlayers Begins Oct 8, 2025 1:25:13 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. I am thrilled to bring to you today the official launch of Season 2 of The Solo RolePlayers podcast with a new experimental format where I talk through a few topics and thoughts on the games I got off my shelf over the last year. We talk Starforged, Forbidden Lands, WhiteHack, Shadowdark, Dragonbane Crown & Skull and more and find out ho

#27 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Cartograph Sep 24, 2025 40:38 Hello and Welcome Back to The SoloRolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show, in preparation for the official, one and only, never to be repeated first episode of season 2 of the show (nearly finished but not quite) I bring to you today an ancient recording found collecting dust, presumably in some moldering tomb or another, a play I did way back in the early years of the lovely little game Cartograph

#26 [INTERVIEW] - Andreas Lundström from Sweden Rolls Sep 10, 2025 1:16:48 Welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast, today I am thrilled to bring you the host and GM of my most listened to rpg podcast; from Sweden Rolls its Andreas Lundström. On this episode of the show we talk all about Swedish rpg's including Dragonbane, Forbidden Lands and Coriolis and, of course, Andreas' story getting into rpg's and co-founding the wonderful Sweden Rolls podcast. Check out Nor

Happy Birthday SoloRolePlayers! Aug 28, 2025 1:14:21 Hello and Welcome to the very first annual SoloRolePlayers Birthday Celebration! Join me as I riff and reminisce on a whole year behind the play and the pod. Regular scheduled programming will be back for season 2 of the show very soon. -PJ You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membe

[UPDATE] - A Quick Check-in Aug 20, 2025 2:05 A quick check in as to why there is no episode today.

#25 [INTERVIEW] - Cezar Capacle Aug 6, 2025 59:08 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you an interview I had with the quirkiest game designer I have ever met......the games are quirky I mean and in the moist wonderfully creative and interesting ways. Join me and Cezar Capacle as he dives right in to his fascinating style of game design as well as going into detail on his two new big pro

#24 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Pirate Borg with special guest Tana Pigeon Jul 23, 2025 1:05:06 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I got back on the mic with the inimitable Tana Pigeon to continue our play of Pirate Borg that we started in the 'Playing Published Adventures' episode a while back. In other news: Our Birthday is coming up in a little over a month, hooray! And I would love to hear from listeners and lovers of SoloRolePlay, either just saying happy birthday, reminisc

[PATREON SNEAK PEAK] Hacking Forbidden Lands - a little experiment with PJSack Jul 16, 2025 41:06 Hello Dear Solo RolePlayers, I recently recorded a little experimental episode that was going to be just for Patrons but I kinda wanted to give you all out there a bit of an idea of the kind of extra content I am doing and planning to do over there so I decided to make it available to all! This is my raw thoughts and live play example of me attempting my very first hack of a system...just for fun

#23 [INTERVIEW] - Anna Blackwell from Blackwell Games Jul 9, 2025 39:07 Hello and Welcome Back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I got to sit down with another one of the solo rpg creators who helped me discover this fantastic hobby. Author of Delve, Apothecaria and so much more, the fantastically creative mind behind , Anna Blackwell Do check the current Kickstarter and see what its all about while it's still live! The Death & Pottery Collection

#22 [INTERVIEW] - Steve Morrison from Errant Adventures Jun 25, 2025 1:05:02 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am positively thrilled to finally get to the mic your space friend and mine, Steve Morrison from the Errant Adventures podcast to talk all about how he went from thinking playing an RPG solo was dumb, to creating 100's of hours of Starforged and other SoloRPG content. It was a really lovely chat, filled with interesting s

#21 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Plight Jun 11, 2025 1:03:28 Hello and Welcome Back to The SoloRolePlayers Podcast today on the show I have a little message for all and a call to action as well as an actual play episode from the vault. I hope you enjoy this play through of Plight. -PJ You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join the SoloRolePlayers Patreon where a free membership will get you

#20 [TOPIC] - Talking Free League with Man Alone May 28, 2025 1:05:37 Hello Dear SoloRolePlayers, Today on the show I am trying out a new show format where A guest and I just discuss a topic. No interview, no play, just getting down and nerdy about a particular topic in solo roleplaying, this week being that fantastic publisher we all know and love...Free League. You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or bett

#19 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Wilderfeast May 14, 2025 1:18:09 Hello and Welcome Back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show we are pulling the Monster Hunter inspired ttrpg Wilderfeast off the shelf and testing the bad-boy out. I go through the basics of the mechanics and play through a freeplay section where the PC's attempt to stop a stampeding herd from Lemming it off a mountain pass before facing a big monster battle with a fat and then skin

#18 [INTERVIEW] - Alex T from BlackOath Entertainment Apr 30, 2025 52:57 Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am proud to present a chat I had the other day with no other than BlackOath's Alex T himself. We discuss his lifelong journey with rpg's, how he got designing his own games, and a bit about some of his upcoming titles. You can find everything you need to know about Alex's work over at https://blackoa

#17 [INTERVIEW] - Timothy Fogarty 'Plight' Apr 16, 2025 54:32 Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I have the pleasure to present you with an interview I recently did with Author of the solo friendly, traditional fantasy RPG, Plight. Timothy and I discuss getting into the hobby, finding your unique path, and prison rules for D&D. Enjoy Links: PLIGHT RPG You can get in touch with me on: solorolep

#16 [ACTUAL PLAY] - ShadowDark Apr 2, 2025 1:17:40 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am proud as punch to finally get a long anticipated game to the table and that game is ShadowDark. Hear how my preconceived plans are immediately thrown to the wind with a couple oracle dice rolls as our PC's begin a dangerous adventure. You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com, PJSack on Reddit/Bl

#15 [TOPIC] - Playing Published Adventures with Tana Pigeon (Mythic) Mar 19, 2025 1:01:10 Hello and welcome back to the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am proud to present the fantastic, inspiring, prolific and downright game-changer to the solo roleplayers hobby, official friend of the show Tana Pigeon to talk all about, and give a live example of that slippery and mystifying of concepts, playing a published adventure solo. Tana talks through a few of the techniques she

#14 [ACTUAL PLAY] Forbidden Lands Mar 5, 2025 1:06:59 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I have, what is turning out to be a hugely and increasingly epic actual play of forbidden lands. This is easily the biggest ruleset I have taken off my shelf and start playing and I must say, I just couldn't get this damn game off my table. Join Aerwynn, Semina and Gaian as they attempt to fight off a huge dune worm and set

#13 [INTERVIEW] Matt Risby from The Bad Spot Feb 19, 2025 51:55 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I have another interview with a fantastic guest, Matt Risby from Ironsworn:StarForged actual play (ish, listen to find out more) podcast The Bad Spot. You can find The Bad Spot over on YouTube or in audio form as a Podcast You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com. PJSack on Reddit/Bluesky or better yet join t

[SPECIAL] - The Solo RolePlayers' Challenge RESULTS Feb 5, 2025 24:40 Hello and Welcome to this very special episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. It took a while to put this together but I finally have for you the results of The Solo RolePlayers Challenge that I announced toward the end of last year. Of course, me being me, I couldn't help but turn it into something a bit different... Thanks again to all the participants I am so proud of you all and I hope that

#12 [INTERVIEW] Carl White - The Lone Adventurer Jan 22, 2025 46:06 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast Today on the show I got to sit down with one of the new (to me) solo rpg audio creators, as recommended by a listener, Car White for the excellent Lone Adventurer Podcast. You can find Carl and his Bond meets Arcane-esque over at The Lone Adventurer Podcast SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com Links

#11 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Starforged Jan 9, 2025 1:27:20 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Join me today on this first episode of the new year for another actual play of the much lauded Ironsworn: StarForged. In this episode, as always, I get a book off my shelf and get it to the table with the minimal amount of preparation possible. I hope to give you an idea of what the game is like and give you some courage to just start playin

#10 [INTERVIEW] Simon - Legend Of The Bones Dec 25, 2024 50:32 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I have for you all a lovely chat with the mind and the mouth behind the excellent Legend Of The Bones. Simon talks about he he got started making the hit podcast, his journey into roleplaying, and a bit about how his epic story in b/x DnD found its direction. Find Simon at: https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/ https://legendofthebones

#9 [ACTUAL PLAY] - Crown & Skull Dec 18, 2024 1:15:00 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I get another book off my shelf and just play. This time we dive into the epic and really quite different ruleset of Crown & Skull by RuneHammer. Enjoy. -PJ SHOWNOTES: You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com Links & Recs If you like this show you might like to check out the podcast t

[BONUS] - The Solo RolePlayer's Challenge Dec 9, 2024 18:24 This could be the push you need to finally get brave, take your pen in hand and actually play! For this episode of the show I just felt the urge to jump on the mic and talk directly to you, the very nearly solo role-player. Take on the challenge that I have set and refer to the details at the bottom of the show notes. I also just talk a bit about what I have been playing, what I want to get to

#8 [INTERVIEW] The Dungeon Dive Dec 4, 2024 51:36 Today on the Solo RolePlayers Podcast I got to sit down with another great solo rpg content creator, Dan from The Dungeon Dive. We had a great chat where Dan talked about about how he got into rpg's, his personal preferences of play, and some of the games that has gotten him excited at the moment. Check out the links below to some of the games mentioned: Dan's Links: The Dungeon Dive Civitas N

#7 [INTERVIEW] Deborah - GeekGamers & The Solo GameMasters Guide Nov 20, 2024 56:24 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today on the show I am thrilled to bring you a chat I had recently with Deborah from GeekGamers and the fantastic Solo Game Masters Guide. We had a wonderful chat about solo roleplaying, her books and some of the systems we have been playing recently. You can get in touch with me on: soloroleplayerspodcast@gmail.com Links & Recs The Solo

#6 [ACTUAL PLAY] WhiteBox Part 1 Nov 6, 2024 49:06 Hello Solo RolePlayers! On todays episode I try something new and grab a book off my shelf, spend an hour familiarising myself with the basics and making a character and world setup....and then JUST PLAY. WhiteBox is an OSR (Old School Revival) RPG based on the original basic/advanced D&D (as far as I know...not an expert) I had a lot of fun both playing and making this episode and my goal for

#5 [INTERVIEW] Jon - Tale of the Manticore Oct 23, 2024 56:04 On today's episode of The Solo RolePlayers Podcast I have for you another Interview with one of the wonderful content creators who helped inspire me to actually start playing. One of the original Narrative/Actual play podcast creators Jon from Tale of the Manticore. We talk about his journey into solo roleplaying, the development of Manticore, and a few easter eggs and teasers about where his sh

#4 [INTERVIEW] Tana Pigeon, Mythic GME 2e Oct 9, 2024 53:28 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. I am thrilled and humbled today to bring you the creator of the very system that unlocked solo roleplaying for me personally. Tana talks about her discovery of rpg's as a child, the story of Mythic, how it was gradually created over the years and why it turned out to be the unique system it is today. She also talks a little about the upcomin

#3 [ACTUAL PLAY] DragonBane Parts 1 & 2 Sep 24, 2024 1:32:09 Hello and welcome back to The Solo RolePlayers Podcast. Today I have a special experimental episode for you all featuring and off the cuff (mostly) unedited actual play of me myself and dragonbane. Please reach out and let me know what you think about this type of episode. I didn't know how it was going to go but I had a heap of fun playing in the end and am keen to play more. Join Hackelswell and

#2 [INTERVIEW] - Board Games With Thomas Sep 12, 2024 42:59 Today on The SoloRolePlayers podcast I got to have a chat with YouTuber Thomas from 'Board Games with Thomas' We talk about our experience getting started in solo roleplaying and the flexibility and creativity that solo roleplaying offers. But it's not long until we go down the Fallout rabbit-hole as we talk about the RPG, playing it with Mythic, and comparing the old and the new video games. Thro

#1 [INTERVIEW] - A Man Alone Aug 26, 2024 1:02:39 Hello and welcome to this first episode of the Solo RolePlayers Podcast. I am delighted to launch this show with an interview [read: chat] with one of the first content creators in the solo rig space whom I came across and who indirectly helped me get started playing in this wonderfully unusual hobby. We talk about what it means to solo roleplay for us, some tips on how to get started, and a lot a

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