So the only game ive played was dnd and its hard finding a group for some reason and i dont really like that online stuff. so i like dnd but i have no-one to play with that i know and dnd can be complex at time.
is there by chance a free rpg tabletop game that is great for solo beginners who want to play more rpg’s and such? i just feel like i need something besides computer games to play/do.
This is not for solo players, but Fiasco is amazing as an introduction to the idea of role-playing. Rules are incredibly light, once you understand them it takes like 10 minutes to explain it to new players, and a whole game start to end lasts maybe 1-2 hours.
It’s basically babby’s first RPG.
My favorite currently is Basic Fantasy. But I don’t know how well it is for solo play. One where the core rules are free and which has solo play is Ironsworn.
Cairn (https://cairnrpg.com/) is free and fairly simple. I play it solo sometimes, though the rules don’t give any particular guidance for that, though someone has made a third party set of solo rules: https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver
I’ve had some luck finding people online to play with, usually over discord, which is also an option.
The OSRIC rules are free, and there’s a couple of youtube channels that specialize in showing people how to solo rpg various systems. There are also plenty of tables where you could randomly build a dungeon, or an adventure. Check out all of the offerings at https://donjon.bin.sh . You could practically generate an entire random adventure there and then take some characters you control through it. That’s what I would recommend looking at.
It depends on the amount of roleplay vs journaling you would like to try. My first try was with D100 and Four against the Darkness, but they were closer to a boardgame from my point of view. After that I tried Scarlet Heroes, one of the best solo rules and tables to play any classic DND game. Or anything, the tables and oracles can be used in a lot of different games. Now, the standard suggestion is Ironsworn because it’s great and easy to play (although the book is big, everything is variations of one move). OH, did I mention it’s free?
And then you can find Mythic GME 2ed, probably the best tool available to play any TTRPG solo. It’s really worth it, but there are others easier to understand (I’d suggest One Page Solo Engine).
It depends on what you’d like to play: What setting? Where would you put the focus? More throwing dice? More journaling? Adventures? Epic fantasy? Sci-fi?
