Questions tagged [one-on-one]
For questions about one-on-one games designed to be played by one player and a game master.
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What rules exist for running a mixed in-person/asynchronous campaign?
I have a group of friends who enjoy playing TTRPGs together (primarily D&D 5e) but who do not live near each other. We are looking for ways to play together more often, but some of the group ...
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How do I tell my DM that dice don’t need to dictate the story?
So while I like my DM, it's kind of hard to say that our game has a consistent story and that she legit decides everything on dice rolls. Oh you want to persuade that character? Yeah, that depends on ...
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Two player game for complete noobs [closed]
I want to play some tabletop rpg with my SO. They have no experience in any games at all and I've been playing on PC all my life, also I played one session of DnD as a player (I don't know which ...
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Good house rules for 1-on-1 game [closed]
I'm DMing a game for my son so this is his solo game, and first D&D game. For any dads or anyone else with 1 on 1 gaming experience, what are some good house rules to add? I was thinking of ...
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How can I make the Observant feat worthwhile, but not boring, in a 1:1 adventure?
I've started DMing a one-on-one D&D 5e adventure. The PC took the Observant feat and as a result, has really high Passive Perception and Investigation (20 and 18 at level 1!).
If I use the rules ...
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Are there any guidelines on player point rewards for games with a single player?
Under normal circumstances in GURPS. I believe players are supposed to receive between three to five points per session. However, I may be gamemastering a solo GURPS game for someone who wishes to ...
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How do I make it easier on my player in a one-on-one campaign of Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus?
So I'm running a new campaign on Roll20, going through the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus module that WotC released a few months back.
It's my first time running a campaign in several years, so ...
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Feasibility of me running a whole party in 1 on 1 campaign? [closed]
I love making characters. Even though I'm only in one campaign I have a whole host of character sheets just waiting to be played and the hardest part of DnD for me is only be able to play one ...
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How to prepare Cthulhu Confidential (Gumshoe One-2-One)?
I'm looking for some practical advice on how to prepare for a session of Cthulhu Confidential. I'm a novice GM with some dozens of sessions of other games under my belt, but this will be my first one-...
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How to balance combat for a duet campaign with non-frontliner classes?
I'm in the process of creating a campaign and in the time leading up to it I've been running a few duets, or one-on-one, campaigns via a play-by-post format. I've been struggling though to create ...
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How do I season a relatively new solo player?
I've been DMing off and on, mostly off, since AD&D, but in no way claim to be a very experienced DM. Due to schedule constraints, I'm DMing for my daughter in a solo campaign about once a month. ...
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Is two-person D&D feasible for any edition?
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I was recently involved in a production of a play in which main character finds deceased sister's D&D binder, and takes it to a DM so she can play it. D&D monstering ensues on stage....
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As a DM of a 4-player group, would it be appropriate for me to run a private 1-on-1 session so that one PC can act secretly?
I'm currently running a campaign with a fairly typical group of 4 players. Everyone gets along pretty well, however one of my player's Rogue has been struggling to find his niche in the party. To ...
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How do I deal with a problem player overstepping their boundaries in a 1-on-1 campaign? [closed]
I’m GMing a 1-on-1 campaign (it’s all homebrew, by the way). My player likes to weigh in on what’s happening, and sometimes oversteps her boundary into GMing territory. I let it slide a lot, since it ...
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What to do next after pulling a punch as the GM? [closed]
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I just bailed my player out of a dangerous situation with plausible but still apparently contrived GM intervention. How do I follow that up with an action or situation that will preserve the ...
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