Extra: DriveThruRPG's GM(less) Day Sale
Solo games and tools discounted
There are plenty of GMless goodies discounted during DriveThruRPG’s annual GM’s Day Sale. It’s the online marketplace’s largest sale of the year with thousands of titles up to 30% off. The sale runs until March 15. Here are some solo and co-op picks.
Ironsworn: Starforged
PDF $17.00 $20.00
Ironsworn: Starforged is the sci-fi evolution of the solo-first, co-op friendly, Ironsworn RPG. In Ironsworn: Starforged, you are a spaceborne hero sworn to undertake perilous quests. You will explore uncharted space, unravel the secrets of a mysterious galaxy, and build bonds with those you meet on your travels. I’ve been playing this solo and co-op with my brother and highly recommend it for gamers who who want structure and a bit of mechanic weight.
Pinkysworn
PDF $1.70 $2.00
Pinkysworn is an homage, a slight parody, and an extreme condensation of the popular fantasy solo and co-op system, Ironsworn. You are a camper at Camp Iron, a place fraught with hardship, built on an unforgiving land. In this land, the measure of a kid is their word, their honest vow, their pinky promise, to help and protect each other.
The One Ring Strider Mode
PDF $4.24 $4.99
The One Ring Strider Mode is for gamers who own The One Ring RPG but want to set out alone on a quest across Middle-earth. The book has new and modified rules as well as random tables. Good for co-op play as well.
DM Yourself
PDF $4.87 $6.95 | PDF + Softcover, B&W Book $10.96 $17.91
DM Yourself is a guide for soloing existing adventures written for D&D and OSR systems. It aims to let you play these adventures with a single character with minimum preparation or additional rules. Good advice that goes beyond random generation tables. The co-op focused DM Yourselves is also on sale.
✅ Lingo check: “OSR” stands for "Old School Renaissance," a movement in tabletop roleplaying that seeks to recapture the feel of RPGs from the 1970s and 1980s. OSR games often emphasize player creativity over character abilities, and use simpler rulesets to encourage improvisation and imagination.Solo Game Master’s Guide
PDF $12.75 $15.00
The Solo Game Master’s Guide is another guide for playing solo with existing game systems. What stands out in this guide are the step-by-step examples from the big popular systems as well as games like Achtung! Cthulhu, Scarlet Heroes, Index Card RPG and Mutant Crawl Classics.
FlexTale Solo Adventuring Toolkit
PDF $4.24 $4.99
The FlexTale Solo Adventuring Toolkit is a system-agnostic but fantasy oriented 580-page book that includes hundreds of tables, plot templates, and rule adjustment suggestions.