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Why Solo RPGs?

January 27, 2026 by Katrina Ostrander No Comments

In 2025 I started a new blog project to record my adventures as a solo roleplaying gamer over at the Chronicles of a Solitary Heroine. I’ve only been able to update it sporadically, with my return to work and preparation for the holidays sucking up much of what little free time I enjoy. But with my recent purchase of the Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition (and my child finally settling into a sleep/nap schedule more conducive to my feeling awake enough to create), I’ve finally been diving back in.

I’d been wanting to try starting a solo campaign for many months now, due in part to my subscription to the Soloist and The Lone Toad newsletters, but also because the medium seemed like a natural fit for me as someone who equally loves writing, roleplaying, and gamemastering.

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