What it is about
Solitaire is a fast play, rules-light solo roleplaying game, written to fulfil a specific need: to play the countless adventure packs, scenarios and modules the author has collected over the years, without having to relearn old game systems or try converting everything to one specific rules-set.
By necessity there is abstraction in this rules system, and some interpretation – but this is a solo game where no-one is going to question fairness or impartiality. The only aim here is to be entertained.
Solitaire is built around a simple mechanic: to succeed, a character (or hero) rolls 2D6 to equal or beat a challenge rating (CR), such as ‘fix computer CR8’. If they have an Expertise in that area, they gain a +1 on the roll. CRs can reflect the difficulty of a task OR the fighting prowess of a foe. Expertise provides a +1 bonus, but the hero’s short Background description might also provide a bonus. To help create a solo narrative, encounters as well as words of Inspiration can be rolled to give meaning, or suggest events or situations.
Filled with random tables for all kinds of genres and settings, as well as advice on playing solo.
One rule-set - hundreds of hours of entertainment!
[Solitaire is an expanded and re-written version of solo rules appering in the appendix of my booklet on immersive roleplaying called Imagine That]
