
Pokemon Solitaire Adventure ( Solo RPG with PVP/DM support )
On Quisicosas since 5 December 2022
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5 December 2022 (on Substack)
What it is about
This game is a pokemon solo tabletop RPG I have been working on for a bit. Its creation was sparked on by Pokemon Polyhedral , who's concept I enjoyed, but wanted to flesh out and add more complexities for. It has since grown into something basically unrecognizable from Polyhedral. PSA is designed primarily for solo play, though rules for PVP are included, and having another player control the wild and trainer battles adds an extra level of strategy. It's definitely more on the crunch side of things, as I mainly use it as an excuse to toss around dice. It's also pretty heavily luck-based with bits of strategy sprinkled in in the form of abilities and which pokémon you choose to use. This game can be played with real life pen-and-paper, although you might find it easier to keep a google doc to keep track of your adventure and math. If you are playing with pen and paper it is suggested you keep track of your party of pokémon and PC pokémon on notecards to more easily swap them around, as opposed to having to erase their entire entries on your 'party' page The game comes with built-in rules to generate your own adventures, but I am currently working on a module that has premade routes and gym leaders, and adds choose-your-own-adventure elements, and a pokémon contest league! In the meantime I have a 'provisional premade league' document so you can use those gym leaders instead of having to create your own. We have a discord now! https://discord.gg/5KDr343Rk4