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#1 clig76 Sep 11, 2009 15:20:22	I just picked up the 4e start set to see if I would like playing solo (I have zero friends that play games). Anyway due to the combat heavy encounters and the suggested tactics for the monters I had a great time. I am seriously considering playing this solo for some time to come. It seems like a ton of fun to work on tactics and level up characters. Does anyone else play this way? Thanks Curt
#2 balmas Sep 11, 2009 15:50:59	For me, solo play is just something to do until you find a group. You need to be able to bounce stuff off your friends, have a good time. You can't laugh at your own random jokes.
#3 Novacat Sep 11, 2009 16:15:37	I wouldn't play solo. I've gotta recommend that you get at least a couple of your friends to give it a try. D&D is a social game, and is best enjoyed with friends.
#4 i_roll_ones Sep 11, 2009 17:02:58	If the prevailing wisdom that there is no right way to play DnD as long as everyone invovled is having fun, then playing solo is just as valid as any other method of DnD as long as he's having fun. For me, it is time to spend with friends, so no, I don't play solo. If, and I do say IF you wished to play with others, there is play by post and various online methods. I play the Star Wars RPG online with people I have never met in person and I have a blast. That said, that is ONLY if you wish to play with others, no pressure.
#5 wraithomega Sep 11, 2009 17:41:03	Wow, so as long as you're having fun... well, um, so that would be like D&D Masturbation than?  Personally I have more fun with a group of friends, but ya know, whatever floats your boat
#6 balmas Sep 11, 2009 17:43:14	I wasn't going to say it, but now it's been brought up... Solo DnD is like masturbation: enjoyable, but not as much fun as it could be.
#7 mynameisjake Sep 11, 2009 21:38:51	And both are a little embarassing when someone walks in on you....
#8 Xeadin Sep 11, 2009 21:41:31	I usually play solo just to test out a custom-made adventure to see if it's playable, or if it needs some tweaking to the adventure hook. I'd play in groups with a finalized product.
#9 falstyr Sep 12, 2009 6:01:57	Next to playing with friends, dm'ing for friends and shortly playing by posts it is always fun to have some solo games on the side as well. Shiftkitty once made a topic about it with a how-to guide. As a DM I used to play solo in the sense of testing dungeons and social encounters while using my player's characters. So it isn't that odd.
#10 drewswizard Sep 12, 2009 18:37:06	its a nice way to playtest new builds, enacting the bloody bits of backgrounds, or just something to do when you don't feel like taking time to get everyone to play.
#11 Caeric Sep 12, 2009 22:57:51	Solo DnD is like masturbation: enjoyable, but not as much fun as it could be. A great, wisdomous declaration, without a doubt. I can't imagine playing D&D solo. I barely grasp why people play D&D with just one player and one DM. Sometimes I find it odd to play with two players and a DM. Three or four players and a DM is what I would aim for myself. But I don't profess to be all-knowing about the human psyche. What is unimaginable for me may be very enjoyable for you. But I don't get it. Without friends (or even just other people), it seems like it'd just be about the numbers. I dunno how on board I could possibly get with that idea.
#12 Duke5150 Sep 13, 2009 0:13:46	You mean like with no one else at all? Never tried it. Do you role play with yourself too, or just do combat or what? I always thought "solo D&D" was 1 Dm and 1 player. I can see how that could be useful for playtesting stuff. I'd personally rather play my ps3, than play D&D by myself. But I'v got tons of buddies who game, and they never leave me the hell alone. So its almost too easy to get a game of D&D going.   I remember back in the day when I was a kid, I used to "solo play" with my matchbox cars, gijoes and transformers.  (pokin fun, relax people!)
#13 nathaze Nov 11, 2009 8:48:43	I also enjoy playing solo, altough i play with one of my friends more often.