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What is Mythic GME?

The Mythic Game Master Emulator replaces a live Game Master with a set of rules that emulate a GM’s creative decision-making, allowing you to play any role-playing game solo or in a group without a designated person to run things.

Mythic becomes your GM, answering your questions and progressing the adventure one step at a time.

While the system is based in your expectations (of events) and interpretations, it’s designed to periodically subvert

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What ruleset does a kid use for combat when colliding two action figures? I don't know the answer but let me try to shed light on my strategy of Playing Chess against Myself.

Meta-Game

I briefly explained what meta game is in How to Play Published Adventures. This is the biggest immersion breaker in Solo Combat, maybe even more than RPing alone because being both GM and Player feels like cheating to some.

As a solution, I see myself as the Dominus of an Arena ...

# Solo Gameplay Approaches

Game Master and Player Approach described here are not separate approaches. They complement each other and you'll need to use elements from both approaches as you play -with the exception of how you want to start your game, described in #1 of each approach.

Player Approach

Game Master Approach

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I can hear you asking: But this is Solo Mode. How can I surprise myself if I know what plot twists are in the table? It's easy! A tad bit of fundamental thinking and a touch of timing, the rest is RNG's business.

You will and should know these plot twist types but you won't know what they'll MEAN in the current context in a scene. Especially when you combine them with random words or objects that you'll link with FFA. This, my friends, is the secret to plot twists in Solo Mode.
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If you want to pick a thematic word for your story or character and play with it, here's a short list. Start by choosing the one that catches your attention. Or search the one that's in your mind in the web. Or just use Freeform Association as I demonstrated at the bottom. And if you check the links (Passion = 1) in order, they tell a classic story in 5 steps. Connect the dots = FFA.

But if you want to insert the themes YOU want to see in YOUR game, you can conjure some sparks from ...