CASE SOLVED! ...OR IS IT? - Stand-alone tool for solo-roleplaying investigations

 

CASE SOLVED!

...OR IS IT?

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CASE SOLVED!  gives you a series of rules and guidelines to carry out investigations in solo-roleplaying. To be precise, these rules have been adapted from those found in V_IS_OR_PG^Z+ Gold Edition by removing all the unneeded mentions to its mechanics.  In this document, you'll find...

• Rules for sleuthing investigations, in a gritty, noir style. Or a cozy style, if that's what floats your boat.
• Rules for scholarly research. Yep, including unfathomable, Eldritch ones, if you want (heh, it's your funeral...or your ticket to the asylum).
• Rules for quick investigations, based on genius-level analysis skills, or on a bunch of people in a room throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.

You can download this document by clicking here. Yes, that's the third time that the document has been linked here, because the third's time is the charm and yayayada!

[Oh, and regarding that Book of Templates II, mentioned somewhere in the document? You could consider it as a surreptitious ad for the (still in the future)  V_IS_OR_PG^Z+ Gold Edition. Or maybe as one mistake by the author, who forgot to edit that part. See? This document is full of mysteries!]

ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR SOLO-RPG

LET'S TALK! - NPCs Dialogue-system for solo roleplaying.

KEEPING CONTACT! - Social relationships, bonds, factions, romance, etc.

WELCOME TO TROPELAND! - Plot & Scene creation based on narrative conventions.

Keep Talking! - A(nother) dialogue & social interaction tool for solo-roleplaying.

 

  

A(nother) dialogue & social interaction tool for solo-roleplaying

(Just click that image above to get the PDF. Or this link, if you prefer that. I'm not judging)

Current version: 0.01b: (Scroll to the end of the page for the changes)

Pending errata: None at this moment!

KEEP TALKING!  (the oh-so-imaginatively-named evolution of the LET'S TALK and KEEPING CONTACT solo-rpg tools) will let you manage dialogues and social relationships in your solo games. And you only need one thing: this document. And a D10  die. Two things! This document and a D10 die. And five printed cards. Three things! This document, a D10 die and five printed cards. And a an almost fanatical devotion to the Po...no, wait, I think I went off of the rails.

Anyway. In KEEP TALKING!, you'll find:

- A Dialogue System inspired by dialogue-trees from videogames.

- Four different Dialogue types, each one with different available goals: ask for help, start romances, defend your convictions, or just chit-chat with a friend, among others!

- Five different approaches for each Dialogue type, each one with five different potential reactions from NPCs.  

- NPC Traits (Role/Attitude/Mood/Memories) that describe your relationship with NPCs, both long-term and short term.

 

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(Just in case you missed the previous two. Again, I'm not judging)

VERSIONS STORY

Ver. 0.01 First public version!

Ver. 0.01b The missing outcomes for the ‘Get away with it’ goal have been included. Also, the

wrong modifiers for NPC Mood to rolls have been corrected (being +1 if Good, +0 if Neutral, and -1 if Bad).

DOKOSOKO HIGHSCHOOL - An engine for sandbox, Visual Novel style, solo-roleplaying!

 

DOWNLOAD LINK: CORE MANUAL (Ver 0.012)

DOWNLOAD LINK: RESOURCES APPENDIX (Ver 0.012)

DOWNLOAD LINK: VANILLA+ MODE ADD-ON (Ver 0.011)

DOWNLOAD LINK: CLIQUES&COMRADES ADD-ON (Ver 0.01)

[Also, scroll down a bit for a list of the still-to-be included errata!]

>>It’s Monday morning.

 >>Today’s classes will start soon.

 >>You are now at the main gate of your High School.

 >>What do you do?

DOKOSOKO HIGHSCHOOL is a tabletop solo-RPG engine that lets you play Visual Novel style games. In its core manual, you'll find...

• A default setting with 12 pre.-made NPCs, and both city and school maps. Sorta. Kinda.
• Rules for playing the game based on eleven commands: MOVE, TALK, EXAMINE, REST, ACTION, CHALLENGE, INVOKE, TAGGING, REACT, UPDATE and ENDURE.
• Social rules that let you turn Strangers into Acquaintances, forge Bonds, engage in Rivalries, start Romances, and more.
• Dialogue rules covering heated arguments, polite conversations, friendly talks and intimate moments.
• A Resources Appendix document with tables, rules summaries, sheets and cards.

But that's not all, because in addition of the core game, you can also get the following DLCs (fear not, they're as free as the game itself)

• VANILLA+ MODE: new NPC roles, rules for creating them (nope, those rules were NOT in the core manual), and more!
• CLIQUES&COMRADES: rules for managing NPC-NPC relationships and Factions!

DOWNLOAD LINKS (AGAIN, JUST IN CASE)

DOWNLOAD LINK: CORE MANUAL (Ver 0.011)

DOWNLOAD LINK: RESOURCES APPENDIX (Ver 0.011)

DOWNLOAD LINK: VANILLA+ MODE ADD-ON (Ver 0.011)

DOWNLOAD LINK: CLIQUES&COMRADES ADD-ON (Ver 0.01)

STILL-TO-BE-INCLUDED ERRATA

None at this moment. Assume this will change, eventually.

SEASON PASS - A (free) e-zine with new content for (my) solo-RPGs

 

SEASON PASS

In this page, you'll find a compilation of all the available Season Pass issues & their bonus contents. Below, you'll find the corresponding links. And below that you'll find a summary of each issue's content (and the links again, just in case!)

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SEASON PASS 1 (Ver 0.01)

SEASON PASS  1 - Bonus content (Ver. 0.01)

SEASON PASS 2 (Ver 0.01)

SEASON PASS 3 (Ver 0.01)

SEASON PASS 1

Featuring

Ain’t no time to bleed: Quick conflict resolution system for the VISORPGZ+ system! 

Going downhill. A new game mode for the JERKASS HERO! system!!

Slasher: the Offing. A new game series (well, movie in this case) for JERKASS HERO! based on the previous point!!!

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SEASON PASS 1 (Ver 0.01)

SEASON PASS  1 - Bonus content (Ver. 0.01)

SEASON PASS 2

Featuring

Cyber City Chronicles: A cyberpunk template for VISORPGZ+ system!  

Chumming Comrades & Endearing Enemies. Additional social rules for the VISORPGZ+ system and the Keeping Contact! stand-alone!!

Shenanigans of the Three Kingdoms. A new game template for MQGA-32p!!!

Download links

SEASON PASS 2 (Ver 0.01)

SEASON PASS 3

Featuring

A Ghost Tale: A melancholic-but-still-hopeful template for VISORPGZ+ system!

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SEASON PASS 3 (Ver 0.01) 

¡DESAFÍO CONSEGUIDO! - Resumen de creaciones en 2023 (y de actualizaciones, ampliaciones, etc.).

En Enero de 2023 me hice un auto-desafío: escribir y publicar en el blog algo nuevo en cada mes del año, como mínimo. Algo que tuviera un mínimo de contenido, quiero decir...como un juego completo (o una actualización de peso), un suplemento para algún juego, alguna herramienta, etc. Y, casi un año después, he completado (¡por fin!) el desafío. El cual, no voy a mentir, ha resultado toda una tarea.

A continuación, incluyo un listado del material que he creado a lo largo de este 2023. El lector atento notará que, en total, hay más de doce "trabajos", dado que en algunos meses acabé escribiendo más de un texto.

Empezaré por el material en inglés. Hay motivos para ello, palabra...

• VISORPG-Z: Además de una actualización menor (que ni siquiera contabilicé a efectos de este desafío), he escrito un tutorial / 'actual play' (titulado Shōjo Steampunk Alchemist) y una serie de herramientas para usar con el programa Inspiration Pad Pro.
• Herramientas para RPG en solitatio: He escrito dos herramientas para juegos de rol en solitario en general, basadas principalmente en tropos narrativos (Welcome to Tropeland!, y su secuela It’s a trope!), y he actualizado las herramientas de diálogo e interacción social con NPCs Let’s Talk! y Keeping Contact!
• Ultimate Mystical Chef: He traducido el juego completo del español al inglés...para, poco después, actualizarlo con una 'versión expandida'. Dado que esta última suponía incluir unas 50 páginas de nuevo contenido a las originales 250, lo consideré lo suficientemente relevante como para que contara para el desafío. 
• MQGA-32p: Un JDR en solitario completo, con un Add-On (Ultimate Tournament 32p)
• Jerkass Hero!: Otro JDR en solitario completo, con un Add-On  (Going Against the Flaw)

Y respecto al material en español. Como se puede ver, en su totalidad se trata de traducción de material en inglés. Había dicho que había motivos para mencionar estos últimos en primer lugar, ¿verdad?

• VISORPG-Z: He traducido el juego al completo, y en este caso no ha sido una tarea menor en absoluto. Ya de paso, también he traducido su Add-on ‘Weirder Matters’.
• Ultimate Mystical Chef: He actualizado el juego a la versión expandida y mejorada. Sí, el proceso completo ha sido Español (allá por 2021) --> Inglés --> Inglés (Ampliada y Expandida) --> Español (Ampliada y Expandida). Para que luego hablen de ciclos de desarrollo enrevesados…
• MQGA-32p: Mi idea inicial era traducir solamente las cartas de este juego, pero al final me lie la manta a la cabeza y lo traduje al completo (add-on incluido...y con algún material adicional de propina en el juego base, por aquello de cuadrar un total de 32 páginas)
• Moon Raid: He actualizado la versión en español del juego, y traducido su segundo suplemento. ¡Así que esta versión ya está completa, al fin!

En fin, lo dicho: ha sido un año bastante productivo, ¡pero también un poco agotador!  La próxima vez que me auto-desafíe, ¡será para algo mucho más asequible!

GOING AGAINST THE FLAW - An Add-On for JERKASS HERO!

 

Just click the image to get the PDF of the rules.

But check the links below too, for some goodies!

DOWNLOAD LINK: ADD-ON PDF (Ver. 0.01)

DOWNLOAD LINK: SHEETS & SUMMARIES (ZIP file)

JERKASS HERO! - A solo-RPG of flawed protagonists

 

Just click the image to get the PDF of the rules.
Come on! Don't leave yourself hanging!

But check the links below too, for the character sheets

and stuff!

DOWNLOAD LINK: CORE MANUAL (Ver. 0.011)

DOWNLOAD LINK: CHARACTER SHEET (Ver. 0.01)

DOWNLOAD LINK: CHARACTER SHEET, GENERIC (Ver. 0.01)

DOWNLOAD LINK: REFERENCE SHEET (Ver. 0.01)

DOWNLOAD LINK: (ADD-ON) GOING AGAINST THE FLAW PDF (Ver. 0.01)

DOWNLOAD LINK: GATF - SHEETS & SUMMARIES (ZIP file)