SoloBickering is a one-player TTRPG podcast where the dice roll, the rules bend, and the arguments are all in my head. Join me as I dive into solo roleplaying adventures using Old-School Essentials and other systems, testing variant rules, homebrew mechanics, and narrative twists—sometimes brilliant, sometimes ridiculous. It’s part playthrough, part design lab, and part therapy session for a GM with no players but plenty of opinions.
No party? No problem. Just me, my dice, and a thousand voices in my head. Let the bickering begin.
--/-- Having survived three episodes, let's take a look at the male thief, Jack:
--As rolled hp 4 attributes (SIWDCC) 08,13,10,12,14,07
--Jack has fostered a 'cultured' voice, along the …
--/-- Having survived 2 episodes, let's meet the male cleric: Ingle
As rolled up: 6hp attributes (SIWDCC) 06,11,15,13,14,12
A notably low-strength cleric means very light gear! Because …
--/-- Having survived 2 episodes, let's meet the male cleric: Ingle
As rolled up: 6hp attributes (SIWDCC) 06,11,15,13,14,12
A notably low-strength cleric means very light gear! Because …
--/-- Having survived an episode, let's meet the female fighter: Eryn
As rolled up: 7hp attributes (SIWDCC) 15,11,07,11,12,10
Eryn is the most analogous to a "good" character of all th…
--/--A party of eight untried adventurers sets out to hunt monsters for parts. Things take a turn.
--/-- Welcome to SoloBickering, the podcast where I—an aging Kiwi with too many dice an…