Greetings,
I've recently discovered the Adventure Zone podcast and while checking out the Monster of the Week material that is being used in the arc I'm listening to, I noticed it says it's for 2-6 people.
I've never really gotten into playing D&D-esque games like this because my only group of friends that would be interested already have a set roster. However, if it's actually viable for two people, it would be fun to play with my wife!
How good are games like this for just two people? Are there any that are designed for this number or work better than others?
Thanks!
i mean...pretty much every RPG can be played with two people I'd imagine, particularly the ones that rely more on storytelling and cooperative narratives than system-heavy stuff. D&D would probably take a bit of work to try to set something up that was balanced for a particular character but it's not impossible. You could always have support NPC's around to fill a healer role or whatever.
Story-focused games are probably your best bet though. I'm sure others can guide you more than I can as i don't have a whole lot of experience with what ones work better than others.
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Found a couple of links that might be of use...
Running a Single Player D&D Campaign
Running Duets on RPG.Net
One on One adventures on RPGNow.com
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Another link of interest: Bundle of Holding are doing a special 2 player RPG bundle for Valentines Day...
Bundle for Two 2
Looks like it's available until the 26th Feb.
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I enjoyed Mars Colony with my friend, though it may be a bit more story focused than you're looking for.
Also Quiet Year is a really good game and scales up to more players quite well. Never played it with only two people myself, however.
No one reads these.
These aren't D&D fantasy but are designed for one-to-one play:
Cthulhu Confidential - Cosmic horror noir
http://site.pelgranepress.com/index....
Night's Black Agents - superspies vs vampires
http://site.pelgranepress.com/index....
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Cthulhu Confidential is in that bundle listed above.
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Also to be clear Night's Black Agents is only coming out in full release in the next few months though a starter pdf comes with the pre-order.
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I have listened to some 2 person podcast sessions on The Gauntlet's network, and Dungeon World seems to work out well. Just add a henchmen/follower character to fill in some ability gaps and provide conversations with the main PC and you should be good.
It helps that you can get the entire rules book for free and there is a ton of free resources to get you started.
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On the topic on Monster of the Week, I haven't personally played it with just two, but I know a number of people have. You won't really need to change any rules (just some things may not apply).
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Gloomhaven yet. It seems to work really well with two players and a lot of GWJer couples play it.
don't know if i'd go as far to call that an RPG though, more the tactical combat side of D&D paired with a simple "choose/randomise your own adventure" type mechanic. But then I've only played the first scenario in the game so maybe it gets more complex later.
That does remind me though, Fantasy Flight made a game called Legacy of Dragonholt which is basically a Diceless, DM'less fancy choose your own adventure RPG story across several "modules" in one box, with a central sandbox village to explore. Feels much more like an RPG than a lot of CYOA stuff and it's a lot of fun to play through. Pretty expensive for what's in the box though, given that it's FF.
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Gloomhaven is very much X-COM as opposed to Baldur's Gate.
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