# Solo RPG for the Blind tags: #thoughts #game/rpg/loner #game/rpg/ensemble ![[Loner (cover).jpg|300]] ![[Ensemble (cover).jpg|300]] Sometimes it's nice to actually be able to dig into your personal knowledge when people have real questions. You want me to talk about accessible tabletop RPGs for the disabled? Oh yeah, I can do that all day. --- > Hi All, > > I'm an avid creative writer and gamer who is new to roleplaying and am looking to explore solo game systems. I'll preface this by saying that as someone who has been blind since birth, I started out with AI tools because of the low barrier to entry, and the way AI has made things accessible elsewhere for me via image recognition, optical character recognition, and text-to-speech. However, what I've noticed with AI systems I've tried, namely using an LLM or a platform like AI Dungeon is that you could literally type in whatever you wanted, and it would just happen because there was no system to implement skill checks or consequences or the possibility of failing or dying during a campaign. I would like to find a system, AI or otherwise, that will allow me to create my own worlds in any genre and play without a whole lot of finagling. I tried Friends and Fables but when they made their map system about drawing on the screen, and I had to create a bunch of items for my custom-made world, I felt like I was spending more time preparing than actually gaming. If anyone has any systems that would work well for my purposes, I would greatly appreciate learning more about them and trying them out. Thank you so much for your assistance > > -- https://www.reddit.com/r/Solo_Roleplaying/comments/1t4s7b2/seeking_flexible_solo_gm_systems_accessible_for/ --- While I absolutely agree with some of the other posters that *[[Ironsworn]]* is a fantastic game, in part because it's absolutely free and a really well-tuned example of how you can build a GM-less game which depends on Oracle resolution to help drive the interaction. It's probably not going to be very kind to your screen reader because it is quite table heavy and many of those tables have north of 50 entries on them with a D100 resolution. I love the game. I teach it to my friends. It's fantastic, but I'm not sure it's really going to be easy for a visually impaired person to use. Likewise with the *[[Mythic - Adventure Generator Role Playing System|Mythic GM Emulator]]*. Again, beautiful concept, but not that great for a screen reader when you need to do multiple references into tables. My suggestion for someone with a significant visual impairment would be *[[Loner]]*. It's extremely rules light. While it does have some tables in it, they are six by six and not too terrible, but they're also not completely necessary for the process of play. If you have some Braille d6 that work for you already, that's all that you need. Character "sheets" are effectively just a list of tags that describe things that the character does, or has, or is, or is affected by. You don't have to track a whole lot of stuff. A character will generally fit on a three by five card or on a small part of your screen. You don't have to play it solo. It works fine multiplayer. Though if you want to see a version of the rules tuned for multiplayer, you can check out *[[Ensemble]]*. Very close to the same mechanics and much of the same game running advice. I've spent a lot of time with people with various disabilities, and it can be a real challenge to find games which act as a good gateway. Visual disabilities are some of the hardest. So I empathize with your search, and hopefully some of this will help you out. - The *Loner* SRD, freely available on the web: https://lonersrd.zotiquestgames.com/#/loner-en - *Ensemble* to buy on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/550068/ensemble - My favourite Braille gaming dice: https://www.dieharddice.com/products/7pc-rpg-set-dots-braille-acrylic-molten-bronze?srsltid=AfmBOorZLEGZVQSrTv-GgkHzJFe3TLUaQqXUn0LA3hsiGLfg5W3LAtll Hopefully you find this useful and interesting.