Hello Folks,

I've been working on a rule set for playing this game solo. The rules will be included in the Appendix of the next major update, but I want to make them available here as a handy location for folks to refer to until the update is ready.

I've already posted a playtest of these rules on the game forum, which you can find here. I'm working on some additional solo playtests and they will be posted there for those that are interested.

Feel free to give this a shot and let me know how it goes. 

Thanks!
~ D. W.

Playing Solo

This game is intended to be played with at least two people, but it is possible to play it by yourself. Most of Legends is just asking and answering questions, playing Chaos cards, and drawing. Nothing about that inherently requires multiple people. Here are some guidelines if you decide to play by yourself.

Structure

You’re going to need to alter the game’s structure a bit to get it to fully work in solo play. First off, you may still find value in going through the whole Formless Phase, including setting up a Palette, but it is not necessary. You may want to review the questions listed in Coloring the Palette for ideas. You absolutely still need to define your deity (or deities) and the initial map for your world.

Second, instead of having one turn each round, give yourself around three. This should give you a decent amount of space and time to create a robust world within five rounds. That said, you can have as many or as few rounds as you’d like. If you are feeling up to it you can even play as multiple deities which each of them getting a turn. You’re playing by yourself so you can have as many reacts as you’d like, but do not go overboard with them. Try to stick to one or two per round.

Lastly, still play a Chaos Card at the top of the round. You can really lean into it setting the tone for the round since it’ll be the only other narrative source besides your own imagination. You can also use one of your multiple turns to play another Chaos card if you’d like. When the card asks you to ask another player, ignore it. You can use the suggested random tile rules in More Dice Rolls for some additional randomness.

Scenes

How can you roleplay scenes between multiple characters when you're just one person? The answer may surprise you.

The obvious thing to do is just to stick to dictated scenes where you think of a question and answer it in the form of a sentence or two just like you would do normally. This can work out well enough and make the game quite quick, but is not your only option.

The less obvious answer and the suggestion of the designer is to write out the scene like you're writing short fiction. (Hint: because you are.) This will allow you to get into the heads of your people a bit more and flesh some details out. You do not need to write more than a few paragraphs or some dialogue, but there is nothing stopping you when you are playing by yourself other than the time you want to invest.

Regardless, it is recommended you still write the question at the top of the page, note what round it is, and what prompted the scene. Since you're by yourself you can keep things organized in whatever way makes sense to you!