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How role-playing games with an AI game master work, and how to get a good one going.
What is an AI game master?
A game master runs a tabletop RPG: the world, the people, the rules. What that job looks like when an AI does it, and what Orpheus's can and can't do.
Play a solo tabletop RPG with an AI game master
How to play a solo tabletop RPG with an AI game master: why solo works, what a first session looks like, tips for a first campaign, and what's free.
AI RPG: what it is and how to pick one
What an AI RPG is, the three kinds you'll find (character chat, story sandbox, AI game master), and seven questions to ask before you pick one.
Using ChatGPT as a game master: what works
How to run a solo RPG with a general chat assistant like ChatGPT: a setup that works, five habits that keep a campaign on track, and when a dedicated game fits better.
AI text adventure: type anything, and it answers
What an AI text adventure is, how it differs from a classic parser game, and how Orpheus plays one with rules, dice, and people who remember you.
An AI visual novel where the choices are yours
What an AI visual novel is: a story on a stage with backdrops and portraits, no fixed script, and choices written for the moment, or typed by you.
How to play a tabletop RPG without a group
Five ways to play a tabletop RPG when you have no group or no game master: journaling games, oracles, play-by-post, online tables, and an AI game master.
48 RPG campaign ideas you can start in one sentence
Forty-eight one-sentence RPG campaign ideas across fantasy, sci-fi, horror, mystery, comedy, cozy, adventure and odd mixes, each with who you play.
What is Session Zero?
Session Zero is the conversation before a campaign starts: tone, limits, characters and expectations. What to cover, and how it works when you play solo.
Tabletop RPG glossary for new players
Plain definitions of the tabletop RPG words new players run into: game master, NPC, campaign, one-shot, initiative, saving throw, death saves and more.
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