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Play 5E solo, with no GM and no group

No friends online tonight, nobody to run the game? Tome & Tavern plays the other side of the table for you. The free campaigns run with no game master: the game moves the monsters, springs the traps and calls the checks. You make a hero, sit at a 3D table and play. Free, in your browser.

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In the game: a fighter and a companion played by the game against a bugbear, with no GM. — A real screenshot: a fighter and a companion the game controls, against a bugbear. Nobody is running the game.

How solo play works

The game is the GM. Monsters, traps, ability checks and saving throws are run by the game, with the 5E rules from the SRD 5.2.1. On your turn it shows what you can do and does the maths.
You don't walk in alone. Bring companions the game controls: they fight, take hits and follow you through the dungeon.
No rules homework. The tutorial teaches you as you play.
Want a storyteller? Add the AI Dungeon Master: it narrates and voices the characters, the game still keeps the rules.

The free solo campaigns

The tutorial: a lone stone tower with a lit lantern above misty hills at sunset. — **The tutorial.** Five rooms, a fallen tower and a green lantern. About an hour.

The Customs House of the Dead: an old clerk writing by candlelight in a vault under a snowy mountain house. — **The Customs House of the Dead.** A free campaign, played with no GM.

The Silent Mill: a water mill at night with a flooded, candle-lit cellar beneath it. — **The Silent Mill.** A free campaign, played with no GM.

Coming next: Serragrigia, a solo campaign written by hand. Chapter 1 is being built.

Then bring friends, if you want

The same heroes sit at a table with friends: send the table code, 6 seats (up to 8 if the host adds them), each on their own phone or PC. A friend can run the game, or nobody does and you all play.

Questions

Can you play 5E solo?

Yes. The free campaigns play without a GM: the game runs the monsters, the traps and the checks, and you can bring companions the game controls.

Who controls the companions?

The game does. They fight at your side and follow you, so you never walk into a dungeon alone.

How long does it take?

The tutorial takes about an hour, and you can play it alone. Then come The Customs House of the Dead and The Silent Mill.

Is it in English?

Yes: menus, rules, hero creation and the tutorial, with the official English 5E terms. The two free campaigns and the Shop are still in Italian; they're next.

Phone or computer?

Both, in the browser. On a slow phone there's a text-only mode.

Do I need an account?

Not to play. An account keeps your heroes on every device, and you need one to buy. From age 14 on the public server.

Keep reading

AI Dungeon MasterThe AI tells the story, the game keeps the rules and rolls the dice. Tome & TavernThe heroes, the three ways to play, the map editor and the Shop.

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