D&D General Dragon Delves To Feature Two Adventures "Appropriate For Solo Players"

Two of the 10 adventures in Dragon Delves are being advertised as being appropriate for "solo players." Today, Wizards of the Coast revealed the table of contents for Dragon Delves, a new anthology of dragon-themed adventures due out this July. Interestingly, three of the adventures - a Level 3 adventure featuring a Gold Dragon, A Level 7 adventure featuring a Bronze Dragon, and a Level 12 adventure featuring a Copper Dragon - include mentions that they are appropriate for a "solo player."

This marks the first time, at least based on our cursory search, that D&D has advertised adventures made for 1-on-1 play for Fifth Edition (NOTE: It was pointed out that the D&D Essentials Kit also could be played with one player, using the Sidekick rules to help flesh out the party.) It's notable that the adventures appear to be roleplay heavy rather than combat focused, with the Level 3 adventure involves rescuing an "unexpected prisoner" from a hag living in a cottage made of candy, while the Level 12 adventure involves finding the lost verses of a song needed to save a region's farmlands. All three adventures appear to feature metallic dragons, which are aligned towards good as opposed to evil.

 

[Vincent55]

Oh yes they want solo play, so to eliminate the DM and just sell to the player base and control and monetise the heck out of them. Where as, a DM just needs the basic books and can create our own content and ignore or alter rules as we want for the players.

 

[Burnside]

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Two of the 10 adventures in Dragon Delves are being advertised as being appropriate for "solo players." Today, Wizards of the Coast revealed the table of contents for Dragon Delves, a new anthology of dragon-themed adventures due out this July. Interestingly, two of the adventures - a Level 3 adventure featuring a Gold Dragon and a Level 12 adventure featuring a Copper Dragon - include mentions that they are appropriate for a "solo player."

This marks the first time, at least based on our cursory search, that D&D has advertised adventures made for 1 on 1 play for Fifth Edition. It's notable that both adventures appear to be roleplay heavy rather than combat focused, with the Level 3 adventure involves rescuing an "unexpected prisoner" from a hag living in a cottage made of candy, while the Level 12 adventure involves finding the lost verses of a song needed to save a region's farmlands.

Just a quick note that 1-on-1 play (1 player/1 DM) for 5E was definitely advertised as a feature for the Essentials Kit boxed set with Dragon of Icespire Peak - it included Sidekick NPCs who could help a solo player.

Like you, I assume that the "solo player" style they're talking about here means 1-on-1 play, not actual DM-less solo play (a style in which several successful adventures have been released on DMsGuild).

 

[Christian Hoffer]

Just a quick note that 1-on-1 play (1 player/1 DM) for 5E was definitely advertised as a feature for the Essentials Kit boxed set with Dragon of Icespire Peak - it included Sidekick NPCs who could help a solo player.

Like you, I assume that the "solo player" style they're talking about here means 1-on-1 play, not actual DM-less solo play (a style in which several successful adventures have been released on DMsGuild).

Absolutely right! I forgot about that adventure.

 

[kayakingpoodle]

The solo, either single or 2 person, play interests me, the art is not my taste. I'd rather buy 3rd party than pay for the art I don't like.

Art is subjective, and this is my opinion on the art in this book.

 

[Christian Hoffer]

The solo, either single or 2 person, play interests me, the art is not my taste. I'd rather buy 3rd party than pay for the art I don't like.

Art is subjective, and this is my opinion on the art in this book.

You don't like 10 different art styles? Or do you just not like the one goofy image used above.

 

[Superchunk77]

Ugh, that cartoon art. D&D for toddlers.

 

[Starmaster]

Three of the adventures say suitable for a solo player. The other one is the level 7 bronze dragon adventure.

 

[kayakingpoodle]

You don't like 10 different art styles? Or do you just not like the one goofy image used above.

I have only seen 8 of them, and only one drew my attention. I prefer simple art, less is more to me. Abstraction is completely confusing and off putting to me.

 

[bedir than]

Oh yes they want solo play, so to eliminate the DM and just sell to the player base and control and monetise the heck out of them. Where as, a DM just needs the basic books and can create our own content and ignore or alter rules as we want for the players.

This product doesn't come close to suggesting the absence of a DM