Why You Should Play Two-Player TTRPGs!

Surprise yourself and a friend with the most intense TTRPG experience you can find. Let's talk duets!

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[ExTess]

I have a lot of siblings, and when we were younger we had to visit a horse ranch to scoop poop for a few hours every other day.

At one point I was paired with my youngest sister, and I had an idea about playing a "game" where I told her a story and then gave her the choice of what the main character did after something happened. We spun a tale about a space ranger that crash landed on an alien planet and had to survive using her ship's resources and the lush environment around her, avoiding alien creatures and repairing her ship along the way. When we finished cleaning the pens, we'd abruptly pause our game, and have to wait days at a time to catch back up and play again, but it was very fun and helped to pass the time while we worked. My other siblings were not very interested in playing the "game", so it was usually just me and my sister out of breathe, smelling of horse turds, and yapping about how a raygun should be able to melt through solid metal or not. We never actually finished the story due to outside circumstances, but it was nice while it lasted.

Years later, I finally realized that we were basically playing an RPG together the whole time and had no idea until after watching this video.

[Kazzikuzzi]

I don't know how I never found your channel until now, but your mascot and concise script paired with your soft and fuzzy voice really makes for an enjoyable experience. Instantly subbed.

[rockyfalldownstairs]

My D&D group started as me and two friends, a dm and two players. One of my most dramatic sessions I have EVER had occurred during that period, it was a trial that pit me and the other player against each other, with one character gaining favor with the judge only to have it taken back by the other, all the time the threat of execution loomed, and it felt absolutely Shakespearean. Btw you have a nice voice.

[jamescoleman]

My newest session inly has 2 players. For the last 3 months. And its fun. Really working out well. And honestly i dknt have to talk much. Theyre taking over 😂

[jamesanthony]

Thank you for the podcast rec. I was just looking for a list of duet RPGs, and that sounds like a good place to start

[Skimmer]

Love your music choice for this vid. Its very cozy.

have missed shorter vids from you as i never can catch the livestreams.

[AxiomDelver]

Welcome back! Oooh, the animations are smooooth!

[colbyboucher]

OK, this video is cool as hell. I'd like to think that I'm familiar with a _lot_ of TTRPGs but I wasn't aware of any duet-specific games. And like you said, I think duets are wonderful. It takes a pretty close relationship for it to not be awkward but when it works, it works.

(I've actually been thinking lately, y'know Everyone is John? That joke game where everyone is this one dude trying to get to work? What if we did that in a more complete, "serious" way? What if instead of everyone being a character they came up with, we collaboratively dove into _one person_ and made them significantly more interesting than most RPG characters could ever be? It'd be really helpful for, say, pulp fiction genres where most of the time you've got "the protagonist" who's good at all sorts of things, rather than the protagonist getting split into four or more semi-competent people.)

[sproetland]

i now will call duet ttrpgs tables-for-two because I LOVE THAT SO

Edit: also hold on Czepeku sponsored you??? I love them so much, amazing!!

[cutegirlsophie]

Thank you so much for this video. I am so excited to try these out with my partner! I feel like I've been waiting for a video like this forever. I'll be sure to check out that sponsor!

[FrenchBasicsStream]

I did this, with a Basic Role Playing interface. It seemed to be the best way to introduce one single person to TTRPGs. It has numerous advantages too for a newbie, albeit offering less interactions with human comrades : quicker, simpler, and offering more freedom of scenaristic adaptations and customization choices. And you can always add more players in the next games, why not ? They can just jump into the bandwagon.

[ryand]

Always love getting introduced to new play styles! Some of these games sound great

[AKA_Kira]

I would love to see one where the focus is You are the demon lord or some other villain.
It could even help with other games where one player can't make the main group session

[stray]

So nice to see a new video from you! Hope you also go back live soon!

[OpenWorldAddict]

There are also some solo rpg's that can be played co-op with a second player.

[Giguv]

Great video! Really happy to discover you channel :3

[age-of-adventure]

Wow, never heard of these games. Thanks

[lynx_eats_cookies]

Thank you for this video! Me and my dad (we are both nerds lol) bought badger and coyote without knowing much about it and we kind of had a hard time trying to play it. :D

[matthewconstantine]

Though the game isn't specifically intended for "duet" play, I think Call of Cthulhu can really sing in that style. It also does a better job of capturing the mood of the inspirational fiction, which was rarely about a group of people facing off against tentacled monsters, and more about one person experiencing things beyond their ability to understand and losing their grip on reality. In recent years, there have been more published scenarios intended for duet play.

[taliesin]

I'm actually the other way around.

I struggle to find groups for my campaign, but my brother and I have played half a dozen games one-on-one, including one that had lasted us over five years (mostly because we only played one 8-hour session every 2-3 months or so), once and a whole year between some sessions.

And we're planning more. 😁

(Though I do crave a proper party...😅)