Plot Unfolding Machine for Solo RPG

Devlog

• PUM V8.2 + GERMAN VERSION Release!!!
  June 30, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear all PUM players, After a long while of things going on, coming back with a bunch of cool stuff in the Plot Unfolding Machine: GERMAN PUM Version available thanks to @hauke who took the careful tr... Continue reading
• PUM v8 Supplement 2: Disrupted PUM
  March 26, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  #pum, #solo, #journaling, #rpg

  Yes, Supplement number two! Disrupted-PUM Play your adventures fast and furious, with disruption dice, oracles, and tension scaling measures. If you find Plot Nodes and Plot Tracks too much for your n... Continue reading
• PUM v8 Supplement 1: Story-Driven Sheets
  March 25, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #pum, #journaling, #writing

  Dear all PUM players, I would like to campaign into the supplements' territory, for THE FIRST TIME EVER (yay!) - what does it mean? We are making progress! We begin to explore how PUM can be expanded... Continue reading
• Official Discord server now UP!
  February 07, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #discord, #journaling

  Hello PUM players, let's have a chat and exchange in real-time in the new official Jeansen's Machines Discord Server. Feel free to exchange with other PUM players about your game, ask questions, and s... Continue reading
• Video explaining PUM (this time with examples!)
  February 06, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo

  Hey all, amazing followers! Was wondering, how has SOLO Roleplaying been for you? I have taken the time, after your feedback, to explain PUM by example, and what it means to use a GM Emulator. The vid... Continue reading
• PUM V8-1 Final Revision UPDATE
  February 01, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear PUM players! After the "final" version of PUM v8, I got an amazing set of 6 community-played games with PUM, including one duet-coop campaign. From there, lots and lots of feedback was collected... Continue reading
• PUM V8 Final Release!!! (New stuff)
  January 07, 2024 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #journaling

  Dear all PUM players, It's been a long journey, and an awesome one. It is time to commit to a break with the Plot Unfolding Machine, not only because you deserve some stability, but also because I fee... Continue reading
• PUM v8 rev 1 (reuploaded, formatting typos)
  December 29, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  I reuploaded v8 rev 1 due to issues in the page numbering, alignment, and some wrong glyphs that could cause some glitches in the PDF... Continue reading
• Plot Unfolding Machine v8 RELEASED!
  December 28, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear PUM players! Looking forward to 2024, I wanted to drop an update with amazing new ideas into my favorite GM emulator :) Significantly improved instructions and explanations Reviewed Plot Nodes so... Continue reading
• PUM v7 rev8 Released (Minor)
  December 25, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo

  Dear PUM players, Thanks to some good feedback from the community, I was pointed out to some clarity issues that needed immediate repair. Corrected some grammar in "The game" Modified Proposal "Bring... Continue reading
• PUM v7 Revision 7 Released - "Double Seven"
  December 24, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #pum

  Dear all PUM players, Super happy to have so much good feedback and even some actual plays from the community. For revision 7, I have made some important tuning and additions, after several sessions p... Continue reading
• Video explaining PUM, SUM, and GUM!
  December 21, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #pum, #sum, #gum

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• PUM v7 in Spanish!
  December 04, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #spanish

  Hola jugadores de PUM de habla hispana :) Un regalo para ustedes, ahora PUM en español. Es una versión preliminar en caso de errores iniciales. ¡Saludos! ------- Hi Spanish PUM players :) A gift fo... Continue reading
• PUM V7 FINAL is out!
  December 02, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg

  Dear PUM players, After two extensive actual play tests this evening, I feel happy with how PUM v7 plays!. And I really hope that it is not only for me! To make a summary, this is what's new in V7 com... Continue reading
• PUM v7 is changing a lot (I know)
  December 02, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #oracles

  Thank you again for the feedback on PUM v7, I am changing it extremely often, fortunately I am tagging it as preview, so for those of you who prefer to wait for a more stable version, thank you for un... Continue reading
• LIVE solo play? check! (PUM v7-Preview)
  November 29, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #video, #stream

  Hi all, PUM players! As part of the testing of PUM v7 PREVIEW, if you are curious and interested, I have been playing LIVE! No editing, no cutting, no prep! A bit crazy I know, but why not, right? Wat... Continue reading
• PUM v7 (PREVIEW!)
  November 22, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg

  Dear PUM players, I am about to take a trip, but wanted to share with you guys a preview release of where is PUM heading next. Been playing with PUM a lot lately, so there were things I wasn't really... Continue reading
• PUM v6 now in Tabletop Simulator!
  November 14, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  Yay! Because, why not? Available in the Steam Workshop :D... Continue reading

  
• PUM v6 resources available
  November 14, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear PUM v6 players, how is solo gaming going for you? For those who play in digital form, I have added the following for PUM v6: Form Fillable PDF game sheet (for filling the Plot nodes) Obsidian md... Continue reading
• Major update: PUM V6 Rev4
  November 09, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear PUM players, I've been collecting feedback and playing PUM v6 as much as I could. So, some refinement is now down the road: Added two new instructions pages PUM - Ideas: Coming up with plot seeds... Continue reading
• Fixed wrong table :(
  October 21, 2023 by JeansenVaars

  Sorry. PUM v6 had a wrong "Activity" table in the oracles page. Now that was corrected in Rev3... Continue reading
• PUM v6 revision 2
  October 21, 2023 by JeansenVaars

  Two typos in the instructions fixed Rephrase the plot node section instructions Fix some header alignment and upper case letters Fix some background color for better printing... Continue reading
• Plot Unfolding Machine V6 is OUT!
  October 20, 2023 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg

  After a ton of work and a fully revamped design layout, I am pleased to be able to release the newest installment of the Plot Unfolding Machine, version six. Fully re-designed from scratch for a more... Continue reading

  
• PUM Update v5.5
  December 02, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  #pum, #solo, #rpg

  Hey all PUM players, thank you as always for the amazing actual plays and the feedback about PUM. I am really trying hard not to touch it anymore, but playing with it, learning from it, calls for furt... Continue reading
• PUM Release v5.3
  October 30, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Hey PUM Players, Thank you for pointing out a few typos. This release is all about spelling improvements and typo fix. Nothing big. JV... Continue reading
• PUM Release v5.2
  October 29, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear PUM players, No gameplay changes :) (I don't expect anymore). Mostly refined, re-organized and re-written some of the instruction sections, including how to play together with Mythic, more game p... Continue reading
• PUM Release v5
  October 22, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear all, PUM players!!! Fear not, no gameplay changes. This version is one of my first attempts to break the page limit rule, and take the space to actually explain, as good as I can, how the Plot Un... Continue reading
• PUM Release v4.5
  October 08, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Panic not! no game changes :) Played with family and casual members this evening, and realized this system is IMPOSSIBLE for them to understand if they were not with me, haha. Anyway, re-written the f... Continue reading
• Plot unfolding machine v4 FINAL
  October 05, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  #rpg

  Dear all PUM players who have made it this far :) I intend now to stop refining this system. I am happy, and I bet you are also tired of updating (and maybe re-printing), I tried to perfect it as much... Continue reading
• PUM Release v4.3
  October 02, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear all PUM players :) I hope you are doing well, here I am, not sleeping. But wanted to refine this a bit further. Let's take a look: Added two entire pages of general Plot unfolding machine advice!... Continue reading
• PUM 4.2 release
  September 29, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Yet another update (sigh), but there was terrible wording, after play-testing it. Here are the changes: "Gain to plot progress" → "Gain for plot progress" "Discover side effects" → "PCs presence e... Continue reading
• Plot unfolding machine v4.1
  September 28, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear all, I am making an effort to explain the (flexible) rules of PUM. The first page is hopefully now improved. I feel happy of reading your actual plays, and finding out that you interpret the syst... Continue reading
• PUM Release v4 and Cleanup!
  September 25, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Dear all, lovely community and PUM players :) The time has come, for me to make the major cleanup, the step forward. With the release of Plot Unfolding Machine v4, I hereby announce that the previous... Continue reading
• PUM V3.1 Available
  September 17, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  I am quite happy to announce Plot unfolding machine V3.1. I know it is shifting a bit the direction, and the explicitness of its answers, but in practice it is working quite well. Yet however, the pre... Continue reading
• PUM is now v3!
  September 15, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  #solo, #rpg, #ttrpg

  Dear all PUM players, continue to refine, continue to play-test :) The point of PUM V3 is to practice a Scene Prompt in which the scene is much better clearly defined, and comes bundled with all neces... Continue reading
• Plot Unfolding Machine V2 Available!
  September 11, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Dear everyone, PUM players! You know, I always had a weakness for this thing. Somehow with the Plot Unfolding Machine, there was always something, not sure what exactly, that felt off to me. As oppose... Continue reading
• PUM and SUM now in Spanish!
  September 04, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  I have translated both Plot Unfolding Machine AND Scene Unfolding Machine!!! Enjoy, if there are any Spanish speaking players hiding among everyone JV... Continue reading
• Please redownload if you got PUM before 18.08!
  September 01, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Hi PUM players!! Wanted to give a big shout-out thank you, for the good amount of feedback and the impressive download count!! Haven't expected it :) Wanted to also say these things: I've noticed a lo... Continue reading
• PUM Final Version is out!!!
  August 18, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Dear all, Thank you for joining this journey :) The Plot Unfolding Machine may not be great for everyone, may not be a professional product, but I can say I had a tremendous amount of fun playing with... Continue reading
• Sorry for the PDF glitch!
  August 18, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Revision 24 had the RPG section broken. Sorry! :( Now fixed in Rev 25... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 24 and PUM RPG!
  August 18, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Dear Plot unfolding machine players, I continue to refine this homebrew system that started small and ended up unfolding dozens of GMless solo games! We are now at Revision 24 and these are the latest... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 23 updates Scene Designer!
  August 06, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  What can I say, it is stronger than me :) Scene Designer was falling short, I generalized it a bit and added 10 new elements to a total of d20 Includes personal elements Emotional and discussion drama... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 21 updates core elements!
  August 04, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Dear all PUM players, Thank you so much for your lately kind words. After playing for a while last night, I started feeling some Scene Designer responses were not quite fulfilling or evoking for me. I... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 20 Update!
  August 02, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Hi all! Not to scare you off once again, this time I just added two pages of gameplay advice with PUM :) Some of you asked for it, and I believe it made a lot of sense. Of course, I admit I am scared... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 17 Update!
  July 29, 2022 by JeansenVaars#solorpg, #journaling, #ttrpg

  Dear all PUM players! I have made the following updates to Plot Unfolding Machine Revision 17: Moved the because of oracle columns to its own Reasons table, to separate intent and action from their mo... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 14
  July 25, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Hey all PUM players! Sorry for updating very often, but I hope at least that each revision gets better and better :) Added a new whole oracle: "Who" - For whenever you need to know who shows up! Table... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 13 with game sheet
  July 23, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Hey all PUM players! Revision 13 is out there available, this time the biggest change is an entire new page with a game setup sheet! (I have been needing it lately). Hope you like it! Find it included... Continue reading
• PUM now in Foundry VTT
  July 22, 2022 by JeansenVaars#foundryvtt

  Hey all PUM players! I have released Plot Unfolding Machine as part of my Mythic GME Tools in Foundry VTT If you play in Foundry, this would be hopefully a must :) https://foundryvtt.com/packages/myth... Continue reading

  
• PUM Revision 11
  July 21, 2022 by JeansenVaars

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  Hey everyone! Big release today, after further play-testing, refining, improving the Plot Unfolding Machine. Here the changes made: Simplified explanation of Game Progress and Plot Score (thanks 'Mart... Continue reading
• PUM Revision 10
  July 19, 2022 by JeansenVaars

  Hey PUM Players! Updated to Revision 10, with further improvements on the built-in oracles. Now I took a "major" risk of including explicit callbacks for "introducing new NPCs" in the scene designer... Continue reading