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Permission granted to copy for personal use. 2  \n50th Issue  \nWelcome to the 50th Issue!  \nIf weʼre being honest, itʼs actually the 51st issue published, as I started with Issue 0, but 50 has a better ring to it than 49.  \nEither way, I am heading back to my roleplaying roots in this issue and exploring solo campaigns.  \nAstute fans will realise I have already released an issue on solo roleplaying, but with this issue I want to focus on how to run a campaign, as opposed to just individual solo sessions.  \nThat is, a long-running series of sessions that takes your characters from 1st to whatever level you want to.  \nPlaying a solo campaign can be very different to playing single sessions, and there are important details you need to keep track of.  \nI hope you get a lot out of this issue, as solo roleplaying is one of my favourite things todo.  \nAnd, as always, happy gaming!  \n-Russ from YUMDM  \n[https://yumdm.com/](https://yumdm.com/)  \n[https://twitter.com/yum_dm](https://twitter.com/yum_dm)  \nThanks to my Patrons  \nRollStats, Matt Kurowski, Jacob Alexander, ButterflyDefect, J. 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