I’m going to be running my wife through the new Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure in a solo game. The Essentials Kit has very little as far as tips for running a solo game, basically coming down to “give them a sidekick.”

I’ve googled and searched it but can’t find much on what, if any, variants to use for running solo. The best advice I have found is to use the “Healing Surge” variant in the DMG, which seems great for running solo.

I’d like to ask the Playground: do you have any tips for running a solo game?

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Although I’m looking to get general advice here, it’s a good idea to tell you all what she is playing.

Her PC will be a wood elf monk and the sidekick a defender warrior. I used an altered point-buy system that gives her an additional +1 on any stat after picking stats, which gave her an 18 dex and 16 wis. She has 17AC at level 1; the warrior has 16AC.