When I first discovered solo roleplaying, much of what I learned came from excellent creators who not only posted entertaining actual plays, but took the time to explain the tools and systems they used, how they used these tools during gameplay, and why they made the decisions they did to shape the story. That is why, when I began Tev’s Next Idea nearly six years ago, I adopted the same format so that readers would not only have a good story to read, but also gain insight that might help them in their own solo games.
This past year, I began to feel the desire to expand the “instruct and inform” aspects of my blog and produce more content specifically geared toward players looking for ways to enhance their games. In the last months of 2025 this dream was realized with the posting of my “Starting Solo” series, which is intended to introduce new players to the hobby. And launching in the next couple of weeks is my Solo T.O.O.T. video series, which will highlight many of the excellent tools available to the solo roleplayer.
As I’m sure you can imagine, it takes extra time, and sometimes money, to write, film, and edit this additional content. It’s not always easy to fit it in with a family, full-time job, and other online ventures and hobbies. That is why I have decided to launch a Patreon.
I’ll admit up front, right now the Patreon is rather thin concerning content and benefits. However, I felt it was import to launch now for the following two reasons:
1. Get a better feel of my audience. Hopefully, the Patreon will help me see who is reading/watching and help me gauge what they enjoy and what they may be interested in seeing in the future.
2. Provide a way to offset the costs involved with creating online content, if even just a little, through offering a minimal cost Appreciate Tier.
I invite you to visit and sign up at Patreon.com/TevsNextIdea.
I’m already contemplating additional perks, including advanced access options and exclusive content, but that will be in the upcoming months. But for now, thanks for reading and watching, and I am excited about sharing more actual plays and videos over throughout 2026.
