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The Wheel of Fate: a Mythic Fate Chart Alternative
The Wheel of Fate is a volvelle representation of the Mythic: Game Master Emulator’s “Fate Chart”. A volvelle is also known by other names: wheel chart, “dial-o-matic”, info chart, dial chart,...
View ArticleHow I Format Actual Plays (and How You Can, Too)
Not much to see here, I just wanted to point you to my latest community contribution: ap_shortcodes.js. It is a drop-in JavaScript solution for easily formatting your actual play reports with custom...
View ArticleRolling Solo – Appendix A: What Now?
So you read through the Rolling Solo series and learned how to engage in solitaire role-playing — great job! I hope you enjoyed it. But, if you were left asking yourself questions like “That’s it???”...
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Four Against Darkness Compatible Game Board
Lately I’ve been playing a nifty little dungeon-crawling game called Four Against Darkness. Some might call it a board game instead of an RPG, but whatever it is, it’s a solo game designed for one...
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Hero Kids Compatible Encounter Generator 0.1.19 Released
I’m not sure if anyone actually uses it, but I’ve updated the Hero Kids Compatible Encounter Generator web app (henceforth known as HKGen because that’s too much to type out every time…). It’s set up...
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What the Heck is OSR, Anyways?
I’ve posted about my role-playing roots here before, but to give a quick recap: I’m basically a n00b. I actually got started out reading DragonLance novels, which naturally lead into D&D...
View ArticleThoughts on Soloing a Published Adventure Module
My first solo play session was attempted using a published adventure module (the Hero Kids “Basement o’ Rats” introductory adventure). I had fun — I was able to use a simple d6 yes/no mechanic to pose...
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Wheel of Fate v0.1.23 Released!
A fellow by the name of Rob had emailed me quite some time ago (back around October 2017, I think), inquiring about the Wheel of Fate, how it was conceived and designed, etc. Rob was kind enough to...
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Cards and Role-playing Games
Update (2018/07/08): I shared this post on the Lone Wolf G+ group and they came back at me with even more card-based recommendations, so I’ve added them to the list as well. Thanks Lone Wolfer-ers! A...
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Tarot for Solo RPG: Conflict
Some time ago, I discovered a free game called Dungeon Solitaire: Tomb of Four Kings. It’s a “dungeon delve” game played with a deck of poker cards, not wholly unlike the Solitaire you’ve probably...
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What ho, Blog Demons?
How to break the ice after nearly a year and half? It’s been about that long since my last post. Sure, I’ve started plenty of posts in that interim period — Black Blade #5 (the conclusion), posts on...
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