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Scarlet Heroes: Night's Dark Terror Part 3

I can't believe the whole summer went by without a chance to play this! It was just too hot here in London, with several heatwaves one after another. So here we go, another session of the classic BECMI module Night's Dark Terror, played in Scarlet Heroes using the Old School Essentials rules for XP and levelling up.  Campaign Day 3 (Continued) Date: Lunadain (Monday), just before dawn, 4th of Thaumont, Spring 1000 AC Beremud prays to Riramet for healing (Cure Light Wounds) and receives 1 HP. He and the others restock their ammunition from the supplies around the homestead. Just before dawn all the goblin drums in the woods go silent. The Sukiskyn defenders tense up and take up guarding positions again. Then a deathly serious-sounding low chant starts up from the woods to the east. Everyone rushes to the eastern windows of the upper floor to see a huge crowd of Redblade goblins marching out of the woods. The ones at the front are carrying ladders, five of them. The defender...
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YouTube Video: Wrath of the Wyvern - A Solo RPG Deep Dive

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Join me for a deep dive into Wrath of the Wyvern: Sons of Rivesk, the solo deckbuilding RPG from LionBanner Games. In this video I open the rulebook, create a character, and see just how little of the rules you really need to read before you can start playing a new solo RPG.
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How to Solo Traveller & Cepheus: Part 4 - Creating a Planet

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Part 4 of my How to Solo Traveller & Cepheus series is now up. This one's about creating a planet and star system to adventure in.
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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 7 - Wyrmskull Depths

Continuing my brother Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 7: Wyrmskull Depths  Ahead of them, its back to them as it drinks from a pool where water trickles in from above, is a massive and hulking reptile. Bony antlers rise from its head. Two more passages come off from the chamber, and one of them is the way the map says they must go.  They retreat and study the map more closely.  Is there another path that bypasses this cave?  Using a PbtA-style 2d6 roll for this: 6 -- no The map is clear. There's no way to the heart of this place where the source of the cultists' power rests, without going through this cave. They decide to wait and see which way the creature goes when it finishes drinking. If it leaves down one of the other passages they can simply go the other way. If it turns towards them they will need to backtrack quickly and quietly. A gamble, but less of one than trying to sneak past or fight this thing.  Does the creature leave through one of th...
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How to Solo Traveller & Cepheus: Part 3 - Campaign Settings & Worldbuilding

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Part 3 of my How to Solo Traveller & Cepheus series is up. This one is all about creating your campaign setting or finding one you want to play in.
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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 6 - A Traitor's Death

Continuing my brother Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 6: A Traitor’s Death  Pay the Price for discovering Wyrmskull Depths: a new danger or foe is revealed.  What does this foe want? Clash secret -- protect the secret, using violence.  Varro and Bataar stand up after swearing their vow. There is silence, except for a murmuring from outside the cave. They turn and look - just in time to see one of the woodcutters standing up from a kneeling position in the mouth of the cave. His murmurs rise to a shout as he lunges at the nearest person - Gethin.  Does Gethin survive? 50/50 -- no.  A dagger has appeared in the man's hand, and as he plunges it into Gethin's throat he cries "Come, beasts of the Deep Wilds! Claim your right of dominion!"  There is utter confusion in the cave, and as the traitor darts away into the woods, wolves appear in the cave entrance, snarling and vicious.  "To arms!" yells Bataar.  Enter the Fray +Wits: strong hit Var...
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Channel Update Video: Summer 2026

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I just posted my summer update video for the channel. I go over what solo and group RPGs I've been playing lately, show my progress building up a miniature collection for Five Leagues From the Borderlands, and read out your craziest solo RPG stories.
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