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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Preamble/Session Zero

I've got something a bit different for you today as my brother Alex has shared his Ironsworn campaign journal with me. He thought other solo roleplayers might like to read it and suggested I post it on here since there's a ready-made audience for it on this blog. Those of you who watched my Scarlet Heroes one on one actual play video will remember Alex as the player in that session. I've queued up a whole series of posts that will publish at 5pm UK time each day for the next few days, so remember to check back in. Preamble After playing Ironsworn briefly several years ago, I had been meaning to come back and start a proper campaign for a while. Getting a new nifty laptop was the catalyst for finally doing it, because it meant I could play using the Iron Journal website, which handles the whole game in a nice neat package. I have found that I like the idea of playing a solo RPG with only analogue tools, but in practice I find it a bit cumbersome and overwhelming.  So what f...

How to Solo Play Traveller & Cepheus: Part 2 - Character Creation

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Part 2 of my guide to solo playing Traveller/Cepheus Engine is out now. This time we're looking into the various methods of character creation. Watch it now on the YouTube channel.