I just ran a short little solo adventure, using nothing but just a couple* cards from the sample of the Gamemaster's Apprentice deck. I didn't even keep notes, or use any game system.

I just ran a short little solo adventure, using nothing but just a couple* cards from the sample of the Gamemaster's Apprentice deck. I didn't even keep notes, or use any game system.

I started out, naturally, in a tavern, where Kirsten, the proprietor, enlisted my help. She had gems that she was planning on selling to invest in the tavern, however, they had been stolen. My help was needed to recover them.

Following Kirsten's lead, I went North to the shipyard that night. Having found some crates by a shop, I used the difficulty generator** to decide the odds of finding the gems before being caught: 8. I interpreted this as a high difficulty, rather than a high likelihood, so I went with bad odds. However, I still managed to do as such. I checked to see if I could return undetected-- neutral odds-- and yes, I could.

And so, I safely returned the gems to their rightful owner. Kirsten's tavern is saved!

...

I could have done a few things a little different, for a more interesting story. Rather than asking if I could find the gems before getting caught, I should have asked if I could could find the gems at all at this location, and then asking if I could do it before enemy contact.

If I continue this later, there's a good place to start: who would steal from Kirsten, and why? Does Kirsten know more than what she lets on? What sort of payment am I getting for that job?

* 12, double sided.

** 1-10, bell curve. 2d6 -1, I would guess.