Friday the 13th has me playing another game book

Friday the 13th has me playing another game book
https://solorpgvoyages.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/the-cave-and-the-treasure/

I recently read Matthew Finch's "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming" and found it pretty enlightening, but also somewhat surprising since what seems to be considered "old school" very much coincides with my understandings of solitaire play.

I recently read Matthew Finch's "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming" and found it pretty enlightening, but also somewhat surprising since what seems to be considered "old school" very much coincides with my understandings of solitaire play.

The same goes for the recent "Principia Apocrypha" that's been floating around (though a bit of overlap with the former) which lists Maze Rats and Macchiato Monsters as influences.

Sophia Brandt​ recently mentioned LotFP's "Broodmother Skyfortress" (an adventure module) as an influential (and rather recent) work for Game Mastery.

I'm curious as to what other "essential reading" is out there for RPGs at large. I've mostly only read rule books at this point, which aren't always terribly interestering (and often much of the same), so I'm interested in broadening my horizons, so to speak, and I'm looking more towards published adventures, settings and the like, GM and player advice books/articles, or core rules are still fine, too, if you found it interesting.

What have you found inspiring or influential to your play and understanding of RPGs, solitaire or otherwise?
http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/matthew-finch/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/ebook/product-3159558.html

Here's the aftermath of Raven and the introduction of Kyriel: http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/kyriel-season-1-episode-0.html

Here's the aftermath of Raven and the introduction of Kyriel: http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/kyriel-season-1-episode-0.html

A blend of Index Card RPG, B/X D&D and AD&D 1E for inspiration with three supplements.
http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/kyriel-season-1-episode-0.html

Thought people might be interested in the Forbidden Lands KS due to its sandbox nature and a modular campaign that purports it can be played with any system.

Thought people might be interested in the Forbidden Lands KS due to its sandbox nature and a modular campaign that purports it can be played with any system.

"Thus, we have made the Forbidden Lands rules and the open-world campaign structure very easy to port to other settings. The adventure sites can easily be placed in any other fantasy setting with minor tweaks. All you need is a hexagonal map of the world you want to play in, and you're good to go!"

This game is from the same people that made Mutant League Zero, Coriolis, and Tales from the Loop so the production values are going to be high. At the time of this post there are 27 hours left before it funds:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/forbidden-lands-retro-open-world-survival-fantasy/description
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/forbidden-lands-retro-open-world-survival-fantasy/description

Tried my hand at solo gaming last night, for I think the first time ever. In researching solo gaming for an upcoming blog post for reckoningofthedead.com I discovered this vibrant community. Can I ask: do you prefer solo rpg gaming to group rpg gaming?

Tried my hand at solo gaming last night, for I think the first time ever. In researching solo gaming for an upcoming blog post for reckoningofthedead.com I discovered this vibrant community. Can I ask: do you prefer solo rpg gaming to group rpg gaming?

Not at all expecting this random turn of events. I guess the dice wants me to skip to the next part. XD http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/raven-season-1-episode-2.html

Not at all expecting this random turn of events. I guess the dice wants me to skip to the next part. XD http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/raven-season-1-episode-2.html
http://gamingwhiledriving.blogspot.com/2017/10/raven-season-1-episode-2.html

I updated Heirs of Sea and Shadow, primarily with an eye to reworking the Dynasty system and integrating it with the base rules and advancement.

I updated Heirs of Sea and Shadow, primarily with an eye to reworking the Dynasty system and integrating it with the base rules and advancement.

I also fixed some typos, clarified some rules, and, of course, added in some more tables, including ones for eye and hair color, life events to make heirs more interesting and random, and world events to help keep the world vibrant.

Anyway, not a full edition or version or whatever, just an update to the draft document in progress.





https://exposit.github.io/katarpgs/lite/heirsofseaandshadow/