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  • Arneson Gaming Solo ~ The Village of Aberford

    Here are notes on my solo game using Matt Jackson’s Arneson Gaming. I’ll be using Mythic GME and other oracles for the game. I’ve created my PC, Sir Mathias, knight bachelor of Oakwood Castle. He needs some backup, so I’ve created a squire for him. –Squire Jack– I picture Sir Mathias’s squire as wearing light Continue reading

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  • Castle Maub, Session 5, 1-10-26

    Rescue Mission in the Barrow-downs [This is a continuation of our Fatbeard Whitebox Roll20 game in my campaign world of Reuel. I GM the game and we have four players. The game is run on Roll 20 and we usually play one evening for 2-3 hours each weekend.] Current PC Roster (All PCs are 1st Continue reading

  • Arneson Gaming Solo Play Report

    Bringing my solo tabletop roleplaying back to its roots with Arneson Gaming I’ve started a new solo game using Arneson Gaming, written by Matt Jackson, a dyed-in-the-wool grognard. Arneson Gaming is an homage to Dave Arneson and the early days of fantasy gaming. The rules are found here (free!). In future posts I’ll report session details and my Continue reading

  • Practicing Mapmaking

    I’m making some new maps for my Thirty Years Reuel campaign. I am loosely basing the land formation on southeastern US geography (or how it would appear in the aftermath of polar ice melting). National Geographic has some great images of North America with an altered coastline. I began by marking some reference points. Four of the dots Continue reading

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  • Mydwanderings Session 13

    Session 13, 2nd Week of Midspring, Grimshank Woods (5-14-25) Odette says a prayer over the fallen bandits and then they hide the bodies in case a larger group of bandits travel the game trail. Felix stands watch. The party takes a short rest, sharing a loaf of bread and some hard cheese. It is about Continue reading

  • Mydwanderings Session 12

    Here is a recap of session 12 that I played 5-12-25. It seems so long ago. XP calculations thus far…3xp for the manticore encounter. Beck now has 8xp, all the others have 4xp. Still a long way until level 2. Two weeks pass in the frontier town of Bree. Beck and his companions rest and Continue reading

  • Castle Maub, Session 4, 12-14-25

    Returning from their foray into the Grimshank Woods, the party rests for the evening in the town of Bree. They report the encounter with goblins and describe the fortress they found. The sheriff recognizes the description of the yellow hand tribe of goblins. The sheriff tells the party that the yellow hand appear to be Continue reading

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  • Session 3, Castle Maub, 12-7-25

    Continuing from our last session, the PCs have recovered one sheep from the goblins and now have entered the dim forest of the Grimshank Woods to follow several more goblins dragging a couple sheep farther into the woods. Brillo, a hobbit burglar, takes point and scampers into the woods in pursuit. The others in the Continue reading

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  • Session 2, Fatbeards Whitebox, Castle Maub 11-23-25

    [In game time, 11-16-325]Brogo, Drogo, Jim Barley, and Brillo (a new hobbit henchman) are in the Dead Pony Inn. The hobbits order stew and hard cider. Barley and Brillo order some stronger drafts. They talk with Mya Stormcrow about opportunities in Bree. She tells them to stay out of the Geistwald Forest where the witch Continue reading

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  • Another Beginning

    Play report of a new campaign. I’ve taken a break from my solo play. I was happy using Mydwandr for my solo game. Now, I’m back with my fatbeard pals to explore more of my campaign world of Reuel. The rules I am using, I call Fatbeard Whitebox. In essence, it is FMAG Whitebox with Continue reading

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