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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
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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
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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
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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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Mydwanderings, Session 11
Day 1, 3rd week of early spring, in the town of Bree. Beck and Lugan spend the day resting their wounds. Felix avails himself of the refreshments at the Dead Pony Inn. Odette makes a visit to Mother Patience at St George’s Church. [GM note ~ I made a couple rolls on the Mythic GM Continue reading
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Mywanderings, Session 10
Day 6, 2nd week of early spring, town of Bree Beck was happy to be away from Middlebury. The woodsman, Higgins, had returned their gear and weapons when he left. The only thing Beck was missing was the silver bracelet that he had taken to the jeweler. The duke of Middlebury had it now and Continue reading
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