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Perils on the Borderland, Day 25 This being a continuation of my Pits & Perils solo game Day 25 Return to the Keep Corwin and Martin go the the Jeweler to sell some of the treasure. After a bit of bargaining, they sell the gem, ivory bracelet, sword with gem in hilt, silver belt, and… Continue reading

Arden and Company continue their exploration of the orc lair in the Caves of Chaos… The party finds an armory with a large number of spears, some swords, and a suit of dwarven chain and human sized chain. They leave it for the moment. The chief is barricaded in his room. He takes a healing… Continue reading

Day 23 Arden and Company march on the Caves of Chaos. I rolled the dilemma die, d6, and result=1. Instead of a table, I opted to roll a couple randomly chosen Story Cubes (Rory’s Story Cubes). I have 3 or 4 different sets of these and really like them. The two dice showed two people… Continue reading

Day 21 Alan is laid to rest, buried on a hillside outside of the Keep. The funeral is attended by a priest of the Chapel. The entire party is there. Question-Does the Curate attend? D10 yes, d10 no. Result=no, the curate is not in attendance. That afternoon… Thane works on caltrops. Makes one batch d6… Continue reading

This being a continuation of my solo Pits & Perils game. Day 19 Just outside the Caves of Chaos. Arden and Thane cut some saplings to make a litter to carry the body of Alan. Morale is low even for the PCs. Arden is more worried about pursuing orcs than anything else at the moment.… Continue reading

This being a continuation of my solo Pits & Perils game. Day 18 At the Keep Martin buys some healing herbs, 1 bunch, from the trader. He makes note to search for herbs in the forest next time. Cost is 5 sp for the bunch. Thane buys a flask of brandy (for medicinal purposes only…)… Continue reading

Here are the current roster of characters and NPCs in my solo Pits & Perils game of Keep on the Borderlands. I’ve omitted their mundane equipment, XP, and treasure. Arden of Granden Hall, 2nd level fighter, chainmail, greatsword, ring of protection+1, HP 12/+3, Luck 2 Corwin, 2nd level magician, staff, dagger+1, robes of the adept… Continue reading

Flush with treasure from their recent foray into the Caves of Chaos, the party looks for a merchant to sell the large gem taken from the kobold chieftain. Corwin the magician’s secondary skill is merchant. He is the most apt person to sell the gem. I roll 2d6 to have Corwin appraise the gem. Result=10,… Continue reading

A note to the reader–this post is quite long and detailed but unapologetically so. Skim it if you will. I enjoyed the solo game and here’s my account of it. Day 12 Arden makes for the Caves of Chaos. 8 hours march and the party camps in the woods just east of the road. Encounter?… Continue reading

  Day 9 Refreshed the party once again walks through the gates of the Keep on the Borderlands. Heading along the road to the north, after a 10 hour march they camp for the night. Encounters? None. Rolled usage die for rations. Day 10 5 hours march north and into the clearing where they met… Continue reading