Day 30 Goblin Caves Arden and Company move to the west. They see an empty guard chamber. No sign of the Ogre’s secret door. [The goblins are rallying with the chieftain in room 19] Thane moves forward with Arden following and Catamont holding the lantern. The archers follow and then Corwin and Martin. As Thane Continue reading

Day 29 Back to the Caves Arden and Company are… Arden (fighter) Corwin (magician) Martin (cleric) Thane (dwarf) and 8 men-at-arms Martin the cleric, stops into the chapel in the early morning to buy some healing herbs. The curate is not there but one of the priests gives him 3 bunches of herbs for 10sp. Continue reading

Day 27 [Upkeep need to deduct 16sp for men-at-arms. 4sp for PCs to stay at the Inn.] Arden and Corwin go to the Trader to purchase mounts. Does he have enough riding horses (needing 12)? No, but he has some mules. I randomly roll for 4 mules. Therefore Arden will bargin for 8 riding horses Continue reading

This being a continuation of my Solo adventure of the Keep on the Borderlands, using the Pits & Perils Rpg. Day 26 Arden receives a two healing spells from Martin to hasten his recovery. All debts are paid to the men-at-arms and to the inn keeper. Today’s events– Does the Castellan wish to meet the Continue reading

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