Updated 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 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

Continuing my Pits & Perils solo play using Keep on the Borderlands. Day 4 at the Keep Arden the fighter and Corwin the magician bring the puma hide to the trader. He is greatly impressed (I rolled a positive reaction roll) and even though the hide is damaged, he will pay 50 pieces of silver. I noted Continue reading

Continuing my Pits & Perils solo play using Keep on the Borderlands. With dwindling funds, the party makes ready to explore the forest once more. [Note–I wasn’t sure if any NPC in the Keep knew the exact location of the Caves of Chaos, so I decided the party would just set off in a random Continue reading

This being a continuation of my solo rpg experiment using Pits & Perils RPG, solo gameplay rules from the tiny solitary soldiers blog, and Sophia Brandt’s Miso RPG rules. Day 2 at the Keep on the Borderlands Questions I asked to begin the day; Can Arden find used armor in town? I roll the die…3. Continue reading

Just for a lark, I decided to play some solo rpg today. I wanted to try Pits & Perils in solo play and the adventure I selected is….Keep on the Borderlands! So, with that in mind, I give you the game notes to “Perils on the Borderlands”! I created four 1st level PCs, rolling randomly Continue reading