Solo Rambling Roleplay

With that, Alone in Deepfall Breach is a wrap! That was a really interesting structured solo adventure, I thoroughly enjoyed the mixture of prompts provided by the adventure and the need to generate some adventure points from scratch. It definitely provides great structure for newer solo players to learn how they might craft an adventure completely from scratch. Aleric lived to tell the tale, even through that final face off with the cultist's Chaos Demon! I definitely have plans to revist Aleric in the future, as I've planned to include him in a Forbidden Land solo game for quite some time. This time Aleric will end up being the grizzled old wolfkin and another new young adventurer will be the star of the show. But that is for farther into the future, lets chat about where Solo Rambling is rambling off to now... Funnily enough, last time I wrote one of these wrap ups was about the same time last year! And so to continue the tradition, I'm planning to play through another W...

After defeating the vengeful giant spider, Aleric searches for a place that he might rest as he prepares to press onward to find the orc village and reforge the Worldbreaker spear The Sulfurous Tunnels Aleric approaches the stiflingly hot tunnel entrance, feeling the blood still seeping from the wounds inflicted by the spider. He quickly finds a place tucked just near the mouth of the tunnel where he might take a moment to rest. He takes out some bandages and begins to treat his wounds. Stretch rest: Roll -> Healing(8): 5; Success Healing (2D6)-> 8; Aleric is healed to 13/17 HP after treating his wounds. Aleric successfully treats his wounds, feeling much better though still not fully recovered. Knowing that the cultists might catch up to him at any moment, Aleric sighs. "Better to be hurt than dead at the hands of those demonic fanatics. I can only hope that I make it to the village before th...

Aleric awakes from his restless evening to find Stone-Gaze ready and waiting to impart upon him his final mission. Its finally time for Aleric to make his way into the Breach for one final time...   Aleric awakens the next morning feeling exhausted. Though he does not remember any more dreams interrupting his sleep, he’s certain that his mind was racing through the whole night. Groggily he rises and seeks out Stone-Gaze. He finds the old wolfkin sitting in his study. The shard of the worldbreaker spear lays next to the vial of sap Aleric collected from the soul tree. Aleric sighs, “Well. I suppose the time has come to complete our goal. Reforge the worldbreaker and ensure the safety of the world from the dangers that lurk below us in the Breach, eh?” Stone-Gaze almost jumps from his seat as it is obvious Aleric has startled him from some deep thoughts. After a moment, Stone-Gaze’s tension releases as he lets out a quiet chuckle. “Yes I suppose we are re...

Back from the Underworld and another successful mission under his belt. But Aleric is in for a restless night after returning to Stone-Gaze...   After returning to the chapel, Aleric hands over the vial of sap to Stone-Gaze and then retreats to his room. After cleaning himself up and a hasty evening meal, Aleric retires for the night ready to rest from his journey into the underworld. In the night he tosses and turns, unable to find restful sleep. Strange dreams haunt him throughout the evening…   GM Note: I was really expecting a few more combats in that last scenario, and frankly I’m really wanting to see the limits of what solo combat can reasonably handle. So that being said, welcome to Aleric’s Nightmare Gauntlet. For this session I will simply be throwing progressively harder fights at Aleric until we see the breaking point. This is all happening in his dreams, so his story won’t end. Hopefully this shows me what the l...

So far, Aleric has made excellent progress towards Acheron Isle. He's in the home stretch, but before he gets there he's going to have a cost to pay for the Ferryman!   6. The Wailing Shores Exiting the maze, Aleric finds that the flowing water he’s been following thus far begin to coalesce into a winding river. He follows slowly, knowing that in the end they will come to a seemingly unending lake. The final separation between the land of the living and the land of the dead. Souls come through this same path seeking the ferryman to take them across into their final resting place. “A price to be paid… I wonder what the ferryman will ask of me. I have little to give, though my soul is a price too high to pay. Hopefully he’ll be amenable to some other form of payment to take me to the isle that I seek.” He presses forward, following the stream that quickly becomes a strongly flowing river. Finally off in the dista...