A few days ago I soloed my way through Up North (12 pages at DriveThruRPG, free/pay what you want). This dice pool system is described as a game about monster kids and what they do during the summer months. Camp is an escape from the stress of daily life for the orcs, goblins, and trolls that inhabit the dark spots on the map. For the adventure, I used Hexroll (google "Hexroll roll a sandbox"). I used D100 Forest Encounters & Events (DriveThruRPG) along with a yes/no/maybe oracle as the solo engine. Here are the highlights.
So, I started with six characters : two orcs, two goblins, and two trolls. They were sent on a quest to get a special ingredient for a stew. Instead of going straight there, they decided to take the long way, hoping for an adventure. On the first day they killed a total of six bandits. This kingdom has 50,106 residents minus the six dead bandits. (By the way, the ruler of this kingdom is a necromancer). At dinner time, they found a cave with an underground lake. They tried to catch fish for dinner, but that did not work out. In the morning, they backtracked to the bridge and river. Once again, they did not catch any fish, but three Locathah did find them. There was a battle, the fishmen died, and my six campers ate them (adventuring can make a monster kid hungry). A bit later, they actually found a dungeon (I was quite surprised). In the first room they killed two white apes, but Osho and Igaram took damage. They did not like that. A few more days back at the summer camp was sounding better and better. They headed back in the direction of the camp but ran into a talkative brass dragon. It would not shut up. They were smart enough to let it do what it wanted, so, they fell asleep listening to it talk. The next morning it was gone. They did find a lost camper soon after this.
A bit later, they were back at camp. They got a decent meal and were healed. They got to tell their new story to the campers. They showed off their awesome treasure : 6 amulets, 6 leather armors, 9 longswords, white ape teeth, and dragon bone fragments (for magic defense). Give this a try!
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