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April 11, 2019
Since my victory (with skill 5!) in The Shamutanti Hills, I’ve been keeping busy. For a start, there’s no way I was going to play the whole four-book arc with a skill of 5. So I rolled up a new one: Skill 9, Stamina 18, Luck 12. Nice and mediocre, except for that lovely luck. […]
Read moreShamutanti Hills… Again. Day 6 and Victory
March 8, 2019
I remain baffled as to how my character is surviving. My starting rolls were abysmal: skill 5, and my luck of 8 and stamina of 17 won’t really make up the difference. I’ve been expecting to just drop dead at any moment, but random chance seems to be on my side, as I am slowly […]
Read moreShamutanti Hills… Again, Day 3 and 4 and 5
Yesterday my unskilled and unlucky hero, made it as far as Dhumpus. The villagers are creeped out by my sword, so I gave them a cold shoulder and instead picked up some food. This cost 6 of the 7 gold I have left, so now I can’t afford the inn. That’s fine, I can sleep […]
Read moreShamutanti Hills… Again, Day 1 and 2
Before I logged these last two plays, I had played several times. I’ve gotten to the manticore boss fight, starved to death, and been eaten by a werewolf. But this time, I feel lucky! Wizard. Skill 5. Stamina 17. Luck 8. … Sigh. Clearly I was chosen not as the hero we need, but as […]
Read moreInto the Shamutanti Hills – Day 3
February 26, 2019
Yesterday we started The Shamutanti Hills, the first of a four-book saga. My hero is a wizard of apparently little skill and poor health, but great luck. On my first night outside, I was attacked by a werewolf and knocked down pretty badly, then further weakened by hunger because there wasn’t a chance to stop […]
Read moreInto the Shamutanti Hills – Day 1 and 2
February 25, 2019
The Sorcery! storyline sounds exciting: four books covering the four geographic areas we will be crossing, to recover a stolen crown that grants leadership and prosperity. I’ve had these books for about two years and for the last few weeks, I have finally been playing them. The sad reality so far has been quite less […]
Read moreRestored and Moving Forward
February 23, 2019
February 2019 — I’ve decided to change hosting, so I no longer need to limit my database usage, meaning I no longer need to limit my word count. I’ve reinstated the playthrough blogs section, which I rather enjoyed as reminder of where I have been. Most of that blog-style content was lost because I simply […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Fifteen
September 5, 2018
We continue with Lone Wolf 5 – Shadow On The Sand. Our peace envoy has gone sour. I made a rather savage jailbreak, leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me, and come across the king selling me to a Darklord. The Darklord aims to put an end to the Kai menace (hey, that’s me!) […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Fourteen
September 4, 2018
The power playthrough of the first 5 Lone Wolf books continues. Lone Wolf has become so overpowered that Chasm of Doom was a cake walk, with only minimal combat and never dropping below 20 endurance points. And now, time for Shadow On The Sand. Lone Wolf has a base CS of 17. Add the Sommerswerd […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Thirteen
September 3, 2018
Lone Wolf, The Chasm of Doom — Finale The trip from Ruanon to Maaken was easy, just a couple of page-turns and one band of bandits who didn’t see me. Now that I’m at the Maakengorge, I have to find the temple and stop Baraka from a human sacrifice. I see a guarded door, and […]
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September 2, 2018
We’re continuing Lone Wolf, book 4 – The Chasm of Doom. I was sent in search of a missing platoon of soldiers and a missing wagon full of gold. I found the city of Ruanon in ruins, under siege by a warlord who intends to make a human sacrifice to raise an army of undead […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Eleven
September 1, 2018
We continue The Chasm of Doom, in which I’m looking for the bandits who stole a royal shipment of gold. I had 50 rangers at my command yesterday, but 40 are walking home, 2 are dead, and 8 turned tail and fled when we were attacked by a legion of unusually well-armed and well-trained bandits. […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Ten
August 31, 2018
My power-playthrough continues, as I do the first five Lone Wolf books in one sitting (well, a few evenings). It’s… The Journey of the Kai Marathon. Today we open The Chasm of Doom, book 4. The story arc of the previous war against Helgedad has petered out, and now I’m being sent to investigate a […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Nine
August 29, 2018
When we last saw Lone Wolf, he was dead in the Caverns of Kalte. He took 1 point of damage from a kalkoth, and its venom is Your Adventure Ends Here material. So, I reloaded from a save and played through the book again. Fast forward: Off course, over land, a baknar and some Eskimo, […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Eight
August 28, 2018
In our last episode, our brave hero Lone Wolf, bravely watched his party of three redshirts wiped out by Eskimo with arrows, then heroically took a child hostage at knifepoint. He then expertly fell down a crevasse and found himself in the Caverns of Kalte. Good job, Lone Wolf. You’re a credit to the Kai […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Seven
August 27, 2018
In preparation for playing Lone Wolf Book 6, the Kingdoms of Terror, I’m playing through books 1 through 5 again in a couple of power sessions. Last session, I finished book 2, in which the invading army was destroyed by an energy blast from the Sommerswerd. As a result, the war is basically over… … […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Six
August 26, 2018
Journey of the Kai: a power session to play through the first five Lone Wolf books. Edit: Due to database failure, a month of content is gone including days 1 through 5. We’re in Fire On The Water, and it’s been a long and hard journey so far. Lone Wolf and Rhygar (a warrior, and […]
Read moreCaptain Comet awaaaaaay!
June 26, 2018
We’re continuing my adventure in Infinite Universe, a sci-fi adventure by Tin Man Games and Gamebook Adventures. In our previous episode, I trusted some dude who erased my memory, got gunned down, and found out that it was a sim, and that I’m in the year 3021. My boss then bored me for 20 pages […]
Read moreThere are infinite universes… and Joanne dies in most of them
June 24, 2018
Today I fire up Infinite Universe, by Tin Man Games who makes Gamebook Adventures. I have played their first 12 adventures set in the swords-and-sorcery world of Orlandes, and despite gripes about the combat system have found them a lot of fun. Infinite Universe, though, is a sci-fi adventure. So let’s check it out… I’ll […]
Read moreDamn the Serpent, Full Steam Ahead!
June 17, 2018
Following up on Caverns of the Snow Witch, in which I have long since lost my patience with a Test Your Luck on every page, as well as the tedious and overly-lengthy walk home. In our last episode, I cheated to have a 12/24/12 character, who was whittled down 1 TYL at a time and […]
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June 16, 2018
Caverns of the Snow Witch is starting to get old. I’ve already taken a few breaks on to other books, hoping that a second wind would give some insight. So far, it’s only confirmed that there are a minimum of 7 Test Your Luck rolls, with the best path. This means that a initial Luck […]
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