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Caribbean Tales (solo Pirate Borg) - Episode 17

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The following is part 17 of my solo Pirate Borg campaign. It focuses mainly around the character I created in this post , which was so interesting to me that it prompted me to set up a whole solo campaign . You can start with episode 1 here . Let's dive right in! Ramirez's face darkened as Pedro explained his idea.  This sounds like a lot of danger, Pedro. We would assault an Armada ship while pretending to be Navy, potentially igniting a major conflict among the three biggest forces in this corner of the seas...and for what? Why would that repay us for all we went through to retrieve those damn letters? -As I was about to tell you, my impatient friend,  Pedro replied with a smile , I've been offered by the Brotherhood the sum of 500 silver pieces to complete this mission and all of it, plus whatever you can retrieve from the French guy, will be yours to keep. Is that enough to repay you and your crew for your efforts? Ramirez's eyes darted to her side for just a moment...
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Colostle - The Locked Room - Episode 1

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It's time for another session recap of a solo journaling TTRPG: this time I'm trying the free demo of Colostle , a solo journaling TTRPG where you explore a massive planet-sized castle using a deck of cards. Despite being just a 4 page demo, it's already enough for quite a bit of gaming, as you're about to see: this first episode is just character creation and introduction! But I've already blabbed enough, let's get into it.   I've never kept a journal before, but if there ever was a day to start one, it's today. My name's Erina and tomorrow I'll venture outside the safety of the Village for the first time. Earlier today I took part in the Ceremony of Fitting, which marked my passage into adulthood. During the Ceremony the Rook arm my grandmother took from the smoking ruins of the creature she felled 30 years ago was connected to my body, its hookshot tip now protruding from between my shoulder blades. It...will take a while to get used to it, e...
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Isekai Borg - Episode 0

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This week's post is a sort of "Session 0" for the new series dedicated to a solo campaign of mine that'll start in a few weeks, Isekai Borg. But what is Isekai Borg, exactly? Born from a similar idea I've also been working on,  Mork Wars , Isekai Borg is a solo framework I've been working on for a few months now. I'm not to the point of sharing it publicly yet, though I hope I will in the future; this campaign is also my way of testing the system. In short, Isekai Borg is a framework for a solo campaign where you have a character who finds themselves trapped in a series of virtual worlds (the various Borg games) with no recollection of who they are, trying to survive and, through each success, discover more details about their life and what brought them there. It can then lead to a subsequent Cy_Borg campaign or end once you complete enough worlds to recover your memories: I plan on going with the former option, using this framework as just the launchpad f...
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Caribbean Tales (solo Pirate Borg) - Episode 16

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The following is part 16 of my solo Pirate Borg campaign. It focuses mainly around the character I created in this post , which was so interesting to me that it prompted me to set up a whole solo campaign . You can start with episode 1 here . Let's dive right in! -Well, I'm glad I sent you there then , said Pedro. What's your name, my friend? -Sam. -I'm sure you'll have a great time in Miranda's crew, Sam. Just don't forget the rules! But , Pedro continued, bringing his attention back to the Captain,  let's leave aside pleasantries and cut to the chase: I'm guessing what Sam's holding is Hector's treasure. Your guess is correct , nodded Ramirez,  can you also guess what's inside it? Pedro paused for a moment, clearly surprised by the question.  As I told you when I offered you the job, Hector always kept it a secret from me. For my own good, he said, so I wouldn't be attacked by anyone looking for it; even the map he only gave me aft...
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A playlist for the end of the world

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This post is the first step into making my blog more focused on my solo TTRPG sessions, which I've been enjoying quite a lot lately (whenever I've found the time for it). First up, this is my playthrough of  A playlist for the end of the world by Ludipe , a solo journaling game where you use a deck of cards and a few songs you like to picture what you'd do if the world was ending in about 42 minutes and you found yourself at an empty radio station, not knowing whether anyone will even listen to you. Enjoy!     Check, check. Oh, I always wanted to do this. And now that I can...I have no idea whether anyone's listening. My usual luck. Well, I'm here now, in this empty radio station, and the world's about to end, so...might as well get to the end while listening to some good music; and since no one's here to contradict me, whatever I play is a masterpiece that deserves to be in this spot. Let's see...oh, I can just open Youtube and play from there, ...
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Let's create a Mork Org character!

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This week I'll finish (at least for now) my character creation series of Borg-like games characters made for a future project of mine. That's because these character will finally be used! More on that at the end of this post. This time we're going with Mork Org by CM Lowry and Dave Emmerson , a game where "The Office" meets Mork Borg, between possessed photocopiers and random tables for meaningless job titles. It's crazy and insane...and I love it! Without further ado, let's get into it! 1. First of all we'll roll for our  CAREER  (this game's classes, obviously), d10: 8,  Hyper-vigilant watchman . I guess we'll be the building guard, then. It has a couple of abilities: - Blood has been shed : +1 STR in any fight where blood is spilt (sic); - Keeper of the Peace : if you've brought "peace" to a situation, roll a d8. If the roll is higher than the body count, gain the difference in Promotion Points (this game's way to hand...
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Caribbean Tales (solo Pirate Borg) - Episode 15

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The following is part 15 of my solo Pirate Borg campaign. It focuses mainly around the character I created in this post , which was so interesting to me that it prompted me to set up a whole solo campaign . You can start with episode 1 here . Let's dive right in! They stopped at the farthest table from the entrance, right beside the hearth. The extra heat made the stink almost unbearable, but Sam made it a point to not show it; White clearly didn't. Captain Ramirez put up her friendliest face, one Sam didn't even suspect she had.  Pedro, my good friend! I am here to proudly report my success. The man she addressed was a middle-aged guy whose impeccably combed gray hair was in stark contrast with the bloody bandages crossing his chest. He was flanked by a pair of younger folks, a man and a woman, who might've been his bodyguards...for sure they were guarding him very closely. His face lit up when he turned to Ramirez.  Miranda! I was sure the only one who could do it was...
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