http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/rss/feedsPYOP ADVENTURES is a Fantasy Roleplaying Game Adventure LLC that focuses on OLD SCHOOL 1e ADVENTURES. We are currently using the OSRIC system, which is a 99% clone of original 1e. Our creations will easily be able to be adapted to most OSR games!Thu, 14 May 2026 00:37:16 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/1e-solo---chart-the-unknownhttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/1e-solo---chart-the-unknownCHARTING THE UNKNOWN is another fun thing you can do using this 1e SOLO system! You can still back this project on Indiegogo’s InDemand program. LINK here or in BIO. https://tinyurl.com/IGGLandofbonesThu, 05 Oct 2023 23:45:04 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/6-2-2023-hex-noteshttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/6-2-2023-hex-notesLink to campaign in BIO! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages/x/18348023?utm_source=lifecycle#/ Here we have a blank template for HEX NOTES for a FULL HEX. There are also HALF HEXES and QUARTER HEXES, and these templates will present themselves throughout the 4-part 1e SOLO adventure campaign LAND OF BONES. FULL HEXES have 16 smaller, NUMBERED hexes found within the larger master hex. Within each of these smaller, numbered hexes, you will invariably come across both RANDOM AND FIXED ENCOUNTERS of every conceivable kind. The reason the notes are numbered in such a way is that the way the WORLD MAP OF ANDROTHA was numbered was on an 18 inch by 12 inch master map. This blank template acts as a mini-journal for you to record your adventures. Our next update will show this exact template filled in so you can get an idea of how and what to put in your notes, so stay tuned! The sample shown is in COLOR for any that have chosen the ADD COLOR option on either IGG or Game On. Have a Great Weekend! PYOP ADVENTURES Pick Your Own Path!Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:00:29 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-8-2023---8000-stretch-goal-methttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-8-2023---8000-stretch-goal-metWe just crossed the $8,000. Stretch Goal, THE ANDROTHAN BOOK OF THE DEAD! Special thanks to N.G. for helping us get there! We appreciate ALL of you. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ If you still have your eye on this project, you can still back it on Indiegogo thanks to their awesome InDemand program. If you would like to enjoy these stretch goal PDF excerpts, all you need to do is make any purchase on IGG. Those stretch goals will come in after all the other items are done! The next stretch goal is $9,000, which is the ANDROTHAN ARCANA BOOK. Filled with all brand new MAGIC ITEMS of every kind! Thanks again! PYOP AdventuresMon, 08 May 2023 17:45:11 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-3-2023-enemy-attack-tableshttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-3-2023-enemy-attack-tablesHere is one ENEMY ATTACK TABLE. You can still back this on IGG with InDemand. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ This is the most basic and is called into play when marching order, hiding behind cover, etc. are NOT an issue. This provides for an equal chance of your PCs getting attacked. This also works on the premise that you will have between 1-5 PCs in your party at any given time. But the accompanying text on the prior page (not shown here) will also have a table for if you have 6-10 characters in your party. This table is so simple but distributes attacks evenly, you will pick up on this almost instantly. The following table determines which member of your party gets attacked. Your COMBAT SHEET OR ATTACK SHEET (name not determined as of yet) will ask you to NUMBER every PC and/or NPC in your party. The reason for this will become evident very soon when you engage in your first battle. You can always change/rearrange the NUMBER assigned to any given character, and if/when a PC/NPC dies, you may often have to re-number your party members. ENEMY ATTACK DETERMINATION TABLE - 1d100 5 CHARACTERS (in your party) 001-020 - CHARACTER 1 021-040 - CHARACTER 2 041-060 - CHARACTER 3 061-080 - CHARACTER 4 081-100 - CHARACTER 5 4 CHARACTERS (in your party) 001-025 - CHARACTER 1 026-050 - CHARACTER 2 051-075 - CHARACTER 3 076-100 - CHARACTER 4 3 CHARACTERS (in your party) 001-033 - CHARACTER 1 034-066 - CHARACTER 2 067-100 - CHARACTER 3 2 CHARACTERS (in your party) 001-050 - CHARACTER 1 051-100 - CHARACTER 2 1 CHARACTER 001-100 - TAKE A WILD GUESS! Much more to come real soon. The WRITING, MAPS, and ART are almost all done for the quickstart short adventure DEATH DEALERS. The trickiest part is the numbering system and placing them accurately on the appropriate pages. Thanks for helping this project out, and we are getting close to the $8,000 Stretch Goal as well! PYOP!Wed, 03 May 2023 00:30:12 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-3-2023-7000-stretch-goal-made-last-weekhttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/5-3-2023-7000-stretch-goal-made-last-weekYou can still back this project via IGG’s InDemand! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ Forgot to post this from April 22nd! We are at $7,778 right now, a bit short of the $8,000 stretch goal, THE ANDROTHAN BOOK OF THE DEAD. Thanks for your magnificent support! PYOP!Wed, 03 May 2023 00:30:12 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/4-21-2023-combat-card---simplifiedhttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/4-21-2023-combat-card---simplifiedONLY 23 HOURS LEFT. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ Many of the pages found in these books will occasionally break out of the uniform design theme otherwise seen throughout the books. This is the SIMPLIFIED Order of Combat Card/Page. This is just the left side of a two-page spread. The RIGHT side of the page will have more information including: SURPRISE Using COVER USING TWO WEAPONS IN BATTLE MORALE NEGOTIATING FLEEING! And more. Please note, that when you see, read, and play test the DEATH DEALERS Quickstart rules and adventure, you will most definitely have your opinions heard for sure, so do not worry if things are not perfect just yet. We are trying to offer an ULTRA-simple alternative IN ADDITION to full combat rules. Anyway, thanks again! Anyone keeping abreast of this project, as of this writing there are only (HOLY COW!) ONLY 23 HOURS LEFT TO BACK THIS PROJECT. This project officially ends at 3:00 am Late Friday night / very early Saturday morning. Eastern Time. We sure would like to blast through those last few stretch goals. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ We’ll have another update at the end of the campaign, and hopefully more regarding new stretch goals! TTYS! PYOP!Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:30:12 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/4-20-2023-how-to-hunt-ghoulshttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/4-20-2023-how-to-hunt-ghoulsJUST ONE WAY TO HUNT GHOULS FOR FUN & PROFIT! LESS THAN 40 HOURS TO GO until the campaign LAND OF BONES OF on Indiegogo officially ends. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ For those that love trying new things and actually enjoy using your own brilliant STRATEGIES to bolster your in-game PRESTIGE and belt pouch with gold, this next short adventure uses the OVERLORDS 20-20 GRID. This grid is only to be used in special cases, and is NOT atypical of every map found in this massive campaign. This particular grid system has MANY uses and applications. It can generate random monster arrangements on battlefields, for wilderness encounters, dungeons, etc. It can generate DANGER ZONES such as PIT OR SPIKE TRAPS you must avoid to avoid injury, but in this case, we are going to use the 20-20 grid for you to CAPTURE A GHOUL! First, you can see the overall artwork and view of the graveyard map. Second, there will be a map for you to mark Xs wherever you’ve planted a GHOUL TRAP you’ve bought from LUM’S EXOTIC EQUIPMENT. You can print this out on your home computer, or use a pencil and erase your markings later. Next, comes the fun part. To “imitate” the ghouls’ movements to try and rob this graveyard of corpses, you will make note of a 15-foot diameter around the areas where you (make an X) plant a ghoul trap. Finally, you roll two 20-sided dice. The first number indicates your HORIZONTAL roll result. The second 20-sided die roll indicates your VERTICAL roll result. You do this for each ghoul (another dice roll) that invades this graveyard. If your roll results come within the 15-foot diameter areas that surround where YOU CHOOSE TO LAY YOUR GHOUL TRAPS, that means you have successfully captured a ghoul. 1. Remember that your FIRST roll determines the HORIZONTAL (left-to-right numbers) result. 2. Your SECOND roll determines the VERTICAL (up and down numbers) result. You then take those coordinates to determine your results. FOR EXAMPLE, if there are 6 invading GHOULS, and your roll results are as follows, your result will be determined by your rolls. We will use the visual example provided with the five red Xs. These five red Xs indicate you bought and planted five ghoul traps anywhere you choose. ROLL 1 - 07 & 08 YOU’VE CAPTURED A GHOUL! ROLL 2 - 13 & 17 Miss. The ghoul avoided your trap. ROLL 3 - 03 & 03 YOU’VE CAPTURED A GHOUL! ROLL 4 - 20 & 07 Miss. The ghoul avoided your trap. ROLL 5 - 19 & 15 YOU’VE CAPTURED A GHOUL! ROLL 6 - 08 & 11 Miss. The ghoul avoided your trap. In summary, you (hypothetically) bought 5 ghoul traps at 5 gp each, which cost your party 25 gp in total. You captured (an incredible) 3 ghouls! 125 gp per ghoul x 3 = 375. - 25 for the traps, so you’ve just netted yourself a hefty 350 gp profit using your own strategy! You also receive experience points for this, not to mention you get to kill the three ghouls that escaped your traps! Sounds like a fun night of adventuring to me. And the night is still young! NOTE: You do not have to use this system. You have the choice of lying in wait and ambushing these ghouls, but remember, Androtha is a land whose inhabitants follow some very bizarre rituals and trends. One of these trends are for the various “mad doctor” types that seek to study “living” ghouls, and the fact that most pay around 125 gp per captured ghoul. This could greatly increase your income at the earlier levels so you can buy or HAGGLE for better equipment, magic items, healing potions, etc. To be clear, if a GHOUL TRAP COSTS 5 gp per trap, that is a total of 25 gp spent. Let’s say hypothetically that your party chips in and buys five traps (25 gp total) and you capture three ghouls, at 125 gp per ghoul, which is 375 gp. Your net profit could be 350 gp for a night of ambushing ghouls that hWed, 19 Apr 2023 23:30:05 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/the-monsters-are-coming-nexthttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/the-monsters-are-coming-nextThanks again for everyone helping us raise over $6,000 so we can create the roots and foundation for the ROGUE’S GUILD NPC BOOK! We really are grateful and appreciate you very much. Thanks again! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ The next stretch goal we are looking to break is at $7,000 for the MONSTERTORIUM BEAST BOOK. This will be a sample pdf of the future and final product which will be a 128+ page “monster manual” of sorts. It will have every monster illustrated and have some type of “color commentary” for every savage beast. It will be broken down into multiple categories and will be ideal for SOLO and traditional gameplay! This campaign ends this Friday and the more money we raise, the better everything becomes regarding new art and more stuff. Please spread the word if you can, and let’s break the $7,000 mark so we can bring the MONSTERTORIUM to you! Thanks again for your invaluable support and help. Here is the link once again. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ Thanks! Robert PYOP Adventures Pick Your Own PathMon, 17 Apr 2023 20:15:00 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/1e-solo-rpg-land-of-bones---the-dead-walkhttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/1e-solo-rpg-land-of-bones---the-dead-walk4-6-2023-NEWS PARCHMENT - THE DEAD WALK! This is one of the 4-5 “NEWS PARCHMENTS” you will be privy to after a deadly encounter with the undead. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ These will also come in the form of 4, 12” x 18” posters which are included in our 12-piece POSTER ART & MAP PACK. A FIFTH newspaper MAY be added, depending how well this project is funded. These 4-5 will be included in the adventure book LAND OF BONES as well. All backers that have (or that WILL BACK) the DIGITAL poster art & map pack will also get the DIGITAL TEMPLATE (attached) for this so you can have your party create your own news ads as fun KEEPSAKE NOVELTIES. In Photoshop and FORM FILL PDF formats. These “newspapers” will be provided to you after each major quarter of the adventure quest is started - or completed. In this case, DEPENDING HOW WELL YOU DO, (prestige points!!!!!) you may be granted special authority and a magic item or two. These magic items will help act as either an ORACLE or other such stuff! • All of your PCs deputized with badges • Mounts • A modest per diem • ADDED PRESTIGE POINTS (this can bring you much favor!) • ROD OF IDENTIFICATION (this allows you to identify magic items instantly to save time and headaches) • The necklace/medallion known as CORPUS CLAVIUS, your ORACLE throughout this campaign Please spread the good word about our campaign. You and your party will be blessed by MYRON THE CLERIC - one of the most powerful cleric NPCs in this action-packed adventure campaign! ; ) Thanks! PYOP AdventuresWed, 05 Apr 2023 23:45:06 -0700http://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/3-31-2023-map-peek---docks-of-androthahttp://www.landofbonesgame.com/blog/post/3-31-2023-map-peek---docks-of-androthaA MAP in both COLOR and BLACK AND WHITE. LINK IN BIO LINK TO THE CAMPAIGN https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ Even though this quickstart will be a part of the OVERLORDS 1e SOLO Rules, which will be BLACK AND WHITE, we are also showing this in color as well - for those that have/want COLOR ADDED to the LAND OF BONES 4-part adventure, and see the beauty of optional color. These maps will NOT be presented as shown, stacked like that. We want to show you (WITHOUT GIVING AWAY ANY SECRETS) the map BEFORE you choose an area or areas to explore, and then AFTERWARDS. Each MAIN 1-PAGE MAP will be 7” inches wide by 7” inches high. There will also be supplemental maps that will be roughly 3.5” inches wide by 3.5” inches high. Once you get the QUICKSTART, it will click with you instantly. It is a surprisingly simple and intuitive system we call OVERLORDS 1e SOLO SYSTEM©©©©©©©©©©© lol In order to save you time, once an area is entered/explored by you and your party, at the very end of the adventure encounter, the ENTIRETY of the maps will be shown. WHY? To move the adventure along, to let you know you have explored every area possible, and for you to feel satisfied enough to do so. WHAT ABOUT SECRET DOORS, CACHES, AND CHAMBERS? That is another topic of conversation, but searching for secret things in everything will be politely discouraged. More on that later. Just showing you all a very simple mechanic we will be using. We are NOT showing any art, tables, characters, or OTHER THINGS for now, for obvious reasons! Thanks a lot, and stay tuned for more mayhem! LINK TO THE CAMPAIGN https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/land-of-bones-1e-solo-fantasy-rpg-700-pages?utm_source=lifecycle#/ PYOP Adventures!Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:00:19 -0700