Welcome to the sixths and final part of of my Against The Wind actual play called Isthmus. Uh, let’s say this part is wild. The results of the meaning tables I used and the prompts generated by Against The Wind were like a drug-fueld fever dream. And I had such a good time with it! lol
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Isthmus #5 – So heavy weighs the deep sea
Welcome to part five of my Against The Wind solo adventure where we follow Arinvar on his journey across the world of Isthmus. I cannot recommend this game enough. Even though I have to admit, that the game intents a more “cheerful” experience than the story I came up with… or at least I have the impression.
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Welcome to the fourth continued fight against the wind, the cold and the hostile world of Isthmus! One thing I have to add regarding a note I made one or two posts ago: The story itself is exclusively generated with the tables from the Against The Wind rulebook, I used Mythic to flesh out the deities only.
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Welcome to part three of my Isthmus solo adventure of Against The Wind. I really love this game and I can only recommend buying it. Judging be how the book is layouted and illustrated, I think that the intended atmosphere is quite different from what I made of it. Even though I love the illustrations and the overall feeling they transport, I always drift to something sinister, weird and dark. Sorry… I guess?! lol
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This is part two of my Against The Wind session summary. I changed a little bit in my setup while playing this second session… in addition to the random tables in the main rulebook, I made use of the amazing “The Weird” book by Monte Cook Games, because I think that those two books correspond quite well.
Continue reading “Isthmus #2 – The tale of Utar”Isthmus #1 – From the soil I come
I recently discovered Against The Wind by Cezar Capacle on my NAS. I wasn’t even sure whether me or my wife bought it in a shopping frenzy. This is one of the biggest problems when you are a hoarder… most the gems remain unread.
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This is part 8 of the Islands in the Rift adventure where Captain Johtar Milcoat and his crew are tasked with transferring the stranded Imperial vessel Perfect Stranger to the Zuflucht system.
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Hallo and welcome to part seven of Islands in the Rift, the first Great Rift Adventure by Mongoose Publishing. Captain Milcoat and his small crew are on Herzenslust and reached Drop Point Hotel to collect the backup data cores.
Continue reading “Islands in the Rift #7 – Data retrieval”What the hell did I just do?
As a Prussian by heart – and a generation old family tradition as Prussian Cavalry officers – I declared that I will dare the unthinkable: that I will attempt a solo Kriegsspiel and (try to) do the whole Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871.
Continue reading “What the hell did I just do?”Islands in the Rift #6 – Next stop: Herzenslust
This is part six of the Islands in the Rift adventure for the Traveller RPG and the Perfect Stranger is on its way to the Herzenslust system in the Reft Sector.
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