tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3932003848331113188..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Lathan's GoldJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67591563716779306072022-08-16T14:28:41.649-04:002022-08-16T14:28:41.649-04:00"all that's missing is a halfling. This m..."all that's missing is a halfling. This might seem like a small thing, "<br /><br />*Insert Rimshot Here*Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80100845790384795472022-08-15T14:16:39.093-04:002022-08-15T14:16:39.093-04:00I loved Lathan's Gold as a kid. It was fun to ...I loved Lathan's Gold as a kid. It was fun to play as-is, but I also used it with 3rd edition Runequest (which had great ship rules) to play a solitaire maritime sandbox campaign.Alea iactanda esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951704235056042923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67918289312546427612022-08-14T16:57:53.936-04:002022-08-14T16:57:53.936-04:00Thanks!Thanks!James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29979168237773255812022-08-14T16:52:10.542-04:002022-08-14T16:52:10.542-04:00I only recommend Alone Against the Flames. Alone A...I only recommend <i>Alone Against the Flames.</i> <i>Alone Against the Ice</i> (I think the recent edition has been renamed) and the other CoC solo set in the Canadian wilderness, I loathed. radnoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006466605445207729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9577864510606916342022-08-14T16:44:41.552-04:002022-08-14T16:44:41.552-04:00I never played any of the CoC solos. Maybe I shoul...I never played any of the CoC solos. Maybe I should give one a whirl.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36182063974812420532022-08-14T16:41:03.986-04:002022-08-14T16:41:03.986-04:00When I saw Lathan's Gold at my game store back...When I saw <i>Lathan's Gold</i> at my game store back in the 80s, I was quick to scoop it up. I was happy it didn't have an invisible ink pen to reveal entries, and thought with the D&D/TSR banner on the cover it had the potential to elevate solo adventures to a position I always they could reach, but hadn't at that time. <br /><br />In the end, LG didn't get there for me. I really favored it less than <i>Blizzard Pass</i> and <i>Maze of the Riddling Minotaur,</i> but it was far better than <i>Ghost of Lion Castle</i> and <i>Midnight on Dagger Alley.</i><br /><br />Somewhere in the decade of the 80s I realized it was about story, writing quality for me, and that's why I favored Fighting Fantasy and Joe Dever's Lone Wolf series more than solos produced for fully fleshed out RPGs. <br /><br />I will say <i>Alone Against the Flames,</i> a solo that came with for Call of Cthulhu's 7th edition Starter Set is the best solo adventure I've ever played for a fully fleshed out RPG. radnoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006466605445207729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23761364237969845512022-08-14T01:36:01.531-04:002022-08-14T01:36:01.531-04:00That sounds a bit like Barbarian Prince, a 1981 (?...That sounds a bit like Barbarian Prince, a 1981 (?) single-player board game with story elements. BP can be tremendous fun and I'll have to check out this module to see if there's more to this than superficial similarities.Rackhirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473772766559877499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46394427112078687292022-08-13T05:00:28.096-04:002022-08-13T05:00:28.096-04:00Interestingly, Fighting Fantasy is still going str...Interestingly, Fighting Fantasy is still going strong. There is a convention in London at the start of September ('Fighting Fantasy Fest 4') launching 2 new gamebooks by both Steve Jackson (UK) and Sir Ian Livingstone. The second edition of Advanced Fighting Fantasy is also doing well, with 2 more publications this year also (a group-play adaptation of Citadel of Chaos and a treasure and magic item encyclopedia). :-)fantasygamebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240994072742026340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42880575057458338432022-08-12T14:41:58.007-04:002022-08-12T14:41:58.007-04:00I should note that I am actually quite a fan of XS...I should note that I am actually quite a fan of XSolo, XS2 Thunderdelve Mountain and BSolo Ghost of Lion Castle. Got a lot of use out of Lion Castle back in the day, even used the map and basic ideas as a standard adventure. Not so fond of the M marker series or Midnight, due to the gimmicks.James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3248689440391112932022-08-12T14:37:22.393-04:002022-08-12T14:37:22.393-04:00I've been thinking of writing some solo advent...I've been thinking of writing some solo adventures, and now I totally have a title for the label -- "Skeletonic Adventures." Yoink!James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33313822147588722752022-08-12T14:08:17.345-04:002022-08-12T14:08:17.345-04:00I bought this on DTRPG out of curiosity. I've ...I bought this on DTRPG out of curiosity. I've read through the first part of it, but haven't played more than a few entries in it. The combat system here might be able to be used for a small mass combat scenario, and for that reason I find the module interesting. <br /><br />While I have only ever read about it I realise from reading your review is that the misson goals and time element reminds me of what I've read of Barbarian Prince.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39047636051008871072022-08-12T00:12:25.124-04:002022-08-12T00:12:25.124-04:00I still own my old copy. I keep trying to use it ...I still own my old copy. I keep trying to use it as the core to a play-by-post campaign using several of the other sea and island-based modules (like Isle of Dread, Riddling Minotaur, and Treasure Hunt).The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.com