Pen and ink drawing with grey washes. A location that is also a d6 table. An abstract concrete building high above the trees, some features look like a face A distant tower A small hut A rectangular pipe A mysterious figure A 'fist' extension with fire
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Concreat is the building material of the future! An eccentric brutalist building.
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Pen and ink drawing with grey washes. A location that is also a d6 table. Tents in the woods Paintings of aliens Old man with skull topping a staff Retreat by great falls Theater with cafe Mansion
fictional places for a solo ttrpg>An art retreat, somewhere. A place where audience and artist meet in a mostly rustic setting.
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Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. Swiss town A lynx nurse hold a vile. A man with a dollar sign in his coat and a announumes bar over his eyes Cheese fondue. Clock tower with silhouetted figure. mountain building with lift to arrive. chocolate bunny.
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Sicheres Haus is a Swiss town of freedom. Freedom to hide your money away and freedom for untested medical treatments. Also fondu, cheese fondue.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26
9/9
Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. Cut in the hill a larger fortified building with a great chimney a distant tower a secret garage a masked armored figure a nearby motel a small hut
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> somewhere there is a hill side retreat with a fortrace of a building.
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8/9
Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. Science carnival Big tent Snow cone Farris wheel Ghost train Fortune teller dome Dapper ring master
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> somewhere there is the science circus and carnival; educational and exciting.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26 #solorpg
7/9
Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. Irish village step dancing harp ruins pooka donkey guy haunted pub
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> It's said the Irish village of Cnoic Taibhse is very haunted, but that does not stop a famous step dancing contest from happening.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26 #solorpg
6/9
Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. An Austrian town domed building on a snowy mountain singing in the hills with masked skiers lurking a restaurant that serves cordon blue A spooky composer A singer with pointy ears
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Liedberg is the Austrian town where music fills the hills and fine folks travel for the best cordon bleu in the country, also masked skiers and a mountain retreat.
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Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. A danish town Summer gardens with a spooky harlequin above Windmill Furniture designer Toy store Wheel of cheese
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> The danish town of Stoleby is known for fine furniture, a large gardens with rides and cheese.
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Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. A norwegian town Troll by sun/moon Puffin in a sweater A fisherman with a net and secrets below the water
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Veve Vik, a norwegian town on the coast and famous for weaving, trolls and sunken mysteries.
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Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. A spanish sea-side resort with grand hotel Secret beaches and secret doors Tango dancing and bull wrestling Opera house with opera ghost
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Canto del mar, the Spanish resort with a big hotel on the beach, wrestling bulls, secret hideaways, and an opera ghost.
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Pen and ink illustration with grey washes, a d6 table for use in a solo rpg campaign. A detective and a wolf watching her A sign for a pub with a bee-hive A sturdy farmer Music and media A forest A mansion and observatory
fictional places for a solo ttrpg> Honeywic, a cozy english village witch of course has a big chance of mystery or murder, also honey production, stately manors and surprising music industry.
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1/9
A visual d6 table for an english village, done in pen and ink with washes of grey. A sweet faced magic detective, a sturdy middle aged farmhand, music industry, bee themed pub, stately manor by the sea, magic forest.
A visual d6 table for an spanish town, done in pen and ink with washes of grey. A big hotel on the beach, tango dancers vs wrestlers, and opera house with a phantom, a secret door.
A visual d6 table for an norwegian town, done in pen and ink with washes of grey. A puffing in a sweater, fisherman, something under the water, loom, troll.
fictional places> Let's try three at a time.
The British village of Honeywic; mystery & murders in a quaint setting.
The Spanish coastal town of Canto del mar; luxury beach side hotel and wrestling bulls.
The Norwegian town of Veve Vik; weaving, trolls & fishing.
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A pen and ink with washes drawing, a 'travel poster' for a fictional french village. 6 numbers make it a d6 table. Solo rpg A mysterious man, a racing biciclist, a fashionable lady with a rose magic wand, a mansion with a dress bust outside, a well dressed rooster.
fictional places> The French village of Rosebourgs (version 2), known for high fashion, cultivated roses, bicyclist, and a mysterious 'phantom'.
d6 table locations for my upcoming solo ttrpg campaign
Hopefully this new version is better than the last.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26
Pen and ink with grey washes. A 'travel poster' illustration that is also a d6 table for a solo rpg game. A women in lovely robes holds a magic wand in one hand and a spool of thread attached to it in the other. A well dress rooster is near by. Above is a large mansion 'maison de mode' with an attached greenhouse and large roses. On top a bicyclist with a basked on their back is enticed by floating figures of women in couture holding a croissant.
fictional places> The French village of Rosebourgs, known for high fashion, cultivated roses, bicyclist, and delicate pastry.
d6 table locations for my upcoming solo ttrpg campaign
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26
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Pen and ink with grey washes. Numbers for this 'travel poster' to be used as a table in a solo rpg game. A figure with a colorful costume fills up the height of the left of the art, their open cloak shows a striped tie and a dress shoe at the feet. They hold a scepter in their left hand with an spinning atom on top. A vision of a wolf in a race car by their right hand. A crescent moon. An old padlock with skeleton key, stone wall and bell tower, a bunch of grapes.
fictional places> The Italian town of Bhelstrada, known for their masked carnival and auto race.
d6 table locations for my upcoming solo ttrpg campaign
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26
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A pen and ink drawing with washes. A montage of images with numbers to be used as a d6 table for a solo ttrpg game. A women holds a large beer stein with a music note design on it, a cute bird sitting on top. A tall tree on the edge of the forest with a figure with a pointy hat and beard, holding an ax. A hotel. A candy factory. An apple. A goose and a badge dancing by a trophy.
fictional places> The German town of Apfelwiese, on the edge of the black forest and known for its annual dance competition. d6 table locations for my upcoming solo ttrpg campaign
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And there are the six possible starting location for my upcoming solo campaign. Once I have my character ready I will roll a d6 and see where the adventure starts.
My brain wants to start to tell a story, but better to wait for the math bones to show me the way.
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5/5
An ink drawing of a small plane with small floral patterns. Tea Air, the calm way to fly. A picture of a bearded man is in the bottom right corner with the word "magic?".
Location six is Tea Air-lines. A 'calming way to fly' A small plane covered with flower patterns intended to be reminiscent of blue china patterns.
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Location five pen and ink drawing. A quaint inn with a table of six elements that could connect who resides here. Something under a tarp, a walking stick, a cauldron, bike, bus stop sign, steps down to someplace.
Location five is a quaint pub/inn that could be 'anywhere'. Truthfully the style is not generic and if I was to randomly start my gamer here I would redraw it in my journal.
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3/5
Ink drawing of a train in the night. The bottom left is a portrait of a questionably train engineer.
Location four is The Mystery Train. Dangerous, Illicid ,Rough.
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Location three Mod Ship A dirigible with 'arms' on either side to hold propellers. Covered with an abstract pattern that features what looks like an eye, making the ship sort of bird-like. In the bottom right corner is a portrait of Molly who owns and flies it.
Location three is Molly's Mod Ship. A blimp based flying ship covered with colorful painted designs.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26 #prepasplay
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Pen and ink drawing with grey washes of a elegant cruise ship and a portrait of a sea lion with a nice captains hat. Anything can happen in international waters. Elegant buffet Indoor/outdoor pool private meeting space no questions asked rumors $$$ Haunted? Live Entertainment
Location 2 is "The Sea Palace" is an elegant cruise ship. Anything can open in international waters.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26 #prepasplay
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Location #1 features !#$*&@! PIRATES A pen and ink drawing of a pirate ship with ink washes. A portrait of the captain with pointed ears and a mohawk haircut. A sea creature lurks in front and a structure on a rocky 'island' is in the back.
The first six locations do not have a fixed place. To start the game a roll of the ol' D6 will determine where the PC starts.
Of course I had to have a pirate ship with some attitude. Location 1 are !$%$#@ PIRATES!
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working code-name: #solotale26 WHAT: Prep-as-play for a solo rpg campaign These are 'scaffolding' that can help my game to keep moving, ad flavor and connections and will be expanded in my game journal during play. TOUCHSTONES: fairy-tales (talking animals, magic, royalty), 1960's (spies, sci-fi, fashion) locations 1 to 6: Starting locations that have no specific location. locations 7 to 15: fictional European cities that will be expanded as needed. Each one is a d6 table. locations 16 to 20: Special Locations after I build the character.
I love world building prep-as-play. The goal is a world that is retro 1960's pop culture and fairy tales. Sci-fi, spies, groovie fashion as well as talking animals, royalty, and magic creatures. Not sure what it will look like, but I'll discover through play.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solotale26
2/4
Times are scary right now with the world feeling like a pile of old drawings you keep stacking to the ceiling till it falls. A solo ttrpg campaign challenges, inspires, surprises, delights.
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A solo rpg game is a great hobby: a pause from reality with dice rolling, creative problem solving, emergent storytelling, take on a roll of someone different, low cost, reason to doodle n draw, sometimes meditative, and fun your way.
#supercity24 #sketchbooksolorpg #solorpg #ttrpg
2/2
A final illustration on the final page of my longest solo campaign so far. In front in J-Box K a.k.a Kurt Mc Ivy a magic born (i.e. magic construct) a superhero in the small northern california town of Heathburg. The game ends with an event, the wedding of his parents Helen and chris and attended by family and friends. His mother Helen plays a guitar with her husband as they sing a favorite son. The game spans 4.5 sketchbooks and so I had to go back and find drawings of different characters, which took time, but was fun.
I finally finished my solo campaign and drew an final drawing featuring at least 15 characters. Started the game in May 2024, played off and on and learned a lot about how I like to play.
219 hours - 101 sessions - 62+ characters - 309 pages
#supercity24 #sketchbooksolorpg #solorpg #ttrpg
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A sketchy drawing from my solo rpg journaling. A robotic looking character is dressed as an admiral, including a fake 'stach; a handsome man wearing sunglasses leans away from the anger.
Happy to return to my solo rpg campaign after a hiatus to focus on work/home/family. Chapter 17: J-Box K /Kurt disguised as an admiral, sneaks aboard a casino cruise ship to rescue his mom. Big stakes ahead.
#sketchbooksolorpg #solorpg #illustrativejournaling #ttrpg #supercity24
#postcardOracleJam #inktober
Thoughts after week 1, which has taken 2 weeks.
I still love the idea of world building art jam that becomes oracle tables for a game. I think I need to start with the partial map on the first day of the week and add more characters.
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4/4
Locations from days 1 to 6 are added to a map so it can be used in a game. The location is Celebration Point, a hard to reach resort.
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Day 7 - Map
Here I layed out where each Postcard of worldbuilding was to form 'Celebration Point' a hard to reach resort somewhere in a steampunk europe. The idea is that you can roll a D6 dice and get random locations for a game.
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