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Survival Mode: When in Doubt 3.5

The protagonists take a caravan job in this narrative actual play report of a solo rpg campaign.

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Survival Mode: When in Doubt 3.4

Our players come to the conclusion that they're not just in an rpg setting, but in a specific gameworld. Follow along in this narrative actual play of a solo RPG campaign!

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Survival Mode When in Doubt 3.3

After fifteen minutes of walking through the marsh Ashly’s legs began to feel steadier. The boots she’d been issued – more like shapeless leather socks, really – weren’t very suited to the terrain, but she felt much steadier on the ground than on horseback. The others seemed more sure of themselves as well, though still...

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Survival Mode: When in Doubt 3.2

Ashly and her friends clustered around while Mustache held the gasping rider. He’d been hurt bad – his arms and legs were lacerated, and he had a deep gash across his chest. The man gasped out a few words in their strange language before lapsing into unconsciousness. Another guard ran up. Mustache barked some commands...

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Survival Mode: When in Doubt 3.1

Welcome to the third season of Survival Mode, a narrative solo RPG Actual Play.

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Survival Mode: Flight into Terror 2.15

Survival Mode's second season, Flight Into Terror, comes to a firey conclusion.

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Survival Mode: Flight into Terror 2.14

Marco led the way down the steps to the locker room, and as the adrenaline left her body, as the red mist faded from her eyes, Vera considered the enormity of what she’d done. Her hatred towards the Aggies fled with it, and she couldn’t even remember why she’d felt the way she had. She’d...

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Survival Mode: Flight into Terror 2.13

Vera, Marco, and Josh stood dressed in the tattered remains of what had once been Texas Longhorn football uniforms, stained with grass and blood, each with a number pinned to their chest – Marco was 168, Josh 169, and Vera – chest bound with tape bandage and wearing a fake mustache – was 170. She...

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Survival Mode: Flight into Terror 2.12

“Okay,” Marco said. “Everybody agreed we’re going to do what we can for Jim and those holed up in the mall. Head south, hit the capitol building. Right? Josh?” “Right,” Josh agreed. “And if we don’t find help there… well, we tried our best. We get the hell out of town.” “You with us Toni?”...

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Zeitgeist 1980 – What Comes Next

There has been sufficient interest to develop Zeitgeist 1980 further, so here’s the plan going forward. First off, I’ll be developing the game into an ongoing serial. New episodes will be added regularly, available in the next “update” of the game. Saving at the end of one lets you continue on in the next, with...

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