Selva Lugana

In my latest solo Mythic Bastionland session, at the beginning of the filling of a second favourite notebook, the fated roll of the dice made it so that my Knight - Gowere - and his Squire - Samzun - came to meet a Sorrowful Knight.

The true account of Sir Gowere, Knight of the Mirror, and of Valamonte his fading Steed: wherein are set down their adventures, perils, and combats, and the manner of the horse's decay.

On this balmy yet rainy Sunday afternoon, I was planning to transcribe a couple of Hexes for my ongoing Mythic Bastionland solo campaign from my notebook into a blog post; instead I moved towards a random train to Dublin city centre and back.

Friction has always been the biggest monster sitting between me and my solo games, so over time I progressively eliminated every step and roll I didn't need in order to get started, deferring them until they're actually needed during play.

The true account of Sir Gowere, Knight of the Mirror, and of Valamonte his fading Steed: wherein are set down their adventures, perils, and combats, and the manner of the horse's decay.

I have been playing Mythic Bastionland for about thirty brief, almost-daily solo sessions now, and have satisfyingly filled a favourite notebook; the last word in it is: muted.

A Mythic Bastionland session The Balì wind drives Ferrante and Bonaventura to a river atop the hills, where they find a fisherman, Maffeo, beset by the monstrous Magalàs.

A Mythic Bastionland session The Balì, wind of enchantment and bewilderment, carries Ferrante and Bonaventura to a forge carved into stone, where three blacksmiths work beside the hidden claws of a beast that blesses the tools and weapons they create.

A Mythic Bastionland run Pushed by the wind of respite, the Òra, Ferrante and Bonaventura meet six river monks casting bread to appease a beast called Magalàs, a beast who steals eyes and fingers.

A Mythic Bastionland session Ferrante, a war knight wounded and weary, travels the hills with his squire Bonaventura, horse Pettiere, and donkey Gobba after a ruinous lost battle.