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RPG Otter is a substack about TTRPGs. Mainly solo and journaling RPGs, but other systems as well.
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One Page Monday #35: Blackwood Penthouse - Night Shift (opens the original)
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Well, first I have to admit a mistake in my playthrough of Spell Cell last week. I used all the digits for the pages and should have just used the last two, which would have changed the outcome for that playthrough. I should find time to play it again. Thanks for spotting the error, Dexter.Anyway, Spooky Season is upon us, and readers of this blog should know my love of dark fantasy and horror stuff. This week I’m taking a look at Blackwood Penthouse: Night
One Page Monday #34: Spell Cell - Escaping from jail with House of Leaves (opens the original)
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I found House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski on my doorstep/picked up from a book swap/given to me by a skeletal hand, and that appeared to be the perfect book to try with Spell Cell by Grave Goods, their submission to the One Page RPG Jam 2026.<div class="image2-in
Solo September: Tome of the Pyromancer by Kerova Archives (opens the original)
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The brilliant artist Chaoclypse just did a video about making a diorama for the cover of Under the Fourth Kingdom by Kerova Archives, which reminded me that I haven’t yet tackled one of his works. Looking through some of the books on DriveThruRPG’s Solo RPG sale, I came across Tome of the Pyromancer and decided to pick it up. I‘ve been meaning to go back to <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/546908/tome-of-the-pyromancer?affiliate_id=68
One Page Monday #33: A Familiar Skin (opens the original)
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Working my way through the One Page RPG Jam 2026 entries, and the next one I’m looking at is A Familiar Skin by The Horned Sphinx. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="305.55555555555554" src="
One Page Monday #32: The Cursed Wandering Library (opens the original)
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The Wandering Library is one of the journaling RPGs that I highly recommend, and I have used it for introductions quite successfully. During my own playthrough, I did wish there was more events about patrons visiting and fulfilling their needs. Still, it’s a journaling RPG that always gets recommended when folks ask for good ones to start with.Well, now there’s a follow up. The Cursed Wandering Library is a sort of sequel to TWL, and seems to hint at something…
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