Sparkbound: Solo Journaling RPG
Recently I've been playing a game called Sparkbound. It's a solo journaling RPG, which is something I never thought I'd try. I've always been a map and miniatures kind of player. So, to sit down with a notebook, some dice, and a open mind was a nice change of pace. To me, it's almost like a mental exercise and I'll explain what I mean below. First, about Sparkbound. As I've stated, it's a solo journaling RPG. What does that mean? It means all you need is paper, pencil, and some dice. It's genre agnostic so you can use any setting you'd like. For me, I have a fantasy, Star Wars, and black powder horror playthroughs. Some days my mind is stuck on fantasy, then other days it's lost in space fighting during the Old Republic era. That's the beauty of Sparkbound. Character creation is pretty easy as well. You make your character and give them what's called personas instead of the "standard" skills. You assign a D12, D1...