Journey To The Overland is a new Solo Tabletop Roleplaying game that allows you to GM your game of adventure through the perilous world of the Overland!
Journey To The Overland is a game inspired by Dwarfstar’s Barbarian Prince but also includes elements of games like Lone Wolf and Magnunmund, Dragonquest, Conan the Barbarian and of course Dungeons and Dragons.
In short, Journey To The Overland is a completely solo game played on a numbered hex map that allows you to create a character and travel and adventure throughout the world of The Overland in search of Five Weapons of Power. The King is aging and the evil Wizard Morcai is amassing an army atop the ruins of Fire Castle to take control of the Overland. The call goes out for heroes and knights and champions to find one of the Five Weapons of Power and claim the throne to defend the land!
Journey To The Overland allows one player to assume the role of a lone adventurer in the world of Overland. JTO is an open ended tabletop role playing game that allows players to:
• Seek News and Information
• Seek An Audience with the Town Mayor
• Seek To Hire Help in a town or castle
• Obtain new Skills and Advanced Skills
• Earn and Spend Experience Points
• Become a Knight, Samurai or Gladiator
• Travel and explore new lands
• Gain NPC friends and comrades
• Hunt for food
Plus many more open ended options. In lieu off open ended play, characters can also attempt to fulfill one of several game objectives which include:
• Obtain The Five Weapons of Power
• Overthrow King Overlord
• Acquire Gold to Raise Your Own Army/ or
• Defeat the Wizard Morcai at his Castle
In addition to the game manual and game cards JTO also features a full color 3′ x 3′ numbered hex map gorgeously rendered by Robert Altbauer of deviantart.
To take a look at the game and cool video here is a link: www.kickstarter.com
