Pits & Perils: Goblin Slayer — 1

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to update the blog. I’ve been distracted by other hobbies–primarily computer role-playing. Over the last twelve months, I’ve beaten Final Fantasy XII, Baldur’s Gate, The Witcher, and am well on my way to beating Dragon Age: Origins. These games are all great values, but they’ve definitely taken away from my ability to get a lot of solo role-playing in.

However, I recently began watching the anime Goblin Slayer online, and I’m hooked. It’s so obviously inspired by early D&D that it’s made me want to break out my Pits and Perils books and roll up a party–so that’s what I’m going to do!

Game and World Setup

GS is a world that seems torn between the tropes of western fantasy gaming and Japanese video role-playing games in a wonderful way. Heroes in the show are vulnerable and enemies deadly, but the characters all align to the strict class-systems of gaming and operate out of an adventurer’s guild replete with published quests.

It’s a straight-forward world, and it’s one that seems like it should lend itself perfectly to solo gaming.