Shadows Over Highridge - Free One Shot Solo RPG Scenario

Free One Shot Solo RPG

As a solo adventurer, finding the right starting point and developing compelling backstories and characters can be challenging. These adventures are designed to be system-agnostic, allowing you to use your preferred RPG system.

Introduction

In the gritty world of Highridge, a once-thriving mining town turned ghost town, you find yourself in the throes of survival against not just nature, but hidden enemies.

Your mission: Track down a master villain, known only as the Puppeteer, before his latest plot destroys countless innocent lives. With limited resources and trust, every shadow and whisper could lead to salvation or doom.

Goal

Your overarching goal in this treacherous environment is to navigate through the scarcity of resources and information to identify and thwart the Puppeteer’s deadly plan. 

This task will challenge your ability to manage what little you have while deciphering the truths buried in layers of deception.

Starting the Adventure

As you ride into the windswept streets of Highridge, the bitter cold nips at your skin. 

Once a booming settlement, now only the howling wind occupies the dusty roads. 

Your contact, an old friend, urgently summoned you here with a cryptic note about a "grim necessity" – stopping a crime that could reignite old wars. 

With nothing but your wits and a few supplies, the hunt begins.

What you get

• An overview
• An opening scene to start the ball rolling
• Three key locations
• Three villain profiles (1 major, 2 minor) and one ally or neutral character
• Two random encounters
• A cruel trick idea that changes the story mid game
• A red herring to send your character off on a wild goose chase
• A decent trap to encounter along the way
• A suggested scene outline for the final climax
• 10 secrets and clues
• A series of 12 optional scenes that you can play out (take them or leave them)
• A series of questions you can ask of a yes/no Mythic type oracle