These line of solo books are really pretty useless. Lots of fluff, basicslly use your imagination and ask an oracle.

If you read the into to his new 2d20 book, he basicslly dismisses any solo gaming that uses AI. He is very condescending towards those solo gamers that do use AI.

Solo gamers have had to fight the solo gaming stigma for years, the whole "just play video games" and now we have someone in our community saying "just play video games" becaue he doesnt like the way you play solo.

If your a solo gamer, just pass on this guy and support someone that is supportive of all solo gaming.

I was actually a bit skeptical when I first read through this book. When I read the rules for combat with a solo PC, they didn't sound fun at all...

THEN I ACTUALLY PLAYED... This is a FANTASTIC resource for playing solo Forbidden Lands. Although I don't use the oracles in the book (I use Rory's Story Cubes and the Mythic Gamemaster Emulator, which are actually very similar to what is recommended), I HIGHLY recommend using all of the other resources provided (yes, even the suggestions for solo combat--play and you'll agree).

My favorite parts: CHARACTER CREATION - The recommended boost to Talents was especially helpful for a Sorcerer just starting out, and the suggestion to start with NPC allies provided both help and story ideas.

ADVENTURE SITES - Good info about how to handle a big part of Forbidden Lands--the Adventure Sites. I found this info useful for both randomly generated and pre-written sites.

JOURNALING - I went so far as to buy a journal to record my adventure and it is a big part of the OSR feel for me. Good suggestion.