The My Side of the Mountain series are my favorite books. I had an idea when I picked up the book again: I bet I can make a RPG out of this. And here it is, lol. It is about running away from home, and trying to live off the land. Here is your character sheet:
Name: Age: (between 13 and 17) Money: $40 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack Inventory: Living Area: None Pets: None HP: 100/100 XP: 0/100 Know-How: 1 (this is your level)
For this game, the players will also need pencil and papaer, because this is also a bit of a simulation (although I wouldn't suggest running away from home, lol). You will need to take notes of what plants you can/can't eat, how to make stuff, and other things. All the thing that you learn in here might help you survive by yourself out in the woods (but like I said earlier, I wouldn't suggest running away).
Name: John Bravo Age: 16 Money: $10 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack, Flint and Steel, spear Inventory: Map to Catskills, 5 wood, blue berries (5x), walnuts (10x), wood (5x) Living Area: Lean-to Pets: None HP: 90/100 XP: 80/100 Know-How: 1
The deer was still there, and you start dragging it along, as you look for a cave. You find one, but it's inhabited already...by a very large bat. What do you do?
Name: John Bravo Age: 16 Money: $10 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack, Flint and Steel, spear Inventory: Map to Catskills, 5 wood, blue berries (5x), walnuts (10x), wood (5x) Living Area: Lean-to Pets: None HP: 90/100 XP: 80/100 Know-How: 1
useing the smoke i skin the deer and smoke the meat to eat at a later time i cook about three rins for lunch i clean up the cave and look for a stream on my way i also try to look for a cup
Name: John Bravo Age: 16 Money: $10 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack, Flint and Steel, spear Inventory: Map to Catskills, 5 wood, blue berries (5x), walnuts (10x), wood (5x), deer meat (5x), deer skin (1x) Living Area: Lean-to Pets: None HP: 90/100 XP: 80/100 Know-How: 1
You smoke the meat, skin the deer, and clean up the cave. Before you go looking for a stream, you relise that peopleare going to wonder how a deer died in that cave, because all that was left was the bones. What do you do?
Name: John Bravo Age: 16 Money: $10 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack, Flint and Steel, spear Inventory: Map to Catskills, 5 wood, blue berries (5x), walnuts (10x), wood (5x), deer meat (5x), deer skin (1x) Living Area: Cave Pets: None HP: 90/100 XP: 90/100 Know-How: 1
You make a fish hook and pole out of some of the bones (+10 XP), and bury the rest, and head for the stream. When you get there, you find a compass. What do you do?
Name:Aleksa Age:15 Money: $40 Traps: None Tools: Ax, Backpack, Flint and Steel, spear Inventory: 7 wood, puffballs (5x), apples (3x), dead goshawk Living Area: None Pets: Baby Goshawk HP: 99/100 XP: 25/100 Know-How: 1
You take baby goshawk, which doesn't seem happy, and starts pecking at your fingers (-1 HP), but you manage to get it. You then make a spear. What do you do now?
