
The Last Man’s Guide to the Lone Guard Research Zone: A Survival Toolkit for Solo Players and GMs
On Quisicosas since 20 March 2026
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20 March 2026 (on Substack)
What it is about
The Last Mans Guide to the Lone Guard Research Zone: An Exploration Toolkit for Solo Players and GMs From Peter Norton, creator of Hollowponds Solo Sagas and writer of the Last Man’s Guide series, plus co-author of Cyberpunk RED: Single Player Mode (R. Talsorian Games), comes The Last Mans Guide to the Lone Guard Research Zone The Last Mans Guide to the Lone Guard Research Zone is a system-neutral toolkit for exploring a war-torn research zone where the world outside has fallen, but the experiments never stopped. The towns are clean. The streets are swept. The people smile. But something is wrong in Lone Guard. Outsiders are watched. Secrets are buried. And deep below it all, the old facility still hums with strange science, hidden agendas, and things that should not be alive. Inside, you’ll find a large playable location , a linked adventure site, plus verbs, prompts, enemies, encounters, rumours, and missions designed to keep solo play or GM-led sessions moving with horror , mystery , and discovery . This is a place of false normality, sealed corridors, biological experiments, and a deeper truth waiting to be uncovered. In the Lone Guard Zone , the wasteland is not outside the walls. It is what is being kept out. If you like the practical, play-first design of Cyberpunk RED: Single Player Mode , you’ll feel at home here. This is the same mindset, applied to a harsh frontier where every roll creates the next problem.





