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Weird Tales Shadowdark Game Jam

Hosted by Dungeon Masterpiece - Baron de Ropp · #WeirdTalesGameJam
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A jam submission

Enigma of the Eryx EstateView project page

Murder mystery one-shot for lvls 1-3.
Submitted by Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games) — 3 days, 15 hours before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Inspiration: Effective use of assigned "Weird Tales" cover elements.#154.0044.182
Vibes: Overall atmosphere and feel of the supplement.#363.6563.818
Overall#363.5983.758
Usability: Practicality and playability at the game table.#673.1333.273

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games)Developer2 years ago

I ran this adventure this tuesday and it was a blast! You can check out my session recap here: https://pakkanen.dev/enigmaoferyx

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Carbo_CreatesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Love the maps and the character portraits. Also I love that ghast and its carrion stench ability. 

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The Grand Palace Opera
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The_Curat0rSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Dude the drawings in portrates.... what a smart way to display your NPCS!

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The Mountain Witch's FERMENTED WRATH
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Meaghan JSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This might be one of my favorites so far :)

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Marrow
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Fireside TalesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A murder mystery, what a fun set-up you've got here. All the involved NPCs have plenty of depth and there are a lot of layers to unravel. Normally I worry that something like this would be hard to run with all the info keeping, but your use of bullet points and concise summaries have alleviated those worries.

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Sunfall over Swept Sands
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Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games)Developer2 years ago

Thanks! I've had similar worries with mysteries too. Its nice to hear that my design is having the intended effect.

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Connor McCloskeySubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Love the mystery setup, and love how much of the material from the covers you used. Great work!

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Vengeance from the Sunken City
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LaffRaffSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Nice 2 page spread. Love the hand drawn headshots!

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Eternal Fate in the Penthouse
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AnzelakSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The Evening of Still Streets is such a cool framing device. 

I'm always a big fan of mystery adventures. They're so difficult to get right and you've done it here. The NPC portraits add a brilliant splash of colour to the zine. I'd love to run this for a group; Otis the cat is the real hero of this adventure. Well done!

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Lord of Discord
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Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games)Developer2 years ago(+1)

Bigger image of my covers:

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Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games)Developer2 years ago

I realized the claimed alibis for each character is missing. I'll try add those before the gamejam ends.

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Pakkanen (Rime Dice Games)Developer2 years ago

Added. Also I removed Shadowfolk's magic/silver immunity because this is supposed to be for lvls 1-3 and nothing like this is found during the adventure. Although you could run this for higher lvls too probably, in which case I'd bring the immunity back.

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