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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Writing: Is the adventure original and fun to read? | #9 | 4.412 | 4.412 |
| Overall | #13 | 4.059 | 4.059 |
| Fun: Is the adventure fun to play in an OSR playstyle? | #17 | 4.088 | 4.088 |
| Usability: Is the adventure easy to use on the fly? | #44 | 3.676 | 3.676 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Such a pleasure to read! The art and layout is gorgeous - the whole adventure is a work of art.
Thank you so much! I didn't know I could hammer this much content out in one month, but I worked super hard on it!
This one caught my eye immediately. The art and layout are excellent. It reminded me of Merry Mushmen products. The monster hunters/NPCs each stood out, especially with their evocative sobriquets. That is a nice touch that also makes them easier to run as a GM and easier to remember for players. My players would all want to go on a "guided herb safari," so I expect I'd have to prep that in advance. I'd love a couple example insults from Witlack, maybe just scrawled out next to the art piece. It might help for quick reference if the hex names were on the map as well as on their page reference. I hope to run this one at some point!
Thank you! I'm so happy with the positive response on Creeps!
Do not fear! The guided herb safari was there in the raw manuscript and will be back in the revised edition along with Witlack insult suggestions as well as a list of drugs PCs can buy from him, more locations in Blackfern Thicket, two more hexes and creeps!
Thoroughly unsettling! I'd like to run this one. The NPCs have just enough detail to riff off of and play them, and have a strong motivation to steer their actions. I feel like it could be easily adapted to a western setting as well.
Please let me know how it goes! If you want to run the revised edition, I'll send you a copy of it when it's done!
The art is 5/5. The characters are well written and pop out of the page. Everything is concise but stills provides such details!
Let's just start out by saying the art is really quite incredible, and just the overall presentation is so top notch. The locations are all well thought out and very interesting, a lot of little details that made me smile at their cleverness.
The intro in sort of a timeline format is helpful for setting the scene, really enjoyed that a lot. There's a lot of monster stat blocks tossed in here which is good to see, Sentient Vines are my favorite :)
The Aftermath section really bookends the adventure. Helps me see as a DM where all these possible interesting locations can lead and gives me some solid ideas that help make the adventure more concrete in my mind.
Thank you so much for the kind words, may I ask if the ecology in the tower and dungeon was clearly enough presented?
(e.g that the biggest threat the vines poses to PC's is to chuck them out of the tower from a dangerous height and that an option is to lead "Bianca" out of the tower and trick her to the vines as they are way more powerful and can't technically be beaten without fire?.)
As a DM I noted both of these things, I would aim to sign post them for my players.
The art you made for this adventure is so good! I wanted to review this one for a while. Love the strong personalities you gave all the NPCs, well described in a concise amount of words. The whole adventure is, really. The red text marking the resolution of each location and the aftermath chapter is also very helpful. Looks like a joy to run!
thabk you! If you ever run it please let me know it goes!
Crazy fun art, I love the colour palette. Very fun ideas. I thought it was a little strange that all the NPCs had stat blocks except Pelegrine. The tower layout slaps. And yeah, I love / hate bianca. She gives me the ick and I am here for it.
Thank you! Yeah pelegrines stat block should have been there :( she was a location npc like Tristan but I had to trim some hexes for the dungeon. One of the main reasons The Basement is so cramped is due to "Biancas" spot illustration, but it took less space than attempting to describe why she uses 8d4 when kicking and punching. My big dream is that someone runs this and a group of adventurers lure Alva to take revenge on her. The bone mantis deserves it, goddammit!