the fake staples are everything. love the flavor and the design economy, not a word wasted.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #17 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Vibes | #17 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Inspiration | #18 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
| Usability | #28 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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"Navigation often proves....difficult" Lol. This is really great! I love the shambling mound as the billabong. Your monsters are great. This module has fun mechanics, adventure, and a perfect amount of creepy. The cover is stellar! Great job! Edited to add, I love all of the art!
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Sewer Are We Going?I LOVED THIS!
first I wanted to check all the other suckers who got stuck with a Golf title as well. what a brain burner that was.
loved your authentic NES layout
here's the weird one: your navigation and hexes kinda remind me of my beloved 1987 Fireball Island boardgame. When you roll for cave locations; similar navigation kinda thing as you got going but it adds such a nice mystery to travel . I. curious how difficult it will actually be in practice.
I also learned alot from your adventure: keeping the scale small. I blew mine waaaay out of proportion and I'm looking forward to cutting it. you got the scale right
without actually playing it yet, all I can say is it looks like a great one to try for an evening
also...Dr. Mario backwards...I see what you did there.
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Fore The CrestThis is a very interesting and unique twist on navigation/hexploration. I'm really curious how a sesh would play out, because it seems really difficult, which is totally ok! I think the "rollback" is whats tripping me up the most...I see the vision though and really dig it! Seems like it would be super playable as a solo adventure as well! The monsters are all unique, and Im a big fan of how much bayou billy added to the theme! Great work!
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Cairn ClimberI think I'm missing something. I don't see the target DC to navigate. In the example, it says 18, but in tile 5 (the only other place I saw that listed one) it says 15 and it's unclear if the GM how to make this determination. Also it feels weird that the smarter you are, the more likely you are to wrap over. Seems like that's counter-intuitive to the purpose. DCs are all over the place as well with very few using the standard DCs. It makes it harder to determine what I should be doing with the navigation since there's not a consistent target number.
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Gristle & Vine: Crypt of the ChildThere's no static Navigation DC as that would vary by environment and conditions (rain, dark, fatigue, rapids, etc.)
Just like the power meter, there's a risk of hitting the ball too hard — a high STR doesn't make you good golfer.
A high INT could be overthinking, analysis paralysis, overconfidence, etc.
You should reference the rules you are using when you change them. Especially when there are 2 sets of overland travel rules. One in the core book & one in the new material from the Western Reaches. The navigation rules do not set a DC which is why they are being expanded upon in Western Reaches, because it's unclear how it works in the core book. It doesn't account for the weather, familiarity, nothing. The DC check for it would be based on the standard 9, 12, 15, 18, 20. These checks are based on a natural 1d20 roll. You modified the roll, but not the DC after describing it as an "inscrutable labyrinth" that "proves... difficult." The question I'm raising is how difficult is it? Is it Easy on a sunny day? Is it Hard? How does the rain affect it? Does this change with the new rules? A little clarity would go a long way to making it more usable. If there had been standard DCs elsewhere, it would have been easier to determine what you think the environment difficulty for your adventure was.
- Vibes: Great!
- NES booklet format.
- Gorgeous art/map/aesthetics.
- Literally added staples in the middle... bro, you're making us all look bad (great job =P)
- Lots of interesting little mechanics (e.g., river rafting, exploration, signs etc.)
- Inspiration:
- Appreciate how directly these were called out right away. Clear, concise. Would have preferred a 'bit' more meat here, but I get space was an issue.
- Usability:
- Appreciate the clear/concise background section. Simple, but effective.
- Good use of hyperlinks (including on the map itself - very nice)!
- Not sure how I feel about using multiple d6's for the navigation checks. I'm sure you had a good reason, but it feels fiddly to me (maybe just a preference thing).
- A lot of this is very short/simple, but it just works (not overcomplicated).
- Creature stat blocks on relevant pages. Great!
Great entry! Could see this winning the whole thing. Good job!
This is super nice, I love the layout of the whole thing and the roll-back on the navigation system is a really great interpretation of the swing meter and adds a nice little risk/ reward factor. It may take a while to get through due to all the random rolls but I do kinda like the feeling of being lost while you're searching, I think this can be run in a really interesting way! Really great stuff!
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Lord of The AfterflameExcellent layout and presentation!
The navigation mechanic is neat, though it might be a bit repetitive if its always just 1 character in the party making the check. It would be cool to have the party collaborate more.
I think the core structure of the adventure is a little grindy. There's not a lot of decisions for the players to make other than pick a hex, go there and search, hope to roll well on result to get some signs.
The biggest thing hurting it is the random result roll after searching a hex. I think signs could have been incorporated into more of the hex locations (similar to the orc camp, which I think is great). Or at least have something in each hex that can improve the result roll. This gives the players more direction when within a hex, at the moment they feel a little aimless.
A stronger time pressure in the adventure would be cool too. For instance, incorporate the orc faction hunting for Dr. Oiram more thoroughly.
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Forgotten AmusementsI really like the hex grid map and the hazards. I think this adventure is very fun and thrilling to play.
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Super Ballsy Gauntlet
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