A simple but fun concept. Felt like there wasn't really any chance of success so perhaps might be a little to difficult or maybe add something extra to help, Maybe increase the max number of cultists you can get per go to 2 or 3 after praying. :)

Strong aesthetics and fun concept

What I liked:

• Interesting take. Really enjoyed the dice rolling and ambient
• Simple graphics, but cool aesthetics and execution

What can do better:

• Adding music and sfx will make it better
• Some typos. Usually not an issue, but when all the game is text based you notice it more

I think this is a cool concept with old school vibes.

For whatever reason, the RNG was not very good to me on my playthrough attempts.  I just couldn't add cultists faster than they would be investigated.  I played around with pray/hide in hopes that this could offset my shortage, but it didn't feel like that helped.  An abandon run button/option might be good.

Nice work!