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A jam submission

The Stone Choir SleepsView project page

A short FKR-inspired symbolist module
Submitted by shrinemother — 3 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 18 people so far
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This is evocative, deep storytelling. I’m sure I’m missing lots of it and will be surprised myself when running it. I’m near speechless, a bit lost, and eager to try it. Is this horror, dream, mystery or did you channel your inner David?

Very well done.

Submitted

Thats... something. Weird, check. Dreamlike, check. Boozy, check.  This can have its place in a game, but in the end if you want this to MEAN something (as opposed to a dremlike divertissement) you will need some hard work

Submitted

I am not familiar with FKR, but I enjoyed your prose. Atmospheric with vivid imagery.  

Submitted

Extremely evocative tone and ideas. And I love the old island map on the cover. My doubt is, if I start in location 4 and roll 2d3, how can I reach locations 1 and 7? They are outside the dice range.

Developer(+1)

Good question. The Black Hart can lead you to location 7 and the Green Knight can lead you to location 1. 


Originally, attempting to follow either gave you a modifier to the roll, though it looks like I accidentally deleted that from the final version of the Green Knight as a adjusting for space.  It could be added in easily enough in play, paralleling the Hart--when you attempt to follow the Green Knight out of a location, subtract one from the next exploration roll; if you have already explored locations 2–6, then he takes you directly to location 1.

Submitted

I think I'm going to have to look into FKR style gameplay to fully get how this would play at the table! But I can tell there's a real vibe going on here. Very intriguing.

Submitted

This adventure exudes atmosphere! A highly symbolic experience that bucks convention to promote a grim dream-like play space. Very cool!

Submitted

I am seconding this. A very oneiric entry. Like a dream on the verge of becoming a nightmare. 

Submitted

Trippy stuff, like the green knight and black hart especially

Submitted

Not an orthodox adventure but certainly an impactful one, definitely heavy with symbolism. I also like the "This Space is being filled up" on the cover ;)