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A jam submission

Coral OverlordView project page

Beware the Coral Overlord, tormentor of dreams!
Submitted by Tales From The Unknown — 1 day, 10 hours before the deadline
Rated by 19 people so far
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Submitted

Whoa! Reading is playing!

This *is* a trippy, short, extremely linear dungeon. And I like it!

You've captured mood quite well, but the piece is so short, I have already played it just reading it, having substituted my reading self for whatever character I could have brought to it. I guess if I had known... well then I never would have read... but then I never would have known... you can see how structurally, it is missing that replayability.

It reminds me of those bags of little muffins, for lunch snacks. They are so small you almost can't eat each tiny muffin in many bites, and the biting into different pieces is the whole point of muffins.

Submitted

solo dungeoneering doesnt match too well with short moody text. As good as wrting is, playing this thing is, in my opionion, underachieving. There is not enought mass of information to build a mood and a challenge for a solo player, simple as that. This said, its a beautiful objec of goth design which i love

Submitted

That first page is some Lovecraftian deliciousness!

The game itself is deep and introspective. I do not know what mood one has to be in to play it, but perhaps it’s suitable to explore a character concept before or while playing in a campaign, to get a clearer vision of it.

Submitted

Absolutely incredible. It reads like Lovecraft (or Poe), making it extremely thematic. The layout and obscured journal set the right mood. I do wonder how another system and oracle would interact, but that hardly feels necessary with this as it can be seen as a complete journaling game. Love the introspection and close-ended questions that really open the door for more questions. Well done.

Submitted

Really stylish and a fun eldritch, introspective mystery to uncover! I'd have to find an oracle suitable for this, as some of the sections feel vaguer than others, The mystery is important, but a few of the entries feel like they rely more on the oracle to do the heavy lifting than others.  Other than that there are some minor typos and the font can be a bit tricky, but the rising layout is awesome and the general design is impeccable!  It'll be great to have a go at this you could weave some fun tales through this!

Submitted

Great, stylish design.

Submitted

This is really cool! I love solo games and this one is fun, especially the final confrontation.

Submitted

I love the BW sepia collage style. That in conjunction with the writing really works to evoke a dreamy dreary eldritch mood. The layout mirroring the player's ascent up the spire is real neat, too!

Submitted

Strong writing and design, I love the climbing up structure of the coral.

Submitted

Great vibes and strong use of collage-style art and layout. It's a trip.

Submitted

Very dream-like vibe. The coral imagery is creepy. Found it a little challenging to read the font in places.  I liked the conceit of ascending up the page mirroring the characters ascent of the spire. Cool solo module!

Submitted

 I really dig the contrast and B/W. Nailed the dreary dreamscape. Also noticed that it's on theme with other modules and booklets you published. Bleached corals are a nightmare of their own. Font is a bit small I believe, but still readable.