pro union sidequest is what you need in both your game and your life. Let this radicalize you baby

Hell yeah! More modules need pro-union propaganda in there, in my opinion! Lovely colors throughout, beautiful font choices, and clever lil design work everywhere you look; from the worm timeline to the word choices when describing the caterpillars. I think this one is an absolute blast of an idea, with so much tension packed into so few words. Delightful work!

Workers* of the world, you have nothing to lose but your chains**

*caterpillars **cocoons

Simple yet charming side quest. I'd root for the moths.

Love the concept, the workers must unionise! (not sure how many parties are willing to be scabs/strikebreakers though XD)

This one is really well put together at a glance, the cover is well done,, the layout is appealing and the text is clear and readable, the map and illustrations are s great and the timeline is fun! It is probably slightly linear for my taste, but the the groundwork laid by the premise more than compensate for that in my opinion.

I do think it is a bit unclear where the denizens are located. the weavers are mentioned as being in the atelier, but it would be a lot easier to understand if their presence was mentioned in the key as well, same goes for the wranglers and moth + larva. I could figure it out quickly, but it's best to make it explicit. The timeline is cool, but I don't think this adventure is complex enough to need one. (still well-presented though!)

The size of  document is a bit weird. I don't think it needs to be an A6 and might actually be unreadable at that scale, but given that this is digital, it doesn't affect too much, just something to resolve later, I think.

I always scale to a page to decide how it is likely to print out. This appears to be A6, so once I scale it properly I am seeing my old eyes are doomed. Assuming the printer doesn't fuzz the tiny letters while printing, I am going to have to have a magnifying glass and hold everything a few inches from my face. Way too small. It feels small even at double size. I scaled to A5 and still am having issues. In the end, I had to scale it to A4 to read well. This is not for print. Digital only.

Front cover has everything it needs to have. Shocked to see a back cover with absolutely nothing on it. It's so strange to see. I think you probably could have taken the first half of the setup and put it into a callout block there. An overview you see on the outside of the zine, then the rest of the setup jumps strait into what players are encountering. It's not technically better to break up the information into two spots, but doing so lets you use a larger font and might mitigate one of my biggest complaints so far.

As I continue, I find myself conflicted. There's a lot to love here. Nothing feels crowded (ignoring the font size), there's a ton of lovely visuals, there's a very interesting title font that manages to remain readable. But I keep wondering about choices made. There is an entire page dedicated to pictures of the key 'cast' for example. They're interesting, but at the end of they day it's a page I look at once and am never going to use again. I don't need vague pictures of weavers or wranglers. I don't need to know what a caterpillar or moth look like. Ten seconds of google and I have thousands of silk moth and silk caterpillar pictures. It's not painful to include it, but when it came at the cost of space for the actual adventure information being readable, it feels like a poor choice.

Caterpillar timeline is a cute idea. I'd probably reverse it though. Typical westerners read from left to right, so expect a timeline to start on the left. Doubly so since you map reads from left to right. The map itself is pretty. Two ways to enter is nice, but honestly I could get just as much out of a description. There's nothing much to do in most of the rooms. Loot a few things, read over some documents to know what is going on. The lack of exploration or options on directions other than a linear path with a couple side rooms is a big down side for me as to why I don't feel like I even need a map here.

Lots of faction play stuff to work with, but I could see things going south for groups used to having more to do in a dungeon. The 'impervious' silk sounds like a nightmare to have in a game too since some player is going to insist they steal a bolt and use it as armor somehow. (Still working out in my head how you cut and sew something that can't be pierced or cut. Magical scissors and sewing needles?)

Profiles are strait forward. Easy enough to understand and work with. Solid for faction play with clearly difficult elements to resolve without someone losing out. Some of the things under stats are probably better suited to 'profile' instead. When I look at stats I am looking for information I can convert into numbers when needed more than dispositions and emotional states. That doesn't mean not putting elements about tactics in there of course. Knowing the weavers aren't enthusiastic and will avoid combat /is/ useful when dealing with stats. It speaks to morale.

And that's everything. It's cute. Small (Literally on that font. Sorry, had to say it) but not trying to be some huge adventure. It's just a one-shot situation where players can do some faction play and maybe a small combat if they decide they aren't in the mood to play negotiator for a sycophant and a moth backed by a god. I don't hate it. I just don't know if I'd use it. Without even looking at it again, I remember most of the key points. Less due to the clarity (which it was clear so congrats on that) but because there just wasn't enough there to forget anything. I think your strongest point is the art here, for obvious reasons. Hopefully you find some value in my ramblings. Thanks for participating in the jam.

Cute and simple, sparsely charming.

Love the art and layout! Making the silkworms and moth so large is a great idea.

Might appear a bit spatially linear, but actually plenty of options for how to actually approach this. Also wasn’t expecting an adventure about union busting silk worms. Nice job.