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Thank you so much for such thoughtful and extensive feedback! I agree on basically all counts. It would be nice if there was more space; if I'm still enthused about this thing when the jam is fully over, I can certainly see myself developing an expanded version with more room to breathe and larger font (sorry for your eyes).

Maybe I am naïve -- and it is my first time entering a jam like this/publishing a module pdf -- but it really didn't occur to me that people would print them! I don't own a printer and usually take play/GM notes from pdfs by hand, but concede that I might be the freak in the hobby. Obviously this thing is entirely unsuitable for printing, for a wide range of reasons (there's text boxes outside the bleed margins!), but I didn't see any printy guidelines in the jam rules, so out the window that concern went.

I'm glad you found stuff to like, and thank you for reading! I had a lot of fun putting it together, and reading feedback like this is so helpful and gratifying.

I suppose printing is suggested by the 'zine' format, duh. I have lived too long online.

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You're welcome. It's pretty impressive realizing this is your first time entry/publication. I wouldn't have guessed given the quality of design overall. Sounds like you have a bright future if you pursue publishing further. It's not super shocking to hear someone not considering the print. A lot of it is generational. Older folks like myself grew up before cell phones even existed. My first computer had no internal memory (used floppy disks) and my first console was the ColecoVision! Before the 2000s, a lot of us were using physical media almost exclusively. For people growing up after 2000 (or at least in them) it became increasingly easy to just download entire books and images. I've found a lot of 20-somethings don't even own physical media or printers anymore. They do everything online, including proofreading papers on their phones and tablets.

A lot of these short-form documents end up getting printed out by people for their table. It lets them slip it into a folder to carry to games or cons and have something to run on the fly. Given the nature of this one, I would expect a lot of people to want to print out a copy to have on hand. Not only that, in jams, there are always a few people who print them out to judge on their lunch breaks or when otherwise away from the computer. Having a printer-friendly version is often a major boon to them. Something to consider in future jams. I expect this one to do well in the votes, so hopefully you do stay enthusiastic and do either an expended or updated version after the votes are in.

Either way, I hope you continue to enter jams in the future and look forward to seeing your other entries.