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A jam submission

Questionable MorelsView project page

An Absurd, Surreal, Gonzo Style Hexcrawl Adventure
Submitted by Ogre College — 23 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Writing: Is the adventure original and fun to read?#14.8644.864
Overall#14.4094.409
Fun: Is the adventure fun to play in an OSR playstyle?#44.3644.364
Usability: Is the adventure easy to use on the fly?#194.0004.000

Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted (1 edit)

I adore the use of color and the graphic design here. Little details like the tilted boxes add so much charm.

The first Adventure Hook provided is absolutely genius. I was thinking it reminded me of Psychonauts, then I saw the direct reference in the Death Within the Mind section - you channeled that inspiration perfectly here.

Because, it's so different than other adventures its a lot of content for a GM to digest (sometimes literally), but the way it's written and presented makes it fun to do so. I struggle to decide if I'd run it as is or harvest it for ideas - in either case, it's super useful!

The D66 Valuable Treasures on the last page would be interesting to drop in any adventure, I like the madness of it.

Submitted

This is fun AND fun to read. It is so beautiful to look at with your own eyes and experience the funky gonzo style you have shown here. I personally would hang a lot of your artwork on my wall if I had the chance! The mind is a wonderful place to adventure!! Everyone should read this!!

Submitted

Super fun.  Great art and layout.  I appreciate the in pdf links.

Submitted(+1)

Awesome stuff! the layout is vibrant but readable, adventure concept is unique and wacky but also manages to be easy to slot into most games! The writing is fun and gets across the humourous aspects of psychedelic experience pretty well! The  whole thing is  rad XD

Submitted(+1)

Amazing! I really love the way you've used the hex map on each page, very clever. Great concepts, a lot of super fun stuff.

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

HOW THE HELL IS THIS NOT GETTING MORE RATINGS? The amount of advice,  tables , additional mechanics (that im absolutely certain makes every playthrough unique), charming/disgusting/clever yet spare use of just the right words, the bright illustrations and confident use of layout etc. The list just goes on,.

Did we talk about the extremely useful generators? They're in there and are actually useful outside of the scenario.

the little personal touches like the list of inspirations doesn't hurt neither. The language and wordplay is my favorite aspect by far. Some of the roomnames are so full of (booger) flavor .


I'm not particularly into the "gonzo" style, and don't think I'd run this with my homegroup based on personal bias, but I loved reading this thing and I'm 200% certain it delivers by the table!  I don't think it's missing anything.

This ain't just a jam entry, it's a fully completed and realised high quality rpg product ready for retail.

5/5 all the way! 


Ps I keep coming back to read this when I'm reminded of that bad-trip table and the random Encounters.

Submitted(+1)

Wow! I am a bit amazed at how literally and how far you took the concept of a psychedelic adventure and still managed to pull it off. I love how clean and readable your layout is, and how well the art on each page helps to sell the mood. Nicely done!

Submitted(+1)

Amazing premise, execution, layout, art, title, cover, and vibes. And your application of the Hex Flower system was perfect, this is exactly the sort of thing it's best for! If my Dolmenwood players ever eat dubious mushrooms (or if I just wanna run this as a standalone) it's gonna be a blast!

Also, for the multi-part Weird Creatures table, I love that there's technically a 1/1,728 chance of each one just being a Greg. Greg is truly everywhere.

Developer

Hahaha! It never occurred to me that Rancher Greg could be breeding Purebred Greg's, and I hope eventually someone will roll this result! Thanks for the kind words

Submitted(+1)

This one's a runner up for my favorite entry, which says a lot since I was initially turned off by the style. Great use of randomization with the vibe table and the hex crawl maintains a very local, personal feel. I got a few Earthbound vibes too, which is always a plus.

Submitted(+1)

Vibe checks out!  This is a fun one.  Clean, easy to understand and run...easily put into any game system.  The art and color scheme are special on this one.  We'll done!

Submitted(+1)

This is one of my favorites from the jam (5 stars all around). My group will definitely mess with the Cult of Greg ( I get mad McPoyle vibes from them). The vibe check is a cool mechanic and the creatures are weird. I love it!

Submitted(+1)

I had to do a find for the name Greg haha. I love that it's in there over 50 times! I worked with a VERY interesting fellow named Greg a few years back and I kept picturing him xD.  The layout, color scheme and art is really freaking cool. Excellent work!

Submitted(+1)

The art and layout are amazing! Congrats.

Submitted(+1)

Insanely cool treatment here, this layout is gorgeous.

Submitted(+1)

Love the vibe check!  I'll have to run it as GM Greg. 

Developer

Lol, with a big glass of milk ;)