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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Writing: Is the adventure original and fun to read? | #75 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
Fun: Is the adventure fun to play in an OSR playstyle? | #77 | 3.408 | 3.643 |
Usability: Is the adventure easy to use on the fly? | #84 | 3.074 | 3.286 |
Overall | #84 | 3.274 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The slight rotations on the text are very well done! It gave it a strong analog feel despite being read on a screen. The idea of exploring a remote location in space that hosts some totally alien creatures (Astraldendum, Astralmycons) gives it a touch of horror that is just my style :) I think the idea of alien presences warping the tower further would make this a lot more impressive! But I like a lot what there is already.
Excellent layout and style. All the rooms/map locations feel well-fleshed out as well. I always dig a fantasy story that takes the characters to space! My only suggestion is that with such a unique setting I bet you could make the encounters on the Tower Random Encounter table even more steeped in the narrative and give us juicier tidbits of what life is like at the Astral Tower. Are there any unearthly creatures that dwell that we wouldn't find on our home planet? Overall, a really enjoyable read!
I adore the cut-out design of this booklet. I know that AI art is a controversial topic, but I think this is a great use of it - as dressing to the real content, which is the text.
The numbered labels on the maps were a bit small and hard to read, at least on my monitor. It would also be nice if the text in the booklet was select-able, for easy copying and pasting as a GM.
You did a good job describing the rooms - providing only the most important details. An extra line-break between room descriptions would make the text a bit more legible, especially at a quick glance.
The idea of a wizard's tower on an asteroid is awesome. It would be interesting to expand on the hooks you provided on how the PCs could arrive on the asteroid.
Love the core premise and the presentation is great!
A well laid out dungeon crawl. I love the aesthetic as others have mentioned, the scrap book style caught my eye right away.
I really dig the scrapbook style you have going on here, and your writing is tight, making it a breeze to read. Along with the thematic enemies and room details, the setting you describe gives me plenty to work with, but leaves room for me to tailor it to my group. Great work!
As far as abandoned wizards towers go, this is a good one. I don't think I've ever seen one that's situated on a terraformed asteroid, before.