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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Writing: Is the adventure original and fun to read? | #28 | 4.009 | 4.286 |
| Overall | #53 | 3.653 | 3.905 |
| Fun: Is the adventure fun to play in an OSR playstyle? | #57 | 3.608 | 3.857 |
| Usability: Is the adventure easy to use on the fly? | #63 | 3.341 | 3.571 |
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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Being fellow first-timers, I am happy for you! The cast is very colorful and the tables have a lot of good material to fill the blanks with flavor :) specially the final page! the inclusion of the ship’s diagram ties it all very nicely.
“A small Elephant stuck in the wall” made me laugh. Nice job with the random tables! They provide a lot of funny randomness. Your idea of phases with events that will transpire is also really nice and keeps the story developing. Letting the PCs earn their reputation as newcomers is also very clever and fun. The only thing I would suggest adding is an adventure hook or two to give the PCs a clear objective to go there (although fair enough, a gambling party is already a reason on its own :D). I can totally see myself running it in the future!
Thanks for reading and reaching out to give feedback. I was expecting no one to actually read this to be honest! I think your suggestion to add adventure hooks is a great one and I had thought of this but did not have time to work it in at the end. I will hopefully be making updates with more and better art and streamlining the text more.
Great variety in the charts for the "Trinkets you find laying around" and "In this room, you see". A goblin cruise ship is really an awesome idea for an adventure.
I think the section "How I run this mess?" should be right up front and I think some hooks or a bit more of a push for players to explore would be useful, in case players are indecisive.
I'm not a fan of having modern stand-in technology in a medieval setting, like the gear DJ Brillex is using, but it would really be up to the GM how they choose to present the adventure. I also readily admit that 'acoustic dubstep' is an amazing concept.
The portraits and characters descriptions were all great too.
I noticed you didn't have a cover image in the game jam so I put one together, I hope this is useful!
Thank you SOOOO much for making me this lovely cover image, I will use it right away! I really appreciate your thoughts- I know the arcanotech stuff is a bit out of the purview of something like Knave (maybe a better fit for Troika or Electric Bastionland) so I can't fault you there and feel that many will have a similar reaction as you.
First, I love a goblin-heavy adventure. Second, I can’t wait to meet a goblin named Wizzle 😍 😄 And third — a cruise? Genius.
Good timeline of events. Like the ship design. Love the illustrations!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
This adventure sounds like a lot of fun! There are lots of things for PC's to do, from fighting in the pits, to joining a band, building a reputation or gambling for trinkets.
Only thing I didn't see was an inciting incident to get the PC's onto the ship. Something like them going for a pleasant moonlight sail in their small boat and getting rammed amidships.
This adventure sounds like a lot of fun! There are lots of things for PC's to do, from fighting in the pits, to joining a band, building a reputation or gambling for trinkets.
Only thing I didn't see was an inciting incident to get the PC's onto the ship. Something like them going for a pleasant moonlight sail in their small boat and getting rammed amidships.
Thank you for the kind words and useful feedback. I definitely need to add some PC hooks into the adventure and I will definitely use your great idea of the moonlight sail! That's amazing.
Fun Times - unique setting and characters! I hope to try this one with my group.
I'm amazed by the good work! Unique storyline, amazing artwork and a clear design.
Thank you for the kind words!