I really liked it, and didn't expect that little bit of potential foreshadowing at the end there. I can't wait to see a Kr’tchikr Timedrinker special character in a future GrimDark Future campaign!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #2 | 4.296 | 4.296 |
| Adherence to the Theme | #3 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Originality | #3 | 4.444 | 4.444 |
| Enjoyment | #3 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Thanks for the support, I hope we see him too! I wanted to give the feeling that this was actual lore within a larger setting - so of course, it had to establish a special character you'd want to put on the table, and "character affected by magic/tech from another faction" is a pretty common trope in tabletop wargames to tie the setting together or let people put a little more Faction B into Faction A.
You've done a very good job of making a groundhog day/edge of tomorrow style action story! I think one of the best choices you made with the story is making the main characters a band of scavengers stuck in the middle of two larger forces. It's a small but deliberate choice, and I think it adds a lot to story- I do wish you did a little bit more with it, because that's such an interesting idea. It just seems that aside from one point, only the robotic legion has an effect on the rats. I understand 1k is so little time, but you made such an interesting choice by making the main characters third party scavengers I do wish you could have played around with it more!
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