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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Inspiration: Effective use of assigned "Weird Tales" cover elements. | #52 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Overall | #57 | 3.278 | 3.278 |
| Vibes: Overall atmosphere and feel of the supplement. | #58 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Usability: Practicality and playability at the game table. | #72 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This is an absolute gem! Great layout, wonderfully haunting vibe, terrific color choices, and outstanding usability of stat tables and maps. The rich conciseness of this module really makes it stand out!
I FUCKING LOVE EVERY THING ABOUT THIS IDK WHERE TO BEGIN.
What a unique design!
Smooth layout, very easy to read, cool setting... I don't like linear adventures but I might give this one a try.
Really simple and easy to follow organization for point-to-point scenes. Good stuff!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
This looks really good for a linear adventure. The one critique I have of it is that it doesn't state what level it's for. I'm thinking it's for levels 3-5? That boss fight could be brutal.
The graphic design and layout are on point.
page 4: "She keeps Askall in this Inn, outside of worlds, and brought them to test them." I'm confused about who is the topic of the conversation.
I'm a little confused by your choice of abbreviations for the six attributes. I'm used to seeing STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA. You use "ST, DX, CN, IN, WI, CH". Why is that?
Thank you for reading through and considering the adventure! I really appreciate the compliment on design, and I also very much respect the critique on level disclosure.
In terms of the pronoun issue on 4, both sets of pronouns were intended to refer to party, not the werewolf. So: "and brought them [the party] to test them [the party]." I can see how this would be confusing given the structure of the sentence for sure.
The abbreviations "ST, DX, CN, IN, WI, CH" might be specific to me. An older Shadowdark RPG DM Quickstart manual had used "S, D, Cn, I, W, Ch" as the abbreviation and so when taking on writing for Shadowdark RPG, I tried to meet in the middle between "STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA," and what had been in my Quickstart copy. I have found it very effective for space within an adventure module and (at the time) I thought it was helpful moving people from 5e breakdowns to Shadowdark RPG ones.
I think your critique on leveling is understandable. My goal with this adventure was for a multilevel, intentionally unbalanced adventure to emphasize discernment for players, leveling prior to walking into an encounter they know could be hard, and also accessibility to allow for DM's to take on players who may each be at different levels. I placed this general disclosure on the webpage description of the adventure; and perhaps it should have gone into the book itself.
I do agree though that if there were to be a pocket it would be around 3 to 5, or even 4 to 6.