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Thank you for playing my game, I'm glad to hear you still enjoyed even with these frustrations. Let me apologize for any confusion up front, I'm no stranger to the fact that my first ever game has a few kinks in it lol. Comments like these seeking clarification are very helpful as a result.

Let's first address the aura. Always rule in your own favor. If you'd actually gain a disadvantage from a benefit, that's not intended.

The mutated scenario is actually one I've heard before and something I should add to the FAQ and mutated explanation section. You should combine with the first non-event creature, so in this case this combination should have been invalid. As a result it created this wildly unfair encounter.

I hope that clears things up and once again thank you for enjoying my game in spite of some issues. Hopefully, if you play again, it'll go a bit more smoothly.

Dreamshell Wanderer2 years ago(+1)

Hi. That sort of helps. When I read the instructions to roll on the current table and "if you roll an event or a duplicate creature,..." I hadn't taken the Dream Eater to be an event. The table (Fall) calls the Dream Eater a "special creature" and further down, lists Unimaginable Horror as an event, so that seemed to differentiate them as separate categories. I took the Dream Eater as just another part of the bestiary, though perhaps stronger than average. I didn't see it as an event.

For next time, does Mutated then simply mean adding the scores of two creatures together? Including Health?

For my Aura question, I did play with it granting me a bonus, despite how it was written. I made an error in my first post: I wrote that I had Aura when I meant to say I had Indifferent (page 32).

Perhaps consider rephrasing Indifferent (currently "You are immune to enemy Aura") to something like "You have an aura of protection against certain enemies."

At any rate, the game is enjoyable. I have tried my hand at making games so I know it's not as easy as some might assume. I happen to think this is quite well made, even if there are a few minor points to touch up. I plan to recommend it to others.

JonSpencerReviews2 years ago

I can't thank you enough for the kind words!

Yes, I see what you are saying here. I will make a note to check these items and see what revisions are possible for the next update.

For mutated, it should just be stats but I didn't specify so that's on me. Honestly, whatever makes for a more interesting encounter is fine though.

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