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A jam submission

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Player characters for Wardens
Submitted by Unodus (@_Unodus) — 17 hours, 30 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 12 people so far

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Submitted

I said this in the discord, but I love this concept and execution I hope you can expand it more after the jam. This could be something really special that I don't think we've seen much before, if at all. If you drew the sketches, I hope you really go all out with art. I'll be following you to see how this develops.

Submitted (2 edits)

This is a really elegant pamphlet for a very specific audience. The main thing it reminds me of is the Terrors of the Cosmos series by Tempest Tome Games. Those pamphlets are slick, highly produced pieces that bring very overt cosmic horror and ultratech to Mothership which is itself a subgenre of what is the cassettero Alien aesthetic of most other stuff. 

The Tension table is my favorite part here as with the right cues from the Warden, players might start to wonder why these questions are being asked well before any consequences come later. Big roleplayers, particularly Wardens that really like to get esoteric with it, are going to love this. 

One of the best parts of this design is how these extradimensional beings live in the negative space. A player may never know they're involved if a Warden holds back and only asks their cryptic tension questions. Brilliant.

Very well conceived for when and how to use it in the common Mothership game too. 

I think the simple inkblots and hand drawn cover are great but might like to see a little more graphic design identity to tie this one together and evoke the strange.

Submitted

The concept is good but in terms of Game Design and Utility, I fear that Wardens already have enough to track in a module without a metatextual level. Art, writing and layout are all functional.