Play Adventure Module
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Art: how well does the art support the other content? | #13 | 4.692 | 4.692 |
| Theme: how well would the module have fit into the Appendix N? | #24 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Overall | #30 | 4.246 | 4.246 |
| Playability: how easy would it be to run this module? | #51 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
| Layout: how easy is it to find all the presented information? | #56 | 4.192 | 4.192 |
| Writing: how clear and/or interesting is the writing? | #75 | 3.962 | 3.962 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Excellent adventure which could easily be inserted into any fantasy campaign. Such a great hook! The map is a thing of beauty, and the adventure itself, with the three part solution, encourages players to visit several parts of the map. Really good entry.
Oh my Goddess. These adventure site sinuses get grades better than straight A-'s. Love the "split party" recognition. Great psychedelic poster art look.
Loved this, the map is so so good. Best map/cover in the jam for me. I really liked the other parties trapped in the staff, each at different stages of being absorbed/crystallised
I love the idea of trapping the characters inside the staff. The art is beautiful. My only slight criticism is that it took me a while to spot that there are exits indicated on the cover map in addition to those mentioned in the room descriptions, so I couldn't figure out how you got into some of the areas. Otherwise all great and I really like using the playing cards at the end.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it.
Totally fair criticism. In the expanded version of this adventure (which I’m currently working on), every exit/tunnel will be mentioned in the descriptions as well.
Well, that is just an astonishing cover/map.
Although I know there are certain groups that will see an altar and say "yep, time to make a sacrifice," for others, I think that'll be a pretty opaque way of advancing through the dungeon. I would add an explicit clue or an alternate route.
Thank you Beau!
That is a super fair critique regarding the altar. I will take that into consideration for the expanded version, thank you!
Amazing map and cover! The design right through all pulls together to make it clear to DM what is going on. I like the mirror game at the end, that’ll ramp up the tension! A really well executed classic style adventure, congrats!
The map is excellent, I love the colors, and using it as a cover makes the adventure more eye-catching. The adventure has a very Appendix N-like tone.
I love how the cover is also the map as others have mentioned. It wasn't immediately clear to me that you start in Area 1 until I read the room descriptions but that is pretty nitpicky, I think. Overall, it's clean and readable and seems fun to run so good job!
Beautiful cover/map!
The hook for this is excellent, I really appreciate how easy this would be to just drop this into an adventure. Stunning map which I'd totally want to use as a player facing map to share the amazing art at the table. Awesome work.
The cover art is spectacular, the premise for the adventure seems very practical, and its execution is outstanding. I almost missed one of my favorite adventures of the jam; thank goodness the power of the crystal guided me.
The map as cover is sublime. The contrast and spacing of the layout popped on my tablet. System neutral but the stats provided are so usable in many systems. Worm in the brain pan made me giggle. Great work all around.
I love the combined cover/map. Original and effective use of space. Artwork is gorgeous.
The layout is beautiful! Even before reading the text, it’s possible to see at a glance intro, tables, encounter areas, stats. Great use of boxes, colour, fonts.
Imaginative interpretation of the title: the staff is not just a found object or goal of the quest, it is the location in which the adventure takes place. Allows the adventure to be dropped in to any campaign without any elaborate setup.
Slightly bonkers setting, great Appendix N vibe. Nice balance of puzzles, traps and combat. Would work very well for DCC or Moldvay Basic.
Overall, looks like a great adventure. I would use this.
Critique:
Evocative art and writing! You pack a lot into just a few pages. Adding this to my to-play list!
Highly interactive, highly organized, and with stellar art to boot. Excellent work.
So good! This whole thing is really impressive. Solid concept, stunning and utile art, very clear layout. Honestly the best I’ve seen so far. I’m aiming today’s D&D session to end where this one begins; I can’t wait to run it.
Hell yeah! Thank you. No better feeling than knowing people are actually running my adventures! Let me know how it goes, I’d love to know.
I love the art for this. Having the map on the cover is great. The players on a clock to escape before they get turned to crystal is very cool. Good job.
I will always be so taken by your art and presentation. I'm a pretty chill guy, but your work makes me so jealous haha. The map as the cover is a genius move, but also I think only you could pull that off. The hook is also so effortless.
I can think of no better death for an adventurer than to be absorbed by a magical maelstrom inside a well inside a crystal hall inside a giant Wyrm inside the Eldritch Staff on top of a pile of treasure, inside of presumably the last room of a dungeon...
6/5 Stars!
This is literally too kind. Thank you so much for the wonderfully kind words! I’m left a little speechless tbh.
Okay, the art for this is literally incredible, the colors are SO fun and the linework is wonderful. I love the dual use of the cover/map, and the actual layout design just really reads old school to me. Also, touching a looted staff and getting trapped in it is sooo funny lol.