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wow, what a work!! the prose is laser-focused and also not even remotely subtle (in a good way). emotion that shines so bright i wanted to look away and protect myself. i like that the secrets feel connected to each Phenomenal but provide interesting nuance no matter who rolls them. it seems like it'd be weirdly fast-paced in play - i wish each encounter had more room to breathe. definitely a module that wants high trust at the table. 

high: i mean, obviously the art. explosive energy in a module that's hungry for it. it feels like the pages are screaming. also: can't understate the whiplash of reading the second bullet point in the Bathroom, then scrolling up and noticing the fuckass "😄👍 $1.49!!!" sticker immediately after

low: the intro text under Background just doesn't punch on the same weight class as the rest. i think for me it's the fragmented sentences - they feel stilted and almost off-the-dome, which sucks the air out IMO. lines like "And each entity, more powerful and more in tune with her feelings at the time than the last" are just a little too clunky for the raw intensity in this section to pop. it's noticeable compared to the Phenomenal backgrounds, which bring more heat in fewer words! also, very minor, but you introduce the three entities here in a different order than they appear in the actual map; could tighten this up slightly by making those match

in-between: i don't think this needed uhhhhh mechanics? definitely not these mechanics, at least. you could cut all the "roll 1d6" lines and not lose anything meaningful. since you add the note to the GM about telling the story first, there's almost an angle of, like, treating your chosen system as something the players have to push past in order to engage honestly with the emotion at the core of this thing. but i don't think the text as-is helps bring that to life. not to be cheeky lol but the way this is written feels too bound by the "form" of a TTRPG adventure text to be fully realized.

stellar stuff overall. thank you for making it!

wow. amazing review. thank you so much for the constructive criticism! i'll definitely keep this in mind when i wanna expand this game more :D