(Copied from my Game Jam review)
The Claudia Contingency is clever re-imagining of a classic tale with a heavy dash of horror. (Bust out those Safety Tools, folks!)
The mini-campaign was clearly designed with ease of use in mind. You have a one-page scenario background, a mission structure flowchart, and a “research phase” which reminds me of Sly Flourish’s Secrets & Clues – the information isn’t tied to a particular location or NPC, it’s just there for the GM to weave into the game as they see fit. There are 2d6 Reaction style tables for, “What are these NPCs up to?”, and a list of Quick NPCs in the back, for when you accidentally make a background character a bit too intriguing and need a name and personality now.
Update: In my original review, I mentioned it’d be helpful to have a final page with all the major NPCs in one place. The author was kind enough to update the PDF with a two-page reference for key NPCs at the end!
I’m being purposely vague about the plot and focusing mostly on the design, but this adventure looks like a lot of fun to run. I definitely recommend checking it out and can’t wait to run it myself.