Hey there! Novecento here!
The game is best played with 4-5 players.
Hey there!
The game works with the assumption that the party is made of 3-4 characters.
However, the game doesn't really need to be "balanced" for combat. Consider that the main driving force for Extractionists is not killing enemies, but rather exploration, mapping, and retrieving artifacts of the Spiral City. When players are facing foes that look too strong or too numerous, they should be encouraged to flee as fast as they can!
If you wish however to balance a certain encounter for plot reasons, you can add 1.3x enemies (rounding down) per additional player.
Example: you have a party of 4 players, about to face 9 Orcs. Another player joins in. 9x1.3=11.7, so they will now face 11 Orcs.
Hope that helps, if you have any other question, please ask!
Hi Bruno, first and foremost, thank you for all the kind words, they really mean a lot!
Also, thank you for pointing out the errors! I will be fixing them in the 1.1 PDF of the game as soon as possible.
Regarding the "page 8 Coins"; the 20 Coins for Additional Equipment are a plus, you get them in addition to your "starting 3d10 Coins". So basically, you get to spend 20 coins before the adventure starts, and then you get an additional 3d10 Coins when your adventure starts. Hope that helps!
I will probably add this to a FAQ document, thanks for pointing out!
Regarding the open license, I'm very happy you liked it! I am also considering the possibility of running a jam for STRIGA in the near future, so in that case, see you there!