That's a good way to frame the story snippets.
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Sounds great. I am trying to resolve the thematic disconnect of moving aimlessly/randomly around between destinations. It's as if my character has a bad case of Attention Deficit Disorder. But, I love the game. Just faced my first lead. He was a fellow Nomad who was hired by the Old Republic to protect my current target. I served with him in the Old Republic's Navy before he committed a heinous crime and blamed it on me resulting in me being court martialed, imprisoned, and exiled by my home village. Reluctantly, to gain favor, I let him live after I fantasized about exacting my revenge definitively.
Can you choose to take two (or more) Destination rolls at the same destination BEFORE moving back to an Explore roll? Seems a little strange to only be able to do a single destination roll at each destination before having to move on to the next exploration and then the next destination. Why not just stay in one destination for a while? Same question but for Exploration rolls.
I like the new Ranks! Much improved, don't you think? Although "minor" seems a little underwhelming. Consider Risky, Unsafe, Perilous, Unpleasant, Hazardous, Dangerous, Precarious, Menacing, Threatening, Treacherous, Distressing, Injurious, Nasty, Bad, Horrible, Terrible, Wretched, Ominous, Gloomy, Foreboding. Trying to come up with a thematic word that also fits nicely on the shorter, easier end of the Rank scale. Or leave it as Minor if you like that most.
Page 27 - Quest Ranks - Simple/Standard/Major/Dire - consider - are these to indicate mainly the length/difficulty/complexity of a quest? If so, Dire may not be the best fit (as much as I like the way it sounds) since it doesn't fit on a continuum with the other ranks because it's meaning is more about a high level of urgency or seriousness rather than distance or duration or difficulty. Consider words like epic, legendary, monstrous, apocalyptic. Consider revamping the names of the four ranks into levels of pain or suffering or otherwise tie the names of the ranks into the overall theme.
Thanks! I can’t wait to see. You have a really great supplement here! So imaginative and useful. The only other “big” thing you should consider is creating a more detailed TOC. There is sooo much detail in here that it would be nice to have a detailed list of everything in order to find it quickly. Even though it is already organized nicely, it will be easy to forget all that is contained in this tome. Consider it.
I am not finding very much to fix. I still haven't finished the document. I was reading the Adventure Reveal more closely and I am still struggling with the Clarify the Text Move and when to use it and how to apply the results. But that is probably just me. I did notice a spacing error in the Clarify the Text Move box between Strong Hit and Weak Hit.
I hope I am not over-burdening you. I am looking at the Overland Hazards section right now. These tables seem to work best as somewhat abstract inspirations and not direct suggestions since you might not be on a cliff or in a tunnel or in the hills or swamp, etc. when you roll on them, but I just wanted to run them by you as entries that caused me to be confused by their meaning.
pg 75 - Human Threat Signs - #7 - A crude trap 'left reset' - clarification
pg 75 - Signs of Ambush - "Indications the 'ground' may be unsafe." - is this the correct subtitle for this table? consider: "Indications that someone or something has been waiting for you for some reason."
pg 75 - Signs of Stalking - #10 - "Something pacing you 'in forest line'. clarification. How to clearly make this different than #11?
pg 76 - Natural Hazards - #17 -"Rapid fog swallow" - consider: "Rapidly engulfed by dense fog" or "Thick fog rapidly rolls in"
pg 76 - Terrain Dangers - #16 - "tunnel collapse in hills" - very specific situation. what if you aren't in the hills? Maybe I just don't completely understand how to use these tables' roll results during a Travel Move other than for somewhat loose application/inspiration.
pg 76 - Terrain Dangers - #20 - "Sudden ravine split". clarification. is this an earthquake?