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ASC Review - Ophidian Temple

Adventure Site Contest 3 review This adventure was submitted for consideration in Adventure Site Contest 3 being run by Ben Gibson at Coldlight Press. This is an unofficial review, which was written prior to reading (or watching) any of the official judges’ reviews. Links to the official reviews are at the bottom of the review.   Five-star rating scale, based on both playability and interest: *          Failing grade. The adventure doesn’t meet minimum standards of playability. **         I could see running this, but it fails to inspire me or has significant playability issues. ***       I would consider running this. ****      I am considering running this. *****    I want to run this. Now. Ophidian Temple By Scott_M For AD&D Levels 5-7 (4-6 characters) Time to grok the adventure: 15 minutes Set-up:   A cult of snake-men is kidnapp...

ASC3 Review - The Wreck of the Spinefish

Adventure Site Contest 3 review This adventure was submitted for consideration in Adventure Site Contest 3 being run by Ben Gibson at Coldlight Press. This is an unofficial review, which was written prior to reading (or watching) any of the official judges’ reviews. Links to the official reviews are at the bottom of the review.   Five-star rating scale, based on both playability and interest: *          Failing grade. The adventure doesn’t meet minimum standards of playability. **         I could see running this, but it fails to inspire me or has significant playability issues. ***       I would consider running this. ****      I am considering running this. *****    I want to run this. Now. The Wreck of the Spinefish By ShockTohp. Edited by Lockmere For ACKS II Levels 4-6 (5-8 characters) Playtesters named  Time to grock: 20 minutes, but...

ASC3 Review - Temple of Bast

Adventure Site Contest 3 review This adventure was submitted for consideration in Adventure Site Contest 3 being run by Ben Gibson at Coldlight Press. This is an unofficial review, which was written prior to reading (or watching) any of the official judges’ reviews. Links to the official reviews are at the bottom of the review.   Five-star rating scale, based on both playability and interest: *          Failing grade. The adventure doesn’t meet minimum standards of playability. **         I could see running this, but it fails to inspire me or has significant playability issues. ***       I would consider running this. ****      I am considering running this. *****    I want to run this. Now. Temple of Bast By John Nash For BECMI/RC Level 3  Time to grok the adventure: 15 minutes  Set-up: A temple to a forgotten cat god is currently...

ASC3 Review - The Sanctuary of the Black Buddha

Adventure Site Contest 3 review This adventure was submitted for consideration in Adventure Site Contest 3 being run by Ben Gibson at Coldlight Press. This is an unofficial review, which was written prior to reading (or watching) any of the official judges’ reviews. Links to the official reviews are at the bottom of the review.   Five-star rating scale, based on both playability and interest: *          Failing grade. The adventure doesn’t meet minimum standards of playability. **         I could see running this, but it fails to inspire me or has significant playability issues. ***       I would consider running this. ****      I am considering running this. *****    I want to run this. Now. The Sanctuary of the Black Buddha By Seb Howell For AD&D Levels 5-7 (7-9 characters) Play testing group detailed Time to grok the adventure: 20 min...

Adventure Site Contest 3 - Emerald Caves (my adventure)

The Emerald Caves is my submission for consideration in  Adventure Site Contest 3 being run by Ben Gibson at Coldlight Press.   Following this post, I will review the adventured submitted to the contest that were made available publicly or on the Classic Adventure Gaming server on Discord.