In almost every one of Caleb’s adventures there’s a point where I cringe in sympathy, and this was it.
There’s not a lot of obstacles/puzzles for them to overcome until then, though. (Of course that can turn out to be an illusion.) My feelings about the “little problem solving” part are due to the fact that the PCs main job seems to be to learn stuff about the monsters until it is time for them to appear. I’m not saying give them too much of a chance against the beasties (this being CoC after all), but maybe give them a bit more advance notice, and have it feel like they can affect their own destiny. Listening to the recording, it felt a little like everything that occurred just happened *to* the PCs, while there seemed to be no way for them to affect the outcome of the scenario. This comes down to two things: little problem solving, and little influence on the plot. I guess you could collapse them into one. Until we get to the people who’ve been partying themselves to the brink of death, the hints do not get more concrete. The soldiers at the diesel depot haven’t seen anyone in 3 days: something’s wrong.
The guy piloting the boat doesn’t want to get too close to the town: bad shit is going down there. The priest has an exorcism kit: some bad shit is going down. There’s a lot of foreshadowing going on before the PCs reach the town, but all of it’s pretty much saying the same thing. The Foreshadowing Is a Bit One-Dimensional I think you could start later, maybe at the point where they’re dropped off the boat and come upon the soldiers watching the diesel / the line of statues in the woods.Ģ.
The buildup at the start is very slow, while nothing much happens except for the players getting drunk and travelling to where they need to be. Now, since this is a play test I thought I’d share my thoughts. First, let me say, Caleb I love your adventures as well has your GM’ing.
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