This adventure effectively capitalizes on the "trapped in a remote location" concept. The villagers seem friendly enough but they're already harboring a few other "guests" with secrets of their own, and tensions will quickly rise (thanks to the Events & Complications table). The pregnant villager is due to give birth at any moment, which seems like a celebratory event--but what's up with the child? [I sense the author is working through some "new parent" anxieties here. ;-) ] Some solid NPCs and a nice map with underground areas round this one out.
Certainly working through a few things with the Infant Table and some of the other NPC details! Candidly, I was thinking through ways things could play out with these NPCs and I wanted to put my thumb on the scales a little with a couple of those table results… and Cloud Empress is such a fun setting for allowing ourselves to get a little weird with it :D
I intend to update this release with a more detailed revision, which should make it a little more rounded and hopefully bring together some elements that might feel like loose ends.
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This adventure effectively capitalizes on the "trapped in a remote location" concept. The villagers seem friendly enough but they're already harboring a few other "guests" with secrets of their own, and tensions will quickly rise (thanks to the Events & Complications table). The pregnant villager is due to give birth at any moment, which seems like a celebratory event--but what's up with the child? [I sense the author is working through some "new parent" anxieties here. ;-) ] Some solid NPCs and a nice map with underground areas round this one out.
Thank you for the feedback and kind words!
Certainly working through a few things with the Infant Table and some of the other NPC details! Candidly, I was thinking through ways things could play out with these NPCs and I wanted to put my thumb on the scales a little with a couple of those table results… and Cloud Empress is such a fun setting for allowing ourselves to get a little weird with it :D
I intend to update this release with a more detailed revision, which should make it a little more rounded and hopefully bring together some elements that might feel like loose ends.
Agreed 100% that Cloud Empress gives us permission to get a little weird. Looking forward to your revision. Oh, and congrats on your newborn!
Thank you :) <3