I tried to rate all the jam entries before time ran out but didn't quite make it. This is an excellent entry with wonderful art. Well done :)
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It's cool that this runs in the browser and I am grateful for a text version of the zine for my eye's sake. It's got a very distinctive flavor from a visual standpoint but I'm afraid it may distract from the actual content inside. Still, this is a unique entry and I can appreciate it for that reason alone.
Not really my thing, but it's cool for people who want it. I feel like there's more room to explore this concept and balance it further. For example, the potions are a really cool idea and the mention of a drawback for drinking too many is interesting. But how many are too many (I'd argue more than one)? What kind of drawbacks? Fleshing that sort of thing out and providing some spark tables would elevate this content considerably. Still, good work, it's hard to submit one thing, let alone two to a jam.
A nice little bonus for players who need a little more inspiration/motivation for their Knight. Since the creator has specifically asked for critique and feedback, I will provide a little here (but don't worry, I still gave 5 stars):
My main point of criticism is the layout. It's functional, but it doesn't really invoke Mythic Bastionland from a visual standpoint. While I can appreciate that this is pretty friendly to print, a "beautified" version would also be nice to have. Pretty minor as far as complaints go. The content is solid, and I enjoyed reading through it.
Of course :)
You hit the really big ones, but there are some obscure Yokai I know a bit about like Hamaguri nyōbō (clam wife) that would have been fun. Given how important birds are in core, I would probably done a variation of the tongue-cut sparrow as well. Now that I think about it, a "festival" themed Myth would have been good too, maybe Tanabata-ish? There's a lot of potential I feel hidden away in the mythos of other cultures that I would really like to see explored more. Did you see the one centered on Korean mythos? Highly recommend it, even if it's rather brief since the creator said they ran out of time (so consider it a teaser).









