5 thoughts on “A #review of I’m On A Boat by Joe Banner (adventure).”
Thanks for the review Sophia – I think it was very fair. As it was my first (feels like a lifetime ago!) I’d love to hear whether later PDFs were an improvement or not?
Yes, definitely. My biggest concern is that I’m On a Boat is a bit barebones and well within the pirate tropes so there is not much surprise there.
I think your newer adventures have a more evocative feel. Mirkasa is an interesting setting which I like. It’s mysterious, sometimes more industrian than medieval which is a welcome change.
Generally, your smaller adventures (the patreon ones) are mostly short so that’s ok. I can work with that and you’re generally pretty good with providing hooks for the adventure to start.
It’s also a personal preference that I like more information as I’m not yet that good with improvisation. I know that many DW adventures rely on improv and/or worldbuilding input from the players. In my personal experience that can fell flat so it’s a pet peeve of mine. A lot of other Dungeon World GMs might not need that.
Thanks for the review Sophia – I think it was very fair. As it was my first (feels like a lifetime ago!) I’d love to hear whether later PDFs were an improvement or not?
Yes, definitely. My biggest concern is that I’m On a Boat is a bit barebones and well within the pirate tropes so there is not much surprise there.
I think your newer adventures have a more evocative feel. Mirkasa is an interesting setting which I like. It’s mysterious, sometimes more industrian than medieval which is a welcome change.
Generally, your smaller adventures (the patreon ones) are mostly short so that’s ok. I can work with that and you’re generally pretty good with providing hooks for the adventure to start.
It’s also a personal preference that I like more information as I’m not yet that good with improvisation. I know that many DW adventures rely on improv and/or worldbuilding input from the players. In my personal experience that can fell flat so it’s a pet peeve of mine. A lot of other Dungeon World GMs might not need that.
You might want to check my stuff out. I have all the old GM wannabe novelists flaws: http://catsoftindalos.blogspot.com/
Mark Tygart Thanks, I will add an entry to my DW resources list http://spacebeyondreality.com/post/dw-resources
Very welcome.