Key/Character: TogeticGuy / Aerilon Tsuchai
Which Event: Shard of the Vales
Responsiveness (Were their narrations posted within a reasonable time-frame and were they quick to respond?): Most of the narration was pre-written and was altered based on our actions, which made it all flow really well, even the wholly new narration posts were really quick. Honestly our post time was the biggest bottleneck, and the reason it went on for an extra three hours
Balance (How entertaining were the battles, and any obstacles/traps?): There was some fun puzzle stuff early on that we missed the answer to but came up with a solution of our own that ended up being incorporated and feeling good to have our unorthodox method still fit in fine. The actual combat battles ranged a little, the first was a bit easy but helped balance the later fight by assessing our damage output and tankiness, and it fit in the story pretty well to have that enemy be weaker than expected so it didn't feel like an issue. The final fight got down to the wire, but never felt unfair, we managed to etch out a victory in a way that felt satisfying despite the disparity in offensive ability of the two of us
Storytelling (Did it feel like an adventure, did the content of the narrations meet your expectations?): The story was very fun, and ran between a couple of genres(?)/styles from something very mysterious, to a little silly, and then more serious towards the end, the story itself was a lot of fun to play through, with it pretty well tailored to the characters involved and receptive to their actions.
Fairness (Were the punishments justified and earned, was the risk to reward ratio good?): I'd say overall this was good, we had the system of injuries lain out to us from the start, and it was all very fair. We came out with temps that were generously decreased due to the system and dm goodwill, and although it could've been harsher on us, it didn't make the rewards feel unearned in response given the type of event we were running.
Overall: 10/10, gave an extremely fun experience with some cool rewards and a fun story to play through
Any other comments: DM Food Moth
Which Event: Shard of the Vales
Responsiveness (Were their narrations posted within a reasonable time-frame and were they quick to respond?): Most of the narration was pre-written and was altered based on our actions, which made it all flow really well, even the wholly new narration posts were really quick. Honestly our post time was the biggest bottleneck, and the reason it went on for an extra three hours
Balance (How entertaining were the battles, and any obstacles/traps?): There was some fun puzzle stuff early on that we missed the answer to but came up with a solution of our own that ended up being incorporated and feeling good to have our unorthodox method still fit in fine. The actual combat battles ranged a little, the first was a bit easy but helped balance the later fight by assessing our damage output and tankiness, and it fit in the story pretty well to have that enemy be weaker than expected so it didn't feel like an issue. The final fight got down to the wire, but never felt unfair, we managed to etch out a victory in a way that felt satisfying despite the disparity in offensive ability of the two of us
Storytelling (Did it feel like an adventure, did the content of the narrations meet your expectations?): The story was very fun, and ran between a couple of genres(?)/styles from something very mysterious, to a little silly, and then more serious towards the end, the story itself was a lot of fun to play through, with it pretty well tailored to the characters involved and receptive to their actions.
Fairness (Were the punishments justified and earned, was the risk to reward ratio good?): I'd say overall this was good, we had the system of injuries lain out to us from the start, and it was all very fair. We came out with temps that were generously decreased due to the system and dm goodwill, and although it could've been harsher on us, it didn't make the rewards feel unearned in response given the type of event we were running.
Overall: 10/10, gave an extremely fun experience with some cool rewards and a fun story to play through
Any other comments: DM Food Moth