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The Adventure Crafter Deck $4.95
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The Adventure Crafter Deck
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by 8X10 R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/24/2023 13:52:59

Maybe I just don't fully understand how to use the deck, but this seems like reskin of another product, Mythic, from this publisher. The manual doesnt explain things as well as the other product and I would suggest to clarify the manual a bit more. This deck indicates that you can use it with their other product, which I purchased right after; however, it doesnt add much more that the other offers. I hate to say that i regret this purchase. I wish i would have done a bit more research on both products prior to purchase.



Rating:
[2 of 5 Stars!]
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The Adventure Crafter Deck
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Valdus C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/07/2022 12:07:47

I almost did away with solo rping all together with the adventure crafter, it is easily the closest thing I have ever ever seen to write with dice- a divine fusion of writing and role-playing. It is a glorious glorious thing, especially for the writer and plotter at heart.

So why did it lose a star? I think this deck should have been LARGER! So much information is packed into these teeny tiny cards, that my OSR eyes can barely make out what it says!

Other than that, it is genius given to us for mere baubles!



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Wow, thank you for the kind words! I understand about the small type, I had quite the time fitting all of that information onto playing cards. I had wanted to go full tarot size, but that about doubled the cost so I decided against it. Still, perhaps a tarot size option wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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The Adventure Crafter Deck
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Nicolette W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/10/2021 01:36:28

This seems super cool, but is genuinely unusable unless you also own and have read/understood the book. Full disclosure: I bought the book at some point as well but it seemed way complex, and I've used and enjoyed the Mythic GME deck, so I thought this would be similarly easy to use, but I guess I'll have to go read the full book. The manual for these cards explains well the set-up of the cards and how to use them to generate the plot points and turning points or whatever, but completely fails to elaborate on what a turning point is or how the crafter is really supposed to work. I think the manual should either be expanded to make the cards truly stand alone, or they should more clearly show that you need to also own and use the adventure crafter book in order to use them. If either of these things happen I'll glady add more stars to my review.

Edited: Just read the description and it looks like it does say now that it requires the book, not sure if I missed that when I bought these or if it didn't say that yet. Rating 5 stars but in my heart it's 4-4.5 because I really really wish the Adventure Crafter manual would include all the information so I wouldn't have to flip back and forth. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Hi Nicolette, thank you for the review. I can understand your frustrations with how the rules are spread out. Yes, you do need The Adventure Crafter book to make use of the Deck. Please note that there is a bundle available so you can get the deck with the pdf version of the book for free. The bundles can be found at the bottom of the product listing.
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The Adventure Crafter Deck
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Sean C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/29/2020 11:32:11

These cards are based off the original book, but are far superior. The original book was a great tool, but one of the big problems was that it was too slow to use the table system. Great for prep, but horrible for on the fly building of stories. With the card system, it is a lot faster to make stories on the fly.

I strongly suggest that instead of using the small theme deck. Just to write out numbers and pick the themes you want. This way you can remove themes or even have double/triple themed adventures.

Pros:

  • Quickly build stories and plot points
  • Easier to user than the book
  • Compact
  • Allows you to generate characters

Cons:

  • Instructions do a bad job of explaining how to integrate with the Mythic Deck and basically tell you to read the book
  • You still need the PDF instructions to explain more details from the short event/plot description
  • The PDF instructions are missing many of the details the Adventure Crafter book has
  • Character generation is missing some details that can be found with GameMaster's Apprentice

Overall, this is a must buy for GMs and story writers. However, I am not sure you can understand this and how it works with the Mythic Deck without the Adventure Crafter book. I strongly suggest the author let you buy these cards and the Adventuer Craft book with a slight discount to the book.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Adventure Crafter Deck
Publisher: Word Mill Games
by Ryan S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/20/2020 09:35:06

I owned the book already and thought the cards might be a good way to speed up prep and play and boy was I right. They are a fantastic resource for GMs and Solo players. As both (I GM for my kids and soemtimes play solo, or with them as well), these cards are great for creating dynamic stories on the fly or with short preparation. I highly recommend!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the deck. My main hope with the deck was to speed up TAC, which makes it more viable for use on the fly instead of just for preparation. I think it's cool that you adventure with your kids :)
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