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The Tainted Grove

Game ID: GID0349419
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From the introduction:

Everyone in Moonfern Ford knows to avoid The Tainted Grove, a place of darkness and evil amidst the sylvan beauty of Cormanthor. When a young hunter goes missing in the forest, things in the village take a dark turn.

A four-hour adventure for Tier 1 Characters. Optimized for APL 3.

Description

From the introduction:

Everyone in Moonfern Ford knows to avoid The Tainted Grove, a place of darkness and evil amidst the sylvan beauty of Cormanthor. When a young hunter goes missing in the forest, things in the village take a dark turn.

A four-hour adventure for Tier 1 Characters. Optimized for APL 3.

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positive
Pros
  • Amazing theme
  • Dark setting
  • Set in Arthurian legend
  • Fun character development
  • Choices change the story
  • More streamlined and less grindy with update pack
  • Flawed characters make for a cool experience
Cons
  • Can be grindy (though improved by update pack)
Thematic elements
  • dark narrative story
  • world of King Arthur / Arthurian legend
  • storydriven
Comparison games
  • Kings of Ruin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — You have to play your cards outright in order to be able to connect certain things together to have them create what you want to have happen in those encounters.
  • Story Exploration — As you explore through all the different missions in this game.
  • symbol matching — Making sure that all your symbols match up will give you the power that you need to succeed in these different conflicts.
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  • I love campaign games that uh I haven't finished and I need to finish these.
  • Isoparian Guard is a game that involves exploration with a compelling story.
  • This is Stars of Aarios. This is a ship battling game, and it works really well.
  • Aon Trespass Odyssey is the game for you.
  • The boss fights are epic.
  • Number one on the list is Madara.
  • There's so many things that make this game a mustplay that it tops my list of campaign games that I need to complete.
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