The Dawn Razor is a 22 page file, consisting of: 2 pages for maps, 1 page for an unlabeled players' map 3 pages for a crossword and solution page 2 pages for letter-handouts for the players and 10 pages for the adventure, which is apparently scaled for “any level” - the strength of the nemesis of the adventure varies based upon the composition of the adventuring party.

The authors state this is part of their “Combat Series” and for better or worse, this is true. Be warned: light spoilers exist below . . . .

There is one opponent in this module, a creature that, for the life of me, feels like a monstrous Komodo Dragon. The text of the adventure has a lot of read-aloud text (the default font is meant to be read aloud, while the bolded text is meant for the DM/GM.

I have to admit, this is the first time I've encountered a crossword puzzle in an adventure. In this case, if the players complete the crossword the paper magically transforms into a bestiary entry describing the nemesis critter. I don't think this clue will work well for my groups. The crossword is, by necessity, relatively simple, and so I suspect better used for younger players. My own players will not care about the scientific notes – if there was treasure, they would look for it, and no horse-sized lizard is going to stand in their way.

The map included is a nice, simple ruin. I like the isometric view of a ruined stone manor/small castle.

The authors provide combat notes for the critter.

I would think this has more opportunity for a younger or inexperienced DM. Unfortunately, being “systemless” it requires someone familiar with the system of choice to adapt the encounter. It lives up to the sales pitch of a combat encounter. That said, it was a cheap purchase, I just don't think I'll get much use out of it.

My final rating is 3-stars. There may be a niche that this product can fit, but it's not mine.

This is a good vignette if you want to avoid glossing over travel with your players. There's action if they just want to take the fastest route but hidden rewards for players that like to explore.

This can be easily added into a campaign that takes players to a coastal or mountainous region with little trouble and I hope to see more of these that take place in other environments. You gotta keep the players on their toes!

The Sunken Temple of Chloren-Var is a long form adventure that has everything needed to jump in and run a game. There's enough material to pick and choose sections of the adventure and the temple rooms can be changed to raise or or lower the difficulty on the fly.

I really appreciated the amount of lore and back story as I haven't had much experience on the DM side of things. For $6 it's worth buying as a stand alone adventure or to incorporate parts of it into your own.

This is exactly what is claims to be ... maps. These are hand drawn but still highly functional for what they are ... which is maps. They are also PWYW so they are functional, hand drawn maps that can be FREE. So, to that 2 star reviewer, stop being a gutless picky shit and post a comment as to what you didn't like about the product because, for what it is and the price i got it for, it's quite deserving of the 5 stars I gave it. To the publisher, unless you're going to put a hard $$$ value to this, change nothing. It does what it does well enough for the $$$ value you set :) (sorry I couldn't give it more stars to try and wipe out the damage that 2 star crap rating is causing).