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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Christopher L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/27/2020 11:25:54

Having been a fan of Masque of the Red Death since the 1990s boxed set, I am well versed in "Red Jack," and always thought of it as a great starter adventure. This attempt at recreating it for 5e is unfortunately lacking. Don't get me wrong, it conveys the story line / adventure fairly well, but the module is laden with quite a few typos, and the writing for me was sub-par at best. In truth, I was disappointed with this product. I could be wrong, but it just seemed like the work was hastily thrown together, and the quality suffered for it.



Rating:
[2 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Eric W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/09/2019 09:36:20

Pros:

  • Simple, easy rules to use sanity, magic, and firearms.
  • Four pre-gen characters to quickly jump into the action.
  • Player handouts for the Whitechapel area and a newspaper clipping.

Cons:

  • A little too short and simplistic for a Sherlock Holmes/Jack the Ripper murder mystery.

THE VERDICT: THE GOTHIC EARTH SETTING IS INTRIGUING, BUT BY CONDENSING A MURDER MYSTERY INTO A SINGLE SHORT SESSION, RED JACK, LOSES A BIT OF ITS THEMATIC FLAIR.

Full review: https://roguewatson.com/2019/09/07/dms-guild-review-red-jack-a-gothic-earth-adventure/

Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_r3AT4WV_0



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Christopher C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/06/2019 08:17:48

A great, short, atmospheric campaign with a setting that promises future adventures. Our regular DM had to cancel our weekly game at the last minute, and with only an hour or so of prep time, I was able to step in and DM "Red Jack" with ease; the supplement provided all the backstory and mechanics I needed in an easily accessible format. Players all seemed to enjoy it quite a bit--the puzzle solving, the gothic feel, interacting with Holmes and other denizens of London/Whitechapel (urchins, shopkeepers, the old Spirit Lady, the doctor, etc), and the teasers about the wider menace of the Red Death. Just for fun, I threw in one or two additional encounters (a rot grub swarm in one of the filthier yards, and an abyssal malkin [poison-spewing black cat from Fellozial's Ultimate Guide to Poison]), and we still managed to complete the whole adventure in just under three hours. Highly recommended.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Jeremy W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/30/2019 22:51:16

Tone and tale are both super strong in this piece. My adventurers enjoyed figuring things out and interacting with the NPCs, all of whom were given enough flavor to have fun with. I've enjoyed MT Black's work in the past and I'm quite sure this isn't the last of his work that I'll have fun with.

It would be pretty easy to use this as a jumping off point for a campaign that slowly revealed more and more magic, monsters, and mayhem as the players worked themselves deeper and deeper into the seedier side of London and beyond.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Ian W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/30/2019 22:03:45

Enter the world of the "Red Death". A place of Gothic/Victorian tropes where magic and monsters are real. A great introductory adventure to a cool setting. Looking forward to seeing more adventures in this place.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by James H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/30/2019 20:54:19

Red Jack is an adventure with all the usual style, panache, and polish of an M.T. Black release, with something that puts it just a slight cut above the rest: its setting. For an author so firmly established in classic D&D traditions, exploring the decidedly non-S&S streets of London takes guts. It also takes some not-insignificant tweaks to the core rules of D&D, all of which work quite smoothly. Is this an adventure for a first-time D&D group? Probably not. Is this an adventure for a D&D group that wants something a little bit different without moving outside of the D&D rules? Absolutely.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Red Jack: A Gothic Earth Adventure
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Hiten D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/30/2019 20:42:49

This adventure looks extremely promising! I love the unique 19th century London setting, Sherlock Holmes NPC, as well as the newspaper prop! This adventure would make for a good one-shot, or a "break" from your ongoing home game.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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