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The Cursed Courtesan
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Alison R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/23/2022 18:26:04

I really thought there was potential here. I am running a mature game so I was looking for an adventure to deal with some adult themes, but I think this one mostly missed the mark. For starters, it seems odd to me that a 9th level paladin can't deal with this issue on her own, particularly when she runs a brothel and one of her ladies has been cursed. Especially with other paladins as backup. Like, isn't the discretion of her clients important and this feels like an internal matter to be dealt with discretely, not advertised on the job board.

Second, the economies make no sense to me. How is it that EVERY courtesan can afford a magic item to protect them against STIs? It sounds nice and all, but it's not like people become prostitutes because they have lots of other options. If you're making 2sp a romp, to make the installment payments on your amulet of health you'd need 4 paying customers every single night, and you still haven't paid rent or eaten for the month.

Then the actual mystery isn't really that mysterious. Just some new magic items and possessive jerks. Like I said, I really thought there was potential, but I'd say you should look elsewhere.



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[2 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Those are some good points. Discretion should be the focus, not having it on the job board, that's my bad. While she probably could handle the issue herself, but that would cause societal problems for her and her business. I could have clarified the economics better. Not every courtesan would be able to afford the Periapt, certainly those in the Poor column, but since this focused on an Excellent quality location I was more focused on that. Yeah, the mystery was a little straightforward, I didn't want to make it too complicated for those that have trouble with that sort of thing, but I think it can be made a bit more complex, although if going the route of hiring adventurers for discretion then plausibly everyone there would already have an idea who was behind it, but they couldn't just come out and say it because that would violate client confidentiality and the staff still wants plausible deniability. I'm in the process of remastering my old adventures, so I'll take all this into consideration when I remaster this one, thank you!
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The Cursed Courtesan
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by David O. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/16/2020 20:53:27

An interesting adventure with a well laid out but quite sensitive scenario. I'm glad to see a more sex-positive adventure out there, but it's definently for mature audiences only, and I mean both body and mind mature. If that's you and you like the idea of taking down a real scumbag, then this is a very enjoyable aventure.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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