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For whatever reason, I think Sadie Sink would make a better Rachel than a Jean.

That's the problem though. The players aren't a single unit most of the time. Maybe on of them wants to play a tortle. Maybe one...

Ah, wasn't aware there were other than the 13th Age versions. Its an odd book in a number of ways.

I think at least some of the answer to this question turns on whether you consider (in traditional games) the power dynamic in the two...

Why are the only options: GM is always right The loudest jerk wins Why? You have just pushed the exact thing I mentioned earlier. The...

I asked ChatGPT a group of adventurers for Spelljammer based in aliens from superheroes comics....and I assure you that the result has...

The only issue I'd suggest is that Cortex really, really wants to compress scope more than those games do. Whether that's significant...

I think it worked better with Chill because it had multiple degrees of success, so you could regulate not just whether they got...

Yes, and it's specifically why I chose it as a contrasting option and was quite specific in my language. As I understand it, it's not...

I think there are real problems with binary yes-or-no creating dead ends in trad games. There are other solutions to that than the...

Is that specific to the approach Brindlewood Bay? I'm curious because it seems an odd statement for investigative games in-general.

What I'd phrase it as is Hero is no worse than most trad games for investigation--but that's very much damning with faint praise.

I’m totally open to learning it! The text just seems bland and uninspiring every time (unfortunately I have the same issue with WWN)...

I am exaggerating, absolutely. But I have owned over 167 different RPGs and played almost 200 different systems, including 2 playtests...

Proper management of the phase chart is a bit of an art, even with proper tools.