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They are apparently working on a Strategy Book filled with advice and variant rules slated for 2027.

I loved it when I first encountered it in Ryuutama. IMHO, it's incredibly intuitive. When I first heard that FU used a modified version...

I have a player who continues to maintain that the 4 attribute dice resolution mechanic is his favorite system out of anything he's...

@Reynard, one of the fun things IMHO about Fabula Ultima is that joy of building your character. It's a bit like 3e/PF2 mulitclassing...

One of my favorite things about Fabula Ultima, and something that I recommend people in other games take a look at, is the Ritual...

Final Fantasy Tactics just released for PC, so I'm getting a chance to relive it. That game is full of cutscenes where you find out what...

Then don't use them. The rules don't require that you use these scenes. EmaRooster isn't going to break into your home if you choose not...

I've utilized "cutscenes" of this nature before in other TTRPG, including D&D, and it's usually incredibly effective. Of course, I...

You don't have to do them. It's just another way the game provides to emulate that feeling of experiencing a story in a JRPG video game...

I haven't really played many JRPGs. My partner has played none. So I would say that the answer is "yes."

The absolute best intro to a game I'm aware of.

I wish a product like this existed for every ttrpg. Its an absolutely fantastic little tutorial.

I would also add that Fabula Ultima is one of the rare TTRPGs that my partner has loved playing and expressed enthusiastic interest in...

Brief foreshadowing mostly to show how the villain is Doing Stuff, far less than the usual read-aloud text you see in a D&D campaign.

It absolutely is a function of them not learning, but I think having so many moving parts is part of what leads them to not learning...