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Nice work, thanks for sharing!

Ratskinner’s hack with the d6 doesn’t really replicate Genesys, but I like it. Sure, it doesn’t give the same range of side-effects and probabilities, but it eliminates the time it takes to figure out what dice to roll, and simplifies the interpretation of the roll, while still bringing more...

The last one is a big one for me. Designers don’t pay enough attention to the cumulative mental load of their systems. So you’ll find games with a bunch of mechanics that look cool when taken in isolation, but when you put everything together the system as a whole becomes unwieldy in play.

Most innovative mechanic that actually works for the game: the Jenga tower in Dread. Favorite "new" mechanic that's gone mainstream: degrees of success/failure ("but...") It brings something fun to the table compared to D&D/OSR games. I personally like it as long as it's implemented simply and...

Couple of thoughts: From a business perspective you could make a case for introducing complexity on the player's side because it gives an incentive for the players to buy book(s). But it's a trade off because complexity is a turn-off for people who are more into roleplaying than...