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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8648936" data-attributes="member: 20564">This is a good question.My secondhand understanding is that the basis of the Heartstrings moves, whihc is the mechanical aspects of romance, have been taken from a long established Monsterhearts PbtA game.  The first edition of that was back in 2012, and a second edition in 2017.  So this already is an expansion of existing romance rules.PbtA games are known for being heavily targeted for particular play experience, verses so-called "big tent" games.  So both Monsterhearts and Thirsty Sword Lesbians having a well defined and somewhat narrow target audience is part and parcel of the PbtA experience, above and beyond how that does help make sure everyone is on the same page for being receptive to potential romantic play.Another facet of this we have RPGs like Blue Rose which explores courtly love and all the politics and intrigue that come with it.  That was originally a slimmed down d20, then Green Ronin's True20, and now Green Ronin AGE.  That originally came out in 2005, so has 17 years and multiple editions showing there is a large enough market for it to make it worth updating and republishing.</blockquote>