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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CarlZog" data-source="post: 2569826" data-attributes="member: 11716">I'm running a pirate campaign that uses a type of drama points system that I cobbled together from several other examples of systems (including Adventure!'s).  The characters earn points by doing particularly dramatic or swashbuckling things. They can spend the points on mechanics advantages (extra die rolls), but I've particularly encouraged them to use the points for dramatic editing -- altering the physical environment or circumstances to their advantage, often outside the scope of the rules. I provided them a list of examples that were particularly appropriate to the genre, but I've made it clear that they can propose anything.I don't know if this is the level of player involvement you're envisioning, but in my case it's been working well. (The campaign is only a few  sessions old.) In one of the first uses of a drama point, a player suggested that a rogue wave rocks the ship just as his opponent is about to attack, throwing the fiend off balance. I gave it to him, but pointed out that the deck would rock under everybody, requiring reflex saves (or "sea legs" skill checks if appropriate) from everybody. It added a lot of energy to the scene.Carl</blockquote>