NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RenleyRenfield" data-source="post: 9697275" data-attributes="member: 7044197">We have <a href="https://storytellerrpg.itch.io/final-fantasy" target="_blank">made our own hack of Cypher</a>.  It does a few key changes that we feel  GREATLY improves the experience<a href="https://storytellerrpg.itch.io/final-fantasy" target="_blank">See the game here = Final Fantasy 8 rpg (link)  </a>here is a summary of changes =<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">you can spend pool AFTER a roll</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">XP is XP, you only spend it to level up. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pool is now spent like XP was to add to scene and declare a flashback truth.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">all Cyphers are known spells, and the draw is random, but you can draw as many as you dare, so you can reliably have Firaga</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">damage on Player side is mostly D6's to let it feel a little random but bigger too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">skills are explicit to the theme and setting so they are more clear when applicable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Healing is a spell (cure), but also can be done via visiting a medic.  (no more rest, long rest, resty rest rest stuff, just heal or medpack and move on)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">added the whole Blades in the Dark heist mechanic to Missions = makes the game feel more structured for new players/GMs. </li> </ul>And to be honest, the whole Draw system makes, IMHO, the concepts behind cyphers and cypher sickness = make WAAY more sense contextually.  and more reliable.</blockquote>

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