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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
SUBSTANCE | #14 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
Overall | #25 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
STYLE | #26 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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A fun concept that requires a little buy-in from the players, as the random tables include behavioral traits for your PC. Most of the folks I play with would probably be hesitant to allow a roll to redefine the way their character acts or introduce a new jerk behavior to their PCs' esthetic between each mission. Too much of a risk to player agency.
It's a cool idea, with a lot of great entries on the tables. I'm likely to re-appropriate this for other purposes, though (maybe in a low-power Supers game with NPC roommates).
As an artifact, there's a LOT of black on one third of the trifold, front and back. Paper-texture-changing levels of black, depending on your printer this trifold isn't going to really sit flat. I'd run this through a grey filter before printing it. The back side of the trifold, when folded, includes the second half of a table started on another (not visible when folded) page, which is a bit sub-optimal.
I can easily see people having a lot of fun with this. It's not for me, but I'd call it more of a swing-and-a-ball than a swing-and-a-miss even in the context of my usual group. Definitely worth checking out!
A fun addition to your FIST game! I especially like the idea of combining them to create complications such as "neighborhood kaiju acting up" causing a player to run late in order to "avenge [their] master at a high-stakes martial arts tournament."
It was only a matter of time before reality Tv and Fist combined.
Real World House is a tongue-in-cheek downtime hijinks engine for FIST. In between your regular missions, you play out reality TV style conflicts and chores.
The PDF is two fairly dense pages with a strong horror aesthetic that's a little bit undercut by the tone of the material. The text is dense, but readable with magnification.
Contents-wise, most of the supplement is roll tables for chores and household conflicts. Which might sound like a negative, but these are all flavorful and there's a brilliant mechanic tucked in. During missions, you can cut away to an Office-style confessional scene where you highlight conflicts with another team member to gain a WAR DIE. This both adds a little more fluidity to the WAR DICE economy and helps establish character relationships.
Overall, the vibe here is sort of Archer, which might not fit every group. However, the cut-away mechanic is solid gold, and the focus on downtime does a lot to help ground FIST's game structure.
If you want your superpowered spy drama to be more of a workplace comedy, Real World House should be at the top of your shopping list.
I am obsessed with the combination of tortured mercenaries and reality show mundanity. The random tables will definitely make your table laugh while also providing them tons of inspiration for memorable sessions.
Having PC on PC tension built into the game is awesome, and honestly should be a requirement for some tables. The confessional rules are definitely something I would use in any of my games regardless of the mission.
An amazing resource whether you need to break up the tension or add some tension of a different kind to your game.
Great Concept, Great Fun.