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We haven't really gotten into it much in the game, but I think for a lot of people of Yeld eating the people of the  Animal Tribes is compltelye taboo.

Hi and thanks! Let me answer your questions!

- There's nothing like an assist action in Yeld. Instead, we imagine Friends helping each other in two ways. In fights, the Action Chain represents Friends setting up success for each other. So when a Friend passes on an Action Chain bonus, they're providing their assistance. That can be framed as combat momentum, but it can also be described as a Friend explicitly providing assistance.

Outside of fights, a challenge can be framed as something the Friends all do together, or something one Friend does to help another. For example, you can frame a challenge as "All the Friends need to climb up this tree, so each of you please make a Climb roll." That Climb roll may end up being impossible for some Friends, which creates a new challenge. "Nalani can't climb the tree, so we need to figure out how to help her." Which may involve other Friends doing a challenge involving a Strong roll, or the Do things with Rope Special die, or something else.

 So the idea here is that you're not taking an assist action to provide extra dice so another friend can do something, but instead taking on a new challenge to help them. Lets help Sarah hide. Lets help Dino pick this lock. Lets help Alex talk to this adult.

Does that make sense?

- This is a typo! And a ridiculous one. My god. You are correct, interruptions always use Brave. What happened is that a few months ago I added some clarifying text around interruptions, and for SOME REASON I changed Brave to Smart. I have no idea why. I may have just been tired. Look for a corrected PDF next week.

- Yes, Yeld's meat products are largely harvested from the Animal Tribes, and members of the Animal Tribes are people. Yeld's food chain is pretty grim. The Animal tribes themselves have complicated rules about who is allowed to eat who, and this is an expected part of their life cycle. Keep in mind, a lot of Yeld's other people also get eaten pretty regularly by monsters. And Vampires.

The good news is that Yeld has well established vegan options, and a lot of Yeld's people are vegans (or limit their meat intake). This is noted in a few Yeld products (there's a note in the comics on page 4 of the rulebook). 

Some monsters are non-intelligent, like Broccoli Lobsters. And these are  harvested and eaten.

There's some argument over whether fish talk and are intelligent.  In the past we've said they aren't, but we've also shown some of the mermaids talking at fish. Although the fish don't respond. So its unclear.

I love it when people are interested in playing along with our world as written, but I always encourage people to change elements they don't like. So if a complicated and frankly uncomfortable food chain doesn't appeal to you, feel free to make adjustments!

This is really cool.

That's right. Our next expansion is called The Royal Academy of Mystical Studies, and the Dean will appear there. This is sort of a teaser. We're hoping to release that in April.

Thanks for asking! In the 1st edition of the game we really recommended it being a twist. These days my opinion has changed, and I think it works better if players understand that it is coming and can accept that and buy into it. Ultimately, its up to you and what you think your group will respond best to.

In my own experience, having it be a twist is a great moment, but it sometimes leads to players who want to spend all their time trying to open the door or find a loophole to get home instead of embracing the game's story.

Oh! Thanks for letting me know. I've uploaded the correct file and you should be able to download it now.

I'm glad you liked that! I really wanted to have consistent art. As an artist, that something I always want to see in games.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

That's great! Its an astoundingly good deal for a very good cause.

Hooray!
And don't be afraid to use the base version. 2nd Edition is a major upgrade, but at its core its the same game.

That's great! Thanks for giving Yeld a chance. (I really owe 11dragonkid a thankyou!) If you like the game, the 2nd edition is a bug upgrade with lots of neat changes and new material.

I had not thought about that. Now I am.

That's a good suggestion, thank you!

I'll be honest, when I responded to your first post I thought you were talking about E-Readers, like Kindle. It wasn't until your second post that I understood what you were saying.

Its probably going to be a bit till I have time to figure this out, but I've added it to my work list. Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I'll post an update when I have a solution.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with screen readers at all, and hadn't considered this. I'll look into whether there's some option that can allow the book's comics to be read by a screen reader. Thanks for bring this to my attention.

I'm actually not sure. I've never thought to test it till now. The comics are images, so I'm not sure if or how well screen reader would pick up the comic text.

Our new tabletop game is called Rats with Gats!

You're a pirate crew of freshly spawned math rats, ready to wreck havoc on the magical land of Yeld! Find a gun, steal a ship and earn a pirate name! Rats with Gats is a an easy to play one shot story game with a shared game master! https://yeldstuff.itch.io/rats-with-gats-playtest

Go ahead and send me a message at Yeldstuff@gmail.com.

2nd Edition is a separate product and does require a separate purchase. But since you supported Trans Rights I'm honor bound (and happy) to provide you with a key. Please let me know what you think of the game!

Bought! This looks neat!

Thanks for sharing this great review! We really appreciate it!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much!

Thanks! We're glad you liked it!