Hey guys!

So... I wanted this update to be a little more comprehensive, originally, but then I realized that the one update I wanted to make would be better split into 2.  So here's the first of those two updates: a complete overhaul of the Basic Moves.

Over the past few months, I've become way more active in a Discord server for PBTA dev, and as a result I've done a lot of thinking about the kind of game that I want ] [ to be.  I love to tell the story about how it was started out of spite, but as I developed the game a lot of my specific worldview started inevitably worming its way in.  I barely even consider it a Kingdom Hearts game any more, and relate it more to games like Live-A-Live and Chrono Trigger.

As a result in this shift of focus, I took a look at my basic moves... and found I needed to totally redo them.

So that's this update.  The basic moves have been totally overhauled, and I'd like to do a few rounds of oneshot testing on them.

For the next update I want to focus on the advancement systems.  This will include fleshing out of the relationship moves and refinement of the World Sync moves, and hopefully, finally, we'll get an edition of ] [ where you haven't completed 3-4 adventures before you advance a single time.  After that I want to add more campaign tools and an end goal for non-oneshot stories!

What's New

GM Guide

• Out of date.  Please refer instead to the changelog below.

Basic Moves

• Reveal Your Power has been replaced with Embody Heroism.  This move is now rolled with +Valor.
• The Damsel’s Game of Thrones is now a basic move called Learn Their Troubles.  This move is rolled with +Valor.
• As such from the previous two points, the context of Valor has shifted slightly from “is good at physical activity” to “is good at embodying a heroic archetype.”
• Find the Key has been renamed to Root Out Corruption.  It is still rolled with +Cunning.
• Weather the Storm remains the same, but is now rolled with +Cunning instead of +Valor.
• Protect and Open Your Heart remain unchanged and are still rolled with +Heart.
• Moves one can only use as their Darkest Self, called Darkness Moves, have been added.  These moves have more effective results, but also have greater consequences:
  • Face a Worthy Opponent is now the Darkness Move Strike with Intent.  It is rolled with +Valor.
  • A new move called Reshape the World has been added as a Darkness Move.  It is rolled with +Cunning.
  • Pierce the Darkness is now the Darkness Move Command the Darkness.  It is rolled with +Heart.

Playbooks

• All Playbooks: Destiny Tracks have been removed.
• All Playbooks: Moves Between You have been removed/modified pending an overhaul of the experience system.
• The Hero: The move Evil Will Never Win has been removed as it no longer makes sense with the new spread of basic moves.
• The Hero: Hero of Legend has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Hero: Never Give Up has been overhauled to match the basic move updates.
• The Slayer: My Only Real Friend has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Slayer: Feeling Lucky, Punk? and What’s One More Body? have been overhauled to match the basic move updates.
• The Slayer: A new move, The Professional, has been added.
• The Prodigy: Sufficiently Advanced Technology has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Damsel is now The Maiden because invoking the Damsel in Distress is not a way to get people excited about the playbook.
• The Maiden: Confidant has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Maiden: Game of Thrones has been overhauled to match the basic move updates.
• The Kid: Don’t Mess with My Friends has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Kid: A new move, Change Your Mind, has been added.
• The Hermit: The move Playtime is Over has been removed as it was repurposed for the Slayer.
• The Hermit: Size Matters Not has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Hermit: Masterful Trickster has been overhauled to match the basic move updates.
• The Help: Eleventh Hour Superpower and [Non-] Player Character have been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Oaf: The Worf Effect has been reworded to match the basic move updates.
• The Eldritch: Duck Season, Rabbit Season has been overhauled to match the basic move updates.