| hauk119 |
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Hey folks! I recently ran the first Chapter of Book 4, and was pretty disappointed with application of the Influence system. In brief, the way things are set up leads to far too many dice rolls that low stakes (arguably no stakes), with very little to break up that action. Ultimately, running this chapter convinced me that the Influence system is NOT scenario design, and should never be treated as such.
I did a writeup of my full review, as well as the things I did change, here https://weplayinasociety.blogspot.com/2023/11/words-for-the-dead-part-1.htm l
And I did some brainstorming about how I might restructure the chapter were I to do it again here https://weplayinasociety.blogspot.com/2023/11/words-for-the-dead-part-2.htm l
To be clear, we still overall had fun with the chapter, and have been having a blast with this AP otherwise! There was just basically a lot of unnecessary slog, a lack of tension, and a lot of repetition that I think better scenario design would have helped us avoid. That's what I tried to provide in post 2, and I hope it is helpful for other folks who run this chapter!