I’ve been toying around with an alternate stress clearing mechanism inspired by Lady Blackbird.

I’ve been toying around with an alternate stress clearing mechanism inspired by Lady Blackbird.

I’ve been toying around with an alternate stress clearing mechanism inspired by Lady Blackbird. Instead of engaging their vice, players would have a ‘refresh’ scene with another player in the party. It would change the tone of the game, but it would still fit the idea of a group of criminals forming a family together.

Has anyone else tried anything like this? How did it work?

4 thoughts on “I’ve been toying around with an alternate stress clearing mechanism inspired by Lady Blackbird.”

  1. Is the idea that the scene clears it completely? If it’s still a roll, and if one can still “overindulge,” than it shouldn’t be hard to implement and sounds like fun.

    In a hack I’m actually toying with the idea of alternatives but it goes along with a revision of the Harm/Stress balance.

  2. I see vice not just as a way to refresh your stress (hit points)… but also an essential roleplaying aide and interesting story fodder.

    Or am I misunderstanding the mechanic?

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