Thread by @jonrog1

1/ RPG note: I will say one of the unexpected complications of the BLADES IN THE DARK system is the number of connections and characters it generates, both on creation and then by locking you in a city.

2/ My half-serious GM rant last night was that I am, with a gaming group who over-invests in NPC's *anyways*, doing an enormous amount of emotional labor. "Each of your PC's is romantically involved with an NPC! I AM MAINTAINING SEVEN RELATIONSHIPS IN THIS ROOM!"

3/ "Other GM's get to ask "how many orcs?", I'm driving over here wondering 'How will the Hitter's cop girlfriend deal with the internal struggle between her job in corrupt Mars law enforcement and her real affection for a criminal?'"

4/ And yes, the 6'7" Hitter in our game is now dating the Ellen-Page-as-Vartan Inspector. My group has taken the implicit homoeroticism of the Chow Yun Fat/Danny Lee relationship in THE KILLER and made it lesbian and text. You're welcome.

5/ And our Lurk literally refused to take a level-up in combat so he could use the die advance to focus on his *dancing*. Because *that's his dream.*

Luckily Savage Worlds has really nice Test rules now, so he can Distract opponents in combat to help others.

He *dance-fights*

6/ Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go make a list of evil corporate dudes for our Slide to "punish" to protect/impress her well-meaning CEO crush in her "Alice Morgan in LUTHER" relationship.

7/ Next game, WARHAMMER 40k, I swear to Christ. XX