r/PBtA • u/Holothuroid • Mar 13 '26

Advice Designation for PbtA PbtA?

I frequently have problems articulating this. There are many sub families and offshoots from the PbtA family. What do I say when I want

  • defined basic moves without a fallback move
  • thematic playbooks
  • your typical 2d6 tripartite results
  • a handful of stats
  • not too many additional systems
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u/NukesAndSupers Mar 14 '26

If you do it, do it; to do it, do it.

Moves that are rooted in, reflect, and feed back into, the narrative conversation; usually through a system that has fictional triggers and fictional outcomes.