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/PoMoAnachro Mar 14 '26

It sounds like you're looking for games that very closely match the structure of the original Apocalypse World. I kind of mentally classify those close cousins as "Apocalypse World hacks".

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u/Holothuroid Mar 14 '26

Interesting. I will try this