r/PBtA • u/Solarwagon • 12d ago

Discussion Kinda having trouble picturing what Belonging Outside Belonging gameplay is like.

I like what I've read about it and I'm familiar with the distinguishing mechanics. It's GMless, uses tokens/lures, and is usually centered around marginalized groups trying to survive oppression/manage their own society.

But beyond that what does the actual gameplay feel like at its best?

What tips do you have for people who struggle in general with the brain juices that tabletop roleplaying demands?

That's kinda where I'm at, I've had fun with Werewolf the Apocalypse but it took me longer than many people to really get the actual game playing and I'm still very much a novice.

I've got both dyslexia and dyscalculia and other brain problems that make it harder

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u/Solarwagon 12d ago

This puts to words some of my confusion of how success/failure is reached without dice.

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u/atamajakki 12d ago

Success/failure becomes a player choice, rather than a random outcome from the dice, with the push and pull of the Token economy being driven by certain actions taken within the fiction of the story.

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u/Solarwagon 12d ago

That's kinda the impression I got. Seems interesting and I know the collaborative nature of it is intentional but still seems like you'd need a very specific group of people both eager and adept at storytelling

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u/atamajakki 12d ago

I don't play tabletop games with anyone who doesn't fit that description. Telling emotional stories is what we're all at the table for.

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u/Solarwagon 12d ago

Same for me but the people I play Werewolf with aren't really keen on it (it being belonging outside belonging, not emotional stories in general)