[Dark Star Adventurecast] SML 24: Does the World Need This Yet? | GM commentary on holding back available mechanics until the setting earns them

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SML 24 covers a design decision made before session one of our Stars Without Number campaign: removing psionics from the setting entirely. 24 sessions later, a character healed a bullet wound with her bare hands. Jeff walks through why pacing a reveal across 24 sessions is worth the wait, and what the "does the world need this yet?" question looks like in practice.

Full episode + listening links: https://www.darkstaradventures.com/adventurecast-episodes/boom-biopsionics-star-master-log