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happy birthday!
you're literally adding so much good in the world with your reporting. o7
best wishes

the only thing that makes milestones suck is cause the milestones are arbitrary/vague and in the hands of the gm for whenever they feel like it ; w ;

this is why i like more of these active participation rpgs

so call of cthulhu and troubleshooters? both are fantastic btw

and yeah. per mission is just recontextualized milestone

milestones were ultimately a "fix" for that but when the answer to an abuse of a game system (leveling) is take it away and attach it to arbitrary checkpoints, then you've actively taken away a gaming element.

it made your game smoother cause theres no ledge to grip onto—but it didnt make it better

part of trpgs are the gaming elements of it and tbh, leveling up is a mechanic as well.. though i feel most folks are so dnd pilled that, prior to milestones, the only way ppl knew how to engage in it was just murder hobo kill more ppl for exp.

imagine after leveling you start the next session with 3xp/10. you know you'll get 5 but if you roleplay hard enough or push the story along you might hit a milestone for like +2. suddenly thats 2 sessions you leveled in a row

it encourages and actively rewards the players for engaging in the game!

lets look at consistent + bonus exp, though i think base&bonus (or b&b) works better.

in fabula you need 10xp to level but gain 5xp/sesh + bonus exp for roleplaying, achieving milestones, spending fabula points, etc. meaning even though on average youll gain 1 lvl per 2 games, you could luck out!

though it could also be the seasonal affective depressionnnn

its been raining a lot lately xD

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