I played BESM at least once. I liked how many options for characters there were.
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I played BESM at least once. I liked how many options for characters there were.
Shout out to any of my pretties who also played BESM in high school.
We were all just SUCH dorks.
We were all just SUCH dorks.
I went to high school with longhorse.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Shout out to any of my pretties who also played BESM in high school.
We were all just SUCH dorks.
We were all just SUCH dorks.
I went to high school with longhorse.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I went to high school with longhorse.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
They were super chill but a total dweeb. They loved fritos and we used to play BESM in the south entrance stairwell in third period.
Looking over the list, it sounds like a real head-scratcher.
IDK what pilot skills would matter in BCG, but translating necessary skills to the character's "spark" and ignoring the irrelevant ones might work?
Fate or BESM might be the other options from the sound of it, though Lancer sounds cool.
IDK what pilot skills would matter in BCG, but translating necessary skills to the character's "spark" and ignoring the irrelevant ones might work?
Fate or BESM might be the other options from the sound of it, though Lancer sounds cool.
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Looking over the list, it sounds like a real head-scratcher.
IDK what pilot skills would matter in BCG, but translating necessary skills to the character's "spark" and ignoring the irrelevant ones might work?
Fate or BESM might be the other options from the sound of it, though Lancer sounds cool.
IDK what pilot skills would matter in BCG, but translating necessary skills to the character's "spark" and ignoring the irrelevant ones might work?
Fate or BESM might be the other options from the sound of it, though Lancer sounds cool.
Haven't looked into it too deeply, but I had a skim of a PDF of the old BESM Sailor Moon book, and at a glance it does seem like they copied text over from that into this
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Haven't looked into it too deeply, but I had a skim of a PDF of the old BESM Sailor Moon book, and at a glance it does seem like they copied text over from that into this
Yep, it is. I didn't have any of the older BESM/Tri-Stat stuff, but this set says it runs on a 'lite' version of the Tri-Stat rules, and there's a short section in the back of the book going over how it can integrate with BESM.
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Yep, it is. I didn't have any of the older BESM/Tri-Stat stuff, but this set says it runs on a 'lite' version of the Tri-Stat rules, and there's a short section in the back of the book going over how it can integrate with BESM.
I tried Kingdom Hearts with BESM once, the PCs were Zap Brannigan from Futurama, Nico from GTA 4, Luffy from One Piece and Welkin from Valkyria Chronicles.
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I tried Kingdom Hearts with BESM once, the PCs were Zap Brannigan from Futurama, Nico from GTA 4, Luffy from One Piece and Welkin from Valkyria Chronicles.
It's a BESM/tri-stat product? Guardians of Order put out a lot of licensed RPGs back when. I recall Tenchi Muyo (actually my point of entry into RPGs), Dominion Tank Police, and Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai.
The licensing was fraught even then! Like Dominion included the OVA but not the manga.
The licensing was fraught even then! Like Dominion included the OVA but not the manga.
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It's a BESM/tri-stat product? Guardians of Order put out a lot of licensed RPGs back when. I recall Tenchi Muyo (actually my point of entry into RPGs), Dominion Tank Police, and Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai.
The licensing was fraught even then! Like Dominion included the OVA but not the manga.
The licensing was fraught even then! Like Dominion included the OVA but not the manga.
Quero um abraço 🤗
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Dentro de um Abraço (Acústico)
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January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Quero um abraço 🤗
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My brain chose today to remind me of the Pokemon-reffing BESM variant they were literally going to call "Cute and Fuzzy Cock-fighting Seizure Monsters"
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
My brain chose today to remind me of the Pokemon-reffing BESM variant they were literally going to call "Cute and Fuzzy Cock-fighting Seizure Monsters"
I bought some TTRPG stuff that was on clearance today!
This includes the simplified core rule book for "Big Eyes Small Mouth"- an anime table-top game.
However, they gave possibly the worst possible name to this simplified version of their system.
This includes the simplified core rule book for "Big Eyes Small Mouth"- an anime table-top game.
However, they gave possibly the worst possible name to this simplified version of their system.
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I bought some TTRPG stuff that was on clearance today!
This includes the simplified core rule book for "Big Eyes Small Mouth"- an anime table-top game.
However, they gave possibly the worst possible name to this simplified version of their system.
This includes the simplified core rule book for "Big Eyes Small Mouth"- an anime table-top game.
However, they gave possibly the worst possible name to this simplified version of their system.
I'm thinking I carry on with a simpler system for most FF14 RPers and then get BESM running for the sickos who feel like their character sheet should need three pages in Excel.
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm thinking I carry on with a simpler system for most FF14 RPers and then get BESM running for the sickos who feel like their character sheet should need three pages in Excel.
❓ A hobby outside of streaming?
I GM for TTRPGs, like D&D 5th and BESM, as well as HeroQuest. I'm really looking forward to Twilight Sword next year.
I GM for TTRPGs, like D&D 5th and BESM, as well as HeroQuest. I'm really looking forward to Twilight Sword next year.
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
❓ A hobby outside of streaming?
I GM for TTRPGs, like D&D 5th and BESM, as well as HeroQuest. I'm really looking forward to Twilight Sword next year.
I GM for TTRPGs, like D&D 5th and BESM, as well as HeroQuest. I'm really looking forward to Twilight Sword next year.
Por favor! Detente! Estoy a nada de retomar la partida de rol de BESM de los caballeros del zodiaco por todo lo que estas subiendo!!! xD
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Por favor! Detente! Estoy a nada de retomar la partida de rol de BESM de los caballeros del zodiaco por todo lo que estas subiendo!!! xD
The besm "Anime 5e" kickstarter almost broke me. My roommate had to gently remind me that these folk will never see the light of heaven and that I truly did not wish to join their ranks.
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The besm "Anime 5e" kickstarter almost broke me. My roommate had to gently remind me that these folk will never see the light of heaven and that I truly did not wish to join their ranks.
I don't agree with all of the choices (Phoenix Command? No way that wins a stage. And I don't want to even get into BESM). But that's all taste. Opinion.
Putting 7 Wonders there is like judging Car of the Year and including a cake. It can be a great cake, a mastery of baking, but it's not a car.
Putting 7 Wonders there is like judging Car of the Year and including a cake. It can be a great cake, a mastery of baking, but it's not a car.
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I don't agree with all of the choices (Phoenix Command? No way that wins a stage. And I don't want to even get into BESM). But that's all taste. Opinion.
Putting 7 Wonders there is like judging Car of the Year and including a cake. It can be a great cake, a mastery of baking, but it's not a car.
Putting 7 Wonders there is like judging Car of the Year and including a cake. It can be a great cake, a mastery of baking, but it's not a car.
Oof, putting BESM up against PbtA in the first round. Harsh.
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Oof, putting BESM up against PbtA in the first round. Harsh.
What's this? It's HōL with a steel chair!
BESM is down!
Truely that chair had a massive anguish/damage rating Ted!
Couldn't have said it better myself Steven.
BESM is down!
Truely that chair had a massive anguish/damage rating Ted!
Couldn't have said it better myself Steven.
December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What's this? It's HōL with a steel chair!
BESM is down!
Truely that chair had a massive anguish/damage rating Ted!
Couldn't have said it better myself Steven.
BESM is down!
Truely that chair had a massive anguish/damage rating Ted!
Couldn't have said it better myself Steven.
BESM was the first RPG I GMed in secondary school and I will run it again some day in my 40s.
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BESM was the first RPG I GMed in secondary school and I will run it again some day in my 40s.
BESM literally has everything the perfect RPG needs:
✅Big Eyes
✅Small Mouth
✅Big Eyes
✅Small Mouth
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
BESM literally has everything the perfect RPG needs:
✅Big Eyes
✅Small Mouth
✅Big Eyes
✅Small Mouth
I’ll give them a pass on PF2 since it came out just before the end of the time period, but yeah overall a pretty dubious bracket. And BESM as the overall winner raises some eyebrows.
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’ll give them a pass on PF2 since it came out just before the end of the time period, but yeah overall a pretty dubious bracket. And BESM as the overall winner raises some eyebrows.
BESM? Thats controversial.
December 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
BESM? Thats controversial.
Seen a lot of discourse about TTRPG rankings, possibly because I haven't posted my perfect and unassailable opinions for a few years.
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Seen a lot of discourse about TTRPG rankings, possibly because I haven't posted my perfect and unassailable opinions for a few years.
Most of my build regrets have been situational. Like, it would have worked in other campaigns but not the specific one I tried it in.
I once created a BESM Ninja specialized in doing interesting things with teleportation. The party soon ended up trapped on a world where teleporting didn't work.
I once created a BESM Ninja specialized in doing interesting things with teleportation. The party soon ended up trapped on a world where teleporting didn't work.
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Most of my build regrets have been situational. Like, it would have worked in other campaigns but not the specific one I tried it in.
I once created a BESM Ninja specialized in doing interesting things with teleportation. The party soon ended up trapped on a world where teleporting didn't work.
I once created a BESM Ninja specialized in doing interesting things with teleportation. The party soon ended up trapped on a world where teleporting didn't work.