Thread: [RPG]: The Esoterrorists, reviewed by C.W.Richeson (2/2)
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Re: [RPG]: The Esoterrorists, reviewed by C.W.Richeson (2/2)
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Excellent! But I think the kids were more "meddling" than "pesky".

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That's right. The idea is that the game wants every investigation skill, or as close to that as possible, represented in the game. Smaller groups get more points to accomplish this, while larger groups get fewer points. Presumably larger groups will end up with more specialized characters with less breadth.
You know, for some games with a small group, this could be a pretty good idea.
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