Game Suggestions for a Hopeful (Maybe) PbtA / FitD Hacker

Advice

Hello!

I’ve just finished running a Monsterhearts 2e campaign that has gone on to a lengthy near 30 sessions. It was lots of fun! I found myself by the end of it kinda exhausted by tracking the sooo many relationships, and found my NPCs getting really one dimensional.

I really love how lightweight and narrative-reinforcing the mechanics were! And I don’t have many complaints on the system itself, just things I want more of as a GM.

- i really love to roll dice, i know some PbtA doesn’t really provide for that for GMs.

- I also love a little bit of extra crunch or structure around combat and social encounters.

A couple of systems I’m considering next

Dungeon World, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, also i’m a little intrigued by step dice systems like i think i’ve seen in Kids on Bikes hacks.

I just wanted to ask here and see if any GMs with similar taste had any suggestions on other games or game systems worth trying out!

My players would never begin to learn a more “crunchy”game like 5e and on with me unfortunately :( but i don’t mind the easier prep!

Thanks for your time!

Posted Mar 27, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC

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