Questions tagged [powered-by-the-apocalypse]

For questions about the mechanics of the Apocalypse engine common across all of the various sub-games.

This tag should be used for questions about the mechanics of the Apocalypse engine, used in games powered by the Apocalypse, such as Apocalypse World and Monsterhearts. It is appropriate for questions about GMing or playing with the engine in general, developing new games using the engine, or creating additional mechanics. It should not be used for questions which are specific to the setting, mechanics or playbooks of one particular game.

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Are there any published PbtA games where the GM rolls the dice?

In games "Powered by the Apocalypse" (PbtA) it's customary that the GM never rolls any dice, that all the die rolls are handled by the players. Are there any PbtA games where the GM ever rolls for a move? I'm looking for something that: has been…
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Any Powered By The Apocalypse game with a light, family-friendly theme?

By all I've seem, PbtA sounds like a system that is not focused or workable for a family-friendly PoV, unlike Fate, that have some good family-friendly settings, like Do, Young Centurions and Strays. The more "family-friendly" setting I saw was The…
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