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Thanks so much for your comments. These are great. Look out for my comments on Unexplored soon!

1. Good point - this could definitely be clearer. If you look at page 14-15 you can see the explanation as it exists:

"After establishing the bonuses, each player rolls two six-sided dice and adds their bonuses, as well as the modifier from an appropriate attribute matching their description (they choose). Ties go to the opposing Faction."

So, I'm trying to say each faction chooses their own attribute from their Faction Sheet, but it could be clearer. It would be interesting to playtest where the defender gets to choose. I am a bit worried people will just always pick their best stat, since they can try to justify it. However, the reward structure means it doesn't necessarily mean losing is bad - you can lose and still be the Fabulist, but it is probably less likely. Part of the strategy would be in the attacker trying to fictionally position a tough situation for the defending faction. For example, threatening the civilians of a district loyal to one faction might necessitate the defender use Sow or Plot rather than Beg or Mob.

2. Wow, what a rookie move! I'll have to fix that to be 2-12 after the jam.

3. Agreed. I can add in a full example round of play after the jam - that was a "stretch goal" that I didn't hit.

4. I recommended 3-5 players on the front cover. I only had time to playtest one game with 3. I imagine it could accommodate more, but I think it would begin to get quite slow with more than 5. I might explore an alternative 'simultaneous' play style for larger groups where each player basically 'does' their turn and then the descriptions all happen rapid fire around the table afterward. It would just break some of the existing order-dependent mechanics that the Fabulist benefits from.