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Dusting off this nugget for use in a larger game, and I just re-read your question in a new light: As written, you can't roll over 12. 

Each die is its own result/beat/effect, and the d12 is the largest die in the bunch. So the game is designed with only 1-12 as options. If you roll 4 dice, you would get 4 different beats to role-play, but each one would be from the 1-12 list. 

Bringing in a d20 would then expand 13-20, as we chatted about below. But you'd have to bring in the d20 to get a number higher than 12. 

Apologies if I went too design-hypothetical in my original response when your question was more mechanical/clarification.

Yes, that numbers works best. Because the rules are very “old school” you could even have a GM + 5-6 without people sitting around ages between turns. Rolls are so quick that really it’s the GM’s narrative/scope that sets the pace. 

Oh, for sure. I think in default cases both the Character and Environment lists were meant to provide EFFECTS that are at the level of the whole group and the narrative. So adding a third category allows a designer to make the Environment truly about the setting/milieu/location and a Goal list then about the narrative l.

(If someone did want a d20, an adventure writer could fill up a 13-20 list as a pretty tight way to provide options for each scene or act in the story—almost like a Set Goal in Trophy, if you’re familiar). 

True confessions: The game was written to intentionally spurn the d20. Haha. But I have since softened on that conceit. 

I wrote a teens-piloting-mechas iteration called "Full Metal Jackals" that uses the d20 and  adds results in the 13-20 ranged suited to missions/combat when in the mecha.  In other iterations I have added a third category of "mission" or "combat" more generically. In those cases, 1-6 is the character, 7-12 the environment, and then 13-20  an optional list that comes into play when moving towards the scene's narrative goal (with some options for learning, progressing, etc.) or bringing in a predefined antagonist list (which makes writing monster stats a fun little exercise for "what can happen on a 13-20 with this or that monster?").  You just add the d20 to the list of MODIFIERS that tell you when to roll anything more than the traditional d8. 

Love talking shop so feel free to share any ideas.

Looks like a great setup! Definitely curious. 

Are there going to be results posted? We are allowed to change our files now, yes? Been eager to expand things. 

Oh! There is no NSFW content in the game. I guess with only 10 seconds left to submit, we read through those questions too quickly. Totally safe and family-friendly game here.

Blargh. Thank you!

I’ve been picturing the elves like gremlins in my head the whole time so the cuteness is of a very specific tone. Haha. Thank you! 

I confess I’ve now toyed with ways to use the extra dice from a 10-piece set. Haha

Thank you for the comment! Hopefully it sparks a few imaginations.