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7 – System Sunday: Describe a cool part of a system that you love.

Apocalypse World Engine: The rules only kick in when specific conditions are met, and tell you exactly how the situation changes. They get out of the way at all other times.

The One Ring: The Hope/Shadow mechanic is really cool. By spending a point of Hope, you get a (sometimes) hefty bonus to a roll, but when you succumb to the lure of the dark, you get Shadow. When your Hope dips below your Shadow, you get a bout of Shadow-madness. It perfectly models how Sam and Frodo got through the blighted lands of Mordor.

Ryuutama: The magic spells available to the PCs do not have a particular utility that is immediately apparent. It is up to the players to get creative with them, and that’s a lot of fun.

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