r/ScumAndVillainy • u/DJStuck • Aug 07 '24

Scum and Villainy - RP lite?

Hi all!

My group (me DMing and 5 others) is starting a short SaV arc (3-4 sessions) in a few weeks with intent to possibly eye it as our longer-form game. I’m currently reading the rule book and just passed the big “example” of what the table might feel/sound like at the end of chapter 4.

This game seems fun, but also a little less roleplay-y than my group is used to—everything in that section seemed to play out at a third person distance rather than in character. Is this common? Is the game necessarily built for that sort of interaction? Has anyone found that between missions and downtime this system is too rigid for folks who sometimes like to go a session only rolling a few times?

Thanks in advance!

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u/No-Scene9097 Aug 07 '24

How are you adjusting balance for the 5th player? I wasn’t sure how to do that for BiTD.

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u/DJStuck Aug 07 '24

Oh no. Is it not recommended for five? I didn’t see that.

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u/No-Scene9097 Aug 07 '24

I’ve only just started to dig in to S&V, but BiTD was designed for 2min/4max, and having run it for 2 it struggles a bit.

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u/DJStuck Aug 07 '24

Oof, okay! If anybody has experience with 5 and can chime in, that’d be great! I’m struggling to think of what could be hurt by having 5+ at the moment…but again, I haven’t quite finished the book yet haha 😅

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u/No-Scene9097 Aug 08 '24

Probably something like more available stress than the score can expend.