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 As both Thirsty Sword Lesbians and Monster of the Week (clickable links) are hosted by Evil Hat , it seems only fair to compare the two. Without digging through the books word for word, there are some big differences in tone and writing between the two systems. This will not be a comprehensive analysis and, if you have the time and money, I highly suggest both systems for different reasons. I did not re-read anything about the systems to post this; this analysis was done off what I remember of each system. Some edits were made to this post after discussing it further with some of my players. For starters, Monster of the Week is primarily designed to conjoin the storytelling of TV shows like Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scooby-Doo . These stories are told in anthology-esque bites, with the translation to TTRPG being that most stories are wrapped up within the same session. This trend largely continues in Thirsty Sword Lesbians , with the idea being that larger sto...

Disclaimer: I am not a Sentai expert by any means, nor am I well-versed in the Regency era as a historian of any kind.  The first game we're going to discuss (and the first one I'm going to dissect) is Sentai and Sensibility , a regency era Power Rangers game in the Polymorph system. This will follow a more structured path as I take you through the zine published by 9th Level Games . The Polymorph System The Polymorph system is one designed by 9th level games and has 4 major classes, each based on a different die which that class exclusively rolls: the d4 , d6 , d8 , and d10 . Additional classes can be made using a d5 , d7 , and d9 . A d12 has been described as being overpowered and a little unpredictable for the system, so it is left out of class design. The specifics of the four classes will be explained down below " Your Station ". On the occasion of playing The players are referred to as the Gentlefolk , the game master is referred to as Master of Ceremonies, ...