Thanks for your response. I don't have a problem with the morally gray scenarios. But the depiction of the "Holy Faith" mythos has the superficial trappings of a real world religion (in powers of the paladin, Catholic church setting, etc.) yet appears to lack respect for core convictions of the implied religion (prohibition of human sacrifice, for one). This would be problematic whether it was the ambiance and feel of Islam or Buddhism that had been appropriated while their sensibilities were trespassed (imagine a bloodthirsty Buddhist-like mythos).

I do really like the mechanics and gameplay you've devised, but I hoped the core rules and setting of the game itself would limit example Mythos to myth, legend and fiction (while not preventing player additions otherwise) or at least respect the core of the present-day religions used in scenarios (they're not off limits). If it did or would, I'd not only pledge anew -- I would increase my pledge.

I notice this game is on Kickstarter in its final hours now. It appears to be a well-designed game, perhaps one of the best Apocalypse World hacks I've seen. I am a bit surprised by the use of an identifiable real world religion seemingly as a villain/anti-hero in one of its sample cases (mysteries) though. I remember how that sort of appropriation has caused backlash for tabletop RPGs from D&D in decades past all the way to Monte Cook's relatively recent "The Strange" RPG, which had a setting that used Native American beliefs. That aspect of the "City of Mist" setting caused me to cancel a $150 pledge. But it is worth taking a look at for those who like AW or Fate hacks. I'm impressed with it mechanically and artistically.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1105356930/city-of-mist-a-noir-rpg-of-modern-day-legends

You may want to read the tabletop gaming design blog of one of the designers of Fate, who also has led campaigns using Dungeon World (a PbtA hack). He's has blogged about Dungeon World and Fate  as well as other systems, and has occasionally pondered crossover elements of Fate and PbtA hacks. I've found his blog helpful and a good read.

http://walkingmind.evilhat.com/

For example, one of his blogs includes a comparison between PbtA moves for the GM and Fate approaches for the GM.

When I came up with the list of GM approaches, I did not base them on things that GMs can do (that’s a larger list) but rather, I specifically limited them to consequences, with an eye on how to handle the player losing a roll. Things like harm, loss of resources, misinformation and so on are all non-blocking consequences of things going wrong, and the approaches reflect that.

This is a big difference between these and the GM “moves” of the *World games. Moves are much broader and cover things both in and out of conflicts, while approaches are fairly conflict-centric. It would not be impossible to extend the approaches into a set of move equivalents, but you’d need to expand to include things like introducing a fact, foreshadowing the future and so on. Coming up with that list might take a few minutes – less if one wants to just lift the list from Dungeon World – and the bonuses might not be relevant, but that’s probably a subject for some consideration.

The information about the setting seems sparse.

Will the 2nd edition be as generously hackable as the 1st? I am referring to your current permission to do so rather than whether the game will be as easily adapted. I am guessing your answer will be "yes," but it doesn't hurt to ask.

As someone who loved Robin Law's book "Hamlet's Hitpoints," kickstarted his Hillfolk project, and was greatly disappointed by it when released, I am both curious and hesitant about your project. Kudos to you for it though.

As an initial response, I am most impressed by how simple, holistic and intuitive the new stats seem to be. Secondly, I also like the left-hand columns of the character sheets. Beyond that, I'm still chewing on and digesting the mechanics.

Unfortunately, my player group isn't open to playing anything beyond Cubicle 7's "The One Ring" for now.

As for questions, am I correct in understanding there is no leveling mechanic in this Freebooting Venus at this time? It seems experience is earned purely as an achievement, rather than as a currency. (An observation, not a complaint.)

It mentions that one can add a skill or stat boost at the end of a session after having marked three segments. I'm not clear which segments are being referred to here. Is this a reference to three Bad Experiences in a row on the character sheet? Or more likely it points to the bottom left of the first character sheet with the segmented circles? Does that mean only four new skills can be learned?