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TTRPG Tuesday: The Opposite of Ted Lasso

Hey, it’s been a minute, how about a TTRPG Tuesday? I’ve got updates to make before I turn in a final draft of a project, so I’m in the headspace.  Today I figured I’d return to the old “How would I gameify an IP well”, with Blue Lock! I’ve been getting into sports anime - not surprising considering my proclivity for battle shonen and access to someone else’s CrunchyR*ll subscription, and the fact that in real life I’ve been going FULL jock over the last year or so.  Blue Lock I’ve been watching every Saturday, and when I’ve done cardio in the basement I’ll watch Haikyu! Oh, and I watched all of Pride of Orange, because hockey.  These are all fun, with highs that land especially well with someone who’s finding an escape in sports, while also relying on tropes at certain points, or a humour that still isn’t always my cup of tea, or just elongated pacing. But I’m having a good time, and there’s certainly some lessons to be learned in how to structure conflict, int...