Scum and Villainy RPG

I’ve been running sessions with my crew, and the way the game handles desperate gambles with its “position and effect” system really makes every blaster fight feel tense and meaningful. The book’s layout is clean, making it easy to find rules for ship upgrades or shady deals mid-session.

The crew-sheet playbooks are beautifully laid out and make character creation feel like picking a role in a heist movie. I've already run two sessions and the job system kept everyone engaged without a ton of prep. Really captures the desperate, scrappy feel of a Firefly-esque crew.

I picked this up looking for a solid space heist game, and the Forged in the Dark system handles the crew's shady jobs really well. The only minor letdown is that the book could use a few more example ships to inspire different playstyles.