Super interesting discussion, thanks Paul Beakley and Adam Schwaninger! I do the same, I let him roll and then see if someone wants to spend tokens (Fate style, which is a lot more appropriate IMO).

Since we play 1:1 mostly, he wants me to have a PC too, so that’s the one I can show failure with. Failure for my character is a complication and an opportunity for my son’s character to be awesome and save or help him. I do get a lot of use of the companions, too – and that’s great!

I’ve noticed that when my son talks about the TV series he watches it’s always about defeating the bad guys in battle. But when we play NTYE he goes for the creative, sneaky or crafty solutions, and selects the right character for the job – which I think is great, too.

More to come as we delve deeper into the map of Storia.