I want to hear more about that last paragraph when you have time! 🙂
So – I haven’t read the latest iteration of BitD, so this might be off, but when I was fumbling with it this past spring, someone helpfully pointed out that players could suggest Devil’s Bargains too, which can offload a touch of the creative strain.
I’ve enjoyed reading your thoughts about BitD. I had some similar struggles with it (and took similar enjoyment from it) and after we jumped through several iterations, our group, exhausted (or at least I was as GM), decided to set it aside until at least the more complete print version comes out.