>>5882730>the players know what they did and deserve everything they get...NO MERCY muahaha
(But this is very good advice, I appreciate it! Many thanks! I think delaying the stakes is the most obvious and universally applicable one, it is literally the mechanism in the Game Clocks etc mechanic for Blades In The Dark
>>5880386 and player resisting delayed and blatantly telegraphed harm etc which is why I was looking into it and game designer GM John Harper actual plays of his own ruleset etc)