No fucking way this was FATAL.

This has all the marks of free form to me, with a bit of rules as a framework, but if not, it could have been Exalted.

Easily one of my favorite tabletop stories of all time. I only wish I knew if this was a system or some kind of homebrew thing created by the DM.

Damn right.

I think there’s also only so much you can do if people just won’t engage.

I will literally let my table sit in silence before butting in.

Like, I’ve trained myself to hold back so much I struggle to get a word in edgewise in more proactive groups.

The problem is definitely they’re introverts, but I can’t force them to talk.