I know "reality" is a pat answer, but something like Payday or GTA: a somewhat heightened version of reality where epic shootout raids can happen on the semi-regular and crooks aren't constantly informing on each other.

>>97000637
>But the way it introduces a setting without an actual setting writeup is brilliant.
Shame the setting is a) shit and b) ripped off from Fallen London
>What are good alternate settings in which the premise of a metropolitan criminal band could thrive?
You just described it
>I'm thinking on basing mine on a classic 0ad rome exaggerated megapolis
Then do just that? The fuck you are even asking for?
> while keeping as much of the lore intact
For what other purpose, other than the game being married to the lore? Just use FitD instead and make any setting you wish.

And keep in mind:
The game is kinda one-note, you are going to run out of stuff to do with it after d6+3 sessions (sessions, not scenarios), so really, no point making a setting

>>97000973
>ripped off from Fallen London
the setting is not shit per se, but i dont flow with it. Is hard to me to imagine it on a way I could consistently GM

>>97000973
>Then do just that? The fuck you are even asking for?
another settings in which to run the premise other than fallen london
>>97000973
>you are going to run out of stuff to do with it after d6+3 sessions
do you think so? maybe u right IDK. Is worth a try

>>97000637
Streets of New Capena

>>97001874
>Is hard to me to imagine it on a way I could consistently GM
Which is my point. There is no way to keep this going
>another settings in which to run the premise other than fallen london
Are you using FitD? No? Then it's bound to fail with BitD
>do you think so?
Never met a GM that could go with it longer than 9 sessions.
And many of them really wanted to.

It's kind of like with DitV - it's a great and unique premise, and then you realise that there are maybe 5 plot hooks to go with it and 3 grand ideas for games

>>97000637
The problem with BITD is that the mechanics are so tightly coupled to its setting and presumed mode of play the moment you try to do *literally anything* with it the whole thing comes apart like fluff. It doesn't even function if you want to use the exact same setting but don't care for the street gang management level and want to focus just on heists, because that breaks the chain of rewards and consequences.

>>97000637
>The rules are excessivelly convoluted.
Not particularly, it just puts a lopsided amount of book-keeping on DM. It's one of those weird systems were the DM needs to keep up with a lot of crunch but as a PC it's practically just one step-up from a rules-lite game.

>>97002061
Try FitD.
It isn't some magic solutions of the game's problems, but it decouples BitD from the setting and thus allows to play it at fucking all.

>>97003903
I want to play the idea that bitd sells. I just want to Port it to a setting more manageable. I want to do heists and gang management, just in some place i can actually imagine

>>97004261
Again: FitD
I'm actually surprised they are still selling BitD, when they openly admitted they've fucked up with that game and people should just migrate to the open-ended version of the rules.
>I want to do heists and gang management
Consult >>97000973 The spoiler is correct

One of these hate threads pops up every so often.
But I don't care.
This will forever be my favorite game and I will run it every time I can until I did.
Simple as.

>>97000973
>The fuck you are even asking for?
Have you never heard of a "discussion" before? What about "being curious"? Or are you just dense?

>>97010097
>>97010230
Why are you bumping dead thread that already provided answer to what OP is asking?
Why are you pretending there is any sort of shitstorm going?
Why are you acting like there is a discussion of any other kind than questions asked by OP, which were addressed?

Is it because you're retarded?