We updated our character sheets to the new version for today’s session. Unfortunately, my Protege wasn’t around today, so I can’t speak much to those changes, though they seem a bit more focused, especially for newer players. In V2, my Protege felt a bit like he had less cool stuff than the other players around the table.
The changes to the Doomed are fantastic, though. My Doomed player had a really hard time navigating his sheet in V2, and wasn’t really playing towards his doom the way I was hoping. Within five minutes of setting up the new sheet, he was focusing on how he could work to prevent his doom while fearing a discussion about it, as that could bring it closer. The other players also have a better sense of how the doom fits into the rest of the game a bit better.
Overall, for a group of players who are relatively new to role playing games, these changes seem very positive. The shift to comfort and support also led to better interpersonal play during this session.