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When comparing The Pool vs Swords & Wizardry, the Slant community recommends Swords & Wizardry for most people. In the question“What are the best tabletop RPGs?” Swords & Wizardry is ranked 19th while The Pool is ranked 34th.
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Pros
Pro Rolls are made to resolve intent not actions
Instead of rolling to perform actions such as swinging a sword, rolling is used for resolving intent with descriptions of actions left to players and GM to describe.
Pro Great for those looking for a classic fantasy experience
Pro Allows expanding upon it
Cons
Con Monologue of Victory may stop any GMs plans
The Pool includes a system, called the Monologue of Victory, that allows a player to take over narration of the game in the event of a successful roll without the GM being able to interfere. As such using the system for complex plots may be difficult, because the player may remove an essential part of the story without knowing it.