I agree, in genereal (I've been thinking about a Steampunk conversion in my head) - I've got a few comments -see below. ... This is the beauty of SOTC - I...
Apologies for taking over with what's essentially an advertisement, but there's an Evil Hat connection, here: I did the layout work on this book, and I'm very...
It actually arrived already a week ago on Friday, but I didn't have the time to write a post or read it. I think I am one of the first persons in Germany to...
Someone's asking for folks to help "sell him" on Fate. I think y'all are uniquely well-suited to do so! http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=299501 Your...
... I got mine three weeks ago! Just in time for the convention where I did the SotC/Roach cross-over I need to write up... ... Erster! ... I am still on the...
Hi there, I'm running a Play-by-email Fate 2.0 game over on rpg.net at the moment and I'm a bit stuck on a compel situation and hope you guys can give me some...
Hi Katrin und Ralf (?), ja, hier sind noch andere... ich warte noch immer auf meine Kopie, die ich aber über meinen lokalen Händler beziehe, daher die...
... Well, for a britain based game, I think you can easily substitute that with "Where were you during the sikh wars?" ...or crimea, or whatever: the '800 is...
... Aspect compels are not about *forcing* a particular option from a choice. They're about presenting the character *with a choice that's relevant*. To the...
On 12/3/06, Adrian Price <AdrianFPrice@...> wrote: <snip> ... This reminds me of a post Rob made to a thread titled "Why I miss aspects when I don't...
... I'd say it's actually far more flexible than that. It's only if you really focus on some of the skills and stunts as written, without considering them in a...
... To quote Jeff Spicoli when asked if he wanted to play the video game asteroids. "Dude, what a truely noble idea!" That's a fit made in heaven. I always...
I hate to contradict Fred, but I don't see how denying the beautiful fairy woman (in the example as presented) complicates the character's life. If it was a...
... Retribution? :) ... *That's* not a contradiction of my intent. Whether or not I *communicated* that intent clearly enough may be at issue, though. ;) Fred...
Thanks for the help guys, You're right Scott - although the player and character has invested a lot of energy into pursuing the interests of his character's...
I thought I understood the mechanics, but now I'm confused. I realize that in play, this can be handled more loosely, but I like a crisp understanding of the...
I don't see a conflict between these 2 compels because IMO compels are 'immediate'. What I mean by this is that a compel only affects a decisions that is...
When I watch a move lately I see it in Fate 3.0 terms. I just watched Serenity again and I couldn't help but try to spot the aspects and stunts. The first...
... Assuming he meant it that way around, of course: using Space 1889's system to run Spirit of Century, haha! I agree though, Space 1889 is a setting (like...
I've posted a lengthy delving into the ideas of lethality and toughness in the Dresden Files RPG, from a "look at the design process" perspective. Interested?...
That brings up an interesting point, and I've not read far enough into the rules to find this out but... <Serenity spoilers!> At the end of the movie, Mal...
No lie: The day after seeing *Borat* I thought that "You mean man who tried to put rubber fist up my AH-nus was HOMOSEXUAL??" would make a dandy Aspect. Best, ...
The section on 'Shuffling' on page 333 gives rules for this (not specific rules but it fits). It is one form of 'advancement' in SotC. Mitch ... into the ... ...
... I really liked this article. Not only did it give a "behind the scenes" look at Dresden, it also gave some guidance for GMs like myself who love Fate 3.0...
Very nice. FATE continues to jive with telling a story... ... From: "Fred Hicks" <evilhat@...> To: <FateRPG@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December...