--- "scifi_411" <scifi_411@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to FATE and to this group.
>
> I'm still learning about the system, so I'm full of questions.
>
> I hope you don't mind, but here are a few of those questions. I
> apologize in advance if any of these have already been answered
> earlier in the group.
>
> So, the Dresden Files is supposed to be more gritty? Does anyone know
> in what ways that FATE will differ in that book compared to Spirit of
> the Century?
Welcome scifi. I wrote an elaborate post in response but the forum ate it and I've been scopped by near everyone else. In briefer form:

Fred wrote on his ideas for DFRPG's damage system here http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2006/12/06/designing-dresden-5-stressing-out/. Whether this is still the case, he can address.

> What if I don't want to use the skill pyramid? Perhaps I want a skill
> point system to buy skills. Has anyone come up with variant rules for
> that?
Starblazer Adventures is essentially point buy but still follows the pyramid structure rules, so you can choose more skills rather than higher skills. SotC just saves you the time by giving you a pyramid to fill in.

Loosing the structure rules, whether for pyramid or pillar, not only ditches niche protection but jacks up balance too. 35pt.s makes the standard SotC Superb apex pyramid. Without the structure rules you could have 7 Superb skills rather than the assorted strength of 15. Would you exchange the varied ability of 3 Fair and 5 Average skills for 6 more Superb skills? You may but your character is more boring at the price of more power. We've seen that enough in other games IMO.

> Does magic in FATE 3.0 work the same as magic in FATE 2.0?
Seems like each implentation chooses one of the options in Fate 2.0 that best fits it's feel.