Correct, but that's not what the original poster is suggesting. He is suggesting you have the option of rerolling a number of single dF from your original roll...
Have been contemplating developing a psychic action-thriller setting and looking at FATE as a possible system. However, I'm wondering if anyone has done any...
Hi david starblazer adventures covers your psi needs with more resources on their way. The line we taken is that broad areas have skills and the stunts for...
I'd recommend anyone that is considering powers systems for Fate give the Gramarye magic system from FUDGE a look. It's a very well thought out structure to...
Thanks to both Chris and kredoc. Oddly enough, I didn't even think of SB, partially because I don't have it and partially because I kind of forgot how...
When we were writing Spirit of the Far Future (the early, Traveller version of Diaspora), I wrote rules for applying the psionics rules from Traveller to FATE....
... Traveller ... rules ... on ... a ... point ... super- ... I know the concerns, but I think, as you suggest, that it's less of an issue when most, if not...
Artesia RPG has a great Tarot based XP mechanic that I love. If you take actions that play towards one of the major arcana archetypes, you earn XP for that...
Mr Hicks, Mr Donoghue, I came through Fate via SoTC SRD and I when I realised that most of the mechanical magic was based in the world of Fate, I simply had to...
Hi Rob! So, you too stumbled upon this nice system, eh? :) If you'd like, I (or anyone here) could give you some references to SF material for Fate, that you...
... I would let the player decide the skill to use as a Maneuver, make the roll, name the Aspect, and narrate the result. -- Brad Murray (halfjack) Moderation...
... adjudicate this ... ability? ... I agree with this, and would elaborate that it depends on how it's being done. The lighter is simply there, the thing...
Hello Can a character use Guns against opponents in their zone (ie in melee)? Does it matter what type of weapon their Guns skill is rerpesenting (eg pistol...
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:16 AM, hopelessjoke ... I'd say yes, but the defender would get to use Fists (trying to wrestle the gun out of your hand kind of...
... Don't forget using a lighter and a spray can... "Stand back everybody, I'm going to use SCIENCE!" [I love that phrase and would like to hear it more often]...
... Sure! And the GM should feel free to compel "Master sniper" to blow the out-of-expertise shot. If you find gear has characteristics that make you wonder...
Hi Joe, You get about a bit, don't you? I love fate, I think it's superb. If you could point me in the direction of some Free Fate Sci fi, that would be great....
... In general it's encouraged in the books that you make rules judgements on the fly and not stop the action to look up how any given rule may apply. I echo...
... http://neitherworldstories.blogspot.com/2009/02/woodstock-session-one.ht\ ml) ... this ... ability? ... It's definately a manuever of some kind since the...
You caught me with my pants down :) As per Sci-Fi, I can offer two free ones (for now) and one commercial. The commercial is the Starblazer Adventures, based...
I read often about the Fantasy Version of Fate called Spirit of the Swords from http://spiritoftheblank.blogspot.com/ but where can i find the whole Version?...
... Since Mike seems to be approaching SotS as a cafeteria framework, I think it would be best to adopt a similar approach in incorporating it in your games. ...
Hi, I was thinking about starting a Starblazer game, but I also want to use some ideas from some PDQ (Prose Descriptive Qualities) games, such as Zorcerer of...
... Pretty darn. And IMO even more so once we release Chad's next PDQ game, /Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies/ -- which should be within the next couple months,...