First off, thank you for making awesome games.

Secondly, I have a question regarding the Wheel of Fate rules - I was reading
over the Exalted Dragon-Blooded write up using WoF (in the
files/to-be-sorted/loose-files area), and noticed that the rules seemed to
indicate that characters took Stress Dice against specific Traits, as opposed to
the vanilla WoF write up that indicated Stress Dice were accumulated
independently of Traits, and once you had more Stress than a given Trait you
were out of commission as far as that Trait went.

Am I reading things correctly? I've started adapting the rules for a game of my
own, and both implementations seem to appeal to different senses.

Thanks,

We've got a growing number of products scheduled for the coming months and
throughout next year for Starblazer Adventures, Legends of Anglerre (the fantasy
version of Starblazer) and next year's secret FATE project...

As the overall line manager for Starblazer I'd like to get more people involved
who are passionate about Fate and can work on products or contribute ideas. It's
a paid gig with writer's credits and a great opportunity to get published in the
gaming world.

You don't need to have been professionally published but you'll need to show
some proficiency with writing, and an understanding of the Fate system,
particularly the way we do things in Starblazer's interpretation of Fate. You'll
also need to be realistic about how much you can write, and stick to a deadline
to deliver it.

So, we're looking for people who can...

- Help develop rules sections - for example on Anglerre we've got a talented
team developing the powers/magic system, developing the fantasy careers, the
mass combat and galley battles but all based on the foundations laid out in
Starblazer. Sometimes this involves extending the work to embrace new concepts
but on the whole we don't create new rules. It's essentially sticking to Fred's
concept of the Fate Fractal that everything can be described like a character
and we embrace that wholly.

- Help write adventures. I'm still a believer in cleverly scripted plots points
for adventures to hinge around, but also love the creativity unleashed with Fate
declarations and the collaborative campaign building. So we're looking for
people who can write two sided adventures that provide the basics for a
collaborative game or a traditional style of adventure with more detail
provided.

If you're interested drop me an email to chris at cubicle7 dot co dot uk with a
little about yourself and ideally an example of something you've written (can be
for anything not just Fate)

cheers!
Chris

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=466034

For some reason, this intrigued me.  It may not be ground breaking but it struck
me that somewhere in there is an idea to do the supers thing.  Basically, you
have a group of people (super, gods, etc) that can break the rules in some area.
This allows them to spend FATE points to do things no one else could ever do
with them.  Kind of a super stunt or aspect that would change the rules for a
whole class of abilities.  There is a lot more in there though.  Still prodding
the OP to provide details.  You're welcome to drop by or as it gets distilled
I'll try to bring it over here.

Hello!

I got my parents to play some Spirit of the Century during the summer
vacation. Here are the reports I made on my blog:

http://monicatbox.blogspot.com/2009/07/playing-spirit-of-century-with-my.html
http://monicatbox.blogspot.com/2009/08/spirit-of-century-with-my-parents-part.ht\
ml

My parents didn't want too much "boomboom" nor too much "weird stuff",
so I went with an Indiana Jones-like scenario: everything is pretty
much normal until the very end where there's some unexplained
paranormal occurence.

It was also my first experience mastering a SotC game and I'm glad
with how it went. We didn't use Stunts and Aspects were usually
brought out through my pointing out they could be useful here and
there, but it was nice nonetheless.

- Moni

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--- In FateRPG@yahoogroups.com, Fred Hicks <evilhat@...> wrote:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> If you're running an Evil Hat game at GenCon, let us (and the fans) know:
>
> http://drivingblind.livejournal.com/451755.html
>
> Fred
>

Hiya folks,

I'm looking for players for Shackled Horizons, a Starblazer Adventures
game set in a (semi) original setting. The real-time sessions take place
on Friday nights, on IRC, with some possibility of using Skype, though
some scenes and plot development will also be handled through a yahoo
email group.

That group's address is here:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/shackledhorizons/

The real time sessions are on irc.magicstar, in #sh_ooc, and #sh_nar,
and the realtime meetings take place at 8pm EST on Friday nights.

What I'm hoping for are players who are wanting to play Starblazer
Adventures, and at the same time help develop the setting, both through
their characters, and the ongoing story. Aside from basic setting and
some large plot arcs, things are quite open, by design, so I hope to
find those interested persons.

Take care,

Dan

We are happy (well, ecstatic, really, and still a little drunk) to
announce that Diaspora is finally available for purchase in hardcover.
Diaspora is a hard science-fiction FATE game with an emphasis on table
authority and setting creation. We've had more fun playtesting it than
playing practically any game since Traveller in the very early 80s.

If you feel you need yet another FATE game (and who doesn't), please
have a look at http://www.vsca.ca/Diaspora.

Thanks to the SotC gang who made this not just possible, but
inevitable to us. Fred, Lenny, and Rob, you are our heroes.

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

Congratulations on finishing up! Can't swing it this month, but next
month, I will own a copy.

Dan

Brad Murray wrote:
> We are happy (well, ecstatic, really, and still a little drunk) to
> announce that Diaspora is finally available for purchase in hardcover.
> Diaspora is a hard science-fiction FATE game with an emphasis on table
> authority and setting creation. We've had more fun playtesting it than
> playing practically any game since Traveller in the very early 80s.
>
> If you feel you need yet another FATE game (and who doesn't), please
> have a look at http://www.vsca.ca/Diaspora.
>
> Thanks to the SotC gang who made this not just possible, but
> inevitable to us. Fred, Lenny, and Rob, you are our heroes.
>
>

-------------- Original message from Brad Murray <bjmurray.halfjack@...>: --------------

 

We are happy (well, ecstatic, really, and still a little drunk) to
announce that Diaspora is finally available for purchase in hardcover.
Diaspora is a hard science-fiction FATE game with an emphasis on table
authority and setting creation. We've had more fun playtesting it than
playing practically any game since Traveller in the very early 80s.

If you feel you need yet another FATE game (and who doesn't), please
have a look at http://www.vsca.ca/Diaspora.

Thanks to the SotC gang who made this not just possible, but
inevitable to us. Fred, Lenny, and Rob, you are our heroes.

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

-------------- Original message from douglaedtke@...: --------------

Brad -- I just rushed out to buy a copy and had a tough time getting to the page. You seem to have included the period from your sentence in your URL. It took me longer than it should have to figure that out.

So, listen up you primitive screwheads! Click HERE instead.

This has been a public service announcement on behalf of Dudes who Love Diaspora...

ALSO -- any chance any of you guys are going to be at GenCon? I'd love to gather some autographs!

 

-------------- Original message from Brad Murray <bjmurray.halfjack@...>: --------------

 

We are happy (well, ecstatic, really, and still a little drunk) to
announce that Diaspora is finally available for purchase in hardcover.
Diaspora is a hard science-fiction FATE game with an emphasis on table
authority and setting creation. We've had more fun playtesting it than
playing practically any game since Traveller in the very early 80s.

If you feel you need yet another FATE game (and who doesn't), please
have a look at http://www.vsca.ca/Diaspora.

Thanks to the SotC gang who made this not just possible, but
inevitable to us. Fred, Lenny, and Rob, you are our heroes.

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:57 PM, <douglaedtke@...> wrote:
> ALSO -- any chance any of you guys are going to be at GenCon? I'd love to
> gather some autographs!

GenCon is a heckuva trip for us Canadians so it's pretty unlikely. We
may hit a few smaller local cons though -- we're batting around the
idea of renting a table at V-Con here in Vancouver in October.

I guess the decreased supply increases the value of our signatures though!

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Brad Murray<bjmurray.halfjack@...> wrote:
> We are happy (well, ecstatic, really, and still a little drunk) to
> announce that Diaspora is finally available for purchase in hardcover.

Congrats, guys! I'll pick it up with my next influx of funds. Looking
forward to it!


-Lenny

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Leonard Balsera<lbalsera@...> wrote:
> Congrats, guys! I'll pick it up with my next influx of funds. Looking
> forward to it!

Well, that's a treat to hear from you. You're our hero! Well, one of
them. :D We owe an enormous debt to you guys in the SotC crew and your
decision to go with the Open Gaming License. You re-opened gaming for
us in a big way as well as enabling our product.

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

Hello,

I'm a Fate newbie and I was wondering if there is a good way to look
through some of the community's discussions on adapting the Spirit of
the Century rules for some of my favorite genres. Specifically I was
wondering I could borrow any work that has been done on
Post-Apocalyptic fantasy and, of course, Sword & Sorcery (or slightly
higher D&D type) fantasy.

I have tried to search through the yahoogroup logs, but its
clunky...is there a web-forum for Fate that I have overlooked?

By way of introduction, I took up GM'ing a while ago just to stay in
the hobby. I love stories, and sometimes I love systems...sometimes.
After learning and playing D&D and AD&D as a kid I have always been
interested in whatever folks were playing. I found Fate while looking
for Dresden Files stuff and have chosen to use it for a solo game I'm
running for my friend.

Enough of that...I appreciate your help.

>WBM

Congratulations on Diaspora's release!

I made a point of plugging you on a little post in my blog. Sending good vibes
and hopefully at least a few customers your way!

-Hal

That is just what I was looking for.

...now is there good/better way to slog through forum converstations from the
past? In a web forum, I would basically slog through all the threads before
asking redundant questions...but the yahoo interface makes me cringe...

>WBM

--- In FateRPG@yahoogroups.com, Indigo Casson <atamiser@...> wrote:
>
> Well, a good place to start are the files people have uploaded to this very
> group. You can see the files by clicking on the link called "Files" on the
> left sidebar on the group website.

I think the most developed stuff is in the files section.  I'd jump in with any
other questions.  Usually people are happy to help.



--- In FateRPG@yahoogroups.com, "eclectic_lemonade" <bryan.mullins@...> wrote:
>
> That is just what I was looking for.
>
> ...now is there good/better way to slog through forum converstations from the
past? In a web forum, I would basically slog through all the threads before
asking redundant questions...but the yahoo interface makes me cringe...

The way you slice opponents has them feeling fine now, but will eventually catch up to them.

OK, so I don't know how many Starblazer players there are out there, but
here's my question. In Starblazer, two dice are rolled.  The value of one is
subtracted from the other, yielding a result of -5 to 5.  My question is what
does this do to the probability of rolling high and low results.  Does it create
more frequent "middle" rolls or a greater amount of extremes?

I can't speak to the real math, but in my experience, while there is
still a general tendency towards the middle (-1,0,1) you do seem to get
a larger proportion of extremes then with 4DF.

Dan

noahtrammell wrote:
>   OK, so I don't know how many Starblazer players there are out there, but
here's my question. In Starblazer, two dice are rolled.  The value of one is
subtracted from the other, yielding a result of -5 to 5.  My question is what
does this do to the probability of rolling high and low results.  Does it create
more frequent "middle" rolls or a greater amount of extremes?
>
>
>
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>
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> | SOTC * http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
> | DFRPG * http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:27 PM, noahtrammell<noahtrammell@...> wrote:
> OK, so I don't know how many Starblazer players there are out there, but
> here's my question. In Starblazer, two dice are rolled. The value of one is
> subtracted from the other, yielding a result of -5 to 5. My question is what
> does this do to the probability of rolling high and low results. Does it
> create more frequent "middle" rolls or a greater amount of extremes?

The d6-d6 system produces a flatter curve with more extremes. The
chance of getting a zero result is lower, and the chance of getting
higher values is higher. It is a distinctly different range.

Interestingly, d4-d4 is much closer to the 4dF curve, though obviously
without any +/-4 results at all.

--
Brad Murray (halfjack)

Expletive deleted.

On 10 Aug 2009, at 0:27, noahtrammell wrote:


> OK, so I don't know how many Starblazer players there are out there,
> but here's my question. In Starblazer, two dice are rolled.  The value of
> one is subtracted from the other, yielding a result of -5 to 5.  My
question
> is what does this do to the probability of rolling high and low results.
> Does it create more frequent "middle" rolls or a greater amount of
extremes?

1d6 minus 1d6 is mathematically identical to 2d6-7, so I'll just refer to 2d6.

Thus you have a 6 in 36 chance of getting a zero, and 1 in 36 chance of
getting +5 or -5

Compare this to 4dF, where the chances of getting a +4 or -4 is 1 in 81

Getting a lowest common denominator for those, we get
2d6 = 9 in 324
4dF = 4 in 324

So yes, you're more than twice as likely to get an extreme on 2d6 as 4dF.

But the more dice you have, the taller your bell curve is and the less likely
the
extremes are, thanks to the power of exponents. (ha ha)

The chance of rolling zero on 4dF is 19/81, or 23.456%
The chance of rolling zero for Starblazer is 6/36, or 16.666%

So yeah, that method has a wider variance in results for sure.

Here is the comparison of probabilities...

Result d6-d6 Fudge Dice
-5 2.78% 0.00%
-4 5.56% 1.23%
-3 8.33% 4.94%
-2 11.11% 12.35%
-1 13.89% 19.75%
+0 16.67% 23.46%
+1 13.89% 19.75%
+2 11.11% 12.35%
+3 8.33% 4.94%
+4 5.56% 1.23%
+5 2.78% 0.00%


--- On Mon, 10/8/09, noahtrammell <noahtrammell@...> wrote:

> From: noahtrammell <noahtrammell@...>
> Subject: [FateRPG] Dice
> To: FateRPG@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 10 August, 2009, 1:27 AM
>   OK, so I don't know how many
> Starblazer players there are out there, but here's my
> question. In Starblazer, two dice are rolled.  The
> value of one is subtracted from the other, yielding a result
> of -5 to 5.  My question is what does this do to the
> probability of rolling high and low results.  Does it
> create more frequent "middle" rolls or a greater amount of
> extremes?

Go to the message area and try using the search box at the top. There's an
advanced search form so you can get closer to what you want.

Boddie

-----Original Message-----
From: FateRPG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FateRPG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
eclectic_lemonade
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 2:20 PM
To: FateRPG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FateRPG] Re: New here, looking for guideposts

That is just what I was looking for.

...now is there good/better way to slog through forum converstations from the
past? In a web forum, I would basically slog through all the threads before
asking redundant questions...but the yahoo interface makes me cringe...

>WBM

--- In FateRPG@yahoogroups.com, Indigo Casson <atamiser@...> wrote:
>
> Well, a good place to start are the files people have uploaded to this very
> group. You can see the files by clicking on the link called "Files" on the
> left sidebar on the group website.






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