Fun with building scenarios out of dice rolls... I'm using 3dF so as to stay on a +3 to -3 scale without further math. *One-Page & Five-Room Dungeons, "The...
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William Huggins
willhuggins
Mar 4, 2011 3:35 pm
I would bump your conviction up to Superb and drop one of your Averages skills down to Mediocre. This will give you an extra mild mental consequence. Next, ...
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Javier
javiergaspoz
Mar 4, 2011 2:39 pm
Hi Allan! I've checked out your character sheet, and I think you overspent your Refresh budget; a PC cannot have Refresh 0, he always needs at least 1 point of...
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G C
trebliege
Mar 4, 2011 5:44 am
Your question was long. But the difference between aspects, skills and stuns boils down basically to a level of how vaguely they are defined in the rules. ...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 3, 2011 11:48 pm
... I just went through today a similar exercise, where I tried to imagine using the FATE tabletop system in a number of the LARPs that I've played recently. ...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 3, 2011 11:35 pm
As a though experiment, I've written up how the FATE might be adapted for use for LARPs. It is not complete, but I think it offers some good ideas, and also...
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Jim Montgomery
frontendchaos
Mar 3, 2011 9:18 pm
I've been messing around with the idea of doing quick hit single-session experiments using a combination of Fate and Instant Game ( ...
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Allan Samuelson
evendur
Mar 3, 2011 8:03 pm
Ezra, Thanks! I didn't notice that earlier. Shadowsmith...
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ezra_n_bradford
Mar 3, 2011 7:37 pm
Hi Shadowsmith, Did you intend to pick System: "Fate RPG" instead of System: "The Dresden Files"? For some reason it's alphabetized under T, but it definitely...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Mar 3, 2011 6:13 pm
Thanks for doing this. I'll push it out to the various ways I share things, and hopefully get you some traffic on this. Hope to see some spin-off conversations...
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Allan Samuelson
evendur
Mar 3, 2011 6:08 pm
First time poster, long time lurker. I've been role-playing for over three decades at this point, but only recently discovered FATE. After running a few...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 3, 2011 4:46 am
I have created a blog, and have posted the essay (with a correction on trappings) at http://www.markofdestiny.com/2011/03/look-into-fate-skills.html I invite...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Mar 3, 2011 1:25 am
... To do that, I'd have to vet it fully, make sure it's something all internal Fate-heads are on board with, which could take weeks or months of donated time...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 3, 2011 1:19 am
... Then any chance you can post it on the Fate blog? Or post it someplace? Or I can break it up into sections here. I put in a lot of effort as an offer to...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Mar 2, 2011 11:45 pm
... .... Okay, then. I'm out. Fred -- Fred Hicks Evil Hat Productions, LLC www.evilhat.com...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 2, 2011 10:57 pm
... I don't really have a game-related blog, and the columns feature of RPGnet isn't quite right either. You are welcome to post it if you like. -- Christopher...
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Blade
vaxjedi
Mar 2, 2011 10:50 pm
Lot of meat to work with in that message. Here's my personal take on the first few sections of questions, in case they are useful to anyone. ... To me, a lot...
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chris@...
cczernia
Mar 2, 2011 6:00 pm
I would start off a combat with a few groups of minions. Perhaps a group per player at the lowest level but with their numbers increasing the attack score to...
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malckuss
Mar 2, 2011 2:54 pm
As always, Fred hits the nail on the head. Perhaps you should just repost the first section for discussion? Otherwise, I'm with Mr. Hicks and this belongs on a...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Mar 2, 2011 2:06 pm
Small correction: it was SOTC that introduced trappings, not DFRPG. DF just made more consistent use of them and as an interface with stunts. While I...
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gmfangs_asmrb_org
gmfangs_asmr...
Mar 2, 2011 6:03 am
A Look into Fate: Skills ======================== This essay is inspired by the discussion about Fate 3.0 now going on in FateRPG.com. These are not...
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sgilman87
Mar 2, 2011 1:39 am
Looking through the Spirit of the Century book, I'm not seeing a lot of advice or information on how to balance the enemies in a combat encounter. I'm hoping...
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vmakkone
Mar 2, 2011 1:19 am
Just had an idea, how does this sound for a regenerating SotC-style minion: Stress does not accumulate, instead use a threshold value that takes the minion...
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Thorin
sdjthorin
Mar 1, 2011 11:22 pm
The excel sheets are fillable -- look in the Zip file... Sorry about the pdfs, but I don't have acrobat anymore so I can't make forms... I use the excel files...
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J Hunter
cjhunter1848
Mar 1, 2011 10:51 pm
Excellent sheets. I only wish they were fillable. Sent from my iPhone...
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vmakkone
Mar 1, 2011 6:12 pm
Yes, something like this seems to be the best option. I would probably divide the full horde into a couple of "group-characters" and have each make multiple...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Mar 1, 2011 6:02 pm
This is pretty much exactly what I'd do -- a midpoint between the minions rules of SOTC and the every-individual-thing thing of the DF core book. Fred ... -- ...
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Eoin Boyle
e01n65536
Mar 1, 2011 5:57 pm
... Not an official or by-the-book solution, but... Your horde poses a threat level on the Ladder. As they get mowed down, the threat gets less. As they...
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Sean Dalziel
ssdalziel...
Mar 1, 2011 5:24 pm
How about making the "Horde" into a whole character? Assign skills, aspects and stress to the group to be fought as a whole. Stress and consequences take out...
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vmakkone
Mar 1, 2011 5:15 pm
I've had trouble figuring out how to use the rules to model a horde of nameless-NPC ghouls or other "regenerating" creatures. The main problem rises from the...
