I would glance a bit at Ashen Stars -- it isn't FATE, but Robin Laws has some interesting thoughts on making space games work. I hear good things about the...
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Ryan Macklin
signature_rm
Nov 10, 2011 6:54 pm
Totally. While it's not Fate, it is the Star Trek model. Bulldogs is the Firefly model, but with work can be co-opted. - Ryan -- Ryan Macklin Production...
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Alden Strock
alden_strock
Nov 10, 2011 6:56 pm
Different solutions depending on if you're thinking Star Trek the original series or Star Trek The Next Generation and subsequent. For the original series, I'd...
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Ryan Macklin
signature_rm
Nov 10, 2011 6:58 pm
Right. And if you're thinking a DS9 story -- one revolving around a central story location -- Diaspora's cluster creation or Dresden's city creation are the...
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Max Kaehn
catslaugh
Nov 10, 2011 7:04 pm
... It's a narrative-based system where you accumulate points toward particular goals like "escape" or "disable their engines for boarding", rather than the...
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Craig McRoberts
imprimis5
Nov 10, 2011 7:17 pm
Just shooting from the hip here, but it seems that I would discount Diaspora due to its emphasis on "hard" sci-fi. I'm not overly familiar with Bulldogs!...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Nov 10, 2011 7:22 pm
Diaspora has a tonal emphasis on hard sci fi, and some of its system elements connect to that, but I don't look at the game's *system* and think "this is...
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Max Kaehn
catslaugh
Nov 10, 2011 7:35 pm
If I were setting up a diplomatic or first-contact scenario, I'd hit my Diaspora book first to refresh my memory on how they do abstract zone conflicts. They...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Nov 10, 2011 7:41 pm
... Great point. If nothing else, the social conflict system from Diaspora is pitched really well to address those "let's negotiate with the planet" episodes. ...
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David Hoberman
nameofdog
Nov 12, 2011 5:11 pm
Oh my god. I still remember that story about the island of carnivorous snails. Did that collection also have a story about an island of feral cats? *shudder* ...
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Jayson Stevens
palmerofthet...
Nov 17, 2011 9:44 am
... Not an exact match, but I'd recommend the SyFy (defunct) series Tower Prep. Exceptional teens are essentially kidnapped to a prep school in the middle of...
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Craig McRoberts
imprimis5
Nov 17, 2011 6:26 pm
This is kind of a random note, but I wanted to share it with some people who may be similarly excited. I'm starting a new podcast that will include a...
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x0genisis
Nov 17, 2011 9:43 pm
Great Job Craig! I'm looking forward to the end result....
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Bruce Anderson
germund40
Nov 19, 2011 8:16 am
My turn to GM in our group comes up in about a month's time, for the last year or so, I had been trying to put together a Fate based post-apocalyptic steampunk...
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grant_erswell@...
grant_erswell
Nov 19, 2011 9:10 am
Sounds a bit like the upcoming Demolished Ones game where PCs are also amnesiacs whose stats are created on the fly. Grant Erswell ... From: "Bruce Anderson"...
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Bruce Anderson
germund40
Nov 19, 2011 9:32 am
Darn!! I thought I had an original idea! I guess if someone is publishing something like that, it must be a workable idea, I'll have to look for it when it...
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David Hoberman
nameofdog
Nov 19, 2011 5:01 pm
Well, you say you're drawing from character hooks and player interest: if the characters are motstly blank slates, there won't be much in the way of hooks......
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Aaron Stockser
tac4a
Nov 19, 2011 5:38 pm
Aw darn... I saw this thread and thought it was confirmation of Fred Hicks, Lenny Balsera, and the gang's plan to take over WotC and turn them into a *real*RPG...
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Jeff Dunnett
KnightoftheR...
Nov 21, 2011 2:00 pm
Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a city creation cheat sheet out there? One with a bit of info about each steps that can be handed to players other than the form...
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chris@...
cczernia
Nov 21, 2011 4:39 pm
I think you'll be ok. In Dresden there are rules for doing character creation as you play. And a new game "The Demolished Ones" is taking this to the next...
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George Harnish
lefou23
Nov 21, 2011 11:47 pm
I've written a Google Docs outline based on The Living City<http://www.faterpg.com/dl/df/citycreation.html>. It's two pages (or one page, front & back), and...
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Bruce Anderson
germund40
Nov 22, 2011 5:22 pm
Thanks everyone for the input. I looked up the Dresden character creation rules on the Fate blog, and it's pretty much in line with what I had in mind. I...
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JB
tquidca
Nov 23, 2011 7:19 pm
Late to the party here, but technically it's not "stress as hitpoints" in Diaspora. It's the "roll-down" variant. So on a track of say 5 boxes, a 3-shift hit...
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Bruce Anderson
germund40
Nov 28, 2011 2:33 pm
I know this has probably been discussed before, but what is the practical difference between tracking Stress in Spirit of the Century vs. Starblazer ...
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Marc Reyes
lightwingbli...
Nov 28, 2011 11:38 pm
Hi Bruce, Based on my experience, Stress tracks in Spirit of the Century allow you to take a lot more hits than in Starblazer Adventures. In Starblazer (or at...
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Bruce Anderson
germund40
Nov 29, 2011 6:24 pm
Thanks Marc Bruce ... -- Bruce Anderson Saskatoon Homeschool RPG Club <http://hsrpgclub.wordpress.com/> *“**Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our...
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Lisa Steele
steele_esq
Nov 30, 2011 1:48 am
Anyone have recommendations for Game, Comic, or SF/F Bookshops in NYC (Mid-Town or Brooklyn Heights)? We're familiar with the usual suspects -- Midtown Comics,...
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robg2133
Nov 30, 2011 1:05 pm
Hi there, I'm currently running a FATE game using Google docs, which is coming along quite nicely so I thought I'd bring it to the attention of this group ;-) ...
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Jeremy Whalen
x0genisis
Nov 30, 2011 5:07 pm
That is Awesome, I am looking forward to a full reading of it! I just visited your doc and was amused to see your title. I have been using that term,...
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Sam D
fantomx11
Nov 30, 2011 6:42 pm
My group has been doing this exact thing for about two months now....
