How is diaspora more gritty than the new fate core?...
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Brett Ritter
swiftonespeaks
Feb 21, 2013 3:06 am
... because one should always beware raptors! ...thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week -- Brett Ritter / SwiftOne swiftone@......
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Undead Trout
undead.trout
Feb 21, 2013 6:04 am
... There are limitations on how Aspects may be used, for example. They must be invoked before the roll, to give a bonus; after, they can only provide a ...
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Chris Flipse
chris.flipse
Feb 21, 2013 12:42 pm
... and the necessary component. Give each spell a middling number of things that it can do so that it is somewhat flexible, but you cannot do too many things...
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galacticcmdr
Feb 21, 2013 12:43 pm
I disagree that it is easier for traditional gamers to grasp. I have run too many Fate newbie groups and the damage component was never a problem. Fate Points...
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Kamikaze
yog_slogoth
Feb 21, 2013 12:58 pm
I would be quite some work, but a really charming idea. Â To make a good start you could just start with a shorter spell list .... I have to think about this...
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Chris Flipse
chris.flipse
Feb 21, 2013 1:01 pm
... Traditionally in gameplay, it doesn't. logically, and in the books, it's not so cut and dry. There's at least one scene where the main wizard character...
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Travis Heldibridle
theurbanprimate
Feb 21, 2013 2:07 pm
... It isn't that the power has to come from somewhere. Defiling is a 'dark path to easy power' situation. It's very eco-jedi. I see the difference as a player...
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Village6
village6_dq
Feb 21, 2013 4:47 pm
That is brilliant. Thanks, you've taught me my 'thing for the day' and my collected knowledge has been augmented. - #6...
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LuÃs Eduardo Jaso...
delernanglimir
Feb 21, 2013 10:50 pm
Hello, guys Just asking: is there any way to back the Fate Core project now that the Kickstarter is over? Best regards, -- LuÃs Eduardo Jason Santos Hello,...
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Fred Hicks
iago23
Feb 21, 2013 10:52 pm
Nope. The stuff will be made available for sale everywhere our stuff usually is, once released. Fred On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Luís Eduardo Jason...
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xmbk
Feb 21, 2013 11:10 pm
I would have to say that shared narrative stands out as being the most difficult concept for new players, or more importantly, veterans of traditional rpg's. ...
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loconius2
Feb 22, 2013 12:49 am
Oh I forgot about that, and that a defense roll is only rolled once and stays on the table for the entire round!...
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J B Bell
tquidca
Feb 22, 2013 1:16 am
I'm pretty sure that fate point expenditures for +2 are allowed post-roll in Diaspora. Do you have a page for where it says you can only spend such points...
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Brad Murray
bjmurray.hal...
Feb 22, 2013 1:19 am
Whatever the rules say, the way I *play* is that fate points can happen any time because, really, who cares. ... -- Brad Murray (halfjack) VSCA Publishing ...
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paul_mitchener
Feb 22, 2013 8:17 pm
Hi, I'm one of the two Age of Arthur authors, so I thought I'd thank Michael for mentioning the game here, and also join the discussion! To answer the last...
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Joe Formoso
thudthwacker
Feb 23, 2013 7:23 pm
Over on RPG.net, there's a discussion going on about creating a Ghostbusters setting for Fate Core. One of the really interesting ideas floated was setting up...
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ReaperWolf
lilcoyote48911
Feb 23, 2013 11:39 pm
The GB franchise would be an Organization with it's own skills, aspects, and Fate Points which the PCs controlled provided the franchise wasn't revoked by the...
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J B Bell
tquidca
Feb 24, 2013 2:15 am
I think the notion of "just use the Fate fractal" is pretty on target. The question is how to manage those Fate points. For Ghostbusters specifically, you want...
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gremlin1384
Feb 24, 2013 2:30 am
Fate Core's revised Extras chapter doesn't specifically show any examples of extras with fate points of their own. However, according to the Bronze Rule/Fate...
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gremlin1384
Feb 24, 2013 3:01 am
Okay, since nobody else is replying, I'll put in my two cents. I'm also modding a full system for the first time, but I can share what I'm doing. I'm working...
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Joe Formoso
thudthwacker
Feb 24, 2013 4:21 am
... That's a great idea -- the franchise would get a low refresh, and then players *can* spend their own Fate points with appropriate justification. Compels...
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Joe Formoso
thudthwacker
Feb 24, 2013 4:29 am
... Sounds great -- especially the idea of keeping refresh for the franchise low, and making sure its got problems that are going to put pressure on it. The...
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Chester Mealer
cdmealer
Feb 24, 2013 6:22 am
Here's my take on it. Rarely is the organization going to "act" rather the players will be acting as members of the organization. So the org gets no FP, but...
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Thomas
tpryan01
Feb 24, 2013 3:08 pm
Anything being run or demoed at PAX East?...
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Tim K.
lion_poet
Feb 25, 2013 3:46 am
Aid me in discussion, the Magic rules (notably Evocation) are filled with a lot of setting text "in character" stuff that interrupts the flow of the rules. How...
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Jonathan Wells
sarrathos
Feb 25, 2013 4:08 am
Here's an idea I've been chewing on. I'm trying to simulate the PC's resources running out over time. They should feel the mounting pressure to get back to a...
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Travis Casey
efindel
Feb 25, 2013 4:24 am
... Yes, it really causes one mental stress every time you use it, plus one extra for each rank you used above your Conviction. (page 250, #3 under "How To Do...
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gremlin1384
Feb 25, 2013 7:22 am
I think it depends on what kind of mood you're trying to emulate. Obviously, you're intending a more gear-focused game than Fate defaults to--either the PCs...
