Fresh from my whopping 2nd session using aspects! I have a player who on the GNS (I can't decide whether to pronounce it 'genus' or 'genis') chart falls under...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 5, 2006 10:50 pm
As I've mentioned, we're using aspects in Tri-Stat. That said, the rules we're using are quite compatible with vanilla FATE. I've trolled the forum for every...
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Robert Donoghue
r_donoghue
Apr 5, 2006 10:58 pm
Pretty awesome! Fred and I are both big tri-Stat fans (most notably SAS), so as far as we're concerned, these are two great tastes that taste great together,...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 5, 2006 11:00 pm
Oops. There was a holdover from the 2e FATE rules in there. The compel section should read like this (and slightly cleaned up): The GM may also invoke some...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 5, 2006 11:07 pm
Thanks! Feel free to snip stuff out and drop it into Spirit or Dresden if you like any of the wording or anything. BTW, Mike's (excellent) feedback on my...
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Robert Donoghue
r_donoghue
Apr 5, 2006 11:34 pm
That seems like a reasonable limitation - I think the specific number is less important than the fact that there is _some_ sort of cap. You could also probably...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 5, 2006 11:44 pm
D'OH! Of course, that sentence about how aspects come in levels is wrong. The sentence must be destroyed! Bill...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Apr 6, 2006 5:59 pm
... Convergent evolution. See Story Engine. Mike...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Apr 6, 2006 7:36 pm
... I get the process. What I'm wondering was in regard to what Fred said. That is, if I as GM create some situation to inconvenience the PC based off of an ...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Apr 6, 2006 7:50 pm
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:36:25 +0200, Mike Holmes ... I know what you mean. I've been in the situation where I've created situations in play based on an aspect,...
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Robert Donoghue
r_donoghue
Apr 6, 2006 8:10 pm
... I'm appalled that I actually have an answer for this, because it implies I've thought about it -far- too much. In the strictest sense, because the aspect...
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J B Bell
tquidca
Apr 6, 2006 8:13 pm
Seems to me there's really two mechanics being talked about here. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer "bonk you on the head but give you a Fate point" seems more...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Apr 6, 2006 9:13 pm
... Well, I'd assume that it would be subsequent to the player getting the FP. But that means that I've got to remember in the first place to give the FP right...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 7, 2006 1:53 am
It really does seem to be converging. I'm going to try some more transfers of my campaign b/w Tri-Stat/FATE and Universalis soon, I think. Bill...
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Judd Goswick
juddgoswick
Apr 7, 2006 12:24 pm
... I would say that the deal is this - if they are equal aspects - no fate points (it evens out). The cool part is if Aunt Gert is a 2 box aspect, but Betty...
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André Le Deist
jdr_dd
Apr 8, 2006 9:55 am
For a less crunchy approach, the Fudge Factor article "Roleplaying Large Scale...
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badhabitbrota
Apr 8, 2006 9:11 pm
I'm still designing my own system, but I keep coming back to FATE as a concept base. Overall, it is an extremely flexible system, which is why it's been so...
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Ross Stites
ross_stites
Apr 9, 2006 2:59 am
... Have you looked at the Fudge groups? Over at www.fudgeforum.com there's some discussion of more detailed Fudge and inherently Fudge would allow someone to...
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zotimersnerd
Apr 9, 2006 4:57 am
Tri-stat is more number-crunchy than FATE is, although less than D&D 3.5. If you want to try out FATE on top of Tri-Stat instead of FATE on top of FUDGE, you...
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_M_A_W_
Apr 10, 2006 1:22 pm
... There is a Fudge game called 'Hack N Slash' that has the crunchy rules you are looking for. It should be fairly easy to migrate the rules you like into...
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badhabitbrota
Apr 11, 2006 2:23 pm
1) I did look at Fudge groups, and got some decent ideas there. 2) I couldn't find a copy of Hack-n-Slash online, so I guess I'm taking a pass on that. 3) I...
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cjnodell
Apr 12, 2006 9:29 am
Hey- I have also taken a look at tristat. It seems like a nice middle ground. It is more story oriented than d20 but more mechanical than fate. The only things...
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Ross Stites
ross_stites
Apr 12, 2006 8:08 pm
First off, hello. I made one post here the other day, but this is the one I've been intending to write for a few weeks. Bear with me as this will get long. ...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Apr 12, 2006 8:49 pm
... D'oh! While I think FATE can do Glorantha pretty well, I'm about the biggest fan of HQ there is. If you have any hankering to try to "fix" HQ, let me know,...
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James Pacek
wilmanric
Apr 12, 2006 11:12 pm
... I'd call them stunts, but that's just semantics. ... I agree that +1 or +2 are the limits; but don't hesitate to be creative too. For example, A character...
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badhabitbrota
Apr 13, 2006 12:59 am
I finished up TriStat. Charles, the two points you made were quite valid and addressed with the modifications that I intended. Overall, Tri-Stat had a bit more...
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theonewarder
Apr 13, 2006 6:07 pm
Greetings! Background: My GM experience is very little. I'm getting ready to GM a game using Fate for the first time. My background is with rules-heavy...
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Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
Apr 13, 2006 6:16 pm
... Check out the files section of this group - the Threat file should still be there, and has some nice ideas for dealing with very dangerous monsters. Darren...
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ross_stites
Apr 13, 2006 7:12 pm
Someone mentioned the files section and I'll just second that. Check out the sorcery pdf there. It's a nice system from my first reading of it. There's also...
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ross_stites
Apr 13, 2006 7:29 pm
... There's no official writeup on stunts is there? I've seen them discussed here, but the only writeup I've seen of them is the brief treatment in the...
