... munchkins ... I think that the skill 'tree' approach used in Serenity has the same effect as the skill pyramid - it forces the players to have a good, ...
5216
Nick Mead
najmead
May 9, 2006 9:47 pm
I'm thinking of running a Firefly/Serenity game using Fate. For those of you not familiar with the official Serenity game, which I believe is based on...
5215
dicework
May 9, 2006 9:03 pm
... Exactly... I was on a hurry when I post my previous message. As I said it's not vanilla FATE but rather more my own adaptation of it. I've chosen to use...
5214
DD
jdr_dd
May 9, 2006 7:45 pm
For non french readers, It is (at first sight) a two page summary of FATE rules as they can be guessed today on the list, using both Fate on the Fly and Twists...
5213
Ed Northcott
enorthcott
May 9, 2006 5:19 pm
Dammit! It looks -beautiful-, and I dropped French in high school! Never before have I regretted fleeing the irritation that was my French teacher. ;) Ed...
5212
dicework
May 9, 2006 5:14 pm
I've just posted a summary of FATE rules in the file section. It's not pure FATE 2 but more of a FATE 2.5 with modifications discussed here. It's written as a...
5211
Matt Whiteacre
mmwdoval
May 9, 2006 5:03 pm
I was walking out of my office for lunch and a strange passing thought hit me. Is the name of Fred's new game supposed to have a special meaning? I think it...
5210
FateRPG@yahoogroups.com
May 9, 2006 4:32 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FateRPG group. File : /Core FATE...
5209
howard_m_thompson
howard_m_tho...
May 9, 2006 1:03 am
Please see message #1780. ... in FATE, which has a similar issue. After coming up with various complicated ideas where each form they can shapeshift to would...
5208
Fred Hicks
iago23
May 9, 2006 12:24 am
I've handled shapeshifting fairly briskly in the past, simply by saying, keep your aspects, shuffle your skills, and done. -- Fred Hicks * "Curse you iago and...
5207
Rob Rendell
rob_p_rendell
May 8, 2006 11:41 pm
... I'm planning on running a Werewolf game (a la White Wolf's Werewolf: the Apocolypse) in FATE, which has a similar issue. After coming up with various...
5206
zotimersnerd
May 8, 2006 6:20 pm
You rock, dude! Bill...
5205
Fred Hicks
iago23
May 8, 2006 3:41 pm
... Thanks for the feedback! I'm pretty fond of the resolution mechanic myself -- it's the seed idea from which the rest of the game grew. -- Fred Hicks *...
5204
Renato Ramonda
renatoram2000
May 8, 2006 2:07 pm
... Quickest and fastest (IMO): Give the player 2 character sheets, sharing only a very few Aspects and Skills (jekyll and hyde do not have much shared...
5203
David Quick
village6_dq
May 8, 2006 1:59 pm
I have a player who is interested in playing a character with the ability to change into a feral powerful version of himself ala Mr. Hyde. I'm curious what...
5202
zotimersnerd
May 7, 2006 1:06 am
Hmm, my response got eaten the other day. I sent then the URL. I'm really impressed with Divinity, because it has the first truely qualitative outcomes that...
5201
Judd Goswick
juddgoswick
May 5, 2006 4:00 pm
I posted this on the fudge forum as well, but since it is a FATE ... Supermegacomplexo Corp owns a good portion of The City and is a global leader in the...
5200
Fred Hicks
iago23
May 5, 2006 5:16 am
... It's a copyrighted work, but free, for the moment, so you can distribute it all you like, but you can't claim bits of it as your own. You can also just...
5199
Darren Smith
fastinius
May 5, 2006 1:26 am
Interesting.... I've read it, but I'll need to think about it before I have anything productive to say. I did want to say that it's got me thinking that I...
5198
zotimersnerd
May 4, 2006 11:58 pm
License? I.e. can I attach it in an email to a friend? Bill...
5197
Robert Donoghue
r_donoghue
May 4, 2006 7:52 pm
I figure some might be curious to know that Fred, in a fury of mental palate-cleansing while waiting for edits to get back on Spirit of the Century, has thrown...
5196
FateRPG@yahoogroups.com
May 4, 2006 7:36 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FateRPG group. File : /Divinity.pdf ...
5195
Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
May 4, 2006 6:28 pm
... I have, but we played it without magic. That is, no magical characters were encountered during our short run. So I can't help you there. Darren...
5194
Mike
mike_the_fis...
May 3, 2006 7:35 am
Aha, so you hid it! Just out of curiosity, have you actualy roleplayed Falkenstein with FATE? If so, how did you handle the magic? ... place for...
5193
DD
jdr_dd
May 3, 2006 5:16 am
... So it seems : http://www.bureau42.com/view/3040 notice they speak the the " The talented and prolific" Ed Northcott ! ;) Indeed I have to agree for...
5192
Chuk Goodin
chuk_e_dad
May 3, 2006 12:04 am
... There are going to be Degrassi graphic novels!??!? That is So Damn Cool! -- Chuk Goodin cgoodin@... Alien Light GM http://www.phoenyx.net/alienlight...
5191
Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
May 1, 2006 11:46 pm
On Tue, 02 May 2006 00:26:56 +0200, Darren Hill ... Damn gremlins in the keyboard - that should have said: It's _inside_ the FATE mediaeval folder...
5190
Darren Hill
demiurgeasta...
May 1, 2006 11:27 pm
... Was it mine? It's insate the FATE mediaeval folder (yes, not the place for it) in the files section. Darren...
5189
Ed Northcott
enorthcott
May 1, 2006 6:54 pm
That's the general gist of it, yeah... though it's set in a high school. Current incarnation's been running 5 years. The franchise itself is 26 years old this...
5188
James Husum
husumj
May 1, 2006 12:16 pm
Greetings, Heard of it, never saw it. Set in a junior high school? Lots of social issues? ... -- James Husum The Quixote Project - one guy's quest to make the...
