... Ok, first of all, I'd have to take an Aspect called "Hit 'em with the Sturgeon" (and if you don't know why, I'm sorry you had to see that). Second of all,...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:01:03 -0000, Andrew Weitzman ... Thanks. I'm sitting here, full of cold, feeling miserable, and really needed a pick-me-up. Excellent :)...
... The idea expressed in one thread here about giving a story arch or campaign its own Aspects would seem to indicate that Fate 3 will readily allow us to...
... Sounds cool. Even with the current rules, you could consistently put in Scene Aspects that reinforced any conventions you want, no? Sounds like some good...
As a former MUD/MUSH admin, I can tell you this: There are no rules or processes other than direct human intervention that will prevent players from attempting...
Guh. I hit the wrong key and cut off my post above. I am teh inert-web guru. Anyway - In my opinion, the key to avoiding genre-splicing isn't restrictions in...
Heya folks, I put the first couple of episodes of Trail of the Iron Buddha, that IRC/Skype game we've been running the last couple of weeks, over at rpg.net in...
... Did you get to the end of your session feeling like you'd 'felt out' some principles you can share, or no? :) I've got a few ideas, but Rob did most of the...
That's been my experience as well, basically you can scale a fight up, and for the truly epic fights, use a couple big groups of high quality minions and a...
... One thing that a system like FATE (and games like it) does do to militate against "special snow-flake" characters is to allow for finer character ...
... Let's see if I have this straight with a potential timeline. 1. MJ-12 tells Bush about everything they know. For real. 2. Bush forces MJ-12 and Delta to...
... I admit, when I'm pitching the Dresden Files setting by shorthand to gamer folks, I usually say something along the lines of, "Imagine what the World of...
... In SotC, the first line of defense is that you need to find two other players who like your first novel, and have the right to choose to other novels of...
... My library does stock them (albeit in various branches so I usually end up using Interbranch loan to get them). If I was 20 again and didn't have a family,...
... OK, I was wondering whether to give The Dresden Files a miss, given the piles of other game stuff I've bought lately, but I might pick it up after all....
... Setting aside the specifics of the WoD Lines, based upon the tenor of the elements you dislike, I feel fairly confident that you will jam on the Dresden...
... And that's one of the things that I quite like about FATE in general; it's fallen out a few times now on the List that phased character creation really is...
Hi everyone: I'd appreciate some guidance on a situation where I may not have absorbed all the rules yet. The situation tonight: Bill is playing Kid Sidekick,...
... You consider a Halfling Paladin bizzare? Guess it's a good thing you never met the goblin paladin, Squee. -- Hollis McCray Mutant Registration Number...
... It'd be OK to compel it before or, even, after the roll. However, it's not cool to compel an aspect after a roll if the player has spent fate points in...
Fred, thanks. This is tremendously useful feedback. I appreciate it. Something I fell into when we started playing SOTC was chaining together invocations and...