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Google+, which once hosted a dedicated FATE forum, has shut down its Google Groups. YahooGroups, which also hosted a dedicated FATE forum, is shutting down ITS groups. Evil Hat's website doesn't seem to have a forum. So...is there anywhere on the internet that has a dedicated FATE forum? Is EN...

Sure! I ran the podrace last Monday night: seven pilots participating in 12 exchanges (rounds) took 3½ hours! Each exchange began with the opportunity for each pilot to "Create Advantage / Discover Aspect" (at difficulty 2) before I confronted the racers with the obstacle they had to overcome...

I'm going to be running a podrace scenario in my Star Wars Fate Accelerated game on Monday that will involve 2 PCs and a group of NPCs (the character sheets for which I will probably give to the other players). I was hoping folks could make some suggestions on how I might structure the race...

So, what I'm getting is, in an interactive story, such as tabletop RPGs, relationships are important, but stakes are equally as important. A player must have a stake in the story.

You mean the cover? Sure. I used the 4th edition cover because I figured since Atlas is offering that whole book for free on the internet (art included), that it'd be safe enough. But if you think that'd still be a copyright issue, I guess an abundance of caution never hurts.

I had a discussion with my friend about what makes stories compelling and interesting. His position boiled down to a single principle: relationships. He argued that the stories we enjoy the most are those that are inextricably tied to the relationships among the characters, whether they are...

My pleasure! The design goal here is, whenever an issue arises, to resolve it as a FATE Core game, and not as a "hack" or as an Ars Magica game. We love the setting of Mythical Europe, and always liked the concept of rolling Technique + Art to create a magical effect, but always hated the rest...

After a few revisions and a playtest, here is the new version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B273FvqAirAlZmpoNEFTTEJTWms

Google Plus Community user Jeremy Downey came up with a way to convert Ars Magica spellcasting to FATE, and created a cool "starter" rules set and character sheet for it. I ran with it, and expanded the "starter" rules to be as complete as possible, and made a few tweaks to the character sheet...

Thanks to Project Redcap, I've now got a link there to my campaign's website. In case anyone is interested, you can read about the Riacciu Carmenta Campaign here. There are nuggets for download to be found there, so if you're playing Ars Magica and want some pregenerated NPCs, feel free to use...

Obviously to you it does; you're the one who made the argument I find illogical! :erm: But I assure you. Well, then this simply comes down to us disagreeing on what makes a person "horrible." We apparently disagree on whether someone is a horrible person for (1) hurting themselves and their...

Nine Nazgûl and a Hobbit walk into a restaurant. "Can you spot me for dinner," asks the Hobbit, "I'm a little short." Nine Nazgûl walk into a restaurant. Hostess gives them a beeper. "How do we know when the table's ready," asks Adûnaphel, Lieutenant of Barad-Dûr. Hostess replies: "We'll give...

I think that's fantastic. Good to see the hobby thriving. And thank you for your service!

Wow, I can't believe it's been almost two years since the kids and I played RPGs! We started fresh with a new set of characters, and my friend Michelle joined in in the second session of our new sword & sorcery FATE Accelerated game. I think we're going to see this one through to the end (maybe...

I did read it, Dave, and while I respect your CV, mine is equally as involved in the criminal justice system, so it doesn't gain you any traction from my perspective. I do think that people who violate the social contract by committing violent crimes, or raping, or destroying or invading the...

That is the most illogical argument that I have ever read on this forum.

Well said, Jester. It *does* make them horrible people, Dave. YOU'RE the one painting with too broad a brush. There's a huge difference between "incarcarated" in jail and "incarcerated" in prison. Those in jail, as Ampolitor pointed out, are serving relatively minor sentences (one year or...

Again, with respect to the court's decision, we're still speculating on the rationale of the holding based on holes in the information, but maybe a solution would be for prison counselors to introduce the game as part of "therapy" sessions. This way, the game and its contents belong to the...

Well, as it turned out, I didn't need the combat cheat sheet. The PCs deftly averted bloodshed. Now, where to go from here? Any input is appreciated. At my last session, the magi attended the wedding of Gisella, the female cousin of Duke Isnardo of Genoa, to Pietro Visconti, the Marquis of...