FATE: Where to start?

[Relique du Madde]

Go figure I am a huge fan of minimalist games as a good starting point. That said I would suggest maybe checking out the microlite fate (fate# I think) which was posted on their mailing list. Getting a good look at the guts of a game is assure fire way to even see if you want to learn more.

I'm going to have to look into that considering how the Skills seem to be disproportionally complex (in terms of rulings) for such a simple system.

 

[Pbartender]

Go figure I am a huge fan of minimalist games as a good starting point. That said I would suggest maybe checking out the microlite fate (fate# I think) which was posted on their mailing list. Getting a good look at the guts of a game is assure fire way to even see if you want to learn more.

The PDF is here: http://www.studiohunty.com/f-sharp/F# RPG system.pdf

It's a 13-page super-light version of FATE (all the rules are on the first page), that focuses on the Aspects side of the system.

Even if you don't use it, read it... There's a lot of really good advice for running fast-and-furious rules-light pick-up games.