tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post4893609749008543404..comments2010-01-08T00:04:49.900ZRob Langhttps://profiles.google.com/107257021034576902612noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-18609331759891529422010-01-08T00:04:49.900Z2010-01-08T00:04:49.900Z@Badger - do you feel FATE&#39;s relaxed attitude helped make CoC a little more fun?Rob Langhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-66122551096968949572010-01-04T10:10:38.473Z2010-01-04T10:10:38.473ZVery nice review. I was recently introduced to FATE 2 via a Call of Cthulhu game. I absolutely loved how the game played out. It&#39;s a bit hard for me to play with FATE in a somber or serious manner because invoking is so much fun, but I&#39;m not complaining.Badgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-67349177046098485462009-02-16T13:26:00.000Z2009-02-16T13:26:00.000ZLittle Shepherd, many thanks for the errata check. I have updated the post.<BR/><BR/>you're right, it would have been mad in the way I suggested!Rob Langhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-6751886685878726972009-02-16T11:29:00.000Z2009-02-16T11:29:00.000ZAlso, one comment:<BR/><BR/>On the skill pyramid, it's not double each level. It's only +1. So to have 1 skill at great, you need to make sure you still have 2 at good, and 3 at fair. Think of it like laying bricks, with each skill being a brick. I'm pretty sure that's the image used in the FATE PDF, actually, though I haven't looked at it in a while. Anyway, you lay the "bricks" in a staggering pattern, and the only requirement is that no bricks are hanging over the edge of the layer below.<BR/><BR/>So 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., not 1, 2, 4, 8, etc. The latter would be a nightmare!Little Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683767544763967383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-44236516806214297852009-02-16T11:20:00.000Z2009-02-16T11:20:00.000ZThanks everyone. I must admit being a little confused about the versioning of Fate. It's not immediately obvious how 2.5 and 3.0 differ from 2.0. Admittedly, 3.0 is not released yet but 2.5 is - but only wrapped up inside Spirit of the Century.<BR/><BR/>I'll echo both that 3.0 looks like it might be the very thing to iron out some of the creases in 2.0. :)Rob Langhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-186973687844867372009-02-16T11:10:00.000Z2009-02-16T11:10:00.000ZYeah, don't forget that Spirit of the Century and the Dresden Files RPG are both in a sense variations of the upcoming Fate 3e. Too bad we don't know exactly when 3e will come out, though I believe it's the very next product in their lineup after Dresden Files. From what I've seen, the changes from 2e to 3e (such as how aspects are invoked in play) are amazing. I can't wait.Little Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683767544763967383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-48419553086295324412009-02-09T07:59:00.000Z2009-02-09T07:59:00.000ZNice one, Rob!<BR/><BR/>I must admit, I like the 2.5 version of Fate (as in Spirit of the Century and Starblazer Adventures) much better than the original free 2nd Edition, mainly because the newer one fixes a lot of problems with uncertainty and polishes the Aspects, their use, the Fate point economy and other things.<BR/><BR/>I look forward on the 3rd Edition as a framework that you can pick up and tailor to your game.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161740139269533343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-1815299874587512312009-02-08T20:01:00.000Z2009-02-08T20:01:00.000ZThanks chaps!<BR/><BR/>I had to admit going back through Icar and thinking whether I could add some of the more story telling ideas in... perhaps as option rules in the GM section. I have experimented tentatively with my more-evil-than-thou players and the results can be terrifying and spectacular, leading often to a table of shocked faces or raucous laughter!<BR/><BR/>@Stargazer, I might get some Fudge dice just for the kudos. :)Rob Langhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-21470156017797436342009-02-08T18:28:00.000Z2009-02-08T18:28:00.000ZGreat review! FATE is a game I wanted to try out for quite some time now. Especially the aspects sound pretty cool, although I had some trouble to get my head around that concept. I even bought a couple of FUDGE dice just to be able to play FATE. :)Stargazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610521675696428012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273659070093034708.post-9876171645417436062009-02-07T21:15:00.000Z2009-02-07T21:15:00.000ZExcellent review, Rob! Keep 'em coming!Zachary The Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166638173640517627noreply@blogger.com