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Has anyone played Fate Accelerated Edition? (www.faterpg.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had been wanting to try it for a while and saw it at a local game store. I picked it and some fudge dice up and want to try it soon. It seems like it will provide the sort of flexibility and less specific focus on combat that I want out of D&D. It also is simple enough that I read the entirety of the rules in one day (and I'm a slow reader).

I'm curious what your experience is with this system.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm a new GM for a Fate Core game and, as someone unfamiliar with Fate until now, I've realized the importance of player buy-in. Most of my players are inexperienced with TTRPGs in general, so they struggle at times to come up with creative ideas beyond the obvious. My confidence in running Fate occasionally wavers because I feel like I'm not fostering enough ideas and creativity. However, I understand that I may be expecting too much from players who have just finished a D&D LMoP campaign.

While Fate is rules-light for players, I sometimes find it challenging to grasp certain concepts. For example, I made mistakes with Contests, Challenges, and Conflicts during my first attempt, struggling to remember their specific workings in the heat of the moment. I've had to refresh myself multiple times on teamwork rules and how to handle NPCs. Even after reading the Book of Hanz, you don't truly know how things will feel until you actually play.

Nonetheless, I adore Fate and consider it my RPG of choice. The ease of character creation is a major advantage. I can simply ask players what kind of badass hero they want to be in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer game, and when they say "a detective who can see ghosts," we have a character with a stat and a built-in trouble, ready to go.

Ironically, I find GMing Fate to be a greater challenge than playing it, at least for me. However, I recognize that I still have room for improvement as a GM due to my limited experience and skills.

but I'm not that great a gm probably.