Kingmaker is my favorite pathfinder AP, but I feel that the pathfinder rules actually bog down the sweeping exploration and travelogue.
So I started imagining it in fate core and... I think it'll work. Assuming I have a few players interested. Anyone in?
Is fate core a different system? or another term on the boards i am unfamiliar with.
As for kingmaker, i've wanted to get into it. never seem to be able to
Fate core is indeed a different system. One which is more narratively focused and rules light than pathfinder. It's available on a pay what you want basis online if you're interested in learning, its a pretty simple system.
So is 5E. Have you considered running it in 5E?
If i can find and figure out the rules and such in time i might join.
I'm not the biggest fan of 5e for a lot of the same reasons I dislike aspects of pathfinder. Too much limitation, too much focus on what you can't do with less focus on what you can or reasonably should be able to do.
so the system is more Roleplay focused like vampire or changeling and less a table top war game?
Yes, though it's a bit simpler in rules than vampire or changeling. It basically boils down to four actions (Overcome, Create an Advantage, Attack and Defend) and four outcomes (harder to explain) for any particular action, through rolls heavily weighted toward the midrange and modified by your skills and aspects (aspects are parts of your character which are double edged, giving you bonuses where applicable but also tending to get your character in trouble) it's a system which is elegant in it's simplicity.
So one last question, we using the pathfinder world and just subing in the fate core system?
That'd be the idea yes.
sweet, i'll see if i can get ahold of the rules for the system and write something. im in if this actually gets more recruits
I'm in too.
Cool, looks like just one more and I'd be ok to play. Three to five characters is best for Fate.
After due deliberation and this being a new system and all, i will be playing as the character i am most comfortable as Draah'Zhin the Story Telling (as in writer) Kobold.
Now i know what your thinking A kobold why? cause kobolds are dragons and dragons are awesome. His personality consists of hitting on women, Telling elaborate tales of his non-existant exploits, and generally trying his hardest to look awesome and be heroic. as he is a kobold these actions are generally tough to accomplish.
Generally looking for aboutt once a day. I tend to post more often due to having an office job where I'm on the computer but I don't mind if not everyone keeps up.
@Archae: Sounds like fun, I assume a high concept aspect of something like Dashing Kobold Hero?
well he imagines himself a Dashing hero... I may or may not have based him on Zevran from Dragon age origins if you know the game.
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Downloaded and glanced at rules. Some questions:
Are you planning on doing collaborative character generation?
How are your going to handle magic?
How cinematic do you see this starting at and going to? Obviously, pathfinder Kingmaker starts pretty low, uh, level and the characters end up as basically demi gods. Do you see this still happening?
The game as written seems to have a lot of back and forth as players propose aspects, GM tempt players, etc. Do you foresee any potential issues with that in PBP.
I love Zevran! Sounds like a fun character.
Yes, collaborative characters is pretty important to Fate, giving the characters ties before the adventure begins. Depending on how many characters we get, we may just do one phase of collaboration instead of two.
Magic will mostly be handled as a narrative permission, meaning that magic missles are likely an attack with shoot, just flavored differently than a bow, while an armor spell would be creating n advantage with physique, no different than a fighter psyching himself up with will or checking his armors in the best place with craft. Lore will be used where no other appropriate skill announces itself for magic. A mage or magic using character will need an aspect reflecting their magic (often their high concept, though a fighter who Trained as a Bard would still have that permission. Running out of spells or running low would be treated as a compel on that characters magical aspect, which could be invoked to add to things that character should be particularly good at (like nature magic for a druid).
Characters in Fate don't really start at level 1, they tend to already be competent and effective at the start, making them typically feel more like level 5-8. I intend to make the power curve stretch much more, characters will likely still feel pretty epic at the end, but it won't be quite as big a step. I intend the ending to feel like a level 15 or so character.
As for back and forth, if people are posting quickly we can go back and forth, otherwise I'll probably take a more active role, or expect the character to. Instead of proposing a course I will likely just declare one. If any declaration seems out of hand I'll likely say something, but I'll try to keep things moving.
Expanding on that, instead of "Would you like to fail, or succeed at a cost?" I'll likely just say "You failed that roll and here's how the scene proceeds." Or I'll expect you to see that you've failed and say "Hmm... I don't really wanna fail this, I'll succeed at a cost and take this aspect."
Well, I've got two ideas. One is for a character that is a competent fighter at range and in melee, or to put it as an aspect, Near? Far? You're dead either way. That also suggests the character has a tendency to Kill first, ask questions later.
The other character, well, I'm having a hard time parsing their aspects. The idea is, "What if a swordsman/woman had incredible magic power that they couldn't control?" They sneeze and mountains disappear kinda thing.
Any thoughts?
Well, I've got two ideas. One is for a character that is a competent fighter at range and in melee, or to put it as an aspect, Near? Far? You're dead either way. That also suggests the character has a tendency to Kill first, ask questions later.
The other character, well, I'm having a hard time parsing their aspects. The idea is, "What if a swordsman/woman had incredible magic power that they couldn't control?" They sneeze and mountains disappear kinda thing.
Any thoughts?
A sourcerous fighter who can't control himself sounds pretty fun. I would tone the power down a tad, but sneeze and destroy a house could definitely be fun to play around with, maybe dragon blood? Like a DD type character? Seems like a fun one.
[Archae btw}
For all those interested here is a link, it leads to myth weavers, you can sue it to make online character sheet and further use it to link directly to your sheet.
One of the sheets is for the Fate system.
Consider this the great and mighty Draah'zhin's contribution to the fun {yes you may imagine a Castillian accent while i am Draah'zhin}
that said i have at least he high concept and trouble all set. not sure how the phases are done
Well I'll probably be changing up phases a bit so a high concept and trouble are probably fine to start. What trouble were you thinking out of curiosity?
The high concept is Dashing Storyteller or Lovable Exhibitionist Still deciding. the trouble i was thinking Afraid of being alone
That seems cool! Abandonment issues are certainly an easy compel lol. I'd probably throw Kobold into your high concept somewhere so it can pull double duty for your racial aspect too.
Bump bump
Sorry, I was planning on getting a character roughed out tonight, but I spent more time on something than I thought. I'll try to have it done tomorrow night.
No name yet, but here's a rough outline of the character.
High Concept: Simple Shield-maiden
A simple shield-maiden from Irrisen. She's skilled with swords, shields, and bows. Not so much with words.
Trouble: Stupid Wild Magic
Sure, life's tough in Irrisen if you're an ulfen. Life's tougher if happen to happen to have a power you can't control.
-Born in Irrisen
-Grew up as a normal girl, trained to be shield-maiden for the Jadwiga.
-Strange powers begin to manifest.
-Something goes wild and winds up with bounty on head after leveling the stables with her Jadwiga charge's prized horse and shredding the clothes of the Jadwiga, the Jadwiga's Mother, and the Jadwiga's two sisters.
-While running of her life, winds up teleporting to Rostland. More specifically, right into the boudoir of a rather temperamental young noble woman.
-Tasked with helping clear and reclaim the Stolen Lands or face the hangman's noose.
Well Durn... I'm gonna leave this up for a week or so hoping to drum up someone who might be interested and hasn't seen it yet, but I'd like a minimum of three players
Unfortunately, I think I have to drop out. A game I'm already in had the GM go missing and I know the AP well enough that I am going to be stepping in.
Sorry, and I wish you the best of luck.
This may have been answered already and if so I'm sorry but where can I find the rules for the system?
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If this is still up I'd be interested, I backed the FATE Core kickstarter last year and still haven't managed to have a game of it.
Character creation is fairly colloborative, but for a high concept thinking "The girl who manipulates fire" or perhaps more simply "the pyromancer", with trouble of "Firey nature" - severe trouble keeping her emotions in check or concealed, particularly anger and love.
This may have been answered already and if so I'm sorry but where can I find the rules for the system?
You can typically find it on Evil Hat's site. The system is available as a pay what you want PDF so it's pretty easy to get.
EDIT: Alternatively, online at fate-srd.com
FURTHER EDIT: It is absolutely still up. I'm happy to see more interest I was worried I wouldn't be able to get a group together.
Concept: A spirit-guided Chelaxian monk. Not sure about a Trouble or a name.
I haven’t played a FATE game before but thought this would be a good time to try.
3... Possibly 4? I can work with that. I'll send some messages tomorrow to make sure everyone is still in and then start an OOC thread