tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post7403164070099502423..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Thoughts on Using Fate Core For One on One Play With a Novice GamerTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-15126561808075637082012-12-12T22:25:38.459-05:002012-12-12T22:25:38.459-05:00Erik: Tim at Gothridge Manor told me that Compleat...Erik: Tim at Gothridge Manor told me that Compleat Strategist is in your neck of the words. That is where I picked up Spirit of the Century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-91444317724307874052012-12-12T21:57:23.700-05:002012-12-12T21:57:23.700-05:00awesome answers and comments ;)awesome answers and comments ;)Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-17426470921424626512012-12-12T21:48:43.380-05:002012-12-12T21:48:43.380-05:00@JS: Thanks!! You answered my unasked question, wh...@JS: Thanks!! You answered my unasked question, which is how well aspects would work in a 1-on-1 game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-33162364546349287552012-12-12T21:30:27.294-05:002012-12-12T21:30:27.294-05:00FATE actually works really well for one-on-one pla...FATE actually works really well for one-on-one play in a few key ways.<br /><br />It's so adaptable, that not only can you fit it to whatever story/game you and your wife want to tell, if you change gears mid-stream--if you of you isn't feeling it, or if a character dies, etc.--you can switch settings in a heartbeat and not have to start back at square one.<br /><br />Aspects/Stunts do a great job of fleshing out the campaign world, which gives you a GM a lot of NPCs/Plot threads to work with. And since everything is handled with a universal mechanic, it makes it easy for the two of you to follow the story wherever it goes without having to make up subsystems on the fly.<br /><br />I use it with my wife for one-on-one play, and we love it. It works really well, even with RAW.JeffStormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383345021952354323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-31238903745429714072012-12-12T20:52:36.284-05:002012-12-12T20:52:36.284-05:00I am wondering the same thing. I picked up SotC th...I am wondering the same thing. I picked up SotC this past weekend while on a weekend trip to Manhattan with my wife. She and I were part of a gaming group that got as far as character creation for Dresden (her character was an Amish baker) but we never actually played it. SotC appears to be much more streamlined.<br /><br />I am really interested in the Fate system but I am not sure my current gaming group would be willing to try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-2060887059181465842012-12-12T17:29:51.677-05:002012-12-12T17:29:51.677-05:00I haven't played fate solo yet, but the few ti...I haven't played fate solo yet, but the few times I did run anything for a solo player I found that a rotating cast of allies both trusted and distrusted greatly improve the potential for role-playing. Only having enemies to curse at really doesn't showcase that part of the hobby well. Quester pre and post combat scenes don't have that the stress that combat has. But when their one character is standing back to back with somebody they know they don't trust, both bleeding and surrounded by enemies those are the moments for actual good role-play that will stick. tim_popelierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836399206537559494noreply@blogger.com