Fate Pdq Take 1

PDQ FATE implementation

• Use PDQ mechanics for qualities (i.e. skills and stunts) and combat and add in things from FATE 3 (via SotC)
  • use PDQ qualities, combat rules, advancement, … the whole shebang
  • This can also be thought of using SotC and substituting in PDQ rules for skills, damage, etc.
• ZoZ/Truth and Justice Hero Points are Fate Points (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#fate-points)
  • Rob's 'stuntless' rules for dramatic invocations are very good (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FateRPG/files/SOTCstuntless.pdf)
• Fate Point/Hero Point Refresh
  • Option 1: FATE refresh rules
    • refresh is total #aspects FP
    • FP are refreshed at the beginning of each session
    • FP may be refreshed within a session, at GM's discretion
  • Option 2: Wheel of Fate refresh rules
    • Players start with 1/2 total aspects (since they'll have roughly double the aspects of WoF) and put the other 1/2 into a bowl in the middle of the table
    • Players can give fate points from the bowl to other players for good role playing, etc. (this is similar to Don't Rest Your Head's Hope Coins)
    • If you're lucky, GM may occasionally add to the bowl to reward the group
    • Comples are given out of the bank (they do not deplete the bowl)
  • Option 3: T&J/ZoZ refresh (see T&J/ZoZ)
• Qualities and Aspects (see The Nature of Aspects)
  • Option 1: Qualities are aspects
    • they are fate point lenses
    • In ZoZ/TJ, you already get a Hero Point when a weakness comes into play, which is very much like a FATE compel
    • Use total MOD for #aspects in refresh rules
    • Qualities may not model story and situation aspects very well, but you could leave those out
  • Option 2: Qualities Group Aspects
    • Each quality has one pretinent aspect for each rank (Good has 1, Expert has 2, Master has 3)
      • Master [+6] Samurai: "Shiro, my liege lord", "The code of bushido", "Seen too many battles"
    • If you use qualities for descriptions and connections, the aspects may tend to favor story and situation ("Jet's in trouble!")
• Add maneuvers (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#maneuvers)
• Add chase rules! (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#id81)
  • As usual in PDQ, model vehicles as characters with qualities, etc. (which may help with the driving) and use PDQ damage rules for the 'stress'
• Add SotC consequences to avoid damage (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#consequences)
  • Armor-like qualities are already very close to SotC's consequence rules
  • Moderate and severe consequences may last longer than PDQ damage, depending on scene length
• Add assessment/declaration (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html#assessment-and-declaration)

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I bought The Zantabulus Zorceror of Zo and I like that as a framework. I'm not familiar with the other products (except for the core rules) yet.