Fate Kickstarter PDF Download Frenzy

I finally have enough time to sit in front of my computer and download my Fate Kickstarter PDFs. I ended up with Fate Core, Fate Accelerated, Fate System Toolkit, Fate Worlds (Volumes 1 & 2), Strange Tales of the Century, Sally Slick and the Steel Syndicate, Deck of Fate, Fate Freeport Companion, plus a lot of smaller items too numerous to list. I went in for two print books, Fate Core and Fate System Toolkit, which should be coming in the next month or so.

I have almost played a Fate-based game on two different occasions. The first time, we had a group that spent two sessions creating characters for Dresden RPG. I was bummed we didn't get to play (half the group consisted of college students, the other have being their parental units, so scheduling stopped us in our tracks). My wife had the best character ever--an teenaged Amish wizard. Our second attempt at Fate was with Spirit of the Century, with the intent of just doing a one-shot. Again, scheduling became an issue and we ended up with an Apples to Apples session instead.

I have been following Christian's posts (destination unknown) as he prepped for a Fate Accelerated game. I was encouraged by his notes on his game session. I am not sure how it would play with our Monday Night gaming goobers, but it would have been awesome with our old in-house group (the kids and their parental units).

A "Plan B" Game Night

After making it through Sandy a few weeks ago without a blip or a blink, we lost power here in our eastern Pennsylvania neighborhood for much of the afternoon. That was some serious wind today.

Anyway, instead of our first session of Spirit of the Century (FATE) at our place, we relocated to the home of our fellow gamers and settled in for a rollicking session of Apples to Apples. My personal favorite was matching the red Underwear card when the green Hardworking (industrious, diligent, busy) card. Something about "hardworking underwear," "industrious underwear," "diligent underwear," and, of course, "busy underwear" set off some major giggles.

While I was hoping to get in a session of Spirit of the Century, I am not disappointed in the way our evening went. Good friends always make for the best of times.