Post originally by A. Asohan at 2004-03-30 18:59:07
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Robert Donoghue wrote:
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Not that it's the only influence, of course. We rip off lots of other cool thigns too.


Hey, all the best designers do

Thanks for your response Rob.
I've to agree with you on the horrible editing and layout that went into HW; HQ is a marked improvement in terms of layout, but I still think that some of its concepts could have been better explained.

I admit that I was quite taken with some HW/ HQ concepts, which why I see some similarities in FATE -- that's a compliment, BTW. Enough similarities for me to look more deeply into your design.

I also have to admit that FATE does some things better -- I think the term "Aspects" is more evocative than "Keywords," and I think you've done a bang-up job of balancing skill gains with your pyramid model. I've always like the descriptive terms in FUDGE, so a big plus for FATE there.

I'm currently designing a HQ-influenced Middle Earth campaign, and I have to say I'll probably steal some ideas from FATE for that

A question though: You guys are designing a "non-FUDGE flavoured" FATE. Can you tell us more about it?

Asohan