History TabletopGame / Fate

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''Fate'' [[labelnote:note]](originally standing for [[FunWithAcronyms "Fudge/Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment"]] during the first two editions, but has since been changed to no longer be an acronym, hence the lack of capitalization)[[/labelnote]] is a [[UniversalSystem universal RPG system]] published by Evil Hat Productions originally in 2003, as a SpiritualSuccessor to the similar TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} system. It is designed to emphasize storytelling with little in the way of mechanical obstructions to players, and allow them to collaboratively tell stories in just about any setting that calls for the protagonists to be highly-skilled and constantly on adventures that test such skills.

Similar to ''FUDGE'', ''Fate'' maps out difficulty on a verbal scale ranging (as written) from "-2 Terrible" to "+8 Legendary", and handles rolls with six-sided dice labelled "[=[+][+][ ][ ][-][-]=]". Unlike FUDGE, Fate gives each character a long list of skills and defaults all of them to "0 Mediocre" apart from any skills the character is supposed to be good at. These can be used among four general actions - attacking, defending, overcoming obstacles or creating an advantage.

These rules become more fast and loose with "Aspects" and "Stunts". Aspects are short phrases that describe noteworthy things about either a character or a scene, which can be invoked at the cost of a Fate Point to grant either a re-roll or a +2 bonus to the result. On the flipside, Aspects can also be "compelled" by offering whoever has the aspect a Fate Point at the cost of having something bad happen to them that's related to the aspect. Stunts, meanwhile, are (by default) pre-determined abilities written out in a list in the book that grant characters specific benefits.

''Fate'' has had many iterations over the course of the 2000s, with the first two editions both seeing releases in 2003 and the third edition appearing in 2006 with ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'', with other iterations in the meantime such as ''TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles''. However, the version people are most likely to be talking about is the 2013 iteration known as ''Fate Core'' (or alternatively, its more streamlined version, ''Fate: Accelerated Edition''). Given the setting-flexible nature of the system, there have been many different settings for this particular version of ''Fate'' published throughout the RPG market, both first-party and third-party. A lot of the in-house settings were published across the four ''Fate Worlds'' compilation books, while standalone settings are available on Evil Hat's ''[[https://www.evilhat.com/home/fate-worlds-and-adventures/ Fate Worlds]]'' directory.

The full rule SRD is available [[https://fate-srd.com/ here]], with the full book providing more setting advice and artwork.
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!!Games released using the ''Fate'' engine:
* ''TabletopGame/AchtungCthulhu'' (2016) - The Franchise/CthulhuMythos in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting. (Alternate versions for the [[{{TabletopGame/ProseDescriptiveQualities}} PDQ]] and TabletopGame/{{GUMSHOE}} rulesets exist.)
* ''Apotheosis Drive X'' (2015) - [[RealRobotGenre Real Robot]]-centric HumongousMecha space opera set during a period where human technology has reached an extremely advanced philosophical question-provoking stage.
* ''Webcomic/AtomicRobo'' (2014) - Sci-fi action setting based on the webcomic of the same name.
* ''TabletopGame/BaseRaiders'' (2013) - Scavenging in the bases of departed superheroes.
* ''TabletopGame/BreakfastCult'' (2016) - an occult high school where the discovery of magic secretly has sinister beginnings.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Bulldogs}}'' (2015) (originally released for the UsefulNotes/D20System, but later editions used Fate 3.0 and Fate Core) - Grimy comedic sci-fi.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Cloudrunner}}'' (2023) - {{Steampunk}} fantasy adventures in a world in the sky.
* ''TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles'' (2010) - Supernatural mystery investigation
** ''Dresden Files Accelerated'' (2017) - The same, but streamlined.
* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase: Transhumanity's Fate'' (2016) - A supplement for converting transhumanist sci-fi RPG ''Eclipse Phase'' to Fate Core's rules.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Ehdrigohr}}'' (2013) - ConstructedWorld based on Native American mythology.
* ''TabletopGame/FateOfCthulhu'' (2020) - At least one player character has travelled back in time using the power of Yog-Sothoth and teams up with the other players to prevent the future rise of an EldritchAbomination.
* ''Mecha vs. Kaiju'' (2014) HumongousMecha fighting off giant monsters. (Alternative version exists using the [=True20=] rules)
* ''TabletopGame/{{Mindjammer}}'' (2014) - Sci-fi setting with BrainUploading. (An alternate version exists for the ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' ruleset)
* ''Shadow of the Century'' (2019) - 80s action movie setting, and sequel to the below-mentioned ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury''.
* ''TabletopGame/TheSmallFolk'' (2015) - WainscotSociety UrbanFantasy starring [[{{Lilliputians}} tiny humanoids]].
* ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'' (2006) - Pulp adventure starring characters from classic literature.
* ''Venture City'' (2016) - Superheroes in a cyberpunk setting.
* ''Literature/WearingTheCape'' (2017) - Superhero setting based on the novel series of the same name.

''Fate'' [[labelnote:note]](originally standing for [[FunWithAcronyms "Fudge/Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment"]] during the first two editions, but has since been changed to no longer be an acronym, hence the lack of capitalization)[[/labelnote]] refers to a universal RPG system published by Evil Hat Productions originally in 2003, as a SpiritualSuccessor to the similar TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} system. It is designed to emphasize storytelling with little in the way of mechanical obstructions to players, and allow them to collaboratively tell stories in just about any setting that calls for the protagonists to be highly-skilled and constantly on adventures that test such skills.

* ''Literature/WearingTheCape'' (2017) - Superhero setting based on the novel of the same name.

* ''Fate of Cthulhu'' (2020) - At least one player character has travelled back in time using the power of Yog-Sothoth and teams up with the other players to prevent the future rise of an EldritchAbomination.

* ''Fate of Cthulhu'' (2019) - At least one player character has travelled back in time using the power of Yog-Sothoth and teams up with the other players to prevent the future rise of an EldritchAbomination.

* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase: Transhumanity's Fate'' (2016) - A supplement for converting transhumanist sci-fi RPG ''Eclipse Phase'' to Fate Core's rules.

Similar to ''FUDGE'', ''Fate'' maps out difficulty on a verbal scale ranging (as written) from "-2 Terrible" to "+8 Legendary", and handles rolls with six-sided dice labelled "[+][+][ ][ ][-][-]". Unlike FUDGE, Fate gives each character a long list of skills and defaults all of them to "0 Mediocre" apart from any skills the character is supposed to be good at. These can be used among four general actions - attacking, defending, overcoming obstacles or creating an advantage.

* ''TabletopGame/Ehdrigohr'' (2013) - ConstructedWorld based on Native American mythology.

* ''Fate of Cthulhu'' (2019) - At least one player has travelled back in time using the power of Yog-Sothoth and teams up with the other players to prevent the future rise of an EldritchAbomination.

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