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a fate conversion of d d and a good one at that fate freeport sits at a sweet spot between fate core and fate accelerated too it uses skills like fate core but that skill list is much shorter with only six skills similar to fate accelerated s six approaches named after the six ability scores d d players have known for years it s definitely a viable option for the right group but in the end i decided it was a little too like d d and felt i might as well just run a campaign using 5e or 3 5e or pathfinder from the same era fate freeport was released ultimately i ve decided upon using fate accelerated for a krevborna campaign krevborna is a campaign setting that gives players and gms the permission and the freedom to play the types of characters they want to play fate accelerated offers this same freedom especially through the use of aspects aspects are true and grant narrative permission in all versions of fate but fate accelerated with its use of approaches and tighter rules focus relies on this permission even more heavily than other versions of fate do it feels like a natural fit to me you can download a pay what you want pdf version of fate accelerated from evil hat productions on drivethrurpg or view the complete rules online at the fate system reference document srd website fate accelerated at drivethrurpg fate accelerated srd aside fate and horror there has been some discussion of whether or not fate is a good fit for horror roleplaying ever since fate core first came out fate characters out of the box by definition are competent proactive and lead dramatic lives if you are playing a horror game where the characters are average joes and janes thrust into the horror possibly against their will then yes this is a legitimate concern and fate out of the box would not be a good fit if you want to play a fate horror game with those types of characters i highly recommend purchasing the fate horror toolkit as well as reading the horror paradox section from the fate system toolkit online at the fate srd to see how it can be effectively done also of interest is the fate codex magazine article sustaining dread by richard bellingham available at the fate srd krevborna characters however are presumed to be actively fighting against the supernatural evil tainting their land and are thus competent proactive and leading dramatic lives aside fate and horror there is another reason i chose fate accelerated though one of the themes i especially liked in krevborna was the possibility of temptation and corruption of the pcs if they delved too deeply into the dark forces tainting the land making faustian bargains with fell beings siding with a lesser evil to fight a greater one or casting dark magic spells this reminded me of an article from the fate codex magazine written by clark valentine one of fate accelerated s designers about corrupting fate accelerated approaches to model such things as giving in to the dark side of the force star wars or the temptation of wearing the one ring the lord of the rings essentially you can choose to succeed as a very serious cost on an action by corrupting one of your approaches clever becomes arrogant sneaky becomes treacherous for example you can read the full article online at the fate srd corruption in fate accelerated this article also suggests adding physical changes to the character s appearance that reflect their corrupted approaches and the krevborna campaign setting book even has a table for this it s a perfect fit for krevborna i would definitely include in my game see the evidence of unnatural contact table on p 56 i will do another blog post on creating characters for krevborna with fate accelerated but next up i want to settle on a fate magic system for the campaign posted by joe bardales at 2 35 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fate accelerated krevborna saturday november 23 2019 tempus fugit the dark matter campaign setting turns 20 this year two of my favorite tabletop rpg campaign settings of all time have reached significant milestones this year and since they both fall within the purview of chilling tales horror roleplaying i though i d revisit them both before 2019 comes to an end first up is dark matter from tsr wizards of the coast and designed by bill slavicsek and richard baker published in 1999 dark matter is a modern day setting for the alternity science fiction rpg system and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year the setting was inspired by the conspiracy theories occult studies parapsychology and alternative fringe science popular in late 1990s culture and explored on television shows like the x files and millennium in dark matter it s all true every conspiracy theory alien abduction the illuminati demonic possession cattle mutilations the writings of charles fort esp ghosts vampires werewolves mothman and bigfoot all of this high strangeness correlates to high concentrations of dark matter particles and the ebb and flood tides of dark matter concentration throughout earth s history dark matter is a well crafted campaign setting that provides tons of information and inspiration for creating fun to play characters and adventures for them to experience like the episodes and seasons of the x files it has an underlying story arc to unravel but also provides monster of the week style interludes as well the authors really did their homework to give us a comprehensive primer on real world conspiracy theories cryptids ufology and paranormal activity one reoccurring and appreciated feature are the alternative motives provided for the secret societies and other elements of the setting that you could use ignore or have the truth be somewhere in between the offerings for real world magic and psionics what alternity calls sfx is comprehensive and compelling as well with spells and powers for esp telepathy telekinesis diabolism hermeticism enochian magic monotheistic faith magic shamanism and voodoo additional alternity rule supplements for the game include a monster manual of additional cryptids and threats called xenoforms aliens demons aberrations and the arms and equipment guide featuring cool new weapons and tech a supplement about one of the secret societies featured in the core rulebook called the final church was planned but never printed although wizards eventually ended up giving it away as a free pdf download several tie in novels were released as well during the alternity dark matter era in dark matter the default campaign setting assumes the player characters are working for the hoffmann institute a mysterious organization that publicly claims to be an alternative energy think tank but is secretly investigating all instances of bizarre and unexplained occurrences that come to its attention like the other secret organizations featured in the core rulebook it is highly detailed with multiple possibilities to choose from for its true motivations it makes great resource for the player characters to turn to for mission briefings equipment and backup etoile my personal favorite adversaries to use were the extremely alien and nearly incomprehensible etoile and their sandman servitor creations in my campaign i had an etoile npc who lived in the sub basement of the subway inn a dive bar i used to frequent when i lived in new york city known by the local street people as geppetto he had gone completely insane and was a concern not only to the hoffmann institute as many homeless people in the area were going missing but other members of his alien species as well rival npc priest investigators from the order of st gregory another secret society featured in dark matter were also investigating the case and one of the priests was infected with lycanthropy and responsible for several recent werewolf attacks in central park so many layers and players but that was what made this game so enjoyable wizards of the coast pulled the plug on alternity and its associated campaign settings including dark matter when they released dungeons and dragons third edition and the d20 system in 2000 due to its continued popularity it did see re release in bits and pieces through the d20 modern game system 2002 and supplements was featured as a mini setting in dungeon 108 polyhedron 163 magazine march 2004 and eventually got its own hardcover d20 modern campaign setting book in 2006 at the tail end of d20 modern s print run while it was nice to have these d20 modern conversions they never really captured the same magic and feel of the original alternity hardcover setting book and i think there are several reasons for that sure the d20 modern dark matter offerings didn t quite match the production values and presentation of the original alternity game but remember dark matter was set two years into the future when it was first released the campaign starts in 2001 september 11 2001 was a major cultural turning point in the united states if not the world after the terrorist attacks in new york city and washington dc the world was now different and so was the way we perceived and consumed conspiracy when dark matter saw re release after 2001 it no longer had the same impact fast forward to 2016 until now where the ramblings of conspiracy nuts like alex jones get the same attention and consideration as mainstream media news outlets then again maybe dark matter was trying to warn us about something all the way back in 1999 if i were to run dark matter now in 2019 i wouldn t set it in the present day but keep it in that late 90s where it is definitely at home a more innocent time to explore dark secrets forbidden knowledge and hidden truths as it were i wouldn t use alternity or d20 modern either instead i would opt for something like fate core or adapt and mash together several gumshoe games like fear itself the esoterrorists and night s black agents it s still a great go to if you are looking for something that feels like classic x files all in all dark matter still holds up today and is worthy of a re visit by longtime fans or a first look if you ve never experienced it mr sandman bring me a dream posted by joe bardales at 1 05 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dark matter stuff i like thursday may 9 2019 creepy comic conversion issue 3 for cryptworld the latest issue of tim snider s creepy comic conversion series for cryptworld is out in pdf and print on demand and it s another winner each issue of the creepy comic conversion series presents a pre code horror comic and then converts it to a fully stated cryptworld adventure creepy comic conversion issue 3 features the cave of doom from chamber of chills magazine i m especially excited for this issue because some of my chilling tales horror roleplaying blog content is featured on the back cover in a very fun novel way i wish i didn t break the lens on my smartphone camera recently so i could show you the print quality of these books they are digest zine sized with full color glossy covers and color interior pages printed on quality paper that do the reprinted comic book pages justice drivethrurpg s print on demand service really did a great job with tim s excellent layout back issues are available in pdf and print on demand as well creepy comic conversion issue 1 the case of the painted beast from eerie magazine creepy comic conversion issue 2 the fleshless ones from adventures into darkness magazine posted by joe bardales at 9 40 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cryptworld stuff i like sunday may 6 2018 horror set pieces children of the night fate accelerated listen to them the children of the night what music they make bram stoker dracula as the release date of the fate horror toolkit draws closer and my excitement grows i decided to write up some more bits and bobs to use in a fate accelerated horror campaign animals forced to do the bidding of evil powers is a classic horror trope using the same idea behind the mob of angry villagers from last time here are some of the children of the night ready to confront a party of supernatural investigators pack of wolves aspect pack mentality skilled 2 at nocturnal hunting tracking by scent keen hearing howling bad 2 at diurnal activity resisting the master s call stress 6 wolves for the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack rudyard kipling the second jungle book the law for the wolves cloud of bats aspect night hunters skilled 2 at flying echolocation obscuring vision spreading disease bad 2 at light and fire diurnal activity stress 50 100 bats clip their wings man could you just shoot their damn heads off and don t miss jimmy sands sʇɐ𐐺 1999 destination films horde of rats aspect roiling mass of teeth and claws skilled 2 at squeezing through tight spaces seeing in the dark swimming spreading disease bad 2 at light detecting rat poison cats stress 50 100 rats for on every side of the chamber the walls were alive with nauseous sound the verminous slithering of ravenous gigantic rats h p lovecraft the rats in the walls swarm of bees aspect hive mind skilled 2 at stinging flying pollination making honey bad 2 at smoke and fire bears stress 500 bees nearby there was an apiary dozens of hives filled with hungry bees they smashed the hive and stole the honeycomb and smeared it over his prone naked body candyman was stung to death by the bees professor philip purcell candyman 1992 polygram filmed entertainment not the bees edward malus the wicker man 2006 warner brothers plague of locusts aspect retribution from above skilled 2 at flying deafening chirping blotting out the sun destroying crops and wooden structures bad 2 at birds pesticides ultrasonic interference stress 1000 locusts then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth and power was given them revelations 9 3 scourge of mosquitoes aspect bloodsucking parasites skilled 2 at flying biting swamps and jungles malaria bad 2 at avoiding getting swatted insect repellents stress 100 mosquitoes it is astonishing how much worse one mosquito can be than a swarm a swarm can be prepared against but one mosquito takes on a personality a hatefulness a sinister quality of the struggle to the death f scott fitzgerald on booze infestation of flies aspect common nuisance or sign of the devil s presence skilled 2 at flying backwards biting dodging fly swatters landing on food bad 2 at windows and screens fly paper stress 100 flies you never walk alone even the devil is the lord of flies gilles deleuze flies are the dead man s revenge george r r martin a storm of swords swarm of scarab beetles aspect flesh eating defenders of ancient egyptian tombs skilled 2 at desert environments stripping flesh to the bone spreading disease rolling dung balls bad 2 at fire cold stress 500 scarab beetles all people who enter this tomb make evil against this tomb and destroy it may th...