A blog by Nathan Hare about Fate Core and other roleplaying games. https://rpg.nathanhare.net Nov. 3, 2019, 6:43 p.m. I got the chance to run another game of Fate Core recently and I did it with very little prep. In the past, I've tried reducing prep time as my life gets busier, but the one thing that often takes more time than I expect is statting out NPCs. It led me to making up NPC stats as I go, to keep fr... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2019/11/03/simple-npcs-fate fate accelerated fate core npc prep tips ttrpg Sept. 24, 2018, 6:24 p.m. This post is a growing list of all of the notes and resources I have written/used in my current campaign, The Daegal Legends. Here you'll find session prep notes, rule systems, printable terrain and minis, etc.... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2018/09/24/campaign-notes-resources daegal campaign fate core high fantasy magic prep terrain the daegal legends ttrpg Feb. 11, 2018, 7:16 a.m. To get back into RPGs again, the first game I ran was in the Mouse Guard universe. It's one of my favorites, due to the beautiful art that I can use in games and the unique fantasy setting with tons of lore. When planning this game, I knew I had one player who had read the comics, so playing th... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2018/02/11/mouse-guard-1149-winter-war-oneshot fate core mouse guard oneshot play report prep ttrpg Jan. 24, 2018, 3:10 p.m. An image was posted in a Fate Discord server I participate in, sparking a new setting idea. Teddy bears band together to protect children from the monsters of their nightmares.... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2018/01/24/teddy-defenders-setting-idea fate core prep setting idea ttrpg Feb. 26, 2017, 4:16 p.m. Welcome to the second of three posts where I talk about planning and playing through a scenario for Fate. If you haven't already seen the previous post going over the setting and the characters, you should probably check that out before continuing. In this post I'll be talking about how I used ... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2017/02/26/scenario-prep-plan fate core play report prep tips ttrpg Feb. 2, 2017, 1:28 p.m. I have long thought that a good example of scenario preparation for Fate, combined with a recap of how things panned out, would be a great way to help newcomers grok the game. I am finally at a point where I feel like I understand the system well enough that I can provide a decent example. So h... ]]> https://rpg.nathanhare.net/2017/02/02/scenario-prep-setup fate core prep tips ttrpg