Wow, I really need to read more of Fate.
Especially since the game we are making is using the system.
This is what happens when you haven’t really gamed in a while and realize that
you must play the game to really understand it.
I played the Dresden Files rpg over the weekend. It isn’t
that I forgot EVERYTHING. But I did forget enough for it to bother me. I need
to know this system, inside and out. I may know 90% of it, but then 10% showed
up this weekend and that is not acceptable.
I have to start taking this more seriously. I own four fate
games. DFRPG, SotC, Bulldogs, and Diaspora. My plan is to start playing these
games more via in person, or google+ hangout. At some point I would really like
to get a good tablet, so I can use the pdf’s instead of the books. But that day
is not today.
So, here I am. Upset about not being able to remember
magical rules and realizing that I need to know the system better. Every bit of
it.
Just found the whole thing embarrassing. No one else knew it
at the time, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that I need to get off my
ass and start doing real work on this.
Otherwise it is just yet another in a long line of things
that I want to accomplish, but don’t.
Time to get to work.
Don't be too hard on yourself! If your players didn't even notice, no harm done. I am constantly uncovering new subtleties in FATE games. Not surprising, since each iteration has its own little nuances.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't actually running the game. I was playing. :) But it still applies. I really need to get back and read the versions of Fate I have, over and over, and over and over...again.
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