CLOSED: [LFP/LFGM] “Learning to Play Fate/Learning to GM Fate” Game Part 3, Single Session, TBD

Update: Unfortunately, I have to cancel this game. I have a funeral to go to on Wednesday that I believe will last until after our start time. Many apologies for this. I'll check my schedule to see when I'm next available to run it. /Matt /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Hello Everyone, I ran two games of "Learning to Play Fate/Learning to GM Fate" for 2 sessions each in 2017. My schedule has opened up to allow for a single session, tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 26, 6:30PM PST (GMT-8) . Wednesday, February 28 may also be an option . Updated: Wednesday, February 28, 5PM PST (GMT-8) Updated: Friday, March 30, 6:30PM PDT (GMT-7) ”Learning to Play Fate/Learning to GM Fate” Syllabus This will be a single session one-shot “how to” course on Fate. Players new to Fate are the target demographic as well as those interested in GMing since we need more Fate GMs! While fun is appropriate, we’ll be covering a lot of ground and won’t have too much time to actually do much roleplaying. Reading the rules, available on  Fate SRD , would be extremely helpful, as would review of the subjects outlined below. Familiarity with Roll20, via the excellent provided tutorials, would also be extremely helpful. The session could involve Round Robin GMing (depending on whether we speed through setting creation), with each participant having their own PC and taking on the GM role at least once during the session. The System would be Fate Accelerated Edition for simplicity. The Setting would be determined collaboratively ala something akin to A Spark in Fate Core by Jason Pitre. Characters would be built as play progressed. High Concept and Trouble would be defined first, then other Aspects, Approaches and Stunts defined during play. Things to be learned over the course of the game as they come up in play: Fate Basics: Dice rolling 4dF , the Ladder , Aspects , The Four Actions (Create an Advantage, Overcome, Attack, Defend) , Fate Points and Refresh, The Four Outcomes (fail/succeed with serious cost, tie/succeed with minor cost, succeed, succeed with style) , Stress Tracks , Shifts, Consequences , and Conceding For Players: Making a character , Aspects, Approaches, Stunts , and Kickers (from Kickers and Bangs) For GMs: Creating adversaries and NPCs , Using Compels,   "Say Yes or Roll the Dice" , "Yes And" vs "Yes But" , GMing on the fly, Sandbox vs. Quest playstyles, Kickers and Bangs , and more. The Agenda for this session (very rough) Brainstorm genre, setting, defining setting Aspects Brainstorm on character archetypes and Aspects Choosing which player wants to play what Create High Concept and Trouble for PCs Start the game in the initial situation Round Robin GMs, with everyone taking a turn Let me know if you are interested. /Matt

I don’t want to take up a spot when someone with less Fate experience could participate, but if, when all is said and done, you still have spot open, I could do the Wednesday option.

I was somewhat experienced when I joined that one-off tutorial-game.  Nowadays I should get on with it and work up a game to GM! It was a very systematic order to learn Fate Core.  Well-recommended.

Hey Matt, Thanks for doing this. I'd love to take part in the Monday game; I've read the SRD a few times now, (Core and FAE) as well as lots of supplements and so forth, so I have a pretty good understanding of the rules, though I've never played a game of Fate. If there's space, please count me in!

Thanks for setting this up, Matt. I'm very interested in something like this, especially the learning to GM component. I've read Fate Core a few times and watch as many videos as I can, but without experiencing the game I can't say I'm ready to GM. But, being in EST, I can't make a Monday 6:00PST time slot and be alive for work the next day. If this was a weekend, I could absolutely do it. If this happens again at another time, (or if anyone else on the east coast is setting something like this up) I'd love to take part. Send a message my way!

very interesting idea you have love this

I wouldn't be able to join the Monday 2/26 session due to other obligations, but I would love to join on 2/28 if you are still thinking about running a session that day. I have read the Fate Core book and have a pretty good handle on the concepts but I think it would help me a lot if I experienced the game in action.

Hello Everyone, Looks like most people favor Wednesday. Logan, any chance you can make the Wednesday game? /Matt

I'm afraid I cannot! Feel free to carry on without me. Thanks for checking in, though.

Hello Ben, Logan, Grae and Jeff, Would Tuesday, February 27 work? I think I might be able to swing that and start a 5PM PST (GMT-8). /Matt

The only nights that work for me are Wednesdays and Thursdays. How long to you expect the session to run? 

Thanks for trying to accommodate, Matt. Can't do Tuesday either, though! -LB

I can do Tuesday but it sounds like it doesn't work well for others. I'm free most nights except Mondays. 

Hi Matt, thanks for trying to be flexible. I would be able to do the following Monday or Tuesday (March 5-6) at 5PM PST but not this coming week.

tuesday night doesnot work for me but wensday and thursday do

Hello Ben, maha, and Jeff, Looks like Wednesday it is. I'll start around 5PM PST (GMT-8) if that works, otherwise I can start at 6PM PST. Let me know and I'll send a game page link and set up a discord server. /Matt

@MattBx8 how long do you expect the session to run?

Sounds good. Thanks Matt. Looking forward to it. 

5pm pst works better for me but I can do 6.

Ben said: @MattBx8 how long do you expect the session to run? 3-4 hours seems to be usual. If you need to bail earlier, no worries. /Matt

sounds great

Yeah I would prefer the 5pm so that I, on the east coast, am not playing past midnight

Hello Everyone, I’m sorry about this but I have to cancel Wednesday’s game. I have to attend a funeral. I believe it will extend into our planned game start time so I’m canceling now rather than later on Wednesday. I don’t know when I’all be able to run this again. Perhaps I might squeeze some time during an upcoming week or maybe find a weekend. I’ll let you know as soon as I can. /Matt

No need to apologize. A funeral definitely takes precedent over a fate game. Sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your loss, Matt. Wishing you well.

many condolances and heart felt prays on the loss 

Thanks Everyone, I'll let you know when my schedule opens up. /Matt

open for that time

Hey Matt, I just wanted to apologize because I decided to run some Learning to Play, Learning GM Fate Core sessions because there was a desire for it with the Exploring Fate Worlds community. I stole some of the people that were interested but I would encourage them to do this as well, as I am positive that you have more knowledge and experience than me. I wasn’t sure when you'd try this again. Unfortunately I won’t be able to do Friday.

Ben said: Hey Matt, I just wanted to apologize because I decided to run some Learning to Play, Learning GM Fate Core sessions because there was a desire for it with the Exploring Fate Worlds community.  Excellent! No apology necessary. How is the game going? How many people did you get? How many sessions did you run? I stole some of the people that were interested but I would encourage them to do this as well,  Steal away! Fate Corps isn't some monogamous game group that you're permanently wedded to -- Game with whomever you want! as I am positive that you have more knowledge and experience than me.  Ha! It took me a long while to figure out how to play Fate and how to run it. I've been helped along by every player and GM.  I wasn’t sure when you'd try this again.  Yeah, my time is pretty filled up with the two games I'm a player in (one Fate) and two I'm GMing. Unfortunately I won’t be able to do Friday. Too bad. But some other Fate game, perhaps. /Matt

MattBx8 said: Excellent! No apology necessary. How is the game going? How many people did you get? How many sessions did you run? I’ve got 4 people for Weds the 28th from 7-11pm. I’ve also got 4 other people for Sat the 14th from 9am-1pm. Some just want to do Player Only, some are doing round-robin GMing with me. As you can see be the dates, I haven’t run them yet, so they could still be a disaster, but I did write up my own syllabus.

Ben, Feel free to steal from my syllabus, since I stole nearly everything from other people. /Matt

Ben said: I’ve got 4 people for Weds the 28th from 7-11pm. Hmm, thinking about it further, I’d rather not compete with your game on the 28th by turning around and running something on the 30th. maha e. said: open for that time maha, are you gaming with Ben on the 28th? If so, I see no reason to run it immediately as it will give me a better lead to schedule later (I ask because so far, you’re the only one interested). Let me know. /Matt

Yes Maha is one of my players but not until the April 14 session. I stole everyone who was interested except Grae, I believe

Ben said: Yes Maha is one of my players but not until the April 14 session. I stole everyone who was interested except Grae, I believe Excellent! Since that’s the case, I’ll let you run with it and plan something later, then! /Matt

Ben said: Yes Maha is one of my players but not until the April 14 session. I stole everyone who was interested except Grae, I believe I'm still here! I just haven't checked the forum in a while. If you're still looking for players, I would be interested in a Saturday game. I'm more interested in learning how to gm, but since I've yet to play a game either, I'm happy with any opportunity. Feel free to DM me or ask here for any more info.

yes matt i am 

I'd like to play when you put another one of these together.

I'm game to join in whenever it gets set as well. Sorry for your loss, dude.

I'd also like to play if anyone is running another one of these sessions.

I'd be down for one of these sessions in the future, I'd like to get more experience with the Fate System.

This is what I came here for is to learn the how to play Fate. Please, let me know if another Learning to play Fate is coming up so I can join.

Ben said: MattBx8 said: Excellent! No apology necessary. How is the game going? How many people did you get? How many sessions did you run? I’ve got 4 people for Weds the 28th from 7-11pm. I’ve also got 4 other people for Sat the 14th from 9am-1pm. Some just want to do Player Only, some are doing round-robin GMing with me. As you can see be the dates, I haven’t run them yet, so they could still be a disaster, but I did write up my own syllabus. Hey Ben, How did your games go? Thoughts/comments would be appreciated. /Matt

Grae, Kiraah, maha, Lindsey, Katrina, Green Smartie, Hydrax, Unfortunately, my schedule is full-up on gaming at the moment and I don’t see any immediate (within the next months or three, i.e. April, May, June) opportunity to run this.  If circumstances change, I’ll let you know. /Matt

Hey Ben, How did your games go? Thoughts/comments would be appreciated. /Matt Hey Matt, The games went well! A majority of the players showed up each time and did well. I gave some players the option to not GM. I had too large of a syllabus and had to focus in on the things I really wanted to focus on. I made sure to address the things that they had specific questions about. I wanted to show players how to create games as well as play them so we may have spend too much effort on a game that was only a one-shot... As for actual gameplay, I made sure we did one Conflict, one Challenge, and one Contest per session. My thoughts are that its very hard to fit all of Fate into one session. Every new player/GM has different levels of knowledge and things they want to learn to do. I think with more practice I could hone in on how to run these Learn To sessions... To all the new players looking for a Learn to Play session, I don't have any plans to run another session because I have game settings I am trying to run and playtest. However, I am starting to think that the two are not mutually exclusive. As I said before, the previous sessions spent too much time on world creation when that wasn't exactly necessary to learning how to play. If anyone is interested in learning how to play within an established setting, you can PM me and maybe I can set something up. It would be a playtest for me and a learn to session for you.

Hey guys! How about some of you who did the sessions with Ben/Matt pass on some knowledge by helping run more of these sessions? Id love to join in and learn to play FAE as soon as possible!! Also, if anyone is open to me kinda "lurking" - just watching and asking questions during a game or 2 that would be great!!

Hello Everyone, My schedule is still pretty busy but this is still on the plate to do. It will happen, this I promise in Grabthar’s Name! /Matt

Let me know!  I would love to join!  My table is pressuring me to move to FATE and I really want to explore it as a player.  :)

I'll be keeping a look-out for this thread. I think I have the basics for playing FATE but would love to join this to learn more.

Heya Matt - I would be interested if you schedule a new runthrough of this in the future.