Very dope. I started with the free pdf, and now I have the hard cover for core and the toolkit. There are lots of examples, and it's pretty easy to grasp. So far my group has enjoyed it. Infact, one of the members enjoyed the simplicity and versatility so much that went out, bought dice, and is starting up his own games! Fate Core has budded!

I am currently in a campaign of Fate Core System with some friends of mine and i absoultely fell in love with the game. So much so that I decided to start my own campaign of it. I had only previously played DnD in terms of RPGs and the thing I hated about it was how insignificant charcater development was. So when I found Fate, I loved how you literally can't play the game without developing your character. I also love how open-ended it is with genre. My friend's game is a fantasy theme with a "Game of Thrones" feel to it while my theme is a fantasy-steam punk crossover. My only critique of it is the manual doesn't explain how damage works very well. Other than that, I highly recomend this RPG.

FATE seems to have inspired a loyal set of pretty fanatical fans, to which I account for by very effective marketing. For me, however, I have tried but simply cannot get traction on the game's appeal. Character's are presented in a rules-lite manner, and the core mechanic is pretty simple. However, the whole book just seems to go on and on about rules, rules discussion and then some more rules discussion. I don't really see where the massive innovation in the game is, as most of the ideas have already been done in much older games if you are prepared to look for them. It's neatly packaged, supported and comes at an appealing price - but, ultimately, I just find it a boring read and a so-so game to play in or run.

For me this was the very first time where I have tried a pen and paper based game. I knew some of the general rules but had no clue on how to play,what to do or how to start and end. Fate gave me a front to back explanation on how I can play a good game and gives you all the freedom you want to have if you fell like you need this . So, its great. Dont regret a thing

We haven't really played this yet, just test-drove it a little, but I think I love the rules system. But Holy moley they needed to take some of their Kickstarter money and hire a technical writer and an editor! The rulebook is is desperate need of editing. In several places the exact same paragraph is repeated within a page of the same location, and the whole book is so poorly organized that it's next-to-impossible to sift through and find the actual rules. This rulebook reminds me of a Depression-Era meatloaf: I can tell there's meat in there somewhere, but there's so much filler it's not possible to identify it. Did we really need pages and pages explaining the difference between game time and real time? Couldn't all the stuff having to do with skills be under one heading in one place instead of fifteen headings scattered throughout? Did the errors make it into the print edition, or is the problem with repeated pages limited to the electronic edition?

This seems like an excellent system for a mature group of experienced players. For a group of teens or drama queens, it could be a recipe for disaster. Player characters gaining power the more time they spend role-playing their personal problems... I envision entire sessions spent trying to coax emo pcs out of the bathroom, with the night ending with everyone taking new aspects entitled something like, "Is so over Jane and her issues." This system seems to have been designed for taciturn fighters who need to be encouraged to interact, not for my usual group who drive GMs insane by refusing to stop futzing around in character and get to the action.

I paid something around 2 and a half dollars for this product. In hindsight, I should've bought it for more, because it is a fantastic one. I thought I would need the system toolkit to fine tune and help work out details for particular takes with Fate Core, but just this book already has so much.

I got both Accelerated and Core. Fate is a different enough system you really need the explanations and examples from Core. But once you understood the terminology and mechanics, Accelerated really took off and worked better and faster.

I found this clunky and bland. Just another 'universal' system that other rule sets did better long ago. Did this need to be created? Not really.

A nice update to a brilliant system. Easy to use for pick up and play story-driven RPGs. Very open to inexperienced players.

A very simple system with a surprising amount of depth.

FATE Core is my new favorite roleplaying system, and the most elegant thing I've ever run. It's getting to the point where I'm hesitant to play anything else, because it simply does the job that well.

FATE is a setting-agnostic rules-lite game with a heavy focus on fast play, cooperative storytelling, and the ability to do damn near anything you can imagine. The traditionally strong border between Game Master and player is broken down somewhat, with lots more power to shape the narrative given to players than usual. Modular mechanics are king in FATE, with the ability to add or strip out anything you could possibly want.

The game shines best when dealing with cinematic styles of play; I ran a pulp adventure game in the Eberron setting (normally from D&D; FATE shines in porting over existing settings with minimal effort) that had the players swinging through the jungle and swashbuckling on the rolling deck of a pirate ship with ease. FATE's rules are there to make play easier when they show up, and are otherwise unobtrusive and out of the way. Don't expect constant dice-rolling or rules memorization during play, nor any lengthy lists of equipment or spells.

Some will be put off by FATE's rules-lite nature, or the lack of a default setting. But for me? I'm head-over-heels in love.

Am I allowed to just say "Awesome"?

Ok,

The Good: ~A truly unique view of gaming, a simple streamlined rules system that ACTUALLY gets out of the way of play (unless you actually want it to). Absolute flexibility, utter and complete COOPERATIVE control over the entire game. ~Super-simple, Super-flexible rule system, that is VERY easy to learn and run. ~Very well presented, I noticed only a very few minor grammatical errors, and no major presentation flaws.

The Bad: ~Well.... I guess the "in-game" examples could have been pulled from multiple genres (throughout) to give a BIT more breadth of how the various systems work...

The Ugly: ~Jargon. People, seriously! There are (really) basically 3 main parts to the rules system, but to introduce the game to my group I had to type up a 3 PAGE crib sheet so they'd understand what the hell I was talking about... YEESH!! (and the sad part of that is that in several places they talk about having dropped a bit of jargon here or there because "maybe it was a bit much".... Oi!) ~I will also note this - if you have a group of "jerks" this game could be a real nightmare to run.... If party members really just like to jockey for attention and "play pranks" on fellow players, unfortunately this game would be an absolute gold mine... no diamond mine for them (so GM's beware)

The rest of the story: ~This system really lends itself to pretty much all manner of gaming (pick-up, casual, serious, and long-term). It also would be a fairly easy translation of any other system to this one... ignore stats, (if you want to) break skills down to types or "meta-groups", and the rest is just aspects, stunts, and extras.... very little work would need to be done, and you get to play a super-simple game designed for PLAYING! ~I didn't much care for the art... but I'm not really an art critic so maybe that's just me...

Another one of those "rules-light" and yet still 300+ pages games.

Pluses: There is a large amount of advice for both playing and running the game, which I'll admit is nice. The layout is very clean and easy to read PDF is free

Minuses: The constant notes on the sides to see another page; for a FATE newbie I'm trying to read and understand this thing, and all I can see are these "hey hey over here, go flip to this other page, NOW!" Despite being 300+ pages, there's still a lot that's not covered (magic, monsters, etc.) Some of the artwork is pretty ridiculous

As a long-time gamer (starting around 1979 or so), there have been just a few games that really got me excited. When I switched from a level-based game to a skill one (D&D to Traveller), to a great universal game (GURPS) and now this. I am convinced this is the best RPG book out today. It''s very well written. Clear, yet entertaining. This is NOT a rules-lite game. It is, however, a rules-are-secondary game. The aspects are an awesome way to keep focused on the narrative. Instead of looking down your character sheet for what you can do, or examining the tactical map for options, you decide what you are going to do, and make it fit into the rules. I just love that. The rules are quite structured as a flexible framework, but within those rules, the sky is the limit. I also love that you can portray great stories in the rules, without the massive preparation required in typical number-heavy games. I am not so sure about the letting the players have so much say in the story and campaign design, but that is most likely my lack of experience. I can tell you that is is now the only game I will run, and what I look for first at cons. It's simply the next generation in RPG development.

I think I bought this twice perhaps. At first I probably paid $0 but have since come back and paid $20 for PDF. If my fledgling Firefly campaign goes anywhere, I may buy the hardback! Just the Game Creation and Character Creation process so far has been WONDERFUL!!! I have moved from old school D&D, Top Secret and Star Frontiers (TSR games with systems) to D20, GURPS and more recently Savage Worlds in an attempt to find a simple system that enables fun role-playing across a wide variety of genres. Fate seems like it will be my next volatile change that will make my players moan but inevitably they will be glad because it opens SOOOO many doors to creativity.

Great job Evil Hat Productions! I wish I had access to this stuff 20-30 years ago when I had more free time to play.