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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #2 | 4.650 | 4.650 |
| SUBSTANCE | #2 | 4.700 | 4.700 |
| STYLE | #4 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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woah this is like a must for future sessions. Really well pulled off
This is tons of fun and I feel the creator thought a lot about what kind of vehicles the party might be interested in, I would recommend this to anyone to have on hand in case a mission goes south and the party needs some wheels to pursue an enemy
Fisticles is an expansion that gives more nuance and depth to vehicles in FIST. Think of it as The FIST And The Furious.
The PDF is 7 pages, with a layout that mirrors the core book's style perfectly.
The biggest change Fisticles makes is giving vehicles stats, which are rolled instead of the driver's. Vehicles also have upgrades, tools, and frames, which give them roughly the same capabilities as an average character.
Per the author's notes, this is intended to give the PCs a single shared super-vehicle, but it can also be used for a more car-centric game if everyone takes their own vehicle.
The actual upgrades, frames, and tools lists are well-designed, useable, and weird. There's also some neat mechanical tension in choosing either to leave your vehicle in the repair bay for the duration of your next mission, or take it hot into the next op with missing armor and hp.
Overall, this is a really solid expansion if you want to add some more vehicle-oriented depth to your FIST game. And if you've been dreaming of running your own Fast And The Furious TTRPG, this may be especially worth the look.
The FIST and the Furious is such a good name, bummed I didn't think of that!
Thanks for your review, glad you like it!!
More stuff for vehicles is definitely a good idea- I was running into some limitations when looking at that for my own project, so this isn't just useful on its own, it's also inspiration.
With a system for building vehicles that mirrors the character creation process (e.g., four attributes, ARMOR, trait like upgrades), anyone already familiar with FIST should find this supplement to be straightforward to implement.
It’s visually evocative of the core FIST book as well, featuring a simple but effective use of color accents. The same could easily be said for the writing. The upgrades and tools available for the vehicles are all great with short, punchy descriptions that add character as much as they do a mechanical benefit.
Plus, there’s plenty of room left for players to be inspired and add their own customizations.
I realized that my original comment won't show up on the non-jam project page, so I'm going to repost it there so it will be a public endorsement.
A fun, tight rules expansion that fights with Core FIST while being it's own thing. Beautifully laid out, too. A great first entry!
A printable version without all the black on pages 3 and 7 would be cool.
Really like this FIST supplement, tidy work!