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FAFO RPG

Faff about and find out in this one-page RPG · By Lone Spelunker

Nice Concept

A topic by ArtistPoet created Aug 14, 2023 Views: 154 Replies: 4
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I really like the PBTA style action resolution and it's a neat idea that all players begin with the same stats and whatever traits define their role.  However, if I understand the Objectives and Goals dynamic, that's a lot of dice rolling which might get in the way of managing the sliding of FA and FO.  On first blush, your system seems to be rules light and narrative focused but the crunch in the scene resolution could break the pacing.  I'll have to corner one of my players to test this hypothesis.   Might be nice to see/read a full play example.

Developer

Thanks for checking out the game.

As for how much dice rolling it is, I imagine that's a personal preference whether it's too much or too little, but either way it shouldn't be a lot of die rolling.  It's less than one roll per player per narrative beat, and the GM doesn't roll at all, so it's rather on the light side of die rolls for RPG's (at least from my own experience).

(I do have an example of play that I kept during some playtesting, but it's from the draft version of the rules and a few important things were changed, so I'm not sure it's a good read for people looking to get a feel for the game. I should probably work up a new one.)

Anyway, if you do manage to get the game to the table, I'd love to hear how it goes.

Developer

I've uploaded an Example of Play document that describes a playthrough of a scene challenge. Hopefully, it will give an idea of how the game plays in practice.

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I'll check it out. Thsnk you so much for your reply.

(Some time later)

I read through the play example and now I'm starting to see how the whole system works together. The example really helped me. I'll run a few solo scenes then see if I can get my players to give it a go. I'll post the results to this reply.


Thanks again for putting this game out there. It really is a neat concept.

Developer

Great - hope you and your players enjoy it!