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It’s been three months since the Galactic Empire lost its first major battle in its Civil War. The Rebel Fleet was able to destroy the super-weapon known as the Death Star, ruining countless years of Imperial planning. This disaster has caused the Empire to crack down even harder on all forms of resistance, its grip tightening around the Galaxy. And yet there is still hope. Spurred on by the Rebel victory at Yavin, many new recruits have decided to join the armed resistance. One such mass enrollment would be on the planet Pythis. A small tourist world in the Mid Rim, Pythis was just obscure enough for a Rebel recruiter to try and have multiple factions join the Rebellion at the same time. The only problem is that the Empire is aware of this, and is ready to strike as soon as the potential Rebels make themselves known.

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So I really love the Fate Core system and would like to try running it here on the Guild. For those unfamiliar, Fate Core is a simple role-playing system that focuses more on telling a collaborative story than having in depth dice rolling rules. In fact the only dice roll ever done in Fate Core is rolling four fate dice, which will give you a result between negative four and plus four, to which you then add your relevant skill ranking. Obviously there’s a bit more to it than that, but the system is easy to learn.

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Here’s some resources if you aren’t familiar with Fate Core:
[list][*][url=https://evilhat.com/product/fate-core-system/]This is the official publisher’s website. You can download a PDF of the core rules for any price, including free.[/url]
[*][url=https://hya.sk/pub/Star-Wars-Fate-Edition.pdf]This is a hack of Fate Core to make it Star Wars themed. We will be using the skill list included within, as well as the rules for Extras.[/url]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70njl8wahRA]This is a helpful video explaining how to play Fate Core.[/url]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOFXtAHg7vU]This is a video of celebrities playing Fate Core, with one of the game designers as GM. This is good if you want to see Fate in actual play.[/url][/list]

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If you are interested in participating, I ask that you start coming up with a character concept. All player characters are people who hate the Empire for some reason and are looking to join the Rebellion, coming to Pythis to meet with a Rebel recruiter. I am hesitant to include Jedi, being more open to other Force using traditions. As for species, pretty much any alien both canon or original would work, as long as they fit in the setting and aren’t overpowered.

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[hider=Stuff to do if you’ve read the rule book]
If you understand the rules of Fate Core and have some kind of character idea, please do these next few steps.
[list][*]Start thinking about your aspects. An aspect should be a few words to up to a sentence.
[*]Your first aspect is your high concept. This should be a short way of explaining your character, and should include your species.
[*]Next is your trouble. This should be something that comes up fairly regularly to mess with your life. This could be a mental or emotional issue, a problem with an NPC, or anything else that you could think of that would screw up your character.
[*]Next up you should write an origin. This should be a paragraph explaining something that happened in the character’s past, shaping who they are. This will also create their third aspect.
[*]The next story to come up with is the Spark of Rebellion. This is what drove them to wanting to join the Rebellion. Was a family member killed? A home world exploited? Or is it just on principle? This will create your fourth aspect.
[*]The fifth and final aspect will be a Bond. This is some sort of relationship between player characters. If you want, your characters can know each other prior to the start of the roleplay, or you could leave it blank and fill it in as the story progresses.
[*]Now that you’ve done your aspects, please refer to the Star Wars hack PDF and pick your top 3-5 skills. This will help shape your character.
[*]And if you done everything else, maybe come up with a stunt. There are several example stunts in both the core rules and the Star Wars hack, which are perfectly acceptable, or you could get creative and make your own.[/list][/hider]

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So if people are interested in participating in this, please let me know. I’m here to answer any questions about the tabletop system or the setting that you may have. Also if we do get players, we can start discussing the setting and character roles together as collaborative game design in a big part of Fate Core.

May the Force be with you.