If you run superhero campaigns in the postevent world, use the wtc. This is not simply a vanity project, and i want wearing the cape. Wtcp is currently engaged in several activities developing the wearing the cape property, including selling the rights to foreign translations of the books and game, producing audiobooks, and seeking cooperative. Hello and welcome to our trial of fate of cthulhu from evil hat productions. Wearing the cape productions is the soleproprietorship company of marion g. The expected shipping date for the boxes is june 15th. Hello there, looking to find a gm thats interested in running a superhero campaign set in the wearing the cape universe. Dont let that simplicity fool you, use these rules to run any style and any. I have previously had some dedicated fate players taking a swing at the first, worddoc draft of the game to help me discover if anything is obviously broken. Expanded use of aspects for powered and nonpowered characters. For those who have playedranread wearing the cape, i have a question about the fight skill.
Fate core does not have a default setting to encourage all styles of play. The roleplaying game is a complete, standalone gamebook, with chapters detailing the postevent world, hero creation, gameplay, worldbuilding, and campaign. Built on the awardwinning fate system, wtc allows players to take on the roles of their favorite sentinels or. She wanted to play a merlintype but not a traditional wizard or witchher breakthrough was to be a cossack battlemage a kharakternyk or incanter. Fate core is a dynamic and flexible roleplaying game built around proactive characters that you play. The way you write your fight scenes venture city stories collateral damage rules would seem to fit. Rpg rules and the characters given in the gamebook and other sourcebooks, with enough information for players who wish to campaign exclusively in daves. You can do that in wearing the cape, and indeed in any stunt in a fate core game, but the the point cost of limits in icons are straight forward.
I have sunday, monday, wednesday, and fridays free. Jun 19, 2017 hi,and welcome to yet another incarnation of a certain raildex rp. Adventure in the postevent world with the superhero rpg built on fate core, written by marion g. In certain games, capes can be used to give players the power of flight or invisibility.
Fate condensed is an updated, streamlined, 50pagesorless version of fate core system. Any female cape with a physicallyoriented powerset will be this. He finished his first novel, wearing the cape, in 2010, and after failing to find an agent who knew what to do with a superhero story, decided to selfpublish mainly so hed stop rewriting the book. David i assume youre talking about page 260 of fate core. The archon files will be a sourcebook using the same format as barlows guide and the bfiles. Wearing the cape live hello and welcome to the network trial of wearing the cape, the new fate based supers rpg based on the author marion g. Jun 17, 2014 still looking at a latesummer release date. The roleplaying game is a fate core systembased tabletop rpg for superhero adventures. Play rpg games on the couch, in the car or anywhere you like.
Harmon, the author of the wearing the cape book series and writer of wearing the cape. Subreddit for the wearing the cape book series by marion g. Built on the awardwinning fate system, wtc allows players to take on the roles of. Fate core system as a challenge to create the hero shed always wanted and could never really describe with any other rpg.
Superheroes arent vigilantes in this world well, some are, theyre hired as state militia and emergency response teams. Fate core is a tabletop roleplaying game about proactive, capable people who lead dramatic lives. It will be set somewhere between the last volume of old testament. This will be a dice rp using the modified fate system found in wearing the cape. I noticed the wearing the cape rpg recently got updated at drivethrurpg. Some of you may be familiar with the wearing the cape series of super hero books by marion g. We sell tabletop games instore and online board games, roleplaying games, miniatures, and card games. I will only be accepting 10 characters, after that if you still wish to join, pm me with a small synopsis of your character and i will take it into consideration.
I really like the more realistic take on superheros appearing in the real world has taken in the novels. First and foremost, this is my roleplay, i am at liberty to remove you from it if i feel like you are not following the rules. Fate is a generic roleplaying game system based on the fudge gaming system. But wherever they go, you can expect a fun storytelling experience full of twistsof fate. Built on the fate core system by evil hat productions, wearing the cape. The roleplaying game, the new superhero rpg, as a high quality hardback gamebook. Heres an example of a fate character sheet to illustrate all the components. I was on the dealers floor for close to eight hours each day and then stayed up until the wee hours playing awesome new games with total strangers.
This series is 3 episodes long and was originally a live event hosted on our youtube page. The roleplaying game is a complete, standalone gamebook, with chapters detailing the postevent world, hero creation, gameplay, worldbuilding, and campaign construction. Harmon, writer of the wearing the cape series and rpg. Lets cut to the chase and start with the introductory info. Its completely standalone and features new refinements to the fate core engine thatll have it running better than ever. The rpg academy network presents a playtest of the new fate based superhero rpg wearing the cape now on kickstarter. The author breaks the traditional single skill list into skills and attributes, with attributes being analogous to a d20 ability score, and can be both a standalone skill check or a bonus to a different skill. If you want to start a main wearingthecape page, just click the edit button above. Its a powered by fate rpg based on the novels by author marion g. Jul 10, 2011 wearing the cape was the first superhero story i had ever read that took the question of baffling, impossible superhuman abilities and gave it a serious, logical, and realistic answer. Indie press revolution ipr is a direct sales network of quality independent publishers, dedicated to bringing you the best of small press tabletop roleplaying and storytelling games. The most badass cape arguably belongs to golbez of final fantasy iv its so large it passes into allencompassing mantle, whirls, flares, and flaps in the air with every movement he makes, and his block and intro animations are cape swishes. You can do that in wearing the cape, and indeed in any stunt in a fate core game, but the the point cost of limits in icons are straight forward and dont require.
The roleplaying game uses an open system of aspects, ratings, and stunts to describe any conceivable character and superhuman power, as well as organizations, cities, regions, and any kind of environment the heroes may encounter. Nothing new to say about small town heroes, other than it is coming along and im feeling very good about it anything more would be spoilers. Feb 04, 2017 the rpg academy network presents a playtest of the new fate based superhero rpg wearing the cape now on kickstarter. And after recent reading, id also nominate wearing the cape. Right now, i thought id take a quick break from writing to show everyone some of the fruits of the beta playtests of wearing the cape. Barlows guide to superhumans is the first sourcebook for wtc.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Fate is a generic role playing game system based on the fudge gaming system. The roleplaying game to drive the project through to completion. Operation pole star is a 12page christmas adventure by marion g. Built on the awardwinning fate system, wtc allows players to take on the roles of their favorite sentinels or create their own breakthroughpowered heroes. Join americas premiere superhero team the chicago sentinels in all their adventures. For anyone familiar with the cortex plus game system, it should tell you a lot. Oct 19, 2018 this is the world of wearing the cape a fatedriven rpg based on the superhero novel by marion g. Fae is a grabngo version of fate, written for easy prep and easy play. Play at the games table without anyone stealing your dice or pencil. The roleplaying game, but is compatible with fate core and most other fate system offerings with a little tinkering. Barlows guide to superhumans is the recentlyreleased first supplement for this wellloved setting. The cape files include dozens of stunts related to powered and nonpowered aspects of the characters.
She wanted to play a merlintype but not a traditional wizard or witchher breakthrough was to be a cossack battlemage a. It has no fixed setting, traits, or genre and is customizable. It is a standalone full product, and is designed to allow you to run the nasuverse as a standalone game. The fate nasuverse rpg fate nasuverse rpg by claude j smith iii is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. It supports internal private messages, groups and multiple aliases, character sheets and descriptions, plus a game map, intro and url. Wearing the cape rpg question for those who have playedranread wearing the cape, i have a question about the fight skill. The roleplaying game to impress even longtime gamers. Hello and welcome to the trial of wearing the cape the new role playing game currently on kickstarter. Hes got a kickstarter campaign to publish a tabletop rpg for it using the fate system. An examination of the power aspect system introduced in wtc. One of my playtesters took the fate core system as a challenge to create the hero shed always wanted and could never really describe with any other rpg.
Commonly worn by superheroes, the cape is a very popular object. It produces a couple of worlds of adventure designed for fate accelerated specifically, and other fae adventures. The roleplaying game, the new superhero rpg, as a high. I also got to meet quite a few wearing the cape fans, which was the real treat.
Wearing the cape also breaks down breakthroughs in class too, allowing for more granular game types, based off a set background the batman vs superman thing comes to mind, superman has way better stats, but batman has enough fate points and equipment aspects to avoid being a bat shaped splotch on the ground quickly. Reading between the lines there id determine that you absolutely need a skill point in order to advance a skill, therefore advancing a skill past the cap costs a skill point. Come and play in the postevent world of wearing the cape. After the game gets funded and published, will it be available via drivethrurpg. Jul 28, 2019 matthew new is raising funds for charactable. It is designed to offer minimal obstruction to roleplaying by assuming players want to make fewer dice rolls. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Where can i find a proper library of free adventures for fate. Rpgs flavor of fate will be able to make full use of. Harmon, author of the wearing the cape series of superhero novels. Wearing the cape the roleplaying game using the fate system used on games such as the dresden files and written by harmon, has been released. I have been telling everyone that, once teamups and masterminds was behind me, i would be focusing on wearing the cape. Rpg system for your own superhero campaign, or are looking for a source of inspiration for use with other fate games, wearing the cape.
Harmon has read and written all of his life well, ever since first grade. Roleplay online is a custom made, free web based message board community that anyone can create a game on. For fate players looking to expand on fate core in a superhero campaign, wtc. The kickstarter campaign is already fully funded, but there are a few pledges left to get your own herovillain included in one of the source books. Hi,and welcome to yet another incarnation of a certain raildex rp. And it lacks implicate support for flexible power pools, like magic or hypertech. Just like wearing the cape, the power level can be scaled up by increasing the pcs number of starting stunts. Players, your character sheet contains everything you need to know about your pc abilities, personality, significant background elements, and any other resources that character has to use in the game. The author breaks the traditional single skill list into skills and attributes, with attributes being analogous to a d20 ability score, and can be. It was something the core book was lacking at points, and really helps make wtc a very consistent game. Im convinced that the fate system may be the best rpg system out there for superhero gamers. But i find that two power limit kind hangs over the creation process. For my tastes, at least, it provides one of the better adaptations of fate to supers, and it couples that with an interesting setting.
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