{"id":797,"date":"2011-07-30T12:47:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T19:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/?p=797"},"modified":"2011-08-16T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T19:27:44","slug":"the-kerberos-club-fate-edition-is-nearly-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2011\/07\/the-kerberos-club-fate-edition-is-nearly-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition) Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE (11 Aug. 2011): <\/strong>The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition) is now available IN PDF<\/a> and IN PRINT WITH FREE PDF<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The first 100 copies of the FATE<\/em> edition of Benjamin Baugh’s Ennie Award-nominated The Kerberos Club<\/em> will be with us starting Friday, August 5, at GenCon.<\/p>\n

The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition) is a complete, stand-alone roleplaying game. It will\u00a0go on sale to the general public after the show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition) <\/em>was adapted by Mike Olson, a FATE<\/em> designer who has left his mark on Legends of Anglerre,<\/em> the Legends of Anglerre Companion, <\/em>and the Starblazer Adventures Players Guide.<\/em> He\u2019s been running the Spirit of the Blank<\/a> website since 2008 and it has become a major online resource for the FATE<\/em> system.<\/p>\n

The Kerberos Club<\/em> provided some unusual design challenges as a FATE<\/em> game because it’s an overtly superpowered setting. And it\u2019s not just the sorts of powers that mad scientists, wizards and the Fair Folk sport in many\u00a0FATE<\/em> games, but the potentially world-shaking powers of superheroes and supervillains. At the same time, the setting is built to allow for low-key play that doesn’t touch those power levels if the players don’t want it to.<\/p>\n

So Mike built a new set of skill rules for The Kerberos Club <\/em>to allow gamers to add incredible superpowers to their characters. He decided early on to enhance and expand the skills system rather than using a variation on the stunts and powers that appear in many FATE<\/em> games. I\u2019ll let Mike expand on that in a separate post later, but the upshot is that the the same game mechanic applies to both \u201cmundane\u201d actions and superhuman abilities. Either way, you apply a skill \u2014 but some skills pack a lot more power than others.<\/p>\n

In addition, Mike created a system for building custom skills, whether it\u2019s a mundane skill tailored to your character or a superpowered skill with astonishing effects. A collection of \u201ccommon skills\u201d work exactly the same as in most FATE<\/em> games, but complete rules allow you to build new and amazing ones from scratch to suit the unique talents of Kerberans.<\/p>\n

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Danny Speak, formerly of Special Branch, shows his Iron Right Hand skill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course aspects play a central role in The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition),<\/em> and every character has a collection of aspects based on archetype (what sort of superhuman you are), social class, convictions (the core beliefs that drive Kerberans and their rivals), complications from superhuman powers, and the personal quirks and proclivities of each individual.<\/p>\n

Skills and aspects work together in The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition)<\/em> to drive a unique game of superpowered action. Game play emerges directly from the conflicts and motivations of the player characters, and at the same time it draws deeply on the setting, a Victorian London beset by \u201cStrange\u201d powers and adventures.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE KERBEROS CLUB<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kerberos Club,<\/em> by Benjamin Baugh (multiple Ennie Award nominee for\u00a0Monsters and Other Childish Things),<\/em> first appeared as a setting book for Arc Dream Publishing’s Wild Talents<\/em> superhero roleplaying game. It earned raves from critics and gamers and was nominated for an Ennie Award for Best Setting of 2008.<\/p>\n

In 2010 we published a version for Savage Worlds<\/em> and the Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion,<\/em> bringing Dave Blewer of Triple Ace Games aboard to convert the characters and setting elements. An adaptation for the Hero System is in the works now.<\/p>\n

The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition)<\/em> is Arc Dream Publishing\u2019s first FATE<\/em> game and we put a lot of work into it. We hope you like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE (11 Aug. 2011): The Kerberos Club (FATE Edition) is now available IN PDF and IN PRINT WITH FREE PDF. The first<\/p>\n

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