Pokemon Hunter - D&d Style Character Sheet (Page 2 of 11) in pdf

Fate: A primer

Approaches or Skills

First of all, this module goes right on top

The main difference between Fate and

of the Fate system. Fate Accelerated Edition

FAE is whether your character has Approaches or

(FAE) is also applicable, if you'd rather. Either

Skills. Each gives a bonus to relevant rolls. You

way, you need to know the core system; that's

won't be using them in combat for this module;

what this page attempts to solve. If you already

the explanation is long and the Fate rulebook did

know it, feel free to skip to the next page.

it better.

If you are learning it here, you are

suggested to grab a character sheet to look at.

Stunts and Fate Points

Also, we will very much be focusing on

Fate Points are a sort of 'currency'

mechanics here; the Fate system by itself is a

between you and the GM. You pay them invoke

very narrative-focused system, unlike this

one of your character's Aspects, or an outstanding

module, so for a full grasp you will still need to

Situational Aspect on which you no longer have a

see the book.

free invoke. Such invokes give you either +2 on

your roll or a reroll, to be decided after the actual

Aspects

roll. You earn them when you or the GM invoke

Here, you lay down the base of your

one of your character's Aspects against you. This

character. Aspects are general characterizations,

is why it is so important for your character to

such as "Guard Captain" or "Aged Veteran."

have flaws in their Aspects. There should be

These should be core to the identity, and have

active trade between the players and the GM.

both good and bad things for your character. The

Stunts are tasks your character has a talent

official character sheet has a slot each for "High

for. These will typically give you a free +2 on a

Concept" and "Trouble" which are almost always

roll in a specific scenario. Check the rulebook for

wholly-beneficial and wholly-detrimental,

more examples. For this module, stay away from

respectively. It's your choice whether to follow it.

anything related to fighting pokémon or

Later on, the need to have both good and bad

monsters.

characteristics will become clear with Fate

Your character has a default of 3 Stunts

Points.

and 3 Refresh. At the beginning of a session,

your Fate Points are brought up to your Refresh

Resolution

if you're below it. You may trade a Refresh for a

Stunt, but you can't go below 1 Refresh.

When you need to roll dice, you roll 4dF

(called either Fudge or Fate dice). These are six-

Stress and Consequences

sided dice with two minuses, two pluses, and two

blank sides. Each plus and minus adds and

Finally, you have your character's vitals.

subtracts one to the result of the roll, from -4 to

When you fail to stop an attack, the difference

+4.

between your Defense roll and the incoming

Stressful actions are separated into four

Attack roll goes to your Stresses and then, when

categories: Attack, Defend, Advantage, and

you run out of those, your Consequences.

Overcome. Attack is anything direct or offensive,

Stresses are temporary bruises and scratches,

combat or otherwise, while Defense is about

stuff you brush off afterward. They protect you

holding someone off as well as keeping them

from Consequences, which are much more

from reaching an advantage, assuming you are

permanent and can't be dealt with until after

able. Advantage actions are about creating a

combat, or even after the hunt. Each of the boxes

Situational Aspect that gives you an advantage on

can hold that number of points in damage, but

your opponent; doing so gives you and your

note that any box cannot be used more than once.

compatriots two free invokes of it. Overcome

Even if you only put 1 point into the 3-point box,

actions are to deal with Situational Aspects (thus

that box is spent.

removing them). This is the general out-of-

Under Fate Core, your Physique and Will

combat roll as well.

give you additional boxes for their stresses.

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