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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Elwood P. Dowd on February 28, 2006, 02:36:31 PM
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Who here plays Fudge?
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For some reason, it doesn't click with me. Oddly, I really want to try out Fate (a Fudge derivative), I can't explain why it looks better.
I like the setup of fudge dice, with the central tendency equal to the skill and the dice creating variance around it.
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i'd play judge if anyone else I know want to, but no such person exitsts as of yet.
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Who here plays Fudge?
I've run Fudge before but it can be a hard sell.
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I looked at the rules, but they didn't seem particularly structured. How does the system hold up under actual play? How does it compare, stylisticly and flow-wise, with other systems.
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I looked at the rules, but they didn't seem particularly structured. How does the system hold up under actual play? How does it compare, stylisticly and flow-wise, with other systems.
That's a hard question to answer. Fudge is an RPG toolkit so it all depends on which "build" you're playing.
For example I'm a narrativist so my two favorite versions are FUDGE Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http://www.therpgsite.com/satyr/fudge/buffy/) and FUDGE Pumpkin Town (http://www.therpgsite.com/satyr/fudge/pumpkin/). Other gamers swear by Fate (http://www.faterpg.com/) but I don't think I like aspects and phases.
In my experience the first two play very quickly and are ideal for people who've never gamed before.
PS: No Fudge dice? No problem. If you have some spare six-siders and a permanent marker, you can make Baby's First Fudge Dice (http://www.fudgefactor.org/2001/12/01/babys_first_fudge_dice.html).
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PS: No Fudge dice? No problem. If you have some spare six-siders and a permanent marker, you can make Baby's First Fudge Dice (http://www.fudgefactor.org/2001/12/01/babys_first_fudge_dice.html).
I've been playing around with dice and found out that D4 - D4 has a very similar distribution to 4 Fudge dice. Obvsiously, the tails only go out to 3 instead of 4, but otherwise, the probabilities are always within 1-2% - close enough that you could use them with Fudge rules without noticing a difference in game play.
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I've been playing around with dice and found out that D4 - D4 has a very similar distribution to 4 Fudge dice. Obvsiously, the tails only go out to 3 instead of 4, but otherwise, the probabilities are always within 1-2% - close enough that you could use them with Fudge rules without noticing a difference in game play.
I've played a few times with the Feng Shui d6-d6 method. The curve isn't even close to 4dF but it sure was a lot of "wild and wahoo" fun.
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I've been playing around with dice and found out that D4 - D4 has a very similar distribution to 4 Fudge dice. Obvsiously, the tails only go out to 3 instead of 4, but otherwise, the probabilities are always within 1-2% - close enough that you could use them with Fudge rules without noticing a difference in game play.
That's really interesting & a little surprising. I'm thinking though that the curve would be less center-weighted...
Fudge dice themselves basically amount to 4d3-8, if I remember right.
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