Actual Play – Save Game (7/30/2015)

GM: Sean Nittner
Players: Jason Herald, Donny Harbilie, Amanda Green, Adam Green
System: Fate Core
Fate World & Adventure: Save Game

My first game slot was a two hour game and Save Game was picked. Woot, I’d done a lot of preparation for it, including making Zelda, Samas Aran, Spy Hunter, and a Tetris block as characters.

For being a Evil Hat guy, I don’t actually run a lot of Fate (as evidenced in my past actual play reports). So I did a bit of brushing on the rules (read: I read Save Game) and made some characters (see above) and talked to Rob Wieland (creator of Save Game) on the internet, and generally considered the games that I was drawing inspiration from. Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Bionic Commando, Contra, Metroid, and the like. What kinds of things happen in those games, and what kinds of unexpected things happen as well.

After some time, I felt prepared!

My @Games_On_Demand menus for @Gen_Con! pic.twitter.com/AZG2wpHiwg

— Sean Nittner (@SeanNittner) July 23, 2015

The Heroes of Tendoria are coming to @Gen_Con @Games_On_Demand #SaveGame https://t.co/MQoiAG7jPm pic.twitter.com/ca87PLoXKq

— Sean Nittner (@SeanNittner) July 27, 2015

Fate Coins for my #SaveGame game. Cc: @robowieland pic.twitter.com/3mbcrget0w

— Sean Nittner (@SeanNittner) July 30, 2015

The play is the thing

In a two hour slot we were able to get the characters picked, create some signature moves (my standard half baked method of Fate char gen), and reviewed the rules enough to get going (first 20-30 min).

Then we ran through the troubles in Tar Zangeles, including

• A fight with the Mohawk Ratz, which the diffused by convincing their leader (the Big Cheeze) that fighting them was a mistake (combo of Taunt and Chat).
• Saving a kid on the beach from a glitched shark and learning of Landshark Larry’s trouble.
• Making their way through the Grand Banana Hotel, sneaking past the impenetrable guards, scaling the collapsing hotel (thanks anti-grav tires) and finally knocking the big monkey off his perch.

Good times were had by all!

The heroes of Tendoria

Heroes of Tendoria (left to right): Spy Hunter, Samas Aran, Tetris Block and Zelda. They saved Tar Zangles! pic.twitter.com/H9aJSZUPMo

— Sean Nittner (@SeanNittner) July 30, 2015