Author Archives: Skimble

Richard’s Guide to Blocks and Obstacles in Fate Core

This is the article I wrote when Fate Core was first released in preview. It was originally hosted on faterpg.com but has since disappeared into the ether, so I thought I’d repost it here in case anyone wanted to refer to it. I’d been running my Dresden Files game for just a few weeks when the FATE Core preview was… Read more »

Artemis, the Therapy Cat

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Originally published on 14/09/2015 I was watching My Cat From Hell last night (such a good source of inspiration for all things cat-related) and Jackson introduced the scared daughter of a hell-cat owner to a therapy cat. And that got me thinking about a potential character for a Secrets of Cats game.

Exclusive Shaping Stunt: Atavism

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William Blake's rendition of "The Tyger"

Domestic felines no longer stalk their ancestral jungles, or prowl the savannahs of  Africa, but wild blood stills flow through their veins. Some shapers learn how to make their bodies remember the old ways, too. When you learn this power, you can call upon your primal nature to suffuse your body and mind with atavistic fury.