Hello and welcome to Fate Accelerated, part 1!

In this lesson thingy we actually won't accomplish much :V

Basically I'll be explaining what the Fate system is, its advantages, and disadvantages when compared to the d20 method and then something else!

Firstly, the Fate system is a system created so that you could play without having to roll as much. That means that the Fate system uses more words and is more story driven than other systems such as the d20 system which uses dice for most things (one of the reasons Lost Legends moves so slowly). One of the biggest advantages is that you are able to create nearly anything and have a much more flexible and story driven story than with the other systems. The downside is that stats are less strict meaning that at times outcomes are harder to determine meaning that the GM has plenty of decisions to make.

As to why we will be using this sytem, well, because of its flexibility, we can use it to create nearly any universe with little worry about things being unplayable due to things being unbalanced unlike most d20 systems which require tons of work to keep from being an unbalanced mess.

....Well that was about everything I had planned for today....OR WAS IT?!

One of the big things about Fate is the Aspects. Aspects are essentially characteristics or traits that a character has. These essentially establish facts about the character and the world. Aspects are also what determine what our skills are and have effects on the mechanics of the rp but more on that later. A good aspect should be a double-edged sword in the sense that what it implies is both good or bad under different circumstances. An example of a good aspect could be:

"King of Thieves"

What does that aspect say about the character? That they are the leader of the thieves, which is good, or is it bad? Depends on if you want to go unnoticed doesn't it?

Now the aspects we need to come up with aren't for our characters, not yet. Instead we will be coming up with aspects for the land we will be rping in, the land of Hyrule! These aspects apply to all of Hyrule. An aspect is usually a phrase or a word. Normally specific phrases work better as aspects!

So if you want to be a part of the rp, post in the comments an aspect to describe Hyrule and one more thing, do you want our characters to already know each other or meet in the first adventure?