Episode 8: War of Ashes, Collaborative Creation
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This month we played War of Ashes, a new Fate Accelerated game in playtest. We talk about collaborative campaign and character creation: what does the collaboration bring to the game? Does it hinder the fun at all? What do we mean by character-driven plot versus event-driven?
- Guests:
- Alex
- Jenn
- Marcus
- Susie
- Jake (official heckler)
- Show links:
- The War of Ashes miniatures game
- WoA minis tutorial video
- The Muppet Show: Viking Muppets
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- Art credits for War of Ashes:
- Jonathan Hoffman
- Jennifer Bach
- David Weinman
- Joshua Qualtieri
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