Which Fate System Should I Use
Success With Style
By René-Pier Deshaies-Gélinas
The Fate System comes in different colors and it might be hard at first to understand which version to pick and start using. Let's try to demystify all of that.
- Fate Core is the fourth edition of the system and came out of a Kickstarter in 2016.
- Fate Accelerated is Fate Core but with different dials. Some concepts have been simplified to make it easier to grab the book and start playing as fast as possible.
- Fate Condensed is the latest iteration of Fate. Fate v4.5 if you will. It came out in early 2020 and contains all the rules you need to play Fate in a very brief but comprehensive way.
- Read Fate Condensed for a quick overview of the most up to date rules.
- Read Fate Core for all its great examples and guides on how to play.
- Read Fate Accelerated if you want a more simplified version of the system and want to get started quickly.
