[Interest Check] Want to learn Fate (Fairytale)

Hi All: I'm looking for a player or GM for one-on-one (duet) or maybe a trio or quartet (keep it small) so we can learn how to play Fate together (preferably Accelerated, but Condensed looks good too.) I'm roughly familiar with Fate concepts (and played in a couple one-shots), but I find the process of refereeing PC aspects/stunts (without breaking the game) to be rather intimidating! If you're interested and know how to play, then perhaps I can learn from you. If you're interested and don't really know how to play, then perhaps we can learn how to play together at a casual pace.

I'm especially interested in a Grimm Fairytale "portal" Fantasy setting (my favorite subgenre) with lighthearted/cartoon tone (no gratuitous/graphic violence in our story please) (like a conversion of Grimm The Roleplaying Game or Lost in the Fantasy World to Fate mechanics) (media examples: Jim Henson's Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, The Black Cauldron (Prydain), Return to Oz, Dungeons & Dragons TV Series, The King's Quest series) -- if you have a favorite, let me know. Premise is we're common folk or common kids who are whisked away to a fairyland (and there are probably witches causing trouble, sleeping giants, etc.) -- this could be a low magic for PCs world.

About me: I'm a fan of narrative fiction-first theater-of-the-mind and collaborative storytelling style of play, but most of my experience is with original D&D (yes, I prefer all weapons do 1d6 damage!) Many TTRPG systems are very fixed to a specific genre or tone and Fate looks to be a good way to break free from that (as such, Cypher, Genesys, Quest RPG look fun too.) Thank you in advance.

I have been reading upon the Core Fate pdf, but i should have fully readed it and the Accelerated one within a few days...
But i'm interested, as i can support you and we can learn through this together.
I'm better off being a player though as i'm not too ready to GM here yet (still needing to understand the forum kind of PbP), but if really needed, i can take on the task of GM if nobody else wants to.

My imagination will yield a character reasonably quickly, although my naming skills isn't the greatest.
In short: Count me in.

Welcome, Sean. I can't promise anything as my cup currently overfloweth at work, home, and here on GP, but I might be willing to run something if it's short and focused. Regardless of that, happy to help you learn Fate in any way I can. Also, if I'm going to D&D, I too generally prefer simpler stuff like White Box, which emulates OD&D with the magical d6. Also really dig several neo and British OSR games, for the record.

You probably know it, by the way, but check out Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures if you don't. Solid gold B/X-based OSR in the vein of the fiction you're listing above.

Thank you both. I'll probably follow-up with an official recruitment post after further gauging interesting.

@Harrigan Funny you mention it. If by "Whitebox" you mean Swords & Wizardry Whitebox, that happens to be one of my favorite OSR games. What's more, I was in fact originally thinking of using one of the Scenario "playbooks" from Beyond the Wall for this (due to its Folklore / Prydain influence.) But I didn't suppose Whitebox would be very popular... (I've also had really good experiences playing PbtA games -- though they tend to have a very fixed setting and theme, which is fine if that's what everyone wants.)

So, this being an "interest check" post, I'll definitely keep whitebox + beyond the wall on the table of options.

All the same, I've had an interest in Fate because it seems well supported on many platforms and gives narrative freedom. I also like the idea of just playing as kids or normal folk in a Grimm Fairytale world (with magic being more conjured or ritualistic.) But that could work with whitebox too. I'll work on getting a Game page started and go from there EDIT: guessing gamersplane would allow me to promote someone to GM status if desired. Thanks again.

Yes, it does

I used to love the Grimm game that came out some years ago. Cool stuff. Color me interested my friend. I love mash-up fairy tale games.

Great. I'll setup a learning Fate Accelerated or Condensed game for fairytale mash-up one shot using a scenario from Beyond the wall and we ll see how it goes -- could always fall back to OSR as an option too.

Argh if you propose a Fairy Tale story, I could hardly not ask to join !

Yup. Specifically White Box Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game, which is basically a cleaned-up and better-presented version of S&W White Box. It's a lovely little game (running it right now in a live home game for my son and his girlfriend), but I will admit I think D&D-type games have a pretty narrow band where they excel. For something like what you're talking about here, I do think Fate's a better fit.

I've created the official recruitment thread. If you're still interested, please send me a PM. Thanks!

https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/25253/

Sweet! Good luck with the game, it looks like a goodie!