Interest Check- FATE Arabian Nights

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Jul 7, 2025 10:04 pm
Aline says:
Also still interested. I don't really have a character in mind yet, but I tend to gravitate towards scholarly or magical characters.
Great. That’s enough at this stage.
Jul 7, 2025 10:35 pm
vicky_molokh says:
There's also the polymath and a master of the scimitar.

Actually, I'm wondering if given this party composition, I should reconsider my chosen concept, as we seem to be heavy on mêlée combatants.
Actually, in light of this consideration, would it be reasonable for me to express curiosity about what trios of top Skills others are expecting to grab (based on ideas so far), and do we have the supernatural slot filled? Asking this because the answers are likely to influence whether I would like to stick to the previously posted concept, or shift to something different (and to what).
Jul 7, 2025 10:42 pm
I just want the head count for now and folks haven’t even settled on their concepts yet. In the meantime, I’ve no objection to you keeping your options open as to an alternative character.

Maybe don’t sweat the technical stuff so much? It’s not going to be a game that requires optimisation in every area, just a bit of variety. It looks like most players will be new to FATE, so I just want players to pick ideas that just seem Arabian Nightsy and exciting.
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Jul 7, 2025 11:07 pm
OrangeTree says:
I just want the head count for now and folks haven’t even settled on their concepts yet. In the meantime, I’ve no objection to you keeping your options open as to an alternative character.

Maybe don’t sweat the technical stuff so much? It’s not going to be a game that requires optimisation in every area, just a bit of variety. It looks like most players will be new to FATE, so I just want players to pick ideas that just seem Arabian Nightsy and exciting.
This is indeed more about variety than optimisation. If there's three of us waving scimitars, that's probably less interesting than if there is a more varied distribution of who does what when in the spotlight.

That's the reason I'm considering other options, e.g. sorcerors, jinn, inventors, alchemists, viziers. I was indecisive between a tough warrior and a multidisciplinary sorceror, but ended up veering towards the former since Moyreau mention wanting a polymath, but at this point it seems swordfighters are the ones that ended up being overrepresented among candidate-concepts.

So yeah, keeping options open, and scouting out what others are likely to pick.
Jul 8, 2025 2:13 pm
There are lots of options to fit the theme. I did have a first idea but am open to anything else.
Jul 8, 2025 11:54 pm
Ok, just sent out some invitations. If you haven't been invited it's only because I haven't heard back from you recently. there is still a slot left!

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