Time for another batch of random Creative Challenges. The first time I did this, the challenges were meant for players and GMs of Fate to try and push themselves to try new things with the mechanics. This time, I am going to push for story challenges. Hopefully these will push you to be more creative and inventive with your characters and the story they are playing out.

Just like last time, these challenges are targeted at FATE gamers, but since they are more story-themed they may be easier to adapt to other games.

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Tabletop roleplaying games were one of the first cooperative games published. I suppose I am using that term ‘cooperative’ a bit loosely all things considered, but the point is that our hobby has for most of its existence been geared towards positive social interaction, rather than social competition as most tabletop games have been until recent years. When you play an rpg competitively, it tends to stand out that this is not what the games were meant to achieve.

Even more difficult than a game where everyone is a backstabbing rogue, however, is the solo campaign. Here you want a player character to work with others towards a common goal, but there actually are not any ‘others’ to speak of playing with you. It is just one player and one GM.

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