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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

You've been so kind in the build up to this release, I'm just glad its living up to expectations The adventure could probably do with a little more polishing but these kind of slightly sprawling modules suffer endless mission creep. Let me know if there are any big holes that I completely missed 🕳️

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Try and let the players bring it on themselves — it will land best when they have no one to blame but themselves. Good luck with the game tonight! I'll be around, DM me if you have any rule queries 🤣

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I’m probably more excited than you are 😄 This is a slightly surreal thing to read. Thank you for running it! I hope the players trust the wrong person and make everything worse. Please let me know how it goes

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Fatesong is a narrative TTRPG built from scratch. Fiction first. No spell slots. No rigid classes. A system where the story never stops to check a number. Fatesong: First Verse, the Level 1 edition, is now published. This is only the beginning. fatesong.itch.io

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

A murder mystery with no dungeons. No armies. Just a village, a murder, and the slow realisation that you never should have come here. Everyone in Duncraig is Lying is out now for Fatesong. Something is very wrong in this village. fatesong.itch.io

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

No problem, excited for launch 🚀

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Followed! Just 25 more to go now!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Thank you for sharing. Really appreciate it!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Really appreciate you sharing this. The level 1 edition and starter adventure are coming very soon — I’m excited for people to finally get it to the table

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Follow for development, worldbuilding, and future Kickstarter news.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Launching with the intro adventure: Everyone in Duncraig is Lying A dark tale of secrets, deception, and danger in a village where nobody can be trusted.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

First Verse is the Level 1 Edition of Fatesong. Low power. Dangerous fights. Small beginnings.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Fatesong does things differently: • No classes • No spell slots • Fast, brutal combat • Injuries matter • Characters grow through story, not just builds

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Fatesong is a narrative-first fantasy tabletop roleplaying game where characters begin ordinary and become legend through survival, scars, and story.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

FATESONG: FIRST VERSE — Level 1 Edition Every legend begins small. Most end there. Launching Easter Weekend: Free Quickstart Rules + Intro Adventure (Thread below)

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Two Evades. That’s all you get. In Fatesong, you don’t have hit points. You have two chances to avoid meaningful harm before the next hit puts you on the ground. Combat should be fast, dangerous, and something characters survive — not something they grind through. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

That means including dozens of spells, 10 ancestries, 30/40 traits, all of which are literal fractions of what's coming in the Full Rules later this year. It only runs to level 1 though so just a taste of what the system has to offer. I really hope you enjoy it. Your enthusiasm is appreicated!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Editing is hard 😂 It was meant to be a quick rules doc but it came down to the fact that one of Fatesong's greatest assets is the freedom it allows you to design and play something interesting and unique.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It wouldn't be a truly setting agnostic system if cannibal elves weren't built into the core rules 😂 I wanted something more distinct than wood elves, which always feel like lesser elves to me 🤷 Sylvan stand tall in comparison to Eigh Elves ⚔️

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Everything is AI art for now. I have pretty big aspirations regarding the use of real, commissioned human art for Fatesong but its just not realistic right now. I'm working flat out on the adventure and getting the playtest edition of the rules perfect for Friday, but I'll post about art use soon

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Sylvan look like elves if you squint. Lean, angular, long-eared. These things are not elves. Their teeth are designed for tearing meat. Their eyes catch firelight in the dark like a predator's. They cannot digest cooked food or plants. They eat fresh, raw meat. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Precision beats power, timing beats speed 🥊

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thanks! I’m building Fatesong — a narrative-first tabletop RPG focused on flexible magic and meaningful consequences. Written a little more about the design here if you’re curious: fatesong.substack.com/p/i-dont-kno...

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I Don't Know How To Tell You This, But You Have No Class

Atlas Blackwood — Fatesong RPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

FAULT LINE You find the flaw in the thing. Touch any object. Learn its single weakest structural point — the stress fracture, the loose hinge, the hairline crack in the lock. Everything has a seam. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG #Spell

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Just remember — the longer an Elf lives, the more of themselves they’ve had to cut away. Old Elves are not always the same people they used to be.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Elves. Potentially immortal. Vulnerable to injury, ageless after maturity. The catch: Every 100 years, an Elf has to undergo a ritual to prune away memories. Without it, the past becomes as vivid as the present. Living forever has maintenance costs. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Felari always land on their feet from up to 50 feet. No roll. No damage. Just a landing. That part everyone likes. Here's the other part. Felari have a powerful biological compulsion to investigate anything unusual. They're not reckless. They just can't always stop. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Final edits on the Quick Rules PDF today. Painful cuts — there's a lot worth keeping that doesn't belong in a quick start. Free Quick Rules + adventure 'Everyone in Duncraig is Lying...' releasing Friday April 3rd. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Thanks! Just a concept overview, full spell will be in the book

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

HEARTH OMEN Ash remembers. Trace a symbol in cold ash or soot. Learn whether violence occurred in this space within the past 24 hours. Yes. No. Or the ash tells you nothing at all. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

happy this caught your attention. The free quick rules & intro adventure drop April 3rd — hope you enjoy it!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

ANCESTRY: AZURAXI Some measure their lives in centuries. The Azuraxi clock is shorter. Very few live past 50 Every few months, during their shedding cycle, they can regrow lost fingers, toes, or the tip of a tail They have learned not to be precious about what they lose #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Can't unsee the privateer/pirate vibe now. New take on Space Marines!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Classes are about permission. Disciplines are about approach. Fatesong has no classes. It’s a narrative-first TTRPG where who you are is defined by how you do things, not what box you picked at character creation I wrote about this properly here: Fatesong RPG fatesong.substack.com?r=7yjsmm&utm...

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Fatesong RPG | Substack

A narrative-first tabletop RPG about power, consequence, and the cost of magic. Click to read Fatesong RPG on Substack. Launched 5 days ago.

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

BORROWED PERSPECTIVE For a moment, you stand outside your own body. Perceive yourself and your surroundings from a floating vantage point nearby. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Classes are built around permission: what you can do and what you can’t. I think characters are more interesting when you start somewhere else entirely — not what you do, but how you do it. Wrote about this today. open.substack.com/pub/fatesong... #Fatesong #TTRPG #indieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Every legend begins small. Most end there. FATESONG is a narrative-first fantasy TTRPG where you begin ordinary and become myth. Free Quick Rules + Intro Adventure 'Everyone in Duncraig is Lying' - Releasing April 3rd. #Fatesong #TTRPG #indieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

DISCIPLINE #1 — IRON DOCTRINE No flourish. No performance. Iron Doctrine doesn't care whether you were impressive. It cares whether you were still standing when everyone else wasn't. Endurance. Formation. The wall that doesn't move. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Great read. Thanks for sharing!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Check out the IDEA - International Dialects of English Archive - website. Spend some time playing with different dialects. Guarantee you find a couple that you can mimic well. Good luck!

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

ANCESTRY: BORBOR Small. Strong. They live underground and burrow deep tunnels between their settlements. Most never come up. The ones who do are blinded by open sky for days. Sometimes weeks. Some go back down. The most interesting ones stay anyway. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

CANDLE OF UNEASE Flame leans toward guilt. A lit candle flickers violently when someone nearby is hiding strong fear or malicious intent. It does not tell you who. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In Fatesong, injuries matter. Powerful magic can leave scars. Dark abilities can change you. And sometimes the cost of surviving a fight is something you carry for the rest of the campaign. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG #RPG

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Hot take: hit points are the most damaging legacy mechanic in tabletop RPGs. Discuss. #TTRPG #TabletopRPG #GameDesign

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FATESONG RPG @fatesongrpg.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Spell: SHADOW REBIRTH Life ends. The shadow does not. You sacrifice a small living creature. The body dies. Its shadow rises — ink-winged, ember-eyed, bound to you. It is not a companion. It is what remains. #Fatesong #TTRPG #IndieRPG

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