Fate Core System Rulebook

The Fate Core System Rulebook is a powerful, genre-agnostic role-playing game engine built to fuel creative storytelling and character-driven adventures across any setting. From grim urban fantasy to high-seas swashbuckling or sci-fi sagas, Fate Core delivers the tools to bring your vision to life, without being tied to a single world or lore.

With simple, elegant core mechanics: Aspects, Fate Points, Skills, and Fate-based conflict resolution: this rulebook empowers players and GMs alike to focus on drama, character arcs, and collaborative narrative over complex rules or crunchy combat. Character creation is flexible and fast, letting you build nuanced protagonists with flaws, strengths, and rich backstories.

Inside you’ll find rules for social conflict, combat, scene framing, stunts, consequences, and character advancement. all geared toward storytelling and player agency. Fate Core is perfect for groups who value narrative depth, role-play, and adaptability.

Whether you’re planning a gritty noir detective mystery, a heroic fantasy quest, or an experimental horror tale, Fate Core adapts to your style and offers endless possibilities.