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464 pgs. $35.95 Buy It Now!	Manhattan, 2080. Ruined by decades of war and global crises, the city is now home to those that can’t or won’t fit in elsewhere. The city is little more than an anarchy, plagued by every imaginable evil and horror, from self-reproducing serial killers to pusher gangs who hold down people and force them to use drugs. Yet in the darkness of the city, a flame of hope smolders and grows. Homeless families are turning the wisdom from generations on the streets in to power. Good people are starting gangs for self defense, turning gang membership in to something to be proud of. Young people are using the same illegal technology that turns some people in to monsters to turn themselves in to powerful heroes. People in the city have finally realized that nobody else is going to save them, and they are learning to save themselves.	Sample Pages (pdf) Page 42 Page 202 Page 37

A complete game – no other products needed to play. Powerful & flexible character creation system. Choose from 46 occupations and gang affiliations encompassing every segment of city society. Realistically lethal combat system encourages players to think, rather than fight. ‘In brief’ boxes let readers skim through for general info and dive in for more details. An incredibly detailed look at one real city, describing every aspect of the city and the people who live there. Fan Rewards: Gain access to free supplemental materials and get free stuff at www.fatesworsethandeath.com. Detailed random encounter tables let GMs easily turn a walk down the street in to an adventure. Two complete introductory adventures. Not your parents’ cyberpunk: we kept the gritty realism and human-centered drama, but updated the tech, themes and social trends.

Want to find out more? Read the FWTD Game Overview: In English ; En Espanol ; En Français ; In Hungarian . Or download our Free Lite Version.

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Fates Worse Than Death: Spare Change Edition

This is a free 'lite version' of Fates Worse Than Death, available for download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

It's 241 pages and is a complete game, with skills, equipment, a ton of setting information and everything else you'll need to create characters or GM the game.

However, FWTD: Spare Change edition only comes with the character creation options and setting info pertinent to Street People characters (one of three socioecenomic classes in the city). The full commercial version of Fates Worse Than Death has charcter creation options and setting information for all three classes.

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Behind the Eyes of Madness
Now Available

144 pgs. $24.95
Buy It Now! The first supplement in the After Midnight series. Behind the Eyes of Madness explores mental illness in the world of Fates Worse Than Death. The book includes:
The most complete and realistic rules for mental illness ever; allowing PCs to go insane, be insane and fight their way back to health.
Mentally ill homeless people ("Crazies") as a playable character class.
In-depth background information on mental ilness and health in city society.
In-depth background information on those things which can help or hurt mental health; including sex, religion and politics.
New bonus characteristics, skills, equipment and disciplines.
Two complete adventures.
See Reviews of Behind the Eyes of Madness
lisez précéder en français
BEOM is now available. Buy it now!
Sample Pages (pdf):

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Game Music This free music was created to be played in the background during a Fates Worse Than Death game session.
Listen to Samples
Download Music (16MB, zip file)

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Character Sheets These FWTD character sheets are the same as those found in the game books are free to download and use.

Character Sheet

Combat Sheet

Psych Profile Sheet

Fan Made Character Sheets

Technology Sheet By Chrome Ghoul	Math Addict Character Sheet By Chrome Ghoul	Insomniac Character Sheet By Chrome Ghoul
Immortal Character Sheet & Pg 2 By Chrome Ghoul	Vehicle Sheet By Chrome Ghoul	Psychic Sheet By Chrome Ghoul

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Pregen Characters These are some sample starting FWTD characters, suitable for giving to players or using as NPCs.

Sunyata Gold
(Arcadian Hacker) Amrita Neeraj
(Elderly Psychic Eccentric)
Cranberry De la Santos
(Freak Socialite and Barker) M’buto Drake
(Drake Illegal Immigrant Thief)
Lucent “Bennie” Gonzalez
(Good With Pharmaceutical Skills) Andy Patrick
(Young Sider Street-Fighter)
Bliss NewGenesis
(Well Balanced Utopia Child)

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T-Shirts
Order T-Shirts, lunch boxes and more featuring art from Fates Worse Than Death at our CafePress shop:
Get the 2005 Art Calendar, featuring 13 beautiful prints of some of the best art from the book, for $15.99:

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Toys

Around The Block

Generates a random city block and the NPCs hanging around there. Character Class Personality Test

Answer 20 multiple choice questions and find out which of the 46 character classes from the game best fit your viewpoint.
Online Character Sheet

You can fill it out and print it. Join the Fan Rewards program to gain the ability to save, edit and share your character sheet online. Sketch Artist

Use this javascript program to create a sketch of your character's head.
Black Market Empire

This online game lets you trade black market goods and amass an empire.
(Note: Fan Rewards members Log-In to gain the ability to retain your trader's stats.)

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Game World Stuff

Game Overview An overview of the setting and game.
(Game Overview also available En Espanol

, En Français

and in Hungarian

)

Color Map A web-optimized color map of the city

Being Muslim in 2080 A brief guide for playing Muslim characters.

Being Gay in 2080 (pdf) From the upcoming sourcebook Behind the Eyes of Madness.

Fates vs. Cyberpunk A page from the book meant to help orient those familiar with "generic cyberpunk" to the FWTD universe. (pdf format)

FAQ: Where did you get your ideas for Fates Worse Than Death?

FAQ: What is the population of ethnic groups in 2080? Where are they located in the city? Are there still any ethnic gangs?

Printables

Open Game Flyer A ready-to-print flyer for advertising a Fates Worse Than Death session.

Adventure Record A page to print for GMs to keep a record of XP earned during play.

ORC Combat Cards: Street Combat Set Cards designed to make it easier to learn the combat system. (pdf format)

FWTD GM Screen (1.2MB pdf) You can print it out and paste it to some cardboard.

Rules

The Metric Solution The most important measurements from FWTD converted to metric. (pdf format)

FAQ: What are the rules for healing damage?

FAQ: Is there an endurance cost for special skills like Sense Impurity?

FAQ: Is there a duration for Psychic skills or do they last as long as you continue to concentrate?

A Walk Outside Rules for a shut-ins-on-the-streets campaign for FWTD.

Healing Rules By popular demand.

Junker Car Rules Cut the price of a car drastically - by buying a car with a few flaws.

Errata

Night Walkers Missing Starting Money

Freaks Missing Income

Sat Jumpers Missing Text

Colin Barley's Typical Attack

Production Chemistry Skill

Reviews

English Reviews	"Desperate futures never looked so desperate" on RPG.net "I would recommend it for those players and GMs who like their game on the edgy side of reality" on mortality.net "..if you like dark future horror ... this might be a good game for you." on gamingreport.com "..a new and different way of gaming Cyberpunk, focusing more on survival and personal conflict.." on RPG.net
French Reviews	"L'anarchie est reine." on roliste.com (google translation) "FWTD vaut largement le détour pour son ambiance et son intelligence." on roliste.com (google translation) Behind the Eyes of Madness: "Si vous avez envie de mettre en scène un futur étrange où la société a bien évolué, alors ce supplément vous comblera de joie." on roliste.com(google translation ) "A conseillé pour les amateurs de cyberpunk plus social, plus psychologique." -Les Chroniques de l'Imaginaire Guide du Roliste Galactique's FWTD French Tagline Contest winner: "Espérer le meilleur... Etre prêt au pire" (Hope for the best... Prepare for the worst) by Amandine Simonnet.
Spanish Reviews	"Es una ambientación robusta, fuerte, coherente, atractiva y detallada." on psychocorp.net (google translation)
German Reviews	"Wer aber ein realistische Setting sucht, dass sich auf originelle Weise von der Masse abhebt, der ist mit FWTD gut bedient." on x-zine.de (google translation) Behind the Eyes of Madness: "...das vor allem durch den realistischen und ansprechenden Hintergrund..." -x-zine.de (google translation )
Dutch Reviews	"Fates Worse Than Death is een subliem rollenspel..." -Cerberus Too Magazine (also in this issue: an interview with the author, and original FWTD fiction by the reviewer) Behind the Eyes of Madness: "Bij het beste wat we ooit hebben gezien in een rollenspel." -Cerberus Too Magazine

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Fates Worse Than Death was written and designed by Brian St.Claire-King
Cover by Jason Juta
Art by Lorie Albrecht, A ’Lis, Samuel Araya, Paul C Butler, Leanne Buckley, Lance William Card, Jhoneil Centeno, Kari Christensen, Laura Dubuk, Randy Gallegos, Jason Juta, Kyri Konitou, Britt Martin, Rik Martin, Staffan Melin, Katie Miranda, Martina Pilcerova, Brian St.Claire-King, Jason Walton, Kierran Yanner, Ursula Vernon.
Game Design Assistance by Robert Kwon and Tiffany St.Claire-King
Editorial Assistance by Tiffany St.Claire-King


Now Available 144 pgs. $24.95 Buy It Now!	The first supplement in the After Midnight series. Behind the Eyes of Madness explores mental illness in the world of Fates Worse Than Death. The book includes: The most complete and realistic rules for mental illness ever; allowing PCs to go insane, be insane and fight their way back to health. Mentally ill homeless people ("Crazies") as a playable character class. In-depth background information on mental ilness and health in city society. In-depth background information on those things which can help or hurt mental health; including sex, religion and politics. New bonus characteristics, skills, equipment and disciplines. Two complete adventures. See Reviews of Behind the Eyes of Madness lisez précéder en français BEOM is now available. Buy it now!	Sample Pages (pdf):

	Sunyata Gold (Arcadian Hacker)		Amrita Neeraj (Elderly Psychic Eccentric)
	Cranberry De la Santos (Freak Socialite and Barker)		M’buto Drake (Drake Illegal Immigrant Thief)
	Lucent “Bennie” Gonzalez (Good With Pharmaceutical Skills)		Andy Patrick (Young Sider Street-Fighter)
	Bliss NewGenesis (Well Balanced Utopia Child)

Around The Block Generates a random city block and the NPCs hanging around there.	Character Class Personality Test Answer 20 multiple choice questions and find out which of the 46 character classes from the game best fit your viewpoint.
Online Character Sheet You can fill it out and print it. Join the Fan Rewards program to gain the ability to save, edit and share your character sheet online.	Sketch Artist Use this javascript program to create a sketch of your character's head.
Black Market Empire This online game lets you trade black market goods and amass an empire. (Note: Fan Rewards members Log-In to gain the ability to retain your trader's stats.)