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Luke Skywalker in _Fate

Accelerated_
Luke Skywalker from Star
Wars
Using Luke as an example to illustrate character advancement
in Fate Accelerated.

Let's assume that the group has roughed in the setting --- evil
Empire, old Republic, Jedi Knights --- and Luke player has
come up with the idea that he's a potential Jedi. Luke starts off
something like this, leaving two aspects and one stunt to be
decided upon in play:

High Concept: "Young Jedi in Training"

Trouble: "Inexperienced"
Other Aspects: "Grew up on a farm, eager to see the
galaxy", plus two more aspects to be decided on in play
Approaches: Careful+0, Clever+1, Flashy+1,
Forceful+2, Quick+3, Sneaky+2
Stunt: Because I Have Quick Reflexes, I get a +2 when
I quickly overcome an obstacle while driving my
landspeeder.
Stunt: Because I Don't Look Dangerous, I get a +2
when I sneakily overcome an obstacle by avoiding
authority figures.
Stunt: Decide on one more stunt in play
Refresh: 3

1st session --- Star Wars

Over the course of the first session, Luke's player fills in his
missing aspects and stunts:

High Concept: "Young Jedi in Training"

Trouble: "Inexperienced"
Other Aspects: "Grew up on a farm, eager to see the
galaxy"; "Old Ben won't steer me wrong"; "The Empire
killed my aunt and uncle"
Approaches: Careful+0, Clever+1, Flashy+1,
Forceful+2, Quick+3, Sneaky+2
Stunt: Because I Have Quick Reflexes, I get a +2 when
I quickly overcome an obstacle while driving my
landspeeder.
Stunt: Because I Don't Look Dangerous, I get a +2

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when I sneakily overcome an obstacle by avoiding

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authority figures.
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forcefully attack in hand-to-hand combat.
Refresh: 3

The first session covers everyone meeting, a few quick

combat scenes to get everyone used to the mechanics, and
getting off Tatooine. That's a minor milestone. Luke's player
realizes he isn't going to get any more use out of that
landspeeder stunt, and swaps it for something more useful in
space combat:

Stunt: Because I Used to Bull's-Eye Womp Rats in

My T-16, I get a +2 when I quickly attack using a
vehicle's guns.

2nd session
The second session covers rescuing Leia from the Death Star.
Luke uses his "Don't Look Dangerous" stunt when sneaking
around --- he avoids talking to higher-ups when disguised as a
stormtrooper. The end of the session brings a minor
milestone, and Luke's player decides he wants to avoid
getting shot at more than avoiding getting noticed, so he
changes "Don't Look Dangerous" for:

Stunt: Because The Force Guides My Movements, I

get a +2 when I quickly defend by dodging distance
attacks.

3rd session
That new stunt comes in handy for dodging TIE-fighter blasts
during the third session, which features the assault on the
Death Star. That ends the first movie, a significant milestone.

Luke's player bumps Luke's forceful bonus to +3. He also

changes "Grew up on a farm, eager to see the galaxy" to
"Eager to master the Force". (He keeps "Old Ben won't steer
me wrong" around for Ben's force ghost.)

4th session --- The Empire Strikes

Back
Luke now looks like this:

High Concept: "Young Jedi in Training"

Trouble: "Inexperienced"
Other Aspects: "Old Ben won't steer me wrong";
"Eager to master the Force"; "The Empire killed my
aunt and uncle"
Approaches: Careful+0, Clever+1, Flashy+1,

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Forceful+3, Quick+3, Sneaky+2

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Stunt: Because I Used to Bull's-Eye Womp Rats in
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vehicle's guns.
Stunt: Because The Force Guides My Movements, I
get a +2 when I quickly defend by dodging distance
attacks.
Stunt: Because I Have a Lightsaber, I get a +2 when I
forcefully attack in hand-to-hand combat.
Refresh: 3

The GM takes Luke's new aspect as a hint to invent a new

teacher character, so the first session has Luke training with
Yoda. At the end of that session (minor milestone), Luke's
learned a bit of caution, so he swaps the bonuses for flashy
and careful:

Approaches: Careful+1, Clever+1, Flashy+0,

Forceful+3, Quick+3, Sneaky+2

5th session
Luke's training continues. The session ends with him leaving
for Bespin. Minor milestone, so he swaps out "Used to
Bull's-Eye Womp Rats in My T-16" to take a stunt for Force
telekinesis:

Because I have Telekinesis, I get a +2 when I forcefully

create an advantage by moving things with my will.

6th session
The fight with Vader on Bespin. Luke takes a severe
consequence ("Hand cut off"), but negotiates a concession out
of the GM that keeps Vader from capturing him. The PCs
escape (except for Solo), and that's the end of the movie, and
another significant milestone.

Luke's player bumps careful up one, to +2. And he changes

another aspect, dropping the one about Ben in favor of "Darth
Vader is my father". And the GM allows him to change his
"Hand cut off" consequence for "Bionic hand". It's still
hanging around as a consequence, though, because he hasn't
had it for two sessions.

7th session --- Return of the Jedi

Here's Luke at the opening of Jedi. He doesn't have stunts to
represent the Jedi Mind Trick; he can just do that, based on
his aspects. You'll notice that the Jedi Mind Trick doesn't
work on Jabba the Hutt; maybe it would have if Luke's player
had bought a stunt for it!

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High Concept: "Young Jedi in Training"

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Trouble: "Inexperienced"
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master the Force"; "The Empire killed my aunt and
uncle"
Consequences: "Bionic hand" (severe)
Approaches: Careful+2, Clever+1, Flashy+0,
Forceful+3, Quick+3, Sneaky+2
Because I have Telekinesis, I get a +2 when I forcefully
create an advantage by moving things with my will.
Stunt: Because The Force Guides My Movements, I
get a +2 when I quickly defend by dodging distance
attacks.
Stunt: Because I Have a Lightsaber, I get a +2 when I
forcefully attack in hand-to-hand combat.
Refresh: 3

Rescuing Han Solo from Jabba is the seventh session; that's

another minor milestone. Luke changes "Eager to master the
Force" to "I am worthy of the title of Jedi", but he can't
change his High Concept yet. (Also, that thing about
worthiness seems nicely compellable, don't you think?)

8th session
The eighth session is meeting up with the Ewoks. Everyone
hates this session. Still, finishing it is a minor milestone.
Luke's player is already planning to take the fight to Vader, so
he spends a point of refresh on a new stunt:

Stunt: Because The Force Runs Strong in My Family,

I get a +2 when I forcefully defend myself from
relatives.
Refresh: 2

9th session
Luke's given himself +2 bonuses on three of the four actions
taken with the forceful approach. Pretty handy, but it won't
help him against Palpatine's force lightning! He also needs to
accept a compel early on to compensate for his lowered
refresh.

The end of Jedi is a major milestone. Luke changes his

Trouble and one of his other aspects, clears his severe
consequence, raises his forceful to +4, gets a point of refresh,
and changes his High Concept, becoming a real Jedi at last:

High Concept: "First of a new line of Jedi Knights"

Trouble: "New responsibilities"
Other Aspects: "Darth Vader is my father"; "I am
worthy of the title of Jedi"; "My friends are a source of
strength"
Approaches: Careful+2, Clever+1, Flashy+0,

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Forceful+4, Quick+3, Sneaky+2

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Because I have Telekinesis, I get a +2 when I forcefully
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Stunt: Because The Force Guides My Movements, I
get a +2 when I quickly defend by dodging distance
attacks.
Stunt: Because I Have a Lightsaber, I get a +2 when I
forcefully attack in hand-to-hand combat.
Stunt: Because The Force Runs Strong in My Family,
I get a +2 when I forcefully defend myself from
relatives.
Refresh: 3

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