The theming and setting are great, I want to try out cinematic approaches, but I'm frustrated by how it handles the presented NPCs. In the example scenario, NPCs only have approaches and aspects, without mentioning stress boxes or consequences, and in the rogue's gallery, no mention of consequences is made at all! I'm forced to assume that all NPCs have the full set of consequence boxes (making them overpowered and unbalanced), or that they never have consequences at all (making them weak and boringly balanced)! I feel like a critical piece of information was forgotten by the editor, and what's left doesn't match Fate Core or FAE rules! Or perhaps the example scenario and rogues gallery don't match each other? I'm confident I can still create and balance my own NPCs in this world, but I have little idea how to use the included NPCs as presented.

I just read this FATE World supplement, and have fallen in love with the setting and characters. Like other Evil Hat-produced Fate World books, this is beautifully designed with stellar illustrations that capture the look and feel of a horror-infused Hollywood with a distinctly American comic book aesthetic. Young and White's Nitrate City setting itself is really fascinating: the "Big Flicker" event of 1948 shifted Hollywood and L.A. into a reality populated by movie archetypes: monsters, werewolves, vampires, gangsters, superheroes, etc. But this is not just flavor: Young and White modify the default approaches to mimic the genres of Hollywood films. Now Comedy, Horror, Drama, and Action are the default approaches, and drive narrative and actions in a way that feels like classic movies.

Suffice it to say, I am not itching to try this setting out!

GREAT EFFORT. Love the Noir feel and the weidness aspect. Unique addaptation of the FATE Accelerated Approaches rules that ACTUALLY WORKS!! This setting is wide open for expansion. Personally already looking at b ringing in some concepts from Venture City to expand the super feel of the game. Hope you continue to expand this setting.