Neon Knights | Ride Out Against Doom | Fate Science Fantasy

Creating your character

Your Knight will not be created in isolation. In Session 0, we will build the Realm together, then create the Knights sworn to defend it. Fate works best when characters are made at the table, with the other players present, because your choices help define the world, the group, and the dangers we want to see in play. Come with ideas, images, inspirations, or a rough concept if you like. A wandering blade with a haunted past. A noble champion with too much pride. A former scavenger who earned knighthood the hard way. A techno-mystic duelist. A shield-bearing defender of the poor. A reckless rider whose Steed burns brighter than is safe. Or come with nothing but curiosity. We will build from there. In Neon Knights, you are not starting as random adventurers looking for coin. You are elite protectors of the Realm, veterans who have already proven themselves worthy of the title. You have a place in the world. You have people to defend. You have a Steed, colors, armaments, a reputation, and a reason the Realm calls on you when doom appears on the horizon. During Session 0, we will create: ⚔️ The Realm What kind of land do you protect? A city built in the bones of Before? A chain of fortress-towns? A ruined kingdom lit by sacred neon towers? We will decide what makes the Realm worth saving and what threatens to destroy it. 🛡️ Your Knight Who are you when the bells sound and the order comes to ride out? We will define your history, your style, your strengths, your flaws, and the legend already forming around you. 🔥 Your Mighty Deed Every Knight has already done something worthy of song, rumor, or fear. What proved you belonged among the Realm’s greatest defenders? 💀 Your Tragic Flaw Great heroes are not perfect. What weakness, wound, pride, oath, fear, or temptation follows you into battle? 🏍️ Your Steed Each Knight rides a personal two-wheeled technomagical Steed: part mount, part relic, part signature of your legend. What does yours look like? How does it sound when it wakes? What makes it yours? 🎲 Your Fate Rules We will assign approaches, aspects, stunts, equipment, and the other game-mechanical details together. New Fate players are welcome. I will walk everyone through the process step by step. The goal is not to show up with the “perfect build.” The goal is to create a Knight who belongs to this Realm, matters to the other characters, and makes us excited to find out what happens when the darkness gathers and the order is given: Ride out.

Preparing for the session

You do not need to know Neon Knights or Fate before joining. I will teach the rules as we play, and Session 0 will include both Realm creation and character creation. Please come prepared with: ⚔️ A working microphone and Discord access We will use Discord for voice. Video is not required. 🎲 A free Roll20 account We will play on Roll20. I provide the table, character sheets, dice, maps, tokens, handouts, and visual aids. 🧠 A willingness to create together Character creation happens during Session 0. You may bring ideas, images, or inspirations, but please do not arrive with a finished character. Fate works best when characters are built together and connected to the Realm, the other Knights, and the campaign’s threats. 🔥 A heroic science-fantasy mindset You are playing one of the Realm’s elite protectors. Expect bold action, strange ruins, dramatic choices, dangerous enemies, and people worth defending. 📖 No required reading You do not need to own or read the rules. If you have access to Neon Knights and want to look it over, great, but it is not required. Please also review the game description, content warnings, and safety tools before joining. The tone is cinematic, mythic, and adventurous: high-stakes danger and heroic defiance, not grimdark misery or shock-value play.

What Ukulele Mike brings to the table

I provide everything needed to play. You only need Discord, Roll20, a microphone, and a willingness to ride out. ⚔️ A prepared Roll20 table I provide the Roll20 game space, character sheets, dice support, handouts, visual references, tokens, maps, and any play aids we need at the table. 🏰 Realm creation support In Session 0, I will guide the group through creating our Realm together: what it looks like, who lives there, what makes it worth protecting, and what threats are gathering against it. 🛡️ Character creation guidance We will create Knights together using the Neon Knights rules. I will walk everyone through aspects, approaches, stunts, equipment, Steeds, Mighty Deeds, Tragic Flaws, and anything else needed to make your character ready for play. 🎲 Rules teaching during play You do not need to know Fate or Neon Knights before joining. I will explain the rules clearly as they come up and help you understand how to use aspects, Fate Points, create advantages, and make dramatic choices. 🌌 Cinematic science-fantasy adventure I prepare the threats, locations, factions, mysteries, ruins, enemies, and consequences that bring the Realm to life: tyrants, dragons, ancient machines, fortified strongholds, strange relics from Before, and people who need the Knights to stand for them. 🖼️ Custom visual atmosphere I use curated and custom imagery to help establish tone: neon-lit ruins, fortified cities, technomagical Steeds, ancient machinery, dangerous wastes, and the lived-in places of the Realm. 🤝 A welcoming table culture I provide a friendly, respectful game space with clear safety tools, room for player ideas, and a focus on making every Knight matter. The goal is bold, mythic, adventurous play where the party’s choices shape the Realm and the story. When the bells sound and doom gathers on the horizon, I’ll provide the road, the danger, and the world worth saving. You bring the Knight.

How Ukulele Mike creates a safe table

I want this game to feel bold, exciting, and dangerous in the fiction while staying respectful and comfortable for the players at the table. We will use the following safety tools: Session 0 Before play begins, we will create characters, build the Realm, discuss tone, review content warnings, and make sure everyone is on the same page about the kind of heroic science-fantasy campaign we want to play. Lines & Veils Lines are content we do not include in the game. Veils are content that may exist in the story but stays off-screen or is handled only briefly. Lines and Veils can be added or adjusted at any time. X-Card If something in play is uncomfortable, you can use the X-Card by saying “X-card,” typing an X in chat, or messaging me privately. We will pause, rewind, redirect, or skip the content. You do not need to explain why. Open Door You are always free to step away from the table for any reason. No explanation is required. Real life, stress, fatigue, or discomfort always comes first. Breaks We will take a short break during the session. Players are also welcome to ask for a break if they need one. Stars & Wishes At the end of sessions, players can share Stars for things they enjoyed and Wishes for things they would like to see more of in future play. This helps shape the campaign around what the table finds exciting. The goal is a table where we can ride into danger, face impossible threats, and tell dramatic stories together while making sure every player feels respected and welcome.