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{{Quote|''There is no God, and the proof of this can be found in a .pdf file from Fatal Games.''|The iconic first line of the review}}
[[As You Know]], [[FATAL|F.A.T.A.L.]] is known as the worst tabletop game ever written.▼
▲[[As You Know]], ''[[FATAL|F.A.T.A.L.]]'' is known as the [[So Bad It's Horrible/Traditional Games|worst tabletop game]] ever written.
The story goes that author Byron Hall, along with his "contributors" Torturon, Burnout and Psychotic Messanger of Doom, trolled the forums at [[RPGnet]], causing the community there to request a review as negative and abrasive as reviews can get. The result is an [[MST]] of the game's sourcebook, in which Darren McLennan and Jason Sartin savage FATAL, its creators, and its fans.▼
▲The story goes that author Byron Hall, along with his "contributors" Torturon, Burnout and Psychotic Messanger of Doom, trolled the forums at [[
The McLennan/Sartin review can be found [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14567.phtml here].
Hall and Burnout posted a rebuttal to the review,
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* [[Applied Mathematics]]:
''{{quote|'''McLennan:''' <nowiki>Also, for x=(c)(number of words in review)*ycc+kill me you fucks kill me.</nowiki>}}''
* [[Blatant Lies]]: At one point it's mentioned that during Hall and his posse's trolling of the RPGNet forums, he and the others fought back against claims of being [[Basement Dweller|basement-dwelling virgins]] (an insult that has its own [[Unfortunate Implications]], but nevermind) by claiming that they were all married. To really hot women. Many of whom had done modeling work. And some who were doctors and had worked in mental hospitals (this was to justify the "Retard Strength" trait by claiming it was a real thing). You could imagine how believable most people found that.
* [[Brain Bleach]]:
{{quote|'''McLennan:''' ''(STOP PUTTING IMAGES IN MY HEAD THAT I CAN'T GET OUT LATER EXCEPT WITH A BULLET.)''}}
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