Questions tagged [aspects]
For questions about aspects in tabletop RPGs, particularly those that use the Fate role-playing game system. The Fate engine uses these pithy phrases to define character, place, object, and scenario attributes.
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Can an aspect contain too much information and therefore be "too good"?
I'm planning on GMing a Fate game with a group of my friends, and recently ran a little test by having one of my friends create a character. The problem I ran into is that he seemed to create aspects ...
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Can you use create advantage to get a free invocation more than one time on the same aspect?
Let's imagine a scenario were the player doesn't want to spend fate points on a combat, so he want to stack several free invocations to go for a big hit in a conflict.
This conflict happens on a old ...
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Can an aspect be active without being invoked/compeled?
I keep finding my players in situations where this doesn't make sens.
Example: There's a gun fight in a room filled with smoke. The players and NPCs have a hard time seeing anything. It feels logical ...
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New to Fate: how to manage all aspects at play
Newbie Fate GM here, I will soon GM my first ever session. Seeing how important being aware of all aspects at play at any given scene is, how do you keep track and announce all the various aspects ...
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Can aspects in FATE have superposition?
I'm pretty enthusiastic about trying out Fate (Accelerated variant), but I have some questions about how to handle aspects.
Can aspects have superposition?
Can attacks have aspects?
Example 1: I ...
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How long do Boosts stay around, if not invoked immediately or obviated by situation-change?
I have looked in several different Fate games' rulebooks, including Fate Core, DFRPG, Atomic Robo, FAE, and Jadepunk, which all describe Boosts as temporary Aspects you get to invoke for free, one ...
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Can a weapon (without an aspect) add "bonus" to a dice roll?
Say a player wants to break down a door and has a weapon that they think could help (a hammer, a small explosive, or something like that), how do you add that to the roll? Just say "sure, you get +2 ...
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What is the difference between Aspects and Invocations?
I'm trying to master Fate core (and probably Dresden Files) for a group because I'm usually the gm, and I'm having a little trouble understanding a few of the mechanics.
What's the difference between ...
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What are the mechanics of removing a "create an advantage" aspect?
Say a character fails to defend against a "create an advantage" action. They now have a situational aspect on them. If they do nothing about it, it'll go away at the end of the scene or whenever it ...
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Can aspects function as "New Action" stunts?
The most basic option for a stunt is to allow a skill to do something
that it normally can’t do. (FC89)
But can an aspect do that too? Aspects are supposed to be permissions for certain types of ...
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What do Aspects do?
When you check things off, you check off whole themes. When you try and do something, you succeed unless your Mistaken stops you. So what's the point of Aspects?
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Can I use non-aspects as narrative permissions?
I'm finishing up my Legend of Zelda Fate Core campaign, and I'm still trying to get a feel for how items should be represented. I know that Fate isn't a game where inventory and money are well-tracked,...
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How to handle potentially debiliating Aspects?
Specifically, one of my players was a Monk who focussed on pressure points to disable limbs or even entire bodies. I handled these through adding a "paralysed" aspect to the target, but this did turn ...
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When can you invoke an aspect twice for free on the same roll?
Pages 14-15 of the Fate Accelerated PDF says this about the Create an Advantage action:
If you're creating a new aspect or discovering an existing one:
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* If you succeed with style: You ...
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When benefits from an Aspect call for Fate point expenditure and when not?
I find myself in a pinch trying to understand what Aspects do when they are not being invoked. I do know that they are supposed to be narrative tools that describe the character. When invoked, they ...
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