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Use a Fate Point for perform something without dice roll
What is your opinion about let the PC to use a FP to perform a special action, difficult action consistent with his aspects, but without a specific stunt?
I think I recall some rule about that but I ...
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How can I word an aspect that I can potentially veto being compelled without using an X-Card?
I'm trying to recreate an existing character in FATE, but she has an aspect that I'm unsure how to handle.
This aspect is something that I want to be able to bring up in play, and I mostly see myself ...
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Can a player spend a fate point to declare it a full moon?
Is a player able to spend a fate point, to declare it a full moon? For instance, if they have a lycanthrope character who gains more power in the full moon.
I know a fate point can be spent to declare ...
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How do the Fate Points work when players compel other characters?
I think I understand how it works when the GM compels a PC (or when a GM compels an NPC they control), but I'm unclear on how the Fate Points are handled when a player tries to compel an NPC or ...
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Why does proposing a compel against another player cost a fate point? [Nevermind] [closed]
Fate Core p. 71
Finally, and this is very important: if a player wants to compel
another character, it costs a fate point to propose the
complication. The GM can always compel for free, and any ...
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Do you still pay a fate point when failing a Create Advantage roll?
I'm new to RPGs, and have been studying the Fate manuals. So far so good, except a niggling question about failing dice rolls and fate points.
From my reading of the manual, to Create an Advantage, I ...
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Is it possible to maneuver using a spell, and if yes, does the character take mental stress/risk failing casting the spell for the maneuver?
First time GMing the Dresden RPG with a table of four first-time Fate players. We've played three games so far (plus one session for character creation) but are all still struggling with fate points, ...
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What is tagging and how does it work?
Are Fate points involved? How is an aspect declared/invoked? The text says a skill check is involved.
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How severe should a Compel be if it's worth one Fate Point?
If a Compel is the most interesting way to gain Fate Points, then how serious should it be? What kind of trouble does a character have to go through to get one? If it's too bad, they might end up ...
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As a GM, should I use Fate points in a scene with no other characters?
In my first game, I noticed that a large number of scenes featured only the player-characters taking on various terrain or knowledge-based challenges (such as "break into this building" and "...
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Are fate points assigned per player or per character?
I am currently preparing a campaign (using Strands of Fate, but this is a pertinent question for all systems that use the FATE core mechanics) that will have players jointly leading a faction as well ...
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Why does participating in Brainstorming in Atomic Robo give you Fate Points?
I read a section of the Atomic Robo RPG that dealt with "brainstorming" as a mechanic. I understand that the point is basically to get the players to be active in explaining how something works ...
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How to revive a stagnant Fate points economy in my game?
Background
I'm a novice Fate GM, with 4 more novice Fate players. We all have experience with RPGs, both pen and paper, electronic, and LARP. We all wanted to try Fate Core because it's much less ...
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Do NPCs have their own personal refresh and pool of fate points?
I'm studying FATE Core System, while reading the FATE Freeport Companion I found the refresh value for some NPC.
Now I'm not sure about how to use this value because the GM available fate point is ...
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Why does a character earn fate points when conceding?
I am new to Fate, and TRPG in general. Today when reading the Fate Core book, I was confused by how conceding worked. IMHO by conceding, a player would avoid the more severe outcome that is being ...
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