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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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When to use the GM Fate Points pool?
I understand that the GM follows a bit different rules for getting and spending Fate Points (FP). For instance, she only gets one FP per player and scene.
My question is when to use them, since the ...
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Do you get all your Fate Points at the end of the scene?
Fate Core Electronic p.81 indicates that these are the three ways to gain Fate Points.
Accept a Compel: You get a fate point when you agree to the complication associated with a compel (...)
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When to charge for Declaring a Story Detail?
I'm exploring Fate Core because of the focus on story and especially the additional aspect of collaborative story creation/telling.
On page 13 of the Fate Core rulebook, it states that the players ...
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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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Altering the Fate Point Economy to provide more Fate Points for the GM
Rules Hack
I'm thinking of tinkering with one of the Fate Core rules so that the GM receives Fate Points instead of them disappearing into the ether after a player spends them.
Players begin with (...
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How does Fate handle wildly out-of-scope attempts to declare story details?
The way I see, Fate lets anyone declare details and describe parts of the world more or less as the player sees fit. Unless the setting is based on a certain fixed universe known by all players, ...
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Does the GM have to pay a fate point to Declare a Story Detail?
I don't see any specific information in Fate Core declaring that this is not the case. Normally, I would assume that the GM just narrates what happens, but what if one of his/her NPCs is trapped in a ...
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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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How to revive a stagnant Fate points economy in my game?
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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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How many Fate points do NPCs have in an encounter?
I remember reading somewhere in the core rulebook how many fate points NPCs ought to have in an encounter, but I can't find it now.
So, where can I see how many fate points I should give my NPCs?
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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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