Questions tagged [fate-core]
Fate Core is the official generic implementation of the Fate game engine.
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Can you concede to a wild animal?
My last session ended with a fight on the high seas that spilled blood and attracted sharks. One of my players now wants to concede to one of the sharks.
As I understand it, this should mean that the ...
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Applications of Will in Condensed vs. in Core
Some months ago, I noticed a difference between the Core and Condensed editions in the way the Will skill is described. I would like to know whether this is an intentional change between editions (or '...
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Scope of Character Aspects and Hostile Invocations
Core of the Problem
Reading Condensed, I'm unsure of what scope of Aspects is supposed to be covered by the term 'Character Aspect' (officially described on page 23, but not without ambiguity; see ...
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Cost/Value of Scale
Scale (as described on page 67 of the System Toolkit and page 52 of Condensed) is a rather useful tool for modelling certain kinds of discrepancies of power between entities in a campaign. It seems ...
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Using Contests for Chases (not Races)
After several attempts throughout a previous campaign, I am repeatedly having problems when using Contests specifically for chases (as distinct from races). Perhaps I'm applying the rules incorrectly, ...
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Relative Value of Different Consequences
A discussion of handling of mechanics for characters who quickly regenerate their wounds resulted in an idea of implementing regeneration by changing the type and/or number of Consequences a ...
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Aspect Permissions and combat
This question and this other question have excellent answers describing the concept of "aspect permissions". To summarize my understanding of the answers, they explain that aspects shift the ...
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How to balance a stunt that substitutes rapport for deceive
In my fate core campaign, one of my players keeps trying to use rapport for situations where I call for deceive rolls. He's not saying "I want to roll a rapport check", but he words his actions in ...
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When to use deceive vs rapport in Fate Core
I'm running a game in fate core, using the default skill list. My players want to know which situations and types of actions will call for a deceive check as opposed to a rapport check. How can I ...
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Extras advancement, where do the points come from?
I'm typing from my cellphone so my text might seem without format.
Let's assume a PC has a magic sword that moves on its own and it has fight + athletics, and a stunt for flying.
1) During it's ...
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Is Move/Action Order Meant to Be Restricted?
I would like to confidently know whether the order in which the free movement and the non-movement action should be taken (i.e. move+act vs. act+move) is meant to be restricted in the base ruleset.
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Which Time Travel Paradigm Does Fate of Cthulhu Use?
I'm trying to evaluate the degree to which Fate of Cthulhu is worth my time, money, and either waiting time or hassle related to buying specifically the PDF (I have no need for the dead tree version ...
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Does Mode ordering break the system, and if so how?
Some time ago, I encountered the following statement from Reddit, which makes me think that either I'm not understanding how modes work, or there's something incomplete or wrong in the statement (I ...
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Origin and Actual Meaning of 'Stress and Consequences are Not HP' [closed]
Over the course of my interactions with the fate community, I've repeatedly encountered the mantra that Stress and Consequences are not HP and should not be treated as such. The comparison can be ...
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What happens after conceding a conflict, and how much should the winning party gain?
I am starting a game based somewhat off Atomic Robo the Roleplaying Game which is based off Fate Core and in this case it should not really matter.
This will be my first time GMing and first time ...
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