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Yes, why not! All Fate games are storytelling games, so all that you can or cannot do depends on whether you can form a coherent story around it that is consistent with what has come before. If you can form a plausible story around shaming a hitman enough to stop trying to kill you, I'd say you can do it. The hard part is getting there in the first place. ...

Yes, you can be damaged and Taken Out on any stress track A conflict in FATE is about opposing desires. While two or more desires are opposed and unfulfilled a conflict will continue. When the desires change so they are no longer opposed or one is fulfilled the conflict ends. Take the example of Hitman and Target in an open fight in a bar. Hitman's goal ...

Repurposed from my comment here: I think the phrase "taken out" is the culprit in this. Although the phrase sounds like that, it does not mean that the target is knocked out cold or disabled in any other way. It just means that you get to tell the story about the target if you take it out. I think there would be a lot less confusion about this matter ...

I possess but have not read the scenario in question. However, I've run a good bit of DFRPG, so I think I'm in a position to answer. You won't have the lasting trauma that mental conflicts are supposed to depict unless the character took Consequences in the conflict. If they just succumb to the Mental Stress and run away from fear, especially if that ...

There is overlap between social and mental stress but the books also make a distinction (Your Story page 216). Being able to attack the mental stress track is no small feat. The kind of abuse necessary to inflict this kind of damage on another person usually takes a great deal of time and energy, the result of established relationships going horribly ...

"making him so afraid he runs away" probably doesn't fall under the lasting trauma that mental conflicts are supposed to depict. Actually, yes, it does. Mental conflicts represent attacks against your mental health, sanity, whatever. Driving someone crazy, making him act irrationnally, or against his will, are possible results of a full Mental Stress ...

The title of the question is "Shame him into not shooting." Your first sentence is "If you insult the hitman enough, will he stop shooting at you?" Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Shooting a gun and hitting your target isn't as easy as most people think. And if you tease, taunt, and insult the shooter, they are going to become angry and loose their ...

Social combat v1.2 [this appears to mirror very closely what was suggested by @Pureferret after a quick look.] Conviction is health, based on, but separate from willpower. Social stats are used as physical combat stats. Defense is Wits or Manipulation. Arguing with intelligence requires a declaration during combat, otherwise is manipulation or presence. ...