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Background

Our group is new to Fate, but experienced in other forms of RPGs (from pen and paper to LARP). Fate is a new concept for all of us and has a very different style from what we're used to.

The problem

When there's a conflict, usually they simply go for attack (and defend) actions. They seem not to value the other two kinds of actions available (overcome and create an advantage. This may be due to my poor skills as GM, because I haven't stressed enough what they are, how they can be used and why they should forgo an attack to do something else.

What I've tried

Sometimes (even if rarely) NPCs try to create advantages, to show them that the players can get bonuses without spending Fate points.

I've remembered them before, during and after the game that they can try to produce bonuses (or remove enemy bonuses on them) with these actions, but they seem not really receptive.

Any suggestion, both in-game and off-game is welcome.

I'm looking for suggestions from both a GM and a PC point of view, if possible.

Background

Our group is new to Fate, but experienced in other forms of RPGs (from pen and paper to LARP). Fate is a new concept for all of us and has a very different style from what we're used to.

The problem

When there's a conflict, usually my players simply go for attack (and defend) actions. They seem not to value the other two kinds of actions available (overcome and create an advantage. This may be due to my poor skills as GM, because I haven't stressed enough what they are, how they can be used and why they should forgo an attack to do something else.

What I've tried

Sometimes (even if rarely) NPCs try to create advantages, to show my players that characters can get bonuses without spending Fate points.

I've reminded them before, during and after the game, that they can try to produce bonuses (or remove enemy bonuses on them) with these actions, but they don't really seem receptive.

Any suggestion, both in-game and out-of-game, is welcome.

I'm looking for suggestions from both a GM and a player point of view, if possible.

Background

Our group is new to Fate, but experienced in other forms of RPGs (from pen and paper to LARP). Fate is a new concept for all of us and has a very different style from what we're used to.

The problem

When there's a conflict, usually they simply go for attack (and defend) actions. They seem not to value the other two kinds of actions available (overcome and create an advantage. This may be due to my poor skills as GM, because I haven't stressed enough what they are, how they can be used and why they should forgo an attack to do something else.

What I've tried

Sometimes (even if rarely) NPCs try to create advantages, to show them that the players can get bonuses without spending Fate points.

I've remembered them before, during and after the game that they can try to produce bonuses (or remove enemy bonuses on them) with these actions, but they seem not really receptive.

Any suggestion, both in-game and off-game is welcome.

Background

Our group is new to Fate, but experienced in other forms of RPGs (from pen and paper to LARP). Fate is a new concept for all of us and has a very different style from what we're used to.

The problem

When there's a conflict, usually they simply go for attack (and defend) actions. They seem not to value the other two kinds of actions available (overcome and create an advantage. This may be due to my poor skills as GM, because I haven't stressed enough what they are, how they can be used and why they should forgo an attack to do something else.

What I've tried

Sometimes (even if rarely) NPCs try to create advantages, to show them that the players can get bonuses without spending Fate points.

I've remembered them before, during and after the game that they can try to produce bonuses (or remove enemy bonuses on them) with these actions, but they seem not really receptive.

Any suggestion, both in-game and off-game is welcome.

I'm looking for suggestions from both a GM and a PC point of view, if possible.