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Ambush/Sneak Attacks In FATE Core, sneak attacks work by invoking an aspect related to being hidden. The darkmantle starts with an aspect cloaked in shadows. … An aspect that's been fractalled out (google FATE fractal), can have an attack skill, or the darkmantle can invoke the "suffocating" aspect when it makes an attack to make it's attack more effective. …

Under what circumstances might more metatextual elements of the game's setting or theme be appropriate as aspects in Fate Core? The short answer is all of them. … Bonus points: How else might a group leverage their game's theme as a mechanical tool in Fate Core? One example: If there's a theme moral decay they can invoke it when bribing guards. …

Aspects are true all the time. You pay for an aspect when you want it to have mechanical consequences (i.e. when you want it to have an effect on the story). Yes the soldier might recognize him. If h …

Fate is all about drama so if you're not going to just let them have it, the question becomes "why shouldn't they be able to buy it?" … In Fate, I hate the idea of buying, so I'd be more inclined to send them on a sidequest. …

Option B: Use a fate point to declare a story detail. The player announces "By the way, I'm going to use the river that's been right here all along and freeze it" while handing you a Fate Point. …

Or should we simply provide him a FATE point directly (when he receive the aspect) as it limits his action anyway? No. … Note that no Fate Points exchanged hands …

I haven't found anything I truly liked along those lines, but Fate Core does have the tools to build an air/space craft fighting system when you focus on what a system is trying to show. … Since a little bit of both happens every exchange here's a quick skeleton of a space dogfight system: A pilot and their ship form a team, and use teamwork rules as in Fate Core, with the lowest relevant …

If the GM sets up the scenario and says: the room is dark, then can the other players crafting the story with their fate points override what I say by spending the fate to make it so? … in FATE the characters are supposed to be competent enough that they'd have some chance of doing what they want even if it's off the walls crazy. …

While the Golden Rule of Fate mentioned above helps,you also need to decide how important that setup is. … Because of the action economy in FATE, you should be very careful about applying the fractal to things the PCs do. Otherwise, you risk giving one PC the effect of multiple actions. …

Keep in mind the #1 rule of FATE: describe what you want to do in terms of story, then find mechanics that fit. …

Conflicts in FATE are ended decisively one way or another fast (in terms of exchanges). Stress is not hit points that have to get worn down before you deal real damage. … Don't forget also that consequences are aspects which the players can then invoke However, as mentioned above FATE is a toolkit. If you want to do several equal value stress boxes, give it a try. …