Necrozius
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There is definitely a subset of gamers, myself included, who cannot seem to understand how Fate "works". Some have attributed it to a cognitive condition, like people who taste cilantro as soap and those who don't.
For me the biggest hurdle is understanding the whole "Aspects are always true, but you have to spend Fate Points to effectively use them". After reading various forum discussions, I'm starting to think that this statement (or slight variations of it) are not exactly correct.
Please correct me if I'm wrong with this interpretation and analogy:
My PC has the Aspect: "Strongest Being on Earth".
I can benefit from this Aspect any and all of the time when it comes to things that "narrative-ly" should be of no challenge to the PC. Example: break down a simple wooden door, lift up a car, bend mundane prison bars. No expenditure of Fate Points are necessary and perhaps not even a dice roll.
I've learned from some Fate GMs, this Aspect would also allow my PC to make "physique" checks that others might not even be able to attempt. Example: a massive Redwood tree has fallen and blocked the road. My PC could offer to make a Physique check to lift the obstacle out of the way. Other PCs without Aspects defining an ability or trait that would allow such a scene cannot even try. As a player, I could say "thanks to my Aspect of 'Strongest Being on Earth" I would like to lift up this tree and move it out of the way".
However, if I want to do a task that would pose a challenge to even the "Strongest Being on Earth", whether due to an opposing force of comparable strength (vs the Strongest Being on Mars) or because the stakes are really high (can my PC do the task quickly enough?), I must definitely roll the dice. To get any added benefit from this Aspect, I must spend a Fate point.
Even Superman can be tired out with too much stuff during one day.
So if that interpretation is correct, then I might have just finally figured out Fate... Or did I?
Any replies are very welcome, as well as more questions about Fate from others.
For me the biggest hurdle is understanding the whole "Aspects are always true, but you have to spend Fate Points to effectively use them". After reading various forum discussions, I'm starting to think that this statement (or slight variations of it) are not exactly correct.
Please correct me if I'm wrong with this interpretation and analogy:
My PC has the Aspect: "Strongest Being on Earth".
I can benefit from this Aspect any and all of the time when it comes to things that "narrative-ly" should be of no challenge to the PC. Example: break down a simple wooden door, lift up a car, bend mundane prison bars. No expenditure of Fate Points are necessary and perhaps not even a dice roll.
I've learned from some Fate GMs, this Aspect would also allow my PC to make "physique" checks that others might not even be able to attempt. Example: a massive Redwood tree has fallen and blocked the road. My PC could offer to make a Physique check to lift the obstacle out of the way. Other PCs without Aspects defining an ability or trait that would allow such a scene cannot even try. As a player, I could say "thanks to my Aspect of 'Strongest Being on Earth" I would like to lift up this tree and move it out of the way".
However, if I want to do a task that would pose a challenge to even the "Strongest Being on Earth", whether due to an opposing force of comparable strength (vs the Strongest Being on Mars) or because the stakes are really high (can my PC do the task quickly enough?), I must definitely roll the dice. To get any added benefit from this Aspect, I must spend a Fate point.
Even Superman can be tired out with too much stuff during one day.
So if that interpretation is correct, then I might have just finally figured out Fate... Or did I?
Any replies are very welcome, as well as more questions about Fate from others.