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Tirs:
I didn't  get  this moment - if e.g. character increases his mightby using magic to the Inhuman level, must he lost refresh for this? He don't use items and  the effect is temporary.

Taran:
Temporary powers cost 1 FP per refresh spent.  Some GMs will let you replace FPs with free tags from appropriate aspects. 

So, if you are using ritual magic to gain inhuman toughness, you can cast a ritual (I think most people agree the complexity should be enough to take you out physically (around 5 shifts) then you need to spend a FP for each point of refresh (2 for inhuman).  That boosts the complexity of the ritual to 9 and the power will only last 1 scene. 

Or you create an appropriate aspect for each refresh (resilient bone structure' and 'increased muscle mass', for example) its 3 shifts of power for each maneuver, so it's a  more expensive ritual than paying a FP. 

Having the power work beyond a scene requires extra shifts into duration and would probably require you to spend a FP or tag an aspect to activate the power every scene after the first until the spell duration runs out. 

If you have sponsored magic or some kind of sponsor power, you can just grab powers from your sponsor but you accrue debt instead of spending FPs for each point of refresh and they only last one scene.    But, in general, having a sponsor can be a justification for buying temporary powers with FPs if it's fitting for the scene and the GM agrees. 

Tirs:
Thanks. Oh-have,  it'seems hard. OK but whathe if the debtsame already paid? E.g. the requrement was like 'if you are gloriots warrior who did never show his back to enemy, you  just increase your strenght up to THAT level'

Taran:
That doesn't sound like debt, that sounds like a character aspect.  If you want to have a power that only works in certain situations, you have to buy it.   Maybe attach it to human form so you can get a discount.

Like, maybe make it uncontrollable.  So, when in battle, your appearance changes and you take on a warrior aspect that increases your strength.  Like the Celtic warrior, Cuhulain.   He became all disfigured and would enter a blood fury.  It would have to be a drawback if. You couldn't control it.  If you can control when it happens, then it's just a +1 rebate.

So, yeah, you'd have to buy the power in that case.

Tirs:

--- Quote from: Taran on August 15, 2017, 01:36:14 PM ---That doesn't sound like debt, that sounds like a character aspect.  If you want to have a power that only works in certain situations, you have to buy it.

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What if character needs to spend some kind of resource which is limited? Like blood for vampires.

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