Plot Device.

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Interested in seeing how you guys have 'Guide My Hand' in play. Have a Knight-type player and I'd like to see to see how GMs are players are using it to further a storyline or campaign. Cheers!

It'll be a real fiasco.

Fiasco! YES!

HOCUS... FOCUS!

http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2011/09/26/halloween-surprise-hocus-focus/

Had a sitch where the enchanter in the group declared a potion that gives him the ability to use The Sight - a power he did not have. Since it's just a special form of perception & assessment, about gaining knowledge not otherwise attainable, ect ect, I thought this seemed reasonable for a potion. He had a maximum potion strength of 6 with 2 doses, I told him it had to have a minimum strength of 5 if he wanted to use his Lore (which was at 5) at its maximum to assess... he didn't automatically get an understanding of what he was seeing, the potion just allowed him to use magesight - once he had opened his potion-induced third eye, it was normal Sight rules after that.

Does this seem kosher?

I think that applying the inhuman strength modifier to fists or might makes sense when one is doing a MANEUVER, but not when doing a strike.  That way, someone who is really strong may be able to connect with some maneuvers where they would not with just their strikes, and then tag the maneuvers in order to hit with their strikes.

I like that idea - seems like a decent compromise. I'll look for an opportunity to give it a test in play and see how it turns out.

I just pdf'd everyone's aspects on a single 8x11 for all the players; those who had iPads keep them handy, those who don't print it out and it goes into their pile for the game.

All points taken and noted... I don't really see any compelling reason why the Martial Arts stunt couldn't be applied the same way to Weapon; but conflict being what it is in the DFRPG, you might argue for the same for some social skills.

I read again the older posts that discussed this issue... part of it is how you cannot "disarm" an unarmed fighter; isn't this mechanically just a maneuver anyways? And being disarmed is really just a narrative effect? It is just the same as "Off Balance" or "Sand In His Eyes" or any +2 taggable aspect that you've thrown on your opponent?

One idea that my group has discussed but never really implemented was allowing the Martial Arts stunt to reduce the threshold for spin with Fists attacks by 2, personally I like this solution because it's flavorful and appropriate to the skill, but it is far from the only option.

I like the spin idea, but not in combination with the +1 to declare... that +1 is actually pretty buffed.

So what would you guys do, allow Fist to have a trapping of "Fist Knowledge" (for lack of a better term at the mo) or apply a "Martial Weapon" stunt requirement? The former seems easier... the latter would require you to examine Guns, social combat skills, ect ect ect.

I had this question pop up in my game, I decided not to allow Might to complement Fists, and I haven't had cause to regret it.