Hi,
I've just read through the "block"-rules an the question came to my mind what characters could do to act against a block or what would happen if they choose to ignore it.
Acting against a block has a number of obvious applications like pushing against a door which is held from the other side. But what happens if, in the example with a bullet curtain, a character declares "I give it a try and run. They still have to hit me."?

By the rules of the All Creatures Are Equal Before God it should satisfy the catch of the Loup Garou's Phyiscal Immunity, after all the Swords are meant to bypass everything.

That's exactly as I see it, too.

By the way, I like the idea of an inherited Warden's Sword. Such Swords aren't made as a mass product, that's for sure. And some wardens will have gotten theirs from another warden, probably their father / mother...

Whoo, you guys in this forum are F A S T ! ! !

thanks for your replies!!!

Hi,
I've just read that certain supernatural powers will be "replaced" by a higher form of that power (Speed for example). Does that mean that you pay the difference between the power you get and the power you already have? (Maybe it's already stated in the rules, but I didn' find it... )

Agreed. There are plenty of times (Aiming is a great example of this) where you just want to lay down an aspect, get your +2 and be done. There is nothing wrong with using the same aspect over and over in that situation, and most of the time players will actually gravitate to that because it's simple. When you think of a decent aspect for an action you're likely to repeat it's easy to repeat the aspect as well.

However you'll often find that creativity can be very rewarding. Tailoring your aspect to the situation can lead to great suggestions for how to invoke for effect/compel, and compels are the real teeth of the fate point. Using your example, neither of those aspects suggests a great compel, however Masurao's does.

That was my view of it, thank you. Of course, pre-set aspects should not replace creativity, but I would handle such things by rewarding creativity, not hindering standard procedures. Additionally, I like a fast pace when it comes to combat. And a have the feeling (not the experience) that building aspects can slow down the pace of a scene unnecessarily. That was where I was coming from...

Hi,
I'm new to the FATEsystem as well as to the DFRPG. As I'm reading through the rulebook, i was wondering if there is such a thing like "standard" temporary aspects to a scene in certain circumstances. I think that certain applications of skills lead to certain aspects over and over again, maybe with small changes, but small anyway.
A funny example came to my mind:
Imagine a scene were a group of children were playing ball in the yard. At some time, the ball smashes through a window. As sure as hell, this event will immediately lead to one of the following aspects: Either THAT WAS NONE OF US or IT WAS ME, BUT NOT INTENTIONALLY!

So, my question to all of you is, if there are such temporary aspects that are coming regularly and if so, can they be described and classified to save time at the gaming table?