I don't really think there's a need to give away fate points - you can spend them to invoke their aspects when appropriate.  It gives you the advantages of trading fate points while allowing you to retain control of how they're used.

I was mostly just pointing out it is possible to come up with in game mechanics for FP trading.  But I do agree with you.  There is little meaningful difference between trading someone a FP and using one to make a declairation and letting someone else tag the aspect.

The latteris actually better because someone else is using their action and you can tag it on your next action instead of having to wait an entire exchange.

Not to derail the current line of discussion, but I have a question about speed powers.  Does the "free" zone movement of something like Inhuman Speed count as your supplemental action?  Or can you move one zone at no penalty, then move a second zone at a -1 penalty to your action?

I may have to steal that. xD I have a similar scene in my session tonight.  My players are fleeing from a sorcerers lair in a work van being chased by a pack of Black Dogs. If my players can't come up with something on their own I may use that as an exercise in creative problem solving.

I agree with the admiral.  Most character concepts require at least one aspect that ties you to any faction the character is allied with.  I also would imagine stats and aspects for factions and organizations wouldn't come into play all that often on a players personal story (which is the games strong suit in terms of role playing IMO).

But I also agree it could be interesting if you are doing to do some big faction vs faction battle royal with your players stuck in the middle of it.  It may also be a good set of general aspects to use as guild lines for npc's of that faction.

What they said.  Character creation is, like most of this game, a collaborative effort.  The player should have a pretty clear idea of what they want their character to be able to do.  Then the two of you together come up with existing powers in the book or develop custom powers and find mechanics that fit into the players idea.

If you really want to set a guideline for what elements are useable you could graph out an element wheel so to speak.  Basically attaching each court to one element.  Winter being water, next in the wheel would be spring which you could attach to earth, next to spring is summer for fire, then autumn with wind.

The court opposite autumn on the wheel is spring.  Which would suggest autumn doesn't really use earth magic.  But could use water and fire as winter and summer are closer to autumn, not in direct opposition, and share commonalities.

In the case of a hexen, I would be a bit bendy with what taken out means.  Being taken out by your own ability would mean you were overpowered by your co-pilot.  Maybe have the character act as a npc for the rest of the conflict that attacks at random be it friend or foe.

Technically the playeris no longer in the fight.  But the entity that give them power is still eager to do some damage.  But I also see how that may be interesting once or twice and get really out of hand and annoying if it's happening every conflict.