Good point about invoking the aspect of the water. That is one of the things I'm still getting used to about Fate; that scenes, places, objects, etc all can have aspects too and that the players or villains can invoke/tag those aspects too. And that would be a great solution to them, if they wanted to stay save from the RCVs for awhile; harder to get to on the open water as well.

One of the PCs in the game I'm running lives on her own yacht, which is part of her treasure-hunting fleet, but the fleet doesn't really have any impact on the game. As I'm preparing something nasty for the next game session, I got to wondering: can a yacht (or houseboat or livable-type of boat) have a threshold to it? I am thinking no; while it is a living space, it is a non-permanent space that moves around and rests on/in the ocean, which is a whole lot of water. What do you all think? 

What kind of action would it be to target a Red Court Vampire's blood sack stomach? I know that their Inhuman Toughness doesn't provide armor for the belly; so would it be an attack or a maneuver? Or is puncturing/tearing it only the result of a consequence that the RCV took?

Hey everyone!

What are your experiences with "self-compels" and players understanding/not understanding the concept. For me, a self-compel is when the player is knowingly really playing up to their character's aspects, such as mouthing off [Epic Wiseass] to Lady Fox [Unseelie Huntress Turned Nightclub Owner] and the whole time the player knows that doing so is going to cause a lot of problems, so that's definitely worth a fate point.

I've temporarily taken over as GM for the DFRPG group that I'm part of and I'm running a 3-part storyline. Just ran part 1 a few weeks ago and it was mostly a success (I'm often a bit overly critical of my GMing skills), but I had mentioned self-compels to the group, as a way to encourage them to really get into character and as part of my overall discussion of the rules (we'd been playing really, really rules-lite until I took over) and many of the players seemed to think that anytime they're playing their character they should be getting fate points for self-compels. I think it is when you're willingly playing your character in such a way that you're purposefully bringing trouble into your life.

So, from everyone's experience, am I correct with my interpretation? How do your players/fellow players understand or use self-compels? Thanks!

Red Court Infected can get by without feeding. Most of their magical superpowers are blood-fueled, though.

Thanks for responding and that's good to know. I still may not be understanding Feeding Failure and Failure recovery all the way. If a RCI suffers feeding failure and can't absorb all the stress and they begin to loose access to their supernatural abilities, Feeding Dependency says they must sit out some scenes to recover and it is assumed that they're feeding. Would the RCI be feeding on blood somehow? Or would it be okay for a RCI to sit out some scenes undergoing deep meditation or some other form of time-based recovery?

I'm preparing a game for a group of new players (most are completely new to RPG gaming) and one of the group is playing a Red Court Infected, so I just want to make sure I understand how everything works out before the player and I have a misunderstanding. I really appreciate all the help!

How would a character defend against a "Blinding Flash" maneuver? Like a Blinding Flash Ring or Blinding Flash spell, etc? Would it be Alertness, saying you notice in time to try to close your eyes, or Athletics which is used for most other physical defense rolls? Or another skill?

Great thread, Diceling! I've got a lot of little questions that I'd like to ask from time to time, but don't warrant a whole post on their own.

Question the first: Does Channeling give you Rote Spells? Or is that only if you have full Evocation?

Thanks!