I've had this problem also.

I contacted Evil Hat via their website and they asked me to get some pictures of the problem to them.  I haven't sent the pictures yet, but will do so after my group's next gaming session.  (We waited for what felt like forever to get them, I'm not in a hurry to send them back for repair/replacement if that is what their response will be).

By the way, I still want a throwing hat for our game.  I took the liberty of statting it up.

Oddjob's Hat
Range: 1
Weapon: 4
Special: Returns like a boomerang, once per session can be used as weapon 27.

Not exactly related, but this is the closest pre-existing thread and I don't want to start another one.

Mobile Suit:  Gundam Pixie

Backstory:  I've got some technically wild fae, that are all members of a largely forgotten court of fairy.  They're pretty much all little folk of some variety due to political pressures from Summer and Winter.  Led by Queen Aoibheal  (pronounced ae-vahl, but generally known as "Scoot"), the Midnight Court has decided to embrace the recent developments in the mortal world.  As such, the concepts that concern the court have begun to evolve.  Formerly, the court was concerned only with traditional midnight activities (sex, promiscuity, faithfulness), but lately the little folk have begun sneaking into mortal homes and watching TV and playing video games.

Due to some recent security problems for the Midnight Court, Queen Aoibheal's guards have gotten it into their heads to build "giant mechas" . . . as far as giant goes to a creature that's 5 inches tall.  

Aoibheal's Guard
High Concept:  For the honor of Aoibheal! . . . and Pizza!
Trouble:  Ooh, look.  Shiny!

Skills:
Driving: 4
Guns: 2-3
All others default to normal pixie levels.  (OW50)

Stunts and Powers:
[-2]  Gundam Pilot Training  While using a mobile suit construct, this character may roll Driving to attack instead of the construct's Weapons or Fists.  The character can also roll Driving instead of the construct's Athletics to dodge.  Use the higher of either this character's skills or the construct's skills when taking an action or determining initiative.

All other powers default to Pixie writeup.







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Mobile Suit "Leo"
High Concept: Run of the mill mobile suit

Skills:
Endurance: 3
Athletics 2
Weapons: 1-2
Might: 1
Guns: 1
All others default to Mediocre.  Mental/Social stats default to pilot stats

Powers:
[-0] Human Sized: Pilots cannot use their diminutive size or wings powers.
[-0] Ectoplasm Body: Cannot be left unattended in the mortal world
[-2] Fangs: Technically a pair of beam sabers, not fangs.
[-2] Inhuman Toughness
[-2] Inhuman Recovery
[+3] Catch: Cold Iron
[+0] Second Catch:  Must return to Midnight, Nevernever to "heal"

Optional:
[-1] Wings:  See thruster pack

Weapon Carried: (pick one)
10.5mm Rifle (Gun 3)
Beam Rifle (Gun 2, can spray)
Bazooka (Gun 4, explosive, must be reloaded each use)





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Mobile Suit "Tallgeese"
High Concept:  The only thing that can stand up to the gundams!
Trouble: Rough on my pilots

Skills:
Endurance: 5
Might: 4
Athletics 2
Weapons: 1-2
Guns: 1
All others default to Mediocre.  Mental/Social stats default to pilot stats

Powers:
[-0] Human Sized: Pilots cannot use their diminutive size or wings powers.
[-0] Ectoplasm Body: Cannot be left unattended in the mortal world
[-2] Fangs: Technically a pair of beam sabers, not fangs.
[-2] Inhuman Speed
[-2] Inhuman Strength
[-6] Mythic Toughness
[-2] Inhuman Recovery
[+3] Catch: Cold Iron
[+0] Second Catch:  Must return to Midnight, Nevernever to "heal"
[-1] Wings:  See thruster pack

Weapon Carried:
Dober Gun - Gun 5, cannot be fired on consecutive turns without a -3 penalty due to recoil


Other Gundams created as needed, but this is where I'm calling a stopping point on the post. :p

really?  What page?  I just re-read the  YS 278-280 and the write up for Warden Swords on YS 303.  None of it lists them as foci.

"I have the Power!"

(Additional invoke against undead...

Your focus item would have to be a sword. :p

Borrowed God's Smite Button

You almost owed me a new laptop.  You know not to post things like that when there is a good possibility that I will read them while taking a drink!

I didn't see anything against it in the rules, but I was wondering what the rest of you thought of a focus item that also holds a few charges of a spell.  It would still take up the appropriate number of slots in both categories.  The rules cover items of either type taking up more than one slot, but not items that take up both types of slots.

Just as a hypothetical example (because my players read this forum):

Bob the Wizard's Staff
+1 Air Attack Complexity/Control
2 Charges of Air Shield at Power 4 for 2 rounds

This takes up 2 focus item slots, and two enchanted item slots.

The actual combination I'm planning fits the mythos of the character, but there's not exactly a canon example of this type of item... except maybe the blackstaff, but we don't really know how that works.  In any case, I'm going to roll with it anyway.  I was just curious as to what the rest of you thought.

My suggestion would be for everyone in the group to start off doing something simple.  Just stick to the character templates until you get enough experience with the system to figure out how to price things like items of power.  Just focus on aspects, stunts, skills, and whatever powers the characters template explicitly allows for starting off.  When you get the feel for how FATE works, start experimenting.

Ditto.  My group is coming from D&D and Exalted.  We're on our third campaign and still haven't figured everything out yet... if in doubt, go with whatever sounds cool.  We actually just got to making new items of power and focus items this campaign, although one of my players has been toting Teddy Roosevelt's rifle since our first game.