Maybe a judge seminar at Origins or another big show? To talk about some of the crazy things players have tried and how the campaign wants judges to address them? Or tips from experienced judges on what is appropriate to fudge in a module and what is not? And/or how to handle people who somehow break the implied "social contract" at the table?

I certainly understand the need to curtail "Due the Impossible". However, one use of Do the impossible that has not been abusive is to gain one time access to a talent that the PC otherwise qualifies to obtain. Can this be added as a specific stated option under fate?

I like the idea of limiting 'do the impossible' as some of the things I've seen/heard people do with that are just ridiculous. But that is much more of an issue of a game master allows.

But I'd also like to keep this in the game in some form because it can also be really fun and useful on occasion. Maybe some more clear/strict guidelines are needed.

Yes, This!

So if we were to go with a version where a player can spend a fate point (or two if we are doing this as a modified version of 'Doing the Impossible') to gain access to a talent he/she qualifies for, as a Chronicler, am I now responsible to check the rule books the player's character sheet as to confirm that the qualification is met? If so, this has the potential to slow down game play. I would rather see this axed that going through the trouble.

I'd suggest making it even simpler. Make the temporary talent gain like archetype talents - gain the talent as long as it isn't limited, foundation, racial (unless you are that race), or of a higher tier. Very little checking required and it's only temporary. It would be good to quantify how temporary (single use or Scene or some other duration) - I think I've usually heard of it being single use (which seems right to me).

Proposal:



and another one:



Both of those are limited to once per session.

John

thank you john for putting this down in a more rules like format. i had offered up both these ideas as separate options in one of 1st few posts, but i know i'm not the best at getting my thoughts out in a clearest of ways at times. the only difference i would recommend is that since it is a fate pt you are using the pc should actually be able to use a fate to gain access to an ability/spell...etc up to one tier higher then themselves. matt flinn and I agreed that this was a feasible and acceptable use of the "do the impossible" for our local game group. especially if you looked at it from the idea that a tier 5 maneuver should be to complex for a novice t1 hero to perform, however a t2 maneuver while diffcult would not be out of the realm of the t1's abilities especially if fate stepped in to give said abilities a little bit of a boost.

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I personally trust the players here, unless it sounds like total BS they are trying to pull.