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=== Advice for Good Aspects ===
 
=== Advice for Good Aspects ===
  
* a good aspect should have both positive and negative elements
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* a good aspects should have both positive and negative elements
* a good aspect should be worded so that the player can invoke them for a bonus, and the narrator compel them for a fate point.
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* a good aspect should worded so that the player can invoke them for a bonus, and the narrator compell them for a fate point.
 
* a good aspect can reveal something that the character may not even know.
 
* a good aspect can reveal something that the character may not even know.
  
== Character Aspects ==
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== Character Aspects==
  
 
=== Archetypes / High Concepts ===  
 
=== Archetypes / High Concepts ===  
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* Absent-Minded Savant
 
* Absent-Minded Savant
 
* Ace Reporter
 
* Ace Reporter
* Alchemist
 
 
* Alien Companion
 
* Alien Companion
 
* Amateur Sleuth
 
* Amateur Sleuth
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* Amazon Warrior
 
* Amazon Warrior
 
* Anarchist
 
* Anarchist
* Arcane Tinker
 
 
* Armchair Scientist
 
* Armchair Scientist
 
* Art Collector
 
* Art Collector
 
* Artist
 
* Artist
* Badass, Smartass, Great Ass
 
 
* Bad Boy
 
* Bad Boy
 
* Bad Girl
 
* Bad Girl
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* Believer
 
* Believer
 
* Biker
 
* Biker
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* Bimbo
 
* Black Sheep
 
* Black Sheep
 
* Boisterous Barbarian
 
* Boisterous Barbarian
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* Dangerous Servant
 
* Dangerous Servant
 
* Dark Elf
 
* Dark Elf
* Daring Duelist
 
 
* Dashing Officer
 
* Dashing Officer
 
* Desert Nomad
 
* Desert Nomad
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* Eccentric Mentor
 
* Eccentric Mentor
 
* Emo
 
* Emo
* Eternal Champion
 
 
* Ex-Soldier
 
* Ex-Soldier
 
* Ex-Space Marine
 
* Ex-Space Marine
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* Knight in Black
 
* Knight in Black
 
* Lady
 
* Lady
* Likable Thief
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* Likable Theif
 
* Loner
 
* Loner
 
* Lord
 
* Lord
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* Network Hacker
 
* Network Hacker
 
* New Recruit
 
* New Recruit
* Noble Bastard
 
 
* Noble Savage
 
* Noble Savage
 
* Novelist
 
* Novelist
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* Veteran
 
* Veteran
 
* Vixen
 
* Vixen
* Wilderness Prophet
 
 
* Wise Old Man
 
* Wise Old Man
 
* Wizard
 
* Wizard
 
* Young Hero
 
* Young Hero
  
===  Beliefs, Convictions & Mottos ===
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===  Beliefs, Convictions & Mottos ===  
  
 
* A Good Day to Die
 
* A Good Day to Die
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* Friendship Often Ends in Love; but Love in Friendship - Never
 
* Friendship Often Ends in Love; but Love in Friendship - Never
 
* Glory Is Forever
 
* Glory Is Forever
* Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Life for His Friends. ~ Jeremy Thorpe
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* Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Friends for His Life. ~ Jeremy Thorpe
 
* I Always Pay My Due
 
* I Always Pay My Due
 
* I Am the Land
 
* I Am the Land
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* It's the Last Inch That Counts
 
* It's the Last Inch That Counts
 
* Ladies First
 
* Ladies First
* Liberty or Death!
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* Liberty of Death!
 
* Life Is a Great Big Canvas, and You Should Throw All the Paint on It You Can. ~ Danny Kaye  
 
* Life Is a Great Big Canvas, and You Should Throw All the Paint on It You Can. ~ Danny Kaye  
 
* Life Is Either a Daring Adventure, or Nothing. ~ Helen Keller
 
* Life Is Either a Daring Adventure, or Nothing. ~ Helen Keller
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* My Weapon Is Myself
 
* My Weapon Is Myself
 
* Never Surrender
 
* Never Surrender
* Never Throw the First Punch, but Be Sure You Throw the Last.
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* Never Throw the First Punch.but Be Sure You Throw the Last.
 
* No Mercy, but No Cruelty
 
* No Mercy, but No Cruelty
 
* No Reason Why We Can't Be Civilized
 
* No Reason Why We Can't Be Civilized
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* Protect the Innocent
 
* Protect the Innocent
 
* Serve the Public Trust
 
* Serve the Public Trust
* Serving Street Justice
 
 
* Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick
 
* Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick
 
* Stay Alive
 
* Stay Alive
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* Tears Are Not Enough
 
* Tears Are Not Enough
 
* Technology Is the Great Equalizer
 
* Technology Is the Great Equalizer
* The Best Way Out Is Always Through. ~ Robert Frost
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* the Best Way out Is Always Through. ~ Robert Frost
* The Price of Glory
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* the Price of Glory
* The Road Is My Home
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* the Road Is My Home
* The Snake Lurks in the Grass
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* the Snake Lurks in the Grass
* There Is Only War
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* to Sacrifice Even Life to Truth
* To Sacrifice Even Life to Truth
 
 
* Uphold the Law
 
* Uphold the Law
 
* Virtue Despises Danger
 
* Virtue Despises Danger
 
* Wants to Live in Peace
 
* Wants to Live in Peace
 
* We Must Be the Change We Want to See in the World. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
 
* We Must Be the Change We Want to See in the World. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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===  Disadvantages / Trouble / Consequences ===  
 
===  Disadvantages / Trouble / Consequences ===  
  
 
* A gambler and a cheat
 
* A lover, not a fighter
 
 
* A Squirrel!
 
* A Squirrel!
 
* Addicted to Speed
 
* Addicted to Speed
 
* Alone in a Crowd
 
* Alone in a Crowd
 
* Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride
 
* Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride
* Attention Span of a five-year-old
 
 
* Backstabber
 
* Backstabber
 
* Been Here Too Long
 
* Been Here Too Long
* Born into slavery
 
 
* Broken Heart
 
* Broken Heart
 
* Brooding
 
* Brooding
 
* But for a Nail!
 
* But for a Nail!
 
* By the Book? What Book
 
* By the Book? What Book
* Can never fit in
 
* Cannot appear weak
 
* Can't say No to a woman
 
 
* Certifiably Nuts
 
* Certifiably Nuts
 
* Caught Red-Handed
 
* Caught Red-Handed
* Couch Potato
 
 
* Craves Control
 
* Craves Control
 
* Curiosity Killed the Cat
 
* Curiosity Killed the Cat
* Dad wanted a boy but got me
 
 
* Dandy Living Rough
 
* Dandy Living Rough
 
* Dark Past
 
* Dark Past
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* Everything Has a Price
 
* Everything Has a Price
 
* Faints at the Sight of Blood
 
* Faints at the Sight of Blood
* Faithless
 
* Fell from the Ugly Tree
 
 
* Fly by Night
 
* Fly by Night
 
* Folds Under Pressure
 
* Folds Under Pressure
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* Hermit
 
* Hermit
 
* Home-wrecker
 
* Home-wrecker
* Honor before reason
 
* I can still hear them scream
 
 
* I Can't Get Involved
 
* I Can't Get Involved
 
* I Don't Trust Me, and You Shouldn't Either
 
* I Don't Trust Me, and You Shouldn't Either
* I Get Paid to Do Crazy Stuff
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* I Get Paid to to Crazy Stuff
* I HATE Authorities
 
 
* I Hate the Outdoors
 
* I Hate the Outdoors
 
* I Have No Idea How Much I Don't Know
 
* I Have No Idea How Much I Don't Know
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* I'd Take a Bullet for Xxx
 
* I'd Take a Bullet for Xxx
 
* I'm Too Old for This
 
* I'm Too Old for This
* Idle Hands are the Devil's Workshop
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* if One Is Good, Ten Is Better
* If One Is Good, Ten Is Better
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* if Only I Had My Trusty Toolbox
* If Only I Had My Trusty Toolbox
 
 
* Impetuous
 
* Impetuous
* In My Own Time
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* in My Own Time
* In over His Head
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* in over His Head
 
* Indulgent & Indulged
 
* Indulgent & Indulged
 
* Infamous
 
* Infamous
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* Just Following Orders
 
* Just Following Orders
 
* Just Use More
 
* Just Use More
* Killed my mother for money
 
 
* King’s Wrath
 
* King’s Wrath
 
* Knows Too Much
 
* Knows Too Much
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* Materialistic
 
* Materialistic
 
* Math Is Hard
 
* Math Is Hard
* Megalomaniac Maniac
 
 
* Momma's Boy
 
* Momma's Boy
* More bark than bite
 
 
* My Daughter Died in My Arms
 
* My Daughter Died in My Arms
 
* My Ex Drives Me Crazy
 
* My Ex Drives Me Crazy
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* Never Good Enough
 
* Never Good Enough
 
* New in Town
 
* New in Town
* Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
 
 
* Obsessed
 
* Obsessed
 
* Obsessive-Compulsive
 
* Obsessive-Compulsive
 
* Obviously Landed on His Face
 
* Obviously Landed on His Face
 
* One Step Behind
 
* One Step Behind
* One ugly motherfucker
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* over My Head
* Out of the Frying Pan...
 
* Over My Head
 
 
* Overly Blunt
 
* Overly Blunt
 
* Paranoid
 
* Paranoid
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* the Darkness Always Threatens
 
* the Darkness Always Threatens
 
* They Can't Know I'm an Alien
 
* They Can't Know I'm an Alien
* They have my daughter
 
 
* This Is Bigger Than I Thought
 
* This Is Bigger Than I Thought
 
* Troublemaker
 
* Troublemaker
 
* Vagabond
 
* Vagabond
* Went to war as a boy, came back as a monster
 
 
* What I Wouldn't Give for Real Power
 
* What I Wouldn't Give for Real Power
 
* Who Needs Backup?
 
* Who Needs Backup?
* Why do it today when I can do it tomorrow?
 
 
* Why Won't You Die!
 
* Why Won't You Die!
 
* Withdrawn
 
* Withdrawn
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* Work Is a Four Letter Word!
 
* Work Is a Four Letter Word!
 
* You'll Never Take Me Alive!
 
* You'll Never Take Me Alive!
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===  Dispositions ===  
 
===  Dispositions ===  
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* Dastardly
 
* Dastardly
 
* Dead Calm
 
* Dead Calm
* Death-Defying
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* Death Defying
 
* Defender of the Defenseless
 
* Defender of the Defenseless
 
* Devastating Glance
 
* Devastating Glance
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* I Neither Envy nor Despise
 
* I Neither Envy nor Despise
 
* I Succeed by Kindness
 
* I Succeed by Kindness
* If Only You Could See What I've Seen
 
 
* Imposing Stare
 
* Imposing Stare
 
* Intrepid
 
* Intrepid
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* Never Trust a Man
 
* Never Trust a Man
 
* Nosy
 
* Nosy
* Nothing Left to Lose
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* Nothing Left to Loose
 
* Obsessed
 
* Obsessed
 
* Office Gossip
 
* Office Gossip
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* Suspicious  
 
* Suspicious  
 
* Take That, You Fiend!
 
* Take That, You Fiend!
* The More Thorny, the More Fragrant
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* the More Thorny the More Fragrant
* Thick-Skinned
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* Thick Skinned
 
* This Is My Post
 
* This Is My Post
 
* Tolerant
 
* Tolerant
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* Aura of Power
 
* Aura of Power
 
* Been Around a Long Time
 
* Been Around a Long Time
* Been There, Done That
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* Been There, Done That
 
* Bend With the Wind
 
* Bend With the Wind
 
* Best Education Money Could Buy
 
* Best Education Money Could Buy
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* Cuts It Close
 
* Cuts It Close
 
* Dead Sexy
 
* Dead Sexy
* Death-Defying
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* Death Defying
 
* Dogged
 
* Dogged
 
* Don't Judge Me by My Size
 
* Don't Judge Me by My Size
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* I've seen this before
 
* I've seen this before
 
* Icy Beauty
 
* Icy Beauty
* In Acting Justly, Fear No One
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* in Acting Justly Fear No One
 
* In Shape and Ready to Play
 
* In Shape and Ready to Play
 
* Inconspicuous
 
* Inconspicuous
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* Moves Like a Ninja
 
* Moves Like a Ninja
 
* Musician's Soul
 
* Musician's Soul
* Natural Born Killer
 
 
* Natural Mechanic
 
* Natural Mechanic
 
* Neither Swiftly nor Slowly
 
* Neither Swiftly nor Slowly
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* Self-Sufficient
 
* Self-Sufficient
 
* Shiphead
 
* Shiphead
* Silent As Midnight
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* Silents As Midnight
 
* Silver-Tongued
 
* Silver-Tongued
 
* Sleeping Bear
 
* Sleeping Bear
 
* Social Chameleon
 
* Social Chameleon
* Solution-Oriented
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* Solution Oriented
 
* Something's Not Right
 
* Something's Not Right
 
* Sorcerer by Nature
 
* Sorcerer by Nature
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* Strange Intuition
 
* Strange Intuition
 
* Strange Luck
 
* Strange Luck
* Street-Smart
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* Street Smart
 
* Strong and Certain Grip
 
* Strong and Certain Grip
 
* Strong As an Ox
 
* Strong As an Ox
 
* Swordsman Without Compare
 
* Swordsman Without Compare
 
* Takes One to Know One
 
* Takes One to Know One
* That's Not a Knife... This Is a Knife!
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* That Is Not a Knife. This Is a Knife!
* The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword
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* The Pen Is Mightier then the Sword
 
* There is always more than meets the eye
 
* There is always more than meets the eye
 
* To Know How to Hide One's Ability Is Great Skill. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld
 
* To Know How to Hide One's Ability Is Great Skill. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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* Touched by Magic
 
* Touched by Magic
 
* Tough As Nails
 
* Tough As Nails
* Trained at the Finest Academies
 
 
* Two-Fisted
 
* Two-Fisted
 
* Unremarkable
 
* Unremarkable
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* Well-Schooled
 
* Well-Schooled
 
* Well-Travelled
 
* Well-Travelled
* While I Have Breath, I Have Hope
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* While I Have Breath I Have Hope
 
* World Traveler
 
* World Traveler
 
* You Can't Be Expected to Understand
 
* You Can't Be Expected to Understand
 
* You’ll Never Get Past Me!
 
* You’ll Never Get Past Me!
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===  Friends, Family, Help ===  
 
===  Friends, Family, Help ===  
  
* A Mighty Fortress Is My Home
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* A Might Fortress Is My Home
 
* Apprentice of ...
 
* Apprentice of ...
 
* Buddy of ...
 
* Buddy of ...
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* I Know Just the Guy
 
* I Know Just the Guy
 
* I'm a Member of ...
 
* I'm a Member of ...
* "I Get by With a Little Help From my Friends" ~ The Beatles
 
 
* Made Man
 
* Made Man
 
* Manfred, Save Me!
 
* Manfred, Save Me!
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* War Buddies
 
* War Buddies
 
* Yeah, I Know Him
 
* Yeah, I Know Him
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===  Enemies & Foes ===  
 
===  Enemies & Foes ===  
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* I Love ...
 
* I Love ...
 
* I'll Make My Name by ...
 
* I'll Make My Name by ...
* More than Anything I Need ...
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* More then Anything I Need ...
 
* My Most Immediate Concern ...
 
* My Most Immediate Concern ...
 
* Sworn Enemy of ...
 
* Sworn Enemy of ...
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== Compellable Scene Aspects and Consequences ==
 
== Compellable Scene Aspects and Consequences ==
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* The obvious
  
 
=== Guards ===
 
=== Guards ===
 
* Alert
 
* Alert
 
* Bad-Tempered
 
* Bad-Tempered
* Distracted (Celebration, Inspection, Horseplay, etc)
 
 
* Drowsy
 
* Drowsy
 
* Drunk
 
* Drunk
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* Shadowy
 
* Shadowy
 
* Smoky
 
* Smoky
* Strobe Lights
 
 
* Well-Lit
 
* Well-Lit
  
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* Growing wheat
 
* Growing wheat
 
* Corn maze
 
* Corn maze
* Muddy irrigation ditch
 
* Creek with rope swing
 
* Gorse bushes everywhere
 
* Tilled soil
 
* Harvested corn stumps
 
* Hay bales
 
* Many cow pies
 
* Ruins of old cottage
 
* Orchard
 
* Rows of vines
 
* Hedge rows
 
* Horse stables
 
* Beware of bull
 
* Grain silos
 
* Terraced rice paddies
 
* Chicken coop
 
* So much pollen!
 
* Production greenhouse
 
* Abandoned caravan/RV
 
* Rusty farm machinery
 
* Lumber yard
 
* Tree branch offcuts
 
* Logging slash / debris
 
* Bamboo forest
 
  
 
=== Urban ===
 
=== Urban ===
* Air Show
 
* Bomb Threat
 
* Car Accident
 
* Derelict Neighborhood
 
* Excessively loud
 
* Gas Leak
 
* Heavy traffic
 
 
* Overwhelming stench
 
* Overwhelming stench
 
* Packed crowds
 
* Packed crowds
* Rabid Strays
 
 
* Reflected glare
 
* Reflected glare
* Riot
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* Heavy traffic
* Sinkhole
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* Excessively loud
* Stock Market Crash
 
  
 
=== Airborne ===
 
=== Airborne ===
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* Turbulent
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* High winds
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* No winds
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* Cross winds
 
* Cloud cover
 
* Cloud cover
* Cross winds
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* Raining
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* Freezing
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* Lightning storm
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* Unsteady (footing, piloting)
 
* Don't Look Down
 
* Don't Look Down
* Flock of Birds
 
* Freezing (Air, Rain, etc)
 
* High winds
 
* Lightning storm
 
* Raining
 
 
* Tight formation
 
* Tight formation
* Turbulent
 
* No winds
 
* Unsteady (footing, piloting)
 
  
 
=== Seaborne ===
 
=== Seaborne ===
* Becalmed
 
 
* Crashing waves
 
* Crashing waves
* Circling sharks
 
 
* Choppy seas
 
* Choppy seas
* Icebergs
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* Tossing and turning
 
* Red skies
 
* Red skies
 
* Rocking boat
 
* Rocking boat
* Rocky seabed
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* Circling sharks
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* Thick Fog
 
* Salt spray
 
* Salt spray
* Shallow Waters
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* Becalmed
* Ship Graveyard
 
 
* Smooth waters
 
* Smooth waters
* Thick Fog
 
* Tossing and turning
 
* Whirlpools
 
  
 
=== Weather ===
 
=== Weather ===
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* Sun in your eyes
 
* Sun in your eyes
 
* Thunderstorm
 
* Thunderstorm
 
=== Dungeon ===
 
* Uneven footing
 
* Difficult to see
 
* Maze-like
 
* Poorly lit
 
* Scattered old bones
 
* Trickling water
 
* Collapsed Corridor
 
* Unnatural Light
 
* Ancient Runes
 
* Flora growing through cracks
 
* Secret Passages
 
* Littered with Traps
 
* Dust-filled
 
* Crumbling Stone
 
* Unending Stairway
 
* Light From Outside
 
* Terrible Odor
 
* Sounds of Underground Lake
 
* Scurrying Creatures
 
* Ancient Murals
 
* Endless Chasm
 
* Walls Closing In
 
* Low Ceiling
 
* Busted Statues
 
  
 
== Compellable Situational  Aspects  ==
 
== Compellable Situational  Aspects  ==
  
These are temporary aspects, typically used in situations of combat or conflict, often with a single use that goes away after being invoked or compelled . In Fate, these are often the consequence of Shifts or Boosts.
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These are temporary aspects, typically used in situations of combat or conflict, often with a single use that goes away after being invoked or compelled . In Fate, these are often the consequence of Shifts or Boosts
  
 
=== Physical ===
 
=== Physical ===
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* Covered
 
* Covered
 
* Covering fire
 
* Covering fire
* Cross Fire
 
 
* Disarmed
 
* Disarmed
 
* Dropped weapon
 
* Dropped weapon
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* Taken aback
 
* Taken aback
 
* Thunderstruck
 
* Thunderstruck
 
== Comments on Scene Aspects & Invokable Advantages ==
 
 
(from Google+ community by Fred Hicks)
 
 
So as I said before, the principle is specificity yields better traction. By getting more specific than the one-word or short-phrase aspect, you've got more pieces-parts for folks to grab onto, more of a "spin" provided to the scene. There's nothing particularly wrong with the one-words; they're flavorless, but they're fast, and sometimes you want speed.
 
 
But some flavor can often be added simply by looking at the one-word and then asking "so... why?" -- and then incorporating the answer into the aspect name. This can take them beyond a single axis of application... which is good.
 
 
Quickly-written suggestions follow.
 
 
*Aspects on the scene:*
 
 
Alert (as in guards): Sharp-Eyed Guards; So Quiet You Could Hear a Pin Drop; No Gaps In Guard Rotation; They've Doubled Their Personnel
 
 
Poorly-Lit: Vague Shapes Hidden In Fog; Sparsely Placed Torches; Dark Deals, Dark Shadows; Murder in the Murk
 
 
Slippery: Ground Moves Underfoot; Can't Find Your Feet; Covered In Slick Ice
 
 
Noisy: Can't Hear Yourself Think; Constant Hum of Machinery; Loud Cheers and Angry Jeers; Jet Engines All Around
 
 
Windy: Gale Force Winds; Gusts Howling Through Narrow Streets; Wind-Whipped and Bitter-Chilled
 
 
*Aspects of advantage:*
 
 
Covered: Hidden Behind Ragged Chunks of Wall; All Exits Watched; Claimed the High Vantage Point
 
 
Blocked: Shield Wall Erected; A Punishing Gauntlet Awaits; None Shall Pass!
 
 
Shaken: Lost His Nerve; Broken Morale; Undermined Confidence; Can't Tell Which Way Is Up
 
 
Spotted: Caught Red Handed; Stuck Out In The Open; Painted by Laser Targeting; Center of the Bulls-Eye
 
 
Astonished: Rendered Speechless; Everything You Knew Was A Lie; Blind-Sided and Wide Open
 
 
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