>>96079904
It's not quite so restrictive when Aiki Chits are taken into account. Aiki Chits are basically like Fate points or meta currency both the GM AND the players award other players for roleplaying, like if they said something suitably dramatic or playing into their character's flaws. Aiki Chits can do a lot, such as pic related explaining how split parties can enable scenarios where players barge into scenes or can be bribed into exiting them via the aiki chit system. But otherwise, they're useful for doing things like boosting rolls, suddenly gaining new equipment, or more importantly contributing to the Kiai Pool and expenditure in a way that doesn't accumulate Karma.

Which basically is how all the different Fates play into the system. The more you play into them, the more likely you'll get awarded Aiki Chits to use to power up your stunts to help stave off the slow accumulation of Karma while still doing cool things. it's like how every time Yugi Mutou from Yu-Gi-Oh invokes the Heart of the Cards, he gets a dollar from the judge which he can use to topdeck at a later point in the game.