Has nobody else noticed that you have no refresh? You have a base 6 refresh and 6 points worth of powers. Not a playable character.

He has +4 and -9 listed for a net of -5 which leaves him one.  (Assuming all are valid.)

I almost agree with Ren about the feeding dependency (as long as the rules remain the same) except that there's no real argument against just feeding fully (an action that would normally result in someone's death) to get rid of your hunger stress. It's a tough one but if you could think of a reason why it might be hard to feed fully then I'd totally be on your side on that one, Ren.

Could copy the ghoul's feeding dependency...though that may lead to an unwanted 'squick' factor.   

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Modular abilities work for the character though I'd expand on some of the trappings if using that method.  Perhaps he has a tattoo for each potential ability but his body can't take having more than a few activated?

Thus, I've been playing with similar ideas for game plots--methods by which mortals can outfox wizards and other supernaturals by taking advantage of various mental and perceptual blind spots.  However, it doesn't seem that I'm quite canny enough, so I'm throwing this out there to see if anyone else has any ideas. 

Electronic locks which fail closed (most do) - could be anything from a front door to a time locked safe.

Any information is easily encrypted and stored on electronic media.  Wizards could destroy it but not access it.

Alarm circuits targeted at wizards may simply be set to go off when any remote sensitive electronic item fails.

Messages passed by electronic means are probably safe from most wizards.

A building with elevator(s) but no stairs would be challenging (though would fail honest building inspections) and might end up being a trap.

Could you elaborate?  I am not familiar with this.

Full Defense is on YS:199.  Basically you give up your action for a +2 to defense.  Compared to casting a block where you use (give up) an action, take a point of mental stress, and have a (small) chance of failure...if you ignore the mental stress and failure chance, casting a block's break even point is when you put 4 shifts in it.  But that mental stress is important!  It could also be used for attacks, maneuvers, counterspelling, or veils.  So my off the cuff rule of thumb is needing at least 7 shifts for break even...6 to get armor:3 and one to extend it an exchange.  Even then you're using a precious mental stress point...

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As with many things it's open to some interpretation.  Going by YS:202, armor won't stack (but may cover broader attacks), lags behind weapons, and lists Armor:4 as beyond "...personal scale, except maybe in magical or supernatural context."  So if the best personal armor (the bomb disposal suit) is 3 most good vests will be 2 and the cheap ones only 1.  Murphy's stacking armor covers both firearms and melee attacks instead of making it stronger against either.  The book doesn't draw a hard line though...I'm not trying to convince you so much as show you my reasoning.

I guess what I am getting at is that a magic shield cannot be created as a reactionary defense action, right?

This tends to be GM-dependent.  The book is vague enough to leave room for interpretation.

I suppose that makes sense... but what about a character who has inhuman toughness?  Would the 1 armor from inhuman toughness (or worn armor) be added to the magical armor?

Per YS:202 neither armor nor weapon ratings stack.

It seems that if that were the case, the magic armor would be pretty good.

Yes, spellcasting is powerful.  Evocation is limited by Conviction though...and actions / spells spent on defense aren't spent on offense.  (One reason why I don't have a problems with using spells as a defense.)

That said, armor is not a shield or avoidance.  Soooooo..... say I create an armor of 3 that will last 3 rounds.  I'm assuming I am still dodging based on athletics and anything that gets through is absorbed by the armor, right?

Depends on the trappings.  Armor created by an Air spell might deflect attacks so they miss, Water might absorb the attack, and an enchanted Jacket could also...which fits the situation and block used best?

Win X number of discrete, surprise fights in a row in a single encounter against minor to average henchman, where X in the number of fights a character focused on combat (guns of fists) could handle before being "Taken Out".

I've always held that in most systems a wizards weakness is stamina, but I would be interested to see if someone can prove this not true in DFRPG.

There was a speculative thread on combat thaumaturgy some time ago.  It might answer your question...or just raise more questions. 

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Regarding other challenges, how about crafts?  Even something as simple as basketweaving would (I think) take an exorbitant number of thaumaturgy shifts to accomplish.  Is something as complex as building a car even in the realm of possibility?  For challenge purposes, both basket and car need to be permanent physical objects usable for their normal purposes.

Heck, Harry Dresden spent almost an entire book hanging out with Butters and he probably couldn't win a fist fight against a 10 year old.

Err, the RPG uses refresh and how much each character has spent to reflect that, not differing power levels.  In your example, Dresden has spent all but one refresh while Butters probably only has a couple Scholarship stunts and a bunch of unspent refresh.  Choosing a power level for the group doesn't mean everyone has to spend all their refresh.

CNN: Falling Birds Died From Massive Trauma

What does it say about me that my first thought is, "Uh, oh, Summer's obviously gearing up for a fight"?  And that my second thought was how to use this as a plot hook for my game.  

So, does anyone have other weird nature news that they'd care to share that can easily be mined for plot hooks?

Don't forget the 20 miles of dead fish happening at the same time as dying birds...definitely a fae war!

Hexing an IoP seems like a decent compel.  I'd treat it as one.  That lets the character buy out of it if they want.  And, if a PC is attempting to hex an IoP, I'd require a fate point which goes to the NPC owner in addition to the roll.