Say my starting character wants to buy Supernatural Strength... has he paid 4 or 6 refresh.

Basically when you pay the 4 does it include the power below it?

Thanks

In most cases the overage of success achieved during to hit aren't applied to effect except when calculatiing damage correct?  What I mean is I'm a Wizard with a Coviction 4 who is channeling 4 shifts of power for a block.  For the Discipline roll (I have a 4 as well) I roll a 7,  The block that people challenge against is still 4 right not 7?

Am I doing that right?  What does the enemy roll to resist? If the block is designed to keep him off his feet he rolls athletics correct but does he get an immediate roll to resist when it happens or does he have to wait till it's his turn then he can try to stand?

Basically can someone give me an example of a block in action?

Thank you

I'm still sort of new to this and I have a player who wants to use Thaumaturgy to change his pea-coat so that it is storng as Kevlar but still flexible.  Basically, I think he wants to add the aspect Tough as steel (or kevlar), in talking about the process by which this is done I told him it would allow him to tag its tough aspect in order to defend against gunfire... he believes the coat should just provide the armmor of a kevlar vest (armor:2) I think.  We can't seem to agree...  How should I do this.

He also says that if he made a wine glass hard as steel would he have to spend a fate point every time he wanted it to resist breakage... or would it just be strong as steel.

Please advise

OK, gonna give DFRPG a shot in my big Sat game, so far wev'e only tried it in a 2 person game and it went nicely.  The thing is one of my players has a question I don't know the answer to:  What if his wizard with a Lore 4 wants to enchant a weapon permanently so that when it swings it hits harder?  I know that a permanent enchantment uses 1/2 his Lore skill as its shifts of power should I just add the 2 shifts to the weapons (sword) damage of 2 so that it becomes a Weapon:4 item?  It makes sense to me but I don't want to just make changes that are stupid (so I come to you lot). 

Second he's thinking of giving weapons to other people in the group... we've got someone who is pure mortal and he wants to help her out.  Should I just allow her to take refinement and callit weapon rack or armory of magic?  Does it need tweaking am I missing a huge problem if I allow this?

Thank you,
Oscar

My room-mate and I are looking to play Dresden later in the year (as our next game) and he is looking through Mortal Stunts.

He's come across Step into the Blow and Redirected Force both of which require you to sacrifice your next action and Riposte from weapons which does not. I can sort of understand Step into the Blow because it offers you a +1 on your Fists roll but I wonder about Riposte in comparrison. Now other than our one on one test run we havent really played the game so I may not be seeing something... Could you tell me if these are really worth it? He's asking about Redirect which forces you to lose your next action and with their next action in the next round they (the target) has gotten back to his feet and lost the "on the ground" you put on them.  though I suppose you could just go with "fucked up knee".

Also he is wanting to play a Kinetomancer Kung-Fu guy with a high concept of Kinetic Martial Artist Defender of the Streets who takes a few of the Inhumans (Toughness, and Speed) because his training was that good... and Channeling (Force) of course would be things like kinetic bolts.  He doesn't forsee ever taking anything beyond Inhuman. I don't think that sounds too bad but those with experience let me know if I'm getting into the area of too powerful, like I said still verrrrry new so any advice.

He's trying to come up with a catch that he can apply to his toughnesss and true magic seems kind of nebulous any suggestions.  Sorry if I seem wildly out of my depth I'm still getting my feet wet and having a place I can go to ask these questions feels reassuring.  if I get bother some let me know.

When countrmagicking, which he should be able to do with channeling, can he only countermagic force effects?

Thank you all,

Oscar