All of that makes sense to me, but since this is an Evocation, wouldn't the Maneuver only last one exchange unless extra shifts of power were put into the Duration? You cast Entanglement... someone is bound in place by bands of mystical energy... Next exchange, the bands disappear, culprit runs away.

Am I missing something?

Note: According to blog post from Fred Hicks, when you Create Advantage to Maneuver/Block... that Aspect would stay in place as long as it is in your line of sight (but that's Fate Core Stuff). So, if BOUND IN PLACE was on a target and the Aspect was freely invoked by the wizard that placed it, the target would have to Overcome it in order to move. If the wizard made a run for it, as soon as he was out of the room or otherwise out of sight, the spell (thus the Aspect) would end. I kind of like that ruling better... perhaps even adding that as long as the wizard is concentrating on whatever magical Maneuver/Block he placed, his other actions are at -1 until the spell ends. Something like that... What do you think?

Ah, excellent. Thank you so much.

Here's a question: The spell example Entanglement (YS293)... how is that supposed to work. You cast it and if your roll exceed the Target's Athletics roll, then the Aspect BOUND IN PLACE is placed on the target? Does that actually bind them in place? Or does it just put an Aspect on them that can be tagged if they try to run away or something? And how long does it last? Is it one exchange?

Yes you can counter-spell maneuvers, assuming magic is sustaining the maneuver.

For instance, magically created winds could be dispelled.
"Cracked earth" - probably not because once the earth is cracked, it's cracked and you can't "uncrack" it.  Although, you might be able to narrate it as "reversing the effect".  That would be up to the GM.

Anyways, you'd need to equal or beat the power of the spell... so 6 or higher.

A tie goes to the aggressor?

Is there anyway the two threads on this topic can be combined. I'm seeing good ideas, but they are expansions or refinements of the ideas in the other thread. Great intellectual food! Thank you guys!

I've always treated non-Fae Scions almost exactly the same as Changelings - you have to make a Choice at some point, spending more refresh on powers brings you closer to the Choice, etc. It seems the simplest, most reasonable way to handle these things.

The Choice will have to be made at some point... What's that point? Can it have a mechanical, game definition?

For example, in the Neutral Grounds play scenario, there is a Half-Elf named Dania. Her power is Glamours [-2]. In her write-up, they go on to say that she has the ability to develop more Fae powers such as Inhuman Speed and Inhuman Toughness. If she develops these powers, she will have given herself over wholly to her Fae side and become an Elf, turning into an NPC at the end of the gaming session. They are playing in a Waist Deep scenario. She only has 7 Refresh to begin with and when you look at all her Stunts and Powers, taking those two aforementioned abilities will take her Refresh to Zero. That's the point where she loses Free-Will and becomes an NPC according to the book.

But lets say this character stuck around for a longer Chronicle and achieved a Major Milestone, gaining +1 Refresh. Now, even if she develops Inhuman Speed [-2] and Inhuman Toughness [-1], she will still have 1 Refresh and still, technically, be a PC. Has Dania staved off the Choice for a little while longer? Can she keep it up if she takes things slowly?

Or, is it inevitable? No amount of Milestones or Refresh is going to prevent her from becoming wholly Fae as long as she keeps developing supernatural powers? Is that meant to be a conceit of the game? You can be a Pure Mortal or a Spellcaster and remain human indefinitely as long as you make the right choices. Anything else... even when you make the right choices...you're doomed to become a Monster.

Demons ala Supernatural

Description: In their "natural form" they appear as man-sized clouds of black smoke. They have the ability to possess mortal hosts which means they can look like anyone.

What We Know: These beings were once mortal souls who were, through some terrible twist of fate, condemned to eternity in Hell. All traces of humanity were stripped away over lifetimes of tortures at the hands of other demons. Demons have a twisted hierarchy enforced through ruthlessness and force. They respect nothing and fear only power. There is only one rule among demonkind: make a deal, keep a deal. Otherwise, anything (and everything) goes.

Powers: Demons possess Gaseous Form as their natural state of existence. They are otherwise unable to affect anything in the mortal world without using their power of Possession, which can only be used when they are in their black smoke state. Once inside a mortal host, they practically unkillable, ignoring Physical Stress and Consequences. Physical attacks only harm the host, who will likely die should the demon flee its host. Some powerful demons posses Channeling or Evocation, and other powers. Demons who were mortal practitioners in life retain their abilities to cast spells.

Weaknesses: Holy water, salt, containment circles, exorcism rituals and the like.

Whose jurisdiction do half-kind fall under?

I was thinking Fallout from an Earth spell would leave large portions of jagged stones jutting through the broken floor, or maybe leave crystals growing out of the walls, tremors that leave cracked ceilings and walls, or mud floes in the middle of a room. Fallout from Air Evocations would leave a place looking like a hurricane or tornado ransacked the place, maybe lightning scoring along floors and ceilings. In whatever case, the Fallout will leave a bit of explaining to do to your insurance adjuster.