Hello all,

I thought I would shamelessly self promote a Alera Codex game write up I just finished using the new Fate Core rules.

I found the new system much easier to make balanced when compared to the DFRPG's magic system so enjoy. 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ems0h38d20twhs8/4NZh5Y332z

Hello all,

I am currently playing a character who has glamours (not Greater Glamours) and I am trying to make sure I know what it can do, as the description is very vague?  Here are a few examples of things I think would be legal, but I wanted to get some opinions?

Invisibility: Veils that block sight?

Disguising Myself: This seems legitimate, as you should be able to change your clothing, and appearance to someone you have seen?

Disguising Others: Lets say I make someone look like their wearing the wrong gang colors?  Lets say warring gangs so I can use it as a Declaration?

Hiding Objects/Aspects: Can I conceal objects, such as hiding a hole in the floor, until they fall in, Declaration?

Causing Mental or Social Stress: Lets say I know the person has Arachnophobia and I make them see hundreds of spiders crawling out of the floor and up their legs.   

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I am running a game, and I was writing out a villain who uses Thaumaturgy to create explosions, and I was wondering how best to do this with Focus slots, and Refinements?  Basically I can't figure out what school this should be?

Crafting?
-I was thinking of calling them potions with an 8 stress hit but this seems way under what is necessary to actually kill someone?  Since you need 14 stress to one shot someone at minimum if you count Consequences?

-However if you can add aspects to increase the damage this could be sufficient, as he has a skill of 4 with 2 aspects that is 16 stress minus their defense?

Hello all,

I was just wondering if there is a rule that prevents armor from stacking with the armor that toughness powers provides?

Hello all,

I was just wondering if the Human Form power, requires time before activating your power?  I am having trouble defining the difference between Human Form and Human Guise if it doesn't?

For instance lets say I was a character who has mastered offensive blasts with his evocation, so well that he can use blasts of low power without getting tired, but that it makes his hands glow with blue fire when used?

Would this be a legitimate Human Form effect, or would he be forced to spend an action or so summoning up the requisite power?

Hello all,

I was wondering whether it seems reasonable to allow someone with the Riposte stunt to apply an enchanted items power to the automatically successful attack?

Lets use a Wizard's staff as an example, using his Enchanted Staff to block an attack and then blasting his opponent with the Weapon 6 effect it can create?

I assume that this is fine as long as you normally use the Weapon skill to direct the attack?

(PS. I do understand that this is probably less optimized than just relying on defensive enchantments.)

Hello all,

Now I know that this doesn't fit the setting for the Dresden Files, but I was interested in putting this together.  I have always been a fan of the Iron Man comic series, and so I decided to break down a way to simulate having access to comic book style super tech for the fate system, and here was my attempt.  Please give me any constructive criticism. 

Name:
Super Tech

Cost:   
3 Refresh

Description:
Mad Scientist covers the ability to create incredibly high tech equipment.  This follows the rules for the Crafting Application of Thaumaturgy except where noted. 

Musts:
You must include an aspect referencing your access to high tech equipment.  This can of course be from making it your self or by working for a group that provides the equipment. 

Skills Affected:
Craftsmanship determines the strength of the item. 

Effects:
This ability comes with 2 free focus item slots, you can design the items that fit into these slots now, or later on during play.  A single focus item slot may be traded in for two enchanted item slots. 

You may purchase refinements to upgrade this power with additional focus item slots, or to purchase specialties in either Power or frequency. 

Hello all,

I was wondering how long potions and Thaumaturgy effects like True Sight Ointment last?  I am assuming about an hour considering how they were used in ?  I was making another enchanter for fun, and this section got confusing.