Interesting idea!  I wonder if there's a Henry Darger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger) section of the Nevernever in Chicago?  Running into the Vivian Girls would be rather creepy, IMHO.

Essentially with a blind spot you can't ever get better with that kind of magic (you can cast it, you just aren't particularly good with it), but you get an extra free specialization in another form. So Harry might have a blind spot for veils, but a double specialization in fire, right out the gate.

Harry compensates for his lack of fine control with foci, like the blasting rod for precise applications of fire.  How does that work in the game?  If Harry has a blind spot in control, does the staff partly or fully cancel the blind spot?  If so, what's the downside to the rod (besides that fact that it can be lost or stolen, of course)?

Dang, I cannot WAIT for this game to come out!

I AM NOT GIVING OUT A DATE REPEAT I AM NOT GIVING OUT A DATE if I give out a date I will be a lying liar and we will miss it. THAT IS THE CURSE.

Print+PDF bundles will definitely exist.

I am sensing a desire in you to give out a date. (Waves hand, Jedi-style) You want to tell us the release date. 

The site background is indeed gorgeous.  Except for the game logo, it meets your criteria for good desktop wallpaper already!  In fact, I just set it as mine.  I'll have to take it off soon, though, because I don't want to explain the pentacle vs. pentagram distinction to my fellow civil servants. 

The Lycanthrope went up on www.dresdenfilesrpg.com today, for what it's worth.

Great stuff as always!  I didn't realize that lycanthrope powers were tied so explicitly to the lunar cycle.  I'd just assumed that they were that scary all of the time.

Iago has been posting to the site's blog since he started this thread.  There's a post up about the pure mortal character type.  Stuff like this will help us get through the long, cold winter - thanks dude!

I haven't applied to be a playtester thus far for two reasons: 1. I don't have any play experience with FATE, and 2. I don't have a gaming group right now.  However, I want to contribute!

One thing I'm really good at is spotting typos.  So I was wondering if there will be a late-development round of typo spotting or the like.  If so, I volunteer my services.

Yeah, same here. But I'm a total noob when it comes to tabletop rpg games. Never played a single D&D game in my entire life. I wish I could find some Dresden friendly folk in my area of southern california.

I think your best bet will be this website.  Once the game is released, there will probably be lots of gamers looking to meet up with one another.  In the meantime, how's the roleplaying scene in general where you live?  You will likely find D&D gamers easily enough, if that's what you're into.  If your tastes run more toward horror, seek out the White Wolf types.  Alternatively, there are great gaming message boards all over the Internet.

Good luck!