So we are going to be starting a new game soon and the majority of players are mostly unfamiliar with the Dresden files.
What I was wondering is what the fine folk of the forum think the key points of the Dresden-Verse are. And to what depth to cover what areas.
It makes sense that not every player would need to know about the laws of magic, but it seems that they should all have a rudimentary understanding of the different Vampire courts and the Fae. I'm just not sure what that should include.
Are there any summaries of the Dresden-Verse I could hand out?

Hello! I remember reading somewhere on the boards about how you could use thaumaturgy to apply supernatural powers to a character for a temporary time. However, I'm having trouble finding it again. Was I crazy or just bad at using the search feature? Also is this mentioned in the text at all or just clever ideas cobbled together on the boards?

Thanks!