I'm working on a BA in Classics.

That's what pretty much every custom power does, Mal. You decide what you need, and if you can't do exactly that with the powers as given, and it doesn't break the game, make a power for it.

By restricting yourself solely to what is in the book you will be limiting yourself a very large amount. This game encourages player/gm creation of nearly everything- roll with it.

You don't have to define everything according to what is already in the book. RPG's are about creativity and story- not who can jimmy the rules the best to get them to do what they want.

If I can't convince you, fine. I don't need to. I'm sure someone will appreciate having the option that isn't quite so stodgy.

I'm not done with the powers, but I'm certainly done arguing about it, since there is absolutely no reason not to make it a new power. Even if it was completely redundant to another one- which it is not.

In any game, it is possible to manipulate the rules in order to give you better abilities. In the Dresden Files, this can be done through rebate manipulation- and, at least in my opinion, isn't always a bad thing.

As a GM, if I know the way someone plays in general, and know they can responsibly handle a character that would, in some people's hands, be gamebreaking- I would be all right with that.

They would, of course, have to abide by a few rules, such as structuring the character so they could not steal the spotlight from other players, and making sure they aren't going to go berserk on anything that would be detrimental to the game.

What about you guys?

Or we could take it upon ourselves to comb the board and find them, instead of having them have to do it. A thread with all of them similar to Woj in the spoilers section would work well- they could sticky it, we maintain it.

When casting, sure, but what about when say, walking through an electronics store? You have no latent magic held within you, because you haven't drawn any yet.

As a GM, I hate rules lawyers with an unholy passion. My favorite shirt says "You're a rules lawyer? Well, I'm a GM." It has a picture of a terrasque on the back.

If someone has a problem with a house rule, fine- we can work to change that. Want to work with the rules in core, fine, we can see what we can do. But you have to give a little leeway, and when you turn the game into a dissection of the rulebook, it becomes a chore for the GM to keep up with you, and GMing is already a chore (though a labor of love) without all that added bullshit.

So when it comes to the rules, relax, and have fun. Otherwise, you won't enjoy the game anywhere near as much as is possible.

What's happened with this since then?

Alternate council would definitely be preferable. I'd prefer to play the Gatekeeper.