Hmm I was considering an artist character who has The Sight and/or Soul Gaze as a minor talent and paints what he sees. I would then develop into focused practitioner or even wizard that uses his art skill as part of his Thaumaturgy. possibly using a stunt to replace Lore with the relevant art skill. Any ideas on how or if this would work and what skill to use.

I would argue that if one were not a natural spell caster and used only sponsored magic that you would not be in violation of the Laws and the player can feel free to attempt to explain this to Captain Morgan or Lucio but making a coherent argument is hard to do if your head is 3ft from the rest of you. Using supernatural powers other than spell casting, Vampire mental controls for example, is not a perversion of ones soul since it is part of who you are already. As a vampire you have already crossed the soul perversion line long ago. Sponsored magic is a different matter.  As a GM I would rename the stunt from Lawbreaker to Soul corruption weather or not you "Broke the Law" is a matter for the Wardens or a WC trial whether or not you corrupted your soul is not open for debate because you have acted against the part of your nature that separates you from the monsters.

I am working on a character idea for a White Court Virgin born away from court then raised by a wizard and used to infiltrate the WCV.
However to be realistic I don't think the WC would give membership to anyone "Tainted" by non human blood. they do not strike me as a tolerant organization especially under the current Merlin.  How ever not being a member does not exempt you from the Laws and as we saw with molly its all about getting caught not about scale or intentions. those protected by powerful connections would have the benefit of politics on their side as long as their protector chose to provide it. Like the children of real world diplomats they would more than likely be spared. On the other hand I doubt very much if Mab cares about individual changelings unless they have a use to her or an important ally.

On a game play note I do have to say that I am disappointed by the speed with which everyone is looking for ways to avoid the Laws instead of finding creative ways to work within them. They are part of the color and flavor of the world if you find away to be immune to them you are taking a big chunk of the challenge out of the game. Why not just go play d20 modern? Why does everyone have to be a freaking rebel? A big part of Harry's character is based on his belief that the laws are important, if somewhat over enforced. He works within the gray area but always upholds the spirit of the law as well as the technical letter of the law. Playing that way is much more challenging and creates more interest for the plot and therefore more fun. Some times it feels like people are cheating at solitaire here.

Sub forum sounds great. Thanks again for all the support.

Love the physics idea. How about a spell that reduced an opponents coefficient of friction to zero there by removing his ability to effect his own inertia. If he was still he is stuck if moving he can't slow down.

Ask Carlos Ramirez. He is one.

Personally I haven't entirely figured this one out myself, but consider: Harry's a fire mage, but he still got burned. So I'd bet that water mages spend a lot of time practicing how to work *with* flows of energy and water and suchlike, but that doesn't make them immune to its effects any more than working with fire protected Harry's hand.

So in game terms I invoke my Hydromancer aspect to give a bonus that mitigates the effects of running water, an advantage that the wizard I am facing does not have. Perhaps one could also capture and use the magic as it is drawn away by the water, like sticking a paddle wheel in a river as it flows by.

A hydromancer doesn't necessarily get power from water - he knows how to push water around. Large quantities of it will overwhelm him just like it will any other spellcaster. Analogy: a computer engineer knows how to manipulate electrical energy to achieve amazing effects. That doesn't mean his computer is even better when hooked up to a lightning rod and shoved into a thunderstorm.

This is a good point However if I did want to channel that storm or gain protection from it I would talk to an electrical engineer

Ok thanks if this is not in the text it might be a good addition to a sidebar or margin comment.

Again I am staggered by your response time Iago