I'm helping someone put a game together and one of our players wants his character to have a Catch that is mental in nature, rather than physical. He's building a character who I guess fuels his physical abilities from being possessed by a powerful spirit and that if he behaves in a way opposite of the spirit (its a Spirit of Justice), it somehow satisfies the Catch. In theory I don't have an issue with this, in fact it sounds kind of interesting. The only concern both the GM and I had is that it stays balanced obviously. Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this? The obvious solution is to have the Catch somehow affect his mental stress or maybe use a vampire sheet and use the hunger stress track.

Hey there, I'm working on putting new a game together in the next few weeks with a fellow Dresden fan and one of the players wants to play as a Slayer-like character. As in he pretty much wants a character with Inhuman Strength and Speed but not one who is a vampire or a scion (ie: subject to the hunger/thirst or mortality vs. supernatural Choice). I get where he's coming from, he's read a few of the books and instead of being a magical player (like Harry) he wants to be physical threat to the vamps, faeries, and baddies we go up against while still remaining a "free agent".

The problem is that he agreed that it should stay true to the source material and we haven't been able to come up with an idea that works the way we'd like. Power in the Dresdenverse is never free. Has anyone created a similar character or have any ideas?

Harry Dresden: Zachary Quinto
Murphy: No actress completely satisfies me but I think candidates include Sarah Michelle Gellar, Summer Glau or Brea Grant.
Michael Carpenter: Ewan McGreggor (Yes, I know he isn't very tall. I picked him anyway)
Thomas Raith: Brandon Routh?
Kincaid: Bradley Cooper
Morgan: Liam Neisen
Butters: David Krumholtz
Voice of Bob: Jason Lee
Leah: Famke Jansen or Christine Hendricks
Will: Josh Hutcherson
Martin: Anthony Rapp
Susan: Erica Cerra

I have to admit, I am intrigued by the idea of Chistopher Meloni playing Marcone.

Been wanting to write up a PC who is an exiled Prince of the Fomor but it doesn't seem to fit very well with the established templates. What would you guys use? Emissary of Power? (even though he's exiled?) Focused Practitioner?

Hey everyone. I just got Your Story and finished reading it (I'm sure I'll have to look through it again). I don't have any previous RPG gaming experience and was hoping to get your guys' opinions on my first character. Is he interesting? Is he fairly balanced? Did I screw anything up?

Character: Jackson Quinn
Template: Semi-Mortal
High Concept: Crusader with a Badge
Musts: High Conviction (+3 or higher)
Trouble:  Secret Identities and a Double Life

Phase 1: Estranged but Loving Family
Phase 2:  Faith in God, Not so much in Humanity
Phase 3: Trained by and Working for Uncle Sam
Phase 4: Experienced Vampire Hunter
Phase 5: God's got me Warming up in the Bullpen?

SKILLS

Superb: none
Great: Conviction, Alertness, Guns
Good: Fists, Investigation, Resources
Fair: Driving, Lore, Scholarship, Discipline
Average: Athletics, Stealth, Burglary, Empathy, Presence, Contacts

STUNTS/POWERS

-2  Atrophied Thaumaturgy (Ritual)
        - Channel/Enchant (Spirit)
-2  Inhuman Strength
-2  Inhuman Speed
-1  Someone is Looking out For Me (+1 Physical stress, +1 Mild Consequence)
-1  Person of Conviction
-1 Government Resources (+1 Lore, Scholarship and Equipment [can be subject to compel, ie: requisition denied] Comparable to modern mortal law enforcement tools)

ENCHANTED ITEMS

Enchanted Lucky Jacket (+3 Armor, +4 with kevlar. Limited area covered.)
Jackson's Enchanted Mare's Leg (+1 Spirit added to standard attack. Can be fired normally. Can be loaded with special ammunition (ie: steel-jacked rounds, silver bullets, armor-piercing) if declared before the start of session)
2 Slots open for potions.

-9 Total refreshment adjustment

Physical  OOO
Mental    OOOO
Social     OOO

Power Level: Submerged     Skill Cap: Superb (+5)

Skill points spent: 35
Total Available: 35
Base Refresh: 10
Adjusted Refresh: 1

who wouldnt love a tim burtony     
       dresden files? 

Tim Burton does not work well with other people's material. He's a talented director but I don't want him within a mile of The Dresden Files.

My only real issues with these are that
  A) Brandon Routh is too big to be Thomas,
  B) Ewan McGregor is too small to be Michael

Ha. And just a little while ago people shook their fingers at me when I wanted a tall guy to play Dresden.

I'm not convinced. To be honest, I think your grasping at straws.