Thaumaturgic Tattoo Artist

[cetra02]

Rather than resurrect the old thread I had, I thought I'd make a new one.  This is the final build for this charterer, and I would like any opinions that the board would have to offer.

Name: Ezazel Massen Teague
High Concept: Forged and Tempered Wizard
Trouble: Reformed Host of Thorned Namshiel
Other Aspects: Miles to go Before I Sleep, Arisen From My Ashes, Thaumaturgic Tattoo Artist, No Such Thing As A Fair Fight, Storm On the Horizon

Skills:
+6 Lore
+5 Fists, Discipline,
+4 Scholarship, Contacts, Alertness,
+3 Conviction, Endurance,  Athletics, Performance
+2 Deceit, Might, Empathy, Investigation
+1 Rapport, Presence, Intimidation, Craftsmanship


Stunts: -3
- Stunt:Armed Arts(Knife and Club/baton)
- Skin is my Canvas
- Linguist

Powers: -9
Evocation (Air, Earth, Fire)
Thaumaturgy
4x Refinement 3Evo.Spec. 3Thaum.Spec., 4 enchanted item slots
Specializations: Air +1 Control +1 Power, Earth +1 Power, Fire +1 Control   Crafting Strength +1, Biomancy Complexity+2, Worldwalking Complexity +1
Foci: Brass Anklet, Earth Defensive Power +1
      Iron Capped Ash Pickaxe Handle +1
      Copper Bracelet, Biomancy Complexity +1
      Bamboo Tattooing Needles Crafting Power(Tattoos Only)+1
Enchanted Items: Taser Knuckles, 5 shift block against action, Duration 2, Resist:Endurance
                Caduceus Tattoo, Inhuman Speed For 1 week 1 Use Per Session
                Scale Mail Sleeve Tattoo, Supernatural Toughness For 1 Hour 1 Use per Session The Catch: Entropmancy
                Potion Slot(x1)

Starting Refresh: 17
Refresh Spent: 16
Final Refresh: 1 

[Sanctaphrax]

I don't follow your Refresh math. It says you have 3 stunts, 9 Refresh of Powers, and 16 Refresh spent. If I count right you actually have 10 Refresh of Powers, plus some odd enchanted items/Items of Power that I'm not sure how to categorize.

Also, blocks aren't resisted. And I'm not sure what Skin is my Canvas does or what the pickaxe handle is a focus for.

[cetra02]

Ah, sorry about that.  I did't fully update my template.  I thought offensive blocks used to prevent someone doing something were resisted?

Fixed it.

Name: Ezazel Massen Teague
High Concept: Forged and Tempered Wizard
Trouble: Reformed Host of Thorned Namshiel
Other Aspects: Miles to go Before I Sleep, Arisen From My Ashes, Thaumaturgic Tattoo Artist, No Such Thing As A Fair Fight, Storm On the Horizon

Skills:
+6 Lore
+5 Fists, Discipline,
+4 Scholarship, Contacts, Alertness,
+3 Conviction, Endurance,  Athletics, Performance
+2 Deceit, Might, Empathy, Investigation
+1 Rapport, Presence, Intimidation, Craftsmanship


Stunts: -3
- Stunt:Armed Arts(Knife and Club/baton)
- Skin is my Canvas: Add two to your Performance skill when using it to compose or apply tattoos.
- Linguist

Powers: -13
Evocation (Air, Earth, Fire)
Thaumaturgy
Inhuman Mental Toughness
The sight+Soulgaze+Wizard's Constitution
4x Refinement 3Evo.Spec. 3Thaum.Spec., 4 enchanted item slots
Specializations: Air +1 Control +1 Power, Earth +1 Power, Fire +1 Control   Crafting Strength +1, Biomancy Complexity+2, Worldwalking Complexity +1
Foci: Brass Anklet, Earth Defensive Power +1
      Iron Capped Ash Pickaxe Handle +1 Air offensive Control
      Copper Bracelet, Biomancy Complexity +1
      Bamboo Tattooing Needles Crafting Power(Tattoos Only)+1
Enchanted Items: Taser Knuckles, 5 shift block against action, Duration 2, Resist:Endurance
                Caduceus Tattoo, Inhuman Speed For 1 week (POTION fades away after duration)
                Scale Mail Sleeve Tattoo(POTION fades away after duration), Supernatural Toughness For 1 Hour 1 Use per Session The Catch: Entropmancy
                Potion Slot(x1)

Starting Refresh: 17
Refresh Spent: 16
Final Refresh: 1 

[Taran]

I thought offensive blocks used to prevent someone doing something were resisted?

No, it just sets up a minimum difficulty.

So if you put up a 5-shift block against attacks, any attack must overcome 5 shifts.  Anyone dodging the attack could use the block as their dodge instead.

Putting up a 5 shift block vs movement only impacts a character if they actually try to move.  They can no longer move as a supplemental and must make an athletics of 5 to move one zone.

So you don't actually resist the block until you do an action that needs to overcome it.  If you overcome the block, you've successfully resisted.

[Sanctaphrax]

Refresh math looks good now. But I'm still not sure what you're doing with those Power-granting enchanted items.