I am really glad you asked that question. I will be using the Neutral Grounds Casefile to run my first Dresden Files game and would have had the same question. Did you have any other lessons learned from this one? I'm curious - how much time did it take to go through the group character work? I'm used to D&D and WoD, so this approach to character creation is definitely different.

I'm trying to understand the system so I can GM for a group of friends. I'm confused about the difference between trappings and stunts. It seems that both trappings and stunts are associated with skills. Stunts cost fate points and are listed on the character sheet under Stunts & Powers. Do you need to specify trappings on the sheet? Do they cost anything, separate from the cost of the skill? How are they used differently? Thanks for indulging my newness!