Hello Dresdenphiles

I had this idea for an item of power. It is a modern sports bow but "blessed" by the erlking. I have no idea how to word it...

It should have a few abilities.

Weapon 2, nothing fancy there
A power that allows you to take 1 mental stress to enchant your arrow. In game terms it allows you to manuveur with it in all kinds of ways. Think the trick arrows green arrow or hawkeye use but with magical nature. Pay 1 stress and shoot a newarrow or a flamming arrow that sets something on fire or that turns into a rope that puts a "rope over the chasm" aspect and so on. It could also be used to engulf the arrow in goblinfire to overcome some catches. - Not sure how to price or word this. I was thinking -2 maybe.
A ritual that you can use with this bow. If you have something from your pray (blood, hair, fingernail clipings etc.) you can set up a simple ritual to make this your pray. This would make the bow deal 4 damage against that target as long as you continue the hunt and let you track it in some way. - here to, not sure with the price and the words.

What do you think of this item? 

Hey again. Interesting discussion you had in episode 2. I think one of the problems you have is that your GM maybe doesn't compell enough.

For the situation with J.B. you could have started with a scene compell of Freelance Security Consultant and have her check out a neighborhood for her client. It just happens that this is a dangerous neighborhood. You could than have compeled her Chosen of the Dolydd Dwr Aspect to ask her wether she wants to fight them like her patron would want (fatepoint) or run away (costing a fatepoint).

You could also have had compelled Faris high concept to make him stuck in customs while Oliver get's to J.B. on time. Without the compel Faris could have been with him.

From what i have seen there aren't enough compels in your session for my taste. It is great that some player compel themselves willingly but it is also a JOB of the GM. I think it is even written in the book that it's your obligation.
In this episode we had like 1 hour without a compel, 15 minutes without one should be a limit.

This is different from traditional RPGs i know that but it is the strengh of the system.

For you players, try to shake the story and the flow up with Fatepoint delcarations like "i find this guys lare" or "my contacts tip me off that there have been cultist seen at this and this place"
Try to really use the tools the system gives you and not just the bites your GM throws you.

It is still a really entertaining podcast and i really much enjoy it. The fact that Orriana uses a bow is just added awesome.
 

I would just go with Glamours, it gives you all the trickster things you want to do

I don't agree about the rarity of GM initiated compels, but part of that is when I compel my players they stay compelled. I've always disliked the attitude that a compel lasts for a short period of time. If I offer a compel it does not pose a limitation immediately that can be cast off on the next round, it lasts until it is no longer relevant, so in your "Blind in one eye" example I would compel once, and that would effect his shooting for the rest of the scene. I wouldn't compel again, unless different limitations became apparent or the stakes were raised (in which case I probably misjudged the severity of the compel initially).

I felt strongly against that but thinking about it, this makes it easyier for players and GM to remember and you don't have to remeber every single compel every round. On the other hand, you get a lot less FPs that way. There may be reasons to compel the same aspect again. You could compel him in the beginning to limit his shooting but then if maybe a Silph comes flying and he can't see it from the corner of his eyes - new compel. This is just fair to the player i think.

I still think that hiring minions is a valid thing for the Ressource skill. It's not different than buying Armor and a Motoricle. Hiring a Hacker to make this Sholarship/Burglary rolls is not different than hiring a Wizard to make this discipline rolls.

If you limit this than Ressources becomes a lot less powerfull (it is a powerfull skill to beginn with but stil)

I was thinking about something like

Inhuman Strengh and Toughness during the Day and Glamours and Supernatural Senses in some way for the night.

I'd like to have my "combat form" only during daytime where it is not so convenient to slug it out on the street.
In the optimal way the powerset would both be better at the alternate daytime.

creatures are not items

Than how do i do it?