Also, its very much okay if the players lose a lot of social conflicts

Yeah I forget that bit a lot, I tend to err on the side of making things a little easier but they way things have been going perhaps the chance of them loosing a few conflicts might not be so bad.

Using weapons to threaten someone, for instance, could be a one time deal because it sounds so cool, but unless that character takes a stunt to allow that use of weapons in the future, you should restrict threats to the intimidation skill.

I had thought of allowing them to use other skills to modify their social skills, so in this case using weapons to compliment their intimidation. What do you think?

Both those posts were a lot of help, thanks a lot. There are still a few wee points of concern that I have-

Firstly concerning the skill levels of the NPCs. Some of my player characters don't have many social skills listed other then Intimidation on their sheet. On the one hand I feel that NPCs shouldnt have low social skills just beacause the player characters do, especially when the concept is that they are good at it. On the other hand I don't want to set impossible challanges for PCs. Any advice?
 
Secondly, concerning skills like deceit. How do you handle players being lied to in terms of what you actually tell them? Because if I ask them for a role and they fail it they know the information they are getting is likely false right? I have a similar uneasiness when NPCs tag their own aspects- the players haven't discovered the aspect yet but it seems unfair to tag it and not explain how it is relvent etc.

Sorry, i did not find a english equivalent....... Can anyone help with that?

At least in England we have the same brand of Glue, it's just refered to as Uhu Glue.

I had breifly considered doing this as I've been out here studying in the Tokyo Metropolitan area for nearly a year now. I'm no expert, I already know from other threads that there are people far more knowledgable then myself in these matters but I can try and give you a few things that could help out with your game.

There is a lot of 'holy ground' around Tokyo, there are a huge number of shrines and temples all of which have their own god/spirit/deity. There are spirits for entire reigons of Japan or one specific natural feature (mountains, lakes etc). Wikipedia or god-checker are good places to read up on the inter-relationships between these.

Japanese folk-lore has a long history of animals that can turn into people, often beautiful women, so shapeshifters might be a good avenue of exploration.  I have an NPC that is a fox-spirit of knowledge, called a Kitsune. I can send you what I have on that if you think it would be of help.

The Japanese element system is different to the greek one standard Dresden uses- there are already qualities assinged to each element so building a new element set for wizards should be pretty easy and give your games a nice eastern flavour. The same applies to the Yin-Yang which myself and one of my players recently built a set of elements out of. Again if either of these would be helpful I can send what I have across.

Some traditional martial arts- Kendo, Iaido, Kyudo, Judo etc are still frequently practiced by people of all ages all over the city. As such its not uncommon to see people carrying equipment around for this with them on the subway system and in the city- having a brief description of these and perhaps a few stunts might make a really appealing character for your players. As an example one of my teachers practices both Kendo and Iaido and often brings swords and armor into university with him on the subway. Truth be told he was actually very good inspiriation for another npc as he is also a devout Muslim and speaks three of four languages. Sometimes truth is a little stranger then fiction I guess. 

Many people carry charms, Omamori,  from temples that protect or help with a variety of things- everything from passing exams to safety when crossing the road. Perhaps the written prayers some of these items contain come from a true believer and hold a strong measure of power?

That being said, in my experiance talking with my Japanese friends, many go to various temples for festivals and things because its simply what you do rather then any very strong beleif in it. Perhaps this says more about the group of Japanese people I got to know or the younger generation in general rather then than the community as a whole but I would advise against making true beleivers very common in your npcs.

I hope some of this was some help.

I think CSEast nailed that one with 'Caught between two worlds' but as another option, perhaps 'Not just the American Dream' or 'There is more than the American Dream in my head'

He is drawn to more than American popular culture's ideal, has more obligations (such as to his heritage and his family) then the average kid and the added burden of the priestess and the dreams

One of my players is big on norse mythology and his Wizard is very much centered on that theme but Norse is one area of lore that Im quite ignorant of. This thread has already been very informative! Is there any reccomended sources of reading?

Hi guys,

A few questions concerning the use of might in physical conflicts. During the course of the first few sessions I have run, one of my players who has Might as one of his apex skills in a waist deep game, along with supernatural strength and hulking size has wanted to:
- Take out a supporting pillar/a piece of the floor or wall and use it as a thrown projectile
-Go up a floor in a building by wripping a hole in the ceiling
-Break an opponents sword

How would you have handled these?
I went for:
-Taking a guess and assinging a weapon value to the thrown object and him using fists aim
-Making him use a manuever to place an aspect on the scene but had also considered a roll against a difficulty in the reigon of 10
-A roll against the craftsmanship value of the weapon.

Throwing objects (maybe even people!) and breaking through things are that really seem to appeal to this particular player and his character is geared for that. I'm just not sure how to handle this or the damage to the building. (A scene aspect perhaps?)

Thanks Ihadris