HUNGER NOT HUNGRY ENOUGH: We had been utilizing the Hunger mechanic to represent our "retired goddesses" reliance upon the faith of her followers to power her supernatural powers. However, the hunger mechanic was falling flat. a half dozen uses of her 2 refresh channeling, rolled against her discipline 4, combined with aspects to invoke meant ( Read more... )

KABOOM NOT KABOOMY ENOUGH: One of the great things about the Dresden Files RPG game is that open-ended power channeling mechanic built into spell casting. The caster is in complete control (or not as the case may be) as to how much power they are willing to risk going awry when casting a spell. They also have the ability to determine that they ( Read more... )

We've now had 6 session of our Dresden Files RPG game (counting character creation). I wanted to begin to organize my thoughts on how the system is working for me, and how it is not.

ACCESS TO ASPECTS:Problem 1) I spent quite a few minutes coming up with clever aspects for my mail villain, the Reaper of Broken Vows. However, no one bothered to ( Read more... )

So, our battered heroes are nursing their wounds, Riley decided to go to the hospital to tell Agent Winters, who is recovering from his surgery, about the death of the Reaper aka "The Husband". He takes it in with his SOUL OF ICE, and she asked him to get in touch with her after he's out and about ( Read more... )

Showdown time ( Read more... )

So last we left our protagonists, Riley was getting spring from the FBI, since they didn't have enough evidence to charge her with anything. She and her Gay WCV husband have a little talk, where He fills her in on some of the politicals that she's blindly wading into ( Read more... )

So, last we left our intrepid heroes, they had just finished casting their tracking spell. The PCs all piled into Alex's Jeep, with Agent Winters following behind a safe hexing distance in his Mercedes of AWESOMENESS!!! We cut to them pulling up outside a warehouse in the Port of Oakland. The Were-raccoon changes into a raccoon, and uses her ( Read more... )

So tonight was our first session of actual play for Dresden. We started with a flashback to the First time Alex Forrester: Reluctant Warden and Riley MooreL Inconspicious Journalist met, in all places, an elevator. After Riley made a wisecrack, they locked eyes and entered into a soul gaze ( Read more... )

So our group got together this evening for the first session of our Dresden Files RPG. Previous to this session, I asked everything to come up with a template, high concept and trouble before we met, as I've heard that creating a city without first having characters done can lead to some disconnects. I'm sure glad I took that advice, as it turned ( Read more... )