[Let's Discuss] The Dresden Files RPG

Super Namicchi

i don't know how many people here are fans of the Dresden Files, but i figure some people in the community might have heard about it.

what folks may not know is that while it's being released in June at Origins, Evil Hat has opened up pre-orders for the books. so what?

well, if you pre-order, you get PDFs of the books right then and there. they're nearly complete and they're gorgeous.

if you're not familiar with the game, it uses FATE, which is what powers Spirit of the Century, another wildly popular indie RPG.

anyone else dropped some dough and got a hold of these puppies yet? and if you haven't and call yourself a Dresden fan, why haven't you?

and if you have, thoughts? discussion? gushes? perhaps even... a game? :winky:

Wildcat

I have not done so yet, but I probably will when they become available from a UK stockist. I've heard that the overseas shipping will be punishing.

MundaneSoul

Oh man...I had no idea. Buying the HELL out of this.

Crakkerjakk

Wildcat wrote: »

I have not done so yet, but I probably will when they become available from a UK stockist. I've heard that the overseas shipping will be punishing.

Evil Hat has said that they've low-balled the weight of the books (and are paying the difference in shipping cost themselves) in order to lighten the costs for overseas buyers, IIRC.

To answer the OP, I haven't bought them because I'm waiting for my FLGS to get on their "approved dealer" list so that I can preorder through my FLGS and get the PDFs now.

Sakutian

I adore the series and would happily play the game but I'm too broke to afford the books.

Crovaxan

Holy veal I love this series I'm on my phone how much for pre order ?

dresdenphile

ArcanisTheImpotent wrote: »

well, if you pre-order, you get PDFs of the books right then and there. they're nearly complete and they're gorgeous.

I'm a big fan of the series. When you say the books are "nearly complete", do you mean "minor proofreading issues" or "sections of the game are missing?"

Super Namicchi

99% done. the only thing missing (according to Fred Hicks) is a story Jim's writing for the book (which will be in the Dead Tree version) and just very minor editing.

Wildcat

Crakkerjakk wrote: »

Wildcat wrote: »

I have not done so yet, but I probably will when they become available from a UK stockist. I've heard that the overseas shipping will be punishing.

Evil Hat has said that they've low-balled the weight of the books (and are paying the difference in shipping cost themselves) in order to lighten the costs for overseas buyers, IIRC.

To answer the OP, I haven't bought them because I'm waiting for my FLGS to get on their "approved dealer" list so that I can preorder through my FLGS and get the PDFs now.

Hmm, in that case I might just get them when I get paid next month.

On the other hand, will a PDF-only version be available through DriveThruRPG or similar stores?

Sakutian

Jim Butcher actually wrote as tory for this? That's awesome.

mightyspacepope

Wildcat wrote: »

Crakkerjakk wrote: »

Wildcat wrote: »

I have not done so yet, but I probably will when they become available from a UK stockist. I've heard that the overseas shipping will be punishing.

Evil Hat has said that they've low-balled the weight of the books (and are paying the difference in shipping cost themselves) in order to lighten the costs for overseas buyers, IIRC.

To answer the OP, I haven't bought them because I'm waiting for my FLGS to get on their "approved dealer" list so that I can preorder through my FLGS and get the PDFs now.

Hmm, in that case I might just get them when I get paid next month.

On the other hand, will a PDF-only version be available through DriveThruRPG or similar stores?

Yes, but not until either the official release or slightly before it.

Wildcat

Aha, thanks!

Super Namicchi

to continue the gush: this book is so awesome. they've written it from the perspective of Billy, who's actually making this RPG of the "Dresdenverse", and it's formatted to look like a spiral-bound notebook filled with notes in the margins from Harry himself as well as Bob.

and yeah, to answer your question Sakutian Jim is a pretty big gamer; he approached Evil Hat to do this game and it's been Duke Nukem-ing around for awhile.

Sakutian

Alright if this book has Bob notes than I must have it.

dresdenphile

Does it look conducive to PbP-format? *hint, hint*

Super Namicchi

it's FATE

Sakutian

I've been looking over the character classes on the website and I'm really pleased with what I've seen so far. I'm especially pleased with Wizards, Knights of the Faerie Courts, Were-Forms, Focused Practitioners. It's nice to see that they didn't just phone it in for this game. I'm enjoying how adaptable to the player this game is.

Also I like that they put in vampires of a couple of courts as playable choices.

Hermenegilde

A lot of the important characters are vampires so if they hadn't been playable, it would have been... less than optimal.

dresdenphile

From what I understand from a limited Google, the "vampire" choices are Red Court Infected and White Court Virgin, not full-on vampires.

mightyspacepope

dresdenphile wrote: »

From what I understand from a limited Google, the "vampire" choices are Red Court Infected and White Court Virgin, not full-on vampires.

There's a template for a full-fledged White Court Vampire.

In addition, if you REALLY wanted to play a Red or Black, it'd probably be pretty easy to whip up a template for it.

Super Namicchi

yeah but remember if your refresh dips to zero you're pretty much no longer human

Super Namicchi

so hypothetically, hypothetically, who here is a fan of the dresden files and would perhaps be interested in a game hypothetically

Crovaxan

U see this guy? He would.

Sakutian

Hypothetically I would.

mightyspacepope

I'd be in like Flynn.

Super Namicchi

so i mentioned in one of the other games i'm in that i spent a day in kansas city yesterday to of course meet jim butcher and get Changes signed

and as we were seeing the sights i was thinking how interesting it would be to set a dresden files game there, or in St. Louis

dresdenphile

As my name suggests, I would be super interested.

St. Louis would be pretty cool.

Super Namicchi

the only downside to st. louis is i've never actually been there hah

let's take a vote: KC or St. Louis?

Sakutian

Kansas City.

Crovaxan

I've never been to either. what kind of feel do these cities have?

Super Namicchi

you'd have to ask someone who's been to St. Louis hahah

KC is really interesting, in the center of the city it's pretty rundown, kind of high crime from what i've heard, but there's a lot of really cool older buildings

the suburbs are a real contrast because only like 10 minutes out the areas are really nice

Crovaxan

i think if you were gonna dm youd make it more real in kansas city because you've actually been there

Wildcat

I would certainly be interested in applying for a game.

dresdenphile

ArcanisTheImpotent wrote: »

KC is really interesting, in the center of the city it's pretty rundown, kind of high crime from what i've heard, but there's a lot of really cool older buildings

the suburbs are a real contrast because only like 10 minutes out the areas are really nice

This also describes St. Louis.

But, yeah, run what you know, for sure.

Hermenegilde

I would certainly like to play.

Maximus

Dammit they need Paypal, I hate Paypal.

Super Namicchi

okay, so i might run something set in kansas city. give me a couple days to ingrain these rules in my head and gather up some mojo.

i'm going to put out a call for three dedicated folks who have a copy of Your Story already and have at least a passing familiarity with the setting and the system.

edit 2: also, what do you guys think of doing this on Google Wave?

Super Namicchi

Maximus wrote: »

Dammit they need Paypal, I hate Paypal.

if you order through evil hat you can pay by credit card which does not require a paypal account

MundaneSoul

I'm considering submitting a character for this. Huge Dresden fan here, and I'm reading through the books as we speak.

grim123

me I'd be interested but I've never really played an rpg before I only ever play D&D once back in like sixth grade

Anarchy

I'm really interested in this. Just finished reading Changes and the idea of a Dresden RPG sounds interesting. Where can I purchase a copy of Your Story?