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Frustrated Question on Morality and denied characater concepts in Dresden RPG

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Shecky:

--- Quote from: Dan from Chicago on April 02, 2009, 05:58:24 PM ---Boo, pulling out the trump card 'I have a personal relationship with the author' ... name dropping is so 2008

jk ;)

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*squinteye* We don't much cotton to not respectin' tradition in these here parts. *spits in spitoon* Even when the tradition ain't more'n a year old. *squints more*

iago:

--- Quote from: Dan from Chicago on April 02, 2009, 06:12:38 PM ---I know, I was just pointing out something that might not be in line with the books(obviously Mr Butcher has the final say, since it's his stuff). As I've said multiple times, I don't think Summer Lady should be a player character, at least under most circumstances. I don't think the President of the United States would be a good player character either.

I'm not of the opinion that the RPG should have to be 100% in line with the books. I mean, if it is and it all works optimally that's bonus, but most books have to be changed to turn them into decent movies(or TV shows), and RPGs have different needs then books do.

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Yep. We actually don't disagree on that front.  We're just looking to do a "best fit" with the books when possible.

TheMouse:
I'm not sure that I have a whole lot to add to this topic, except that I think it's a really important one for understanding how the game interacts with the setting.

The whole power versus freedom thing has already been brought up. One aspect of that which drives that home for me is that supernatural power in the Dresdenverse makes one less human. Freedom to choose seems to be tightly tied together with the human condition, while supernatural beings tend to fall into specific patterns. Once the supernatural overcomes the human, an individual falls into those patterns as well.

This is why a Red Court vampire isn't a good PC, but an infected could be. When the infected gives in and drinks blood, it isn't that the act is evil. It's that the act gives into the supernatural side of the being, and it takes over. So you get characters like Bianca who are totally bound  by their nature but retain just enough humanity to regret that they can't do anything about it.

Noey:
I think it all depends on the players in the end. If a person wanted to run a story with a rainbow of playable vampire PCs, then they could. The book is just saying that to their knowledge and their playtesting, this is the optimal way they've found to play the game. Not necessarily the only way. So, it doesn't mean you can't tinker with it in your game to do things your way if it'll result in a more enjoyable game to your personal preference. The book won't emit an electric shock if you try to do things differently. At least I hope not ....

*eyes her bookshelf warily*

Shecky:
The OP seems to be of the opinion that house rules are an insult to the author.

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