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Diffrent Character Concepts
Damian Magecraft:
--- Quote from: j3nnee on February 20, 2010, 12:27:25 AM ---Speaking of interesting RPG ideas...
I just watched a Swedish film called "Let the Right one In."
What fascinated me about it is in most stories even Dresden Files, you hear the whole "Vampires etc can't cross a threshold for this that or the other reason." But you never really SEE or hear what happens when they try but in rare occurrences. I don't even recall roleplaying it in the Vampire RPG games.
So... this movie had a very visual version of what happens when the vampire girl crosses this boy's threshold when he dares her to cross, and refuses (just to be smart alec) to not invite her in. She crosses of course w/o an invite but suddenly starts to fall apart. Blood pouring from every where. It was an interesting concept although albeit graphic.
Anyone else rpg'ed this kind of thing? I really have the chance to play anything in a while but it was interesting nonetheless.
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Maybe it is just cause I am a (as my PC players put it) "sick twisted evil bastard" but the phrase "I dare you" could be considered an invite...
as matter of fact there is an EP of BtVS that plays off that very effect.
Flegetanis:
Sorry to cross-post, but this is pertinent to this topic as well:
I have an old Call of Cthulhu supplement called "Golden Dawn" (published by Pagan Publishing, not Chaosium), which gave an interesting twist on Victorian Era CoC gaming. I had adapted it for a Modern Era campaign some years back, and totally intend to adapt it to a Dresden Files campaign, in turn (or vice versa).
The premise that members, students, or other associates of such an occult fraternity would naturally be drawn into either a Call of Cthulhu or Dresden-type investigation is completely sensible, and this system gives PCs well-defined and specific advantages. As certain occult fraternities were represented at meetings of the White Council, such a Character base should fit easily into the Dresden universe
In real life, there are a number of Golden Dawn groups still in existence in many - if not most - urban areas (definitely in Chicago & Baltimore), as well as a number of other occult fraternities & initiatory societies (many of which adhere, to varying degrees, to the Golden Dawn system & curriculum). With Jim Butcher's well-defined rules, and well-reasoned descriptions, of how & why magic works, I've found myself wondering what, if any, familiarity he might have with groups like this (I have a few friends in Kansas City....).
With all this in mind, I'm posting the following link as a potential resource -- as I see that copies of the original supplement are fetching quite a price:
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/callofcthulhu/goldendawn/handout.pdf
SoulCatcher78:
Was Allister Crowley associted with Golden Dawn?
MFeeney:
--- Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on March 14, 2010, 05:18:26 PM ---Was Allister Crowley associted with Golden Dawn?
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sort answer YES
Flegetanis:
--- Quote from: MFeeney on March 14, 2010, 07:18:36 PM --- sort answer YES
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Correct; that's the short answer; the following Wiki entry sums it up, but there's a lot more to it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn#Golden_Age
Despite the ill-will, Crowley celebrated his "birthday" (the date of his Golden Dawn initiation) throughout his life. Crowley started his own version of the Golden Dawn system - but firmly based in his philosophy of the New Aeon - called the A.'.A.'., which is distinct from the O.'.T.'.O.'.
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