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Darrington:
Ooh, that sounds positively interesting.  I know I'm not much of a history buff myself, and it'd be some work to place myself in such a time frame, but that would be quite neat to play. :)  Of course, there's just something about modern-day settings that get my attention more than anything lately.  I blame Jim.  If it was done right, though, I'm sure it'd be a blast even for me. ;D

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taralon:
Just as general backgound and such, I thought I'd point you in on another series, which might come in very hand when contemplating the time period.  That being P.N. Elrod's Vampire Files series.  Takes place in Chicago in the 1930s, and has I belive the feel you're looking for for the game overall.  Organized Crime and the fact that the stockyards were a major industry at that point in time...



--- Quote from: finarvyn on June 15, 2006, 01:24:57 PM ---I'm running a Dresden Files game for my group and I thought I would share my idea.

I live near Chicago and am most familiar with that setting, so I wanted to keep my game somewhat local. Although we're near Chicago, I don't want to put myself in a situation where Harry and his immediate crew would be around to interfere.

My solution? Play the game in another time. I chose 1920's Chicago.

1. Jim hasn't said much about the past in his setting. This gives me a lot of freedom to establish a setting of my own while still remaining "true" to the series, assuming nothing significant happens that would change the future (our present).

2. This gives me a gangster element as a backdrop. Sort of like having several Marcones running around. It gives my players the opportunity to play roles in an era that I have never run as a campaign. (I can dust off TSR's Gangbusters RPG for inspiration, plus I have a copy of the 1920's Investigator’s Companion for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu to assist me.)

3. I assume that major groups such as the White Council, Black Court, White Court, Red Court, Nevernever, etc. would have existed back then as well. Since supernaturals seem to live longer than mortals, it would be possible to use some of those same characters as NPCs, only younger. I also assume that they were plotting and scheming against each other the same as today.

4. It gives me my familiar setting without the hassle of the characters from the books getting in the way. It also means that I don't need to try to stay "current" as Jim writes new books.

Anyway, I thought that others might be interested in my reasoning if they are thinking of setting up their own campaigns. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

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finarvyn:
Thanks for the tip. I've seen copies of those books in the bookstore but they never grabbed my attention enough to buy one. I didn't realize that they take place in 1930's Chicago!

Very nice indeed!  ;D

The Corvidian:
Here is a twist, why don't you have it where Dion O'Bannon has ties to the Leansidhe(Lea).

glmagus:
Man, that sounds like fun. Mix in some of the Cthulhu horror and you're looking at a great game. The Dresden game I run is set in Florida and two of the three PC's are Miami Vice style cops, I swear I had nothing to do with that part!

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