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Alternate Time Periods for Dresden RPGs
DrygonDM:
--- Quote from: finarvyn on December 21, 2007, 06:41:39 PM ---Drygon, that's such a cool idea. I might run a game using your idea, or maybe do some sort of time travel thing where my modern-day characters get thrown into 1776....
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Awesome. I really wish that you guys lived closer me (or the reverse). So hard to get really good players. sigh.
But, remember that 1776, is when the USA delaires - and is granted - Independence.
Hence all the 4th of July parties.
But to give those PC a real chance to affect the war, start around 1770.
Since the Boston Massacre was what really kicked things off for that War.
Here's a twist - a Red Court Vampire "Renagade".
Is he really tired of being Low Man on the Totom Pole?
Or, is he trying to become the next Great Man - like Lord Cutler Beckett? (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Or, you could go back to 1765, and the founding of the Sons of Liberty...
Here's a website to use for info:
http://www.multied.com/revolt/causes.html
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This is great fun!
Ok, ready for me to mixx the KoolAid a little more? LoL!!
You are correct that the Slaves were steeped in Magic.
Don't forget that there were also several other Ethnic Groups that were also.
Like the Irish, that the North brings in to fight in the Yankee Army against the South, with promises of citizenship and land grants - out West !!
Or the "French" mercs that the South used in their Rebel Army. Note: French and Spainish nobles just sent money!!
And that's just those Ethnic groups that I can think of off the top of my head, before bed!!
Blaze:
Okay, and now I am envisioning a Wild West (or Alaskan Gold Rush) town where the local Ladies of Ill Repute are all French White Court Vampires. LOL
Your local chapter of the SCA might be a rich ground for finding fellow sharp players.
DrygonDM:
Nice!
But keep in mind that each Society can have their own versions of the various Court Vampires.
How would each be different, and would these different "Human Soceity" Vampires get along, behind the scenes?
Like Black Court, Red Court, and all three of the White Court - in America, South America, England; Spain; "Mexico", China. Etc
Make a list of how they would be the same as their "Countrymen" - and another for how they would be different, and a third for how they get along with other Vampire Courts.
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And don't forget that during the Civil War is when Brigidere General Joseph Hooker "hired" women to be "Personal Caretakers" for his men, and thus the terms of both "Johns" and "Hookers" were coined.
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I will also add that although Women did not have the kind of personal power that they enjoy today, Women still had what I tend to call Quiet (or Hidden) Power. Mothers would teach their daughters how to "choose" a good boy, as well as ways to "infuence" that boy. Fathers would normally teach their sons to be Tough Guys that were "Kings of the World" - and in this way could easily impress his Girl's Father, but remember that said boy still had to impress his Lady Love's Mother.
Also, a lot of Legends are listed where those that truely had the Magic, were..... Mortal Women!!
Sure there were Men that had the same kind of power, but - like Harry - they got it from their Mom !!
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One thing that must never be overlooked as an Antagonist, is The Catholic Church. even today, they affect the beliefs of a lot of People.
This institution has held a lot of Power - in Money, Land, Politics, and "Magic".
Yes, the Church allows the use of "magic" (which some "faithful" believe are Prayers), but not unless a person was either a scantified Priest, or an annointed and appointed True Believer.
All other Practicioners of "Pagan Magic" were Demon-worshipers and Heritics, to be hunted down, and either Converted, or killed.
But, not all members of the Church believe this way, and so you could have a "Renegade Priest" that is very much like a Wizard.
Quantus:
Did you know that prior to the use of the Paris Meridian (recently made infamous by the DaVinci Code for its connection to the Roseline) as the Prime Meridian, Europe used "Ferro's Line" so named for the island it referenced, western most known in the Old World (now el hierro, one of the canary islands off the coast of africa).
Gee, I wonder who lived there?...
Also fun to note that in 1634 Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu (rulers of france) declared it as the reference for all maps. Do I smell a Three Musketeers story?
ALL FOR ONE....
finarvyn:
--- Quote from: Matthew D on November 27, 2007, 10:49:23 PM ---Another idea might be one set around the time of the Revolutionary War in the Boston area...
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An interesting resource for this might be a (new?) RPG called Colonial Gothic which uses the notion that there are supernatural nasties in the 1776 era.
I ordered a copy on a hunch, but it might turn out to be a dud. It uses a game system I'm not familiar with (with a d12) but I'm hoping that the book itself provides useful period information.
If there's interest I can look for a link, or review the book once I get it.
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