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finarvyn:
At what point in the series will the RPG be set? (Since some characters tend to change somewhat as the series evolves.)

I guess I am wondering if there is a particular point in the timeline where adventures are assumed to occur, or if the game will be set up with the idea that we could play at any point in the sequence. (If the game is set so that play could occur anywhere, this might mean that several versions of the same characters could be appropriate. "Here is Harry at the end of book three"; that kind of thing.)

I can see advantages each way.

Kalium:
Several possible approaches come to mind. One is that a timeline of assorted events will be included with a "pick a point" caption. Another is that the initial game world will be set initially at a specific point in the chronology (probably between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty or just after Proven Guilty) and then updated after each book for those who wish to keep current. Most likely is that the gap of years between books will be taken advantage of to set things in.

Valiar Marcus:
Well, if one takes the POV that you'll be gaming in Harry's world but with your own characters, then it doesn't matter where you fall in the timeline.

As for me, I'll be reprising my role as Marcus Washington, the precogniscient middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears.  Been too many years - I don't recall how he met Harry tho.

Kalium:

--- Quote from: Chad on May 27, 2006, 06:32:35 AM ---Well, if one takes the POV that you'll be gaming in Harry's world but with your own characters, then it doesn't matter where you fall in the timeline.
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Well, it would matter some. Is Bianca alive, is the war ongoing, what's the state of Winter, etc. all might matter.

Valiar Marcus:

--- Quote from: Kalium on May 27, 2006, 06:34:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: Chad on May 27, 2006, 06:32:35 AM ---Well, if one takes the POV that you'll be gaming in Harry's world but with your own characters, then it doesn't matter where you fall in the timeline.
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Well, it would matter some. Is Bianca alive, is the war ongoing, what's the state of Winter, etc. all might matter.

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Well, true, but it won't be a huge deal - not like if you were actually RP'ing Harry, Michael, or whomever.

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