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Amount of Lore in the RPG
Lanodantheon:
With each new book more and more lore is revealed about the Dresdenverse. Obviously, the RPG will have lore up to and including the most recent book, Small Favor or the next book, Turn Coat. The lore revealed is limited primarily by Harry's exposure to it. He won't be talking about a piece of lore unless it is relevant to what is happening. But there are parts of the Dresden World Harry never talks about like the Sensitive Magics and the kinds of powers a high-end Wizard can have. For example, Harry didn't know about (click to show/hide)Soulfire until it happened to him, but it did exist before that.
What I am wondering is: will the RPG will have lore not revealed directly in the books thus far?
Will the RPG have any exclusive content like the mysterious Jade Court?
My general impression is no and that the RPG will be playing catch up for years.
rgm0005:
Well, personally, (having looked around the site) I think it will, as I've found quite a bit of useful information on it that I either missed, or wasn't in the book in the first place.
ludomaniac:
None of the writers has ever mentioned there being "exclusive" lore in the RPG. It will be current through the first 10 books, the published short stories, the "Welcome To The Jungle" comic, and the upcoming novella "Backup". The info based on that source material will apparently be quite detailed.
I know that updates are planned. I think Fred said they might be PDFs. Further down the line, we may get a second edition. Remember, however, that there are 13 books left to go. And right now they're concentrating on getting the game out in the first place.
NOTE: I am in no way involved with the game or with Evil Hat. I'm just repeating what I've gleaned from this site and the podcasts.
chadu:
--- Quote from: ludomaniac on August 16, 2008, 02:25:51 PM ---None of the writers has ever mentioned there being "exclusive" lore in the RPG. It will be current through the first 10 books, the published short stories, the "Welcome To The Jungle" comic, and the upcoming novella "Backup". The info based on that source material will apparently be quite detailed.
I know that updates are planned. I think Fred said they might be PDFs. Further down the line, we may get a second edition. Remember, however, that there are 13 books left to go. And right now they're concentrating on getting the game out in the first place.
NOTE: I am in no way involved with the game or with Evil Hat. I'm just repeating what I've gleaned from this site and the podcasts.
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I am involved with the game and Evil Hat, and I can say that you're more or less correct.
* There is no RPG exclusive lore. It's all sourced from the books (with maybe one or two bits expanded upon in email exchanges with Jim).
* It will be current through the first 10 books (ending with Small Favor), the published short stories ("Something Borrowed," "Heorot," and "It's My Birthday, Too"), and the "Welcome To The Jungle" comic.
* As for "Backup", it's a little problematic -- given the narrator, it doesn't fit our take on the way the game presents itself (Billy and the Alphas trying to make this game to duplicate the effect Dracula had in the Dresdenverse). However, nothing in the RPG will contradict "Backup."
* "Backup" might be a candidate for a PDF supplement... but that's more Fred's call than mine.
ludomaniac:
--- Quote ---However, nothing in the RPG will contradict "Backup."
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Okay, now I am really, really looking forward to reading "Backup". I'm guessing that Thomas may know things that would surprise Harry quite a bit. Am I right?
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