I am expanding an old campaign me and my buddy used to do as a 2-player for my regular gaming group. But the problem is that most of these guys are totally new to TDF and their fantasy background is giving them a bad taste for one of my favourite aspects of TDF; the balance. Maybe I should not have led off with; "you can't play a vampire without being a bad guy, in general" But I did. These guys are more used to "catch-less" powers, so the give and take and consequences have sort of turned them off.

The general concept for the campaign is that the two PC from the previous campaign basically had their lives ruined by the adventure and formed a security and investigation company to make ends meat. They did the strange jobs, but the mundane weirdness and dealing with the paranormal and earned a good reputation and made inroads in several circles. Then the one PC character disappeared, the remaining PC THINKS this was with the local Warden who took him as an apprentice, but no one seems to know. To fill the gap the remaining PC, became more of an NPC character, taking a few more refresh to by some limited learned skill in enchantment and warding rituals in an attempt to level the playing field between his mortal skills and supernatural threats. He also hired a collection of experienced investigators and ex-soldiers and police officers to work for him. After a few brushes with the supernatural, they all quit and the company's once fine reputation is now seriously in question.

Enter the PC's;

Plan-B, because starving to death sucks; Hire people with supernatural powers or experience and train them to be security guards and investigators.

Our remaining PC is now totally an NPC; he interviews the PCs, trains them, equips them and tasks them on jobs, unless it's a huge deal he shouldn't be in a fight with the PCs; he's got his own work to do, but the PC's might have ot back him up on occasion, usually as part of a larger mission; PC; gets a call to come pick up the boss at this location and drive him to the hospital; oh by the way; here are some leads I want you to check out.

I have one player with a really cool idea for a high concept; Magic bodygaurd: Minor Talent (Wards)= magic shield and a revolver. He puts himself between danger and the principle and fires back.

I have another idea myself for an underage street kid payed under the table. She has no supernatural powers, but living on the street, she's seen some things. As a street kid she's culturally invisible in many environments and acts as a sneaker/spy. I'm not sure if anyone in the group would be interested in that though.

Beyond that no one really has any ideas. But generally i'm pretty open, with the only caveat being that the survival of the PC cannot hinge on victimizing innocent people due to the moral code The Boss NPC lives by.

Not exactly, but close and this seemed like a good place to ask.

In a different game, my character has a Big Dumb Dog (TM) who is actually smarter than him. We've found playing with minis of our characters to be fun and are using the pathfinder/DND ones. But I cannot find a big, hairy dog.

I figured being as mouse is such a strong feature to the series, someone may have happened across a good source for a mouse miniature at some stage.

Any help?


Thanks!

So I want to open up an avenue of development for a character growing inot his origins as a scion of Hephaestus; the god of the forge.

I got just the two ideas really for this;

A several-point cost "Power" which buys off the hexing catch for a wizard

The other idea I have less concrete ideas about; the concept of a sort of techno-mantic magic. but I really have very little idea how that would work; maybe to make broken stuff work or keep working? or maybe fillin the blanks of a not-quite-there gadget. Sort of a steam-punkish take on magic.

What do you guys think?

So...my gaming circle has potentially expanded radically recently. My group went from me and a pal to he and I and four other people by the simple expediant of me now being able to attend a regular weekly game night.

There is some precedent already for a rotating GM thing going on.

So I may soon be on deck for GMing and I think DFRPG would be the best bet based on the people...but I gots too many peoples.

I would love to GM and just GM. I think it would be a lark to have mine and my friend's PCs controled aby other people. and we have our warden PC-capable NPC Trevelyne loose too.

There's 4 people right there.

I also favour an old chestnut of having one player actuyally control the bad guys, I feel it makes for a fun, dynamic game...and it take the GM out of the line of fire if someone feels that X is unfair.

But that leave me one short. I need to add a character, for someone. Who, or what do I add? do I just leave that to one lucky player to make whatever they want? and how do I work them in? I have the next adventure done up and ready to go, but as-written it is only adaptable to 5-people max. what do you guys suggest? I want to keep as much personnal investment in the game as I can.

So...who has experience shoe-horning extra players into games?

Okay, so we have the option to create "dispersed cities" that are really effectively regions, but written up in a similar way. Anyone else interested in this?

I've done sort of my own take on it, but it's over 15,000 words and so I am reluctant to inflict it on the board.

BUT! I did get a VERY workable "Area Journal" for  local area.

I am using version 1.1.1.0 (I think that's it)

and it will not recognize any of my character's elemental specializations, or thaumaturgical specialization.

when I fill in all three specializations, it still says it needs one more than appears with a drop-down menu.

I am not using any custom elements, not specializations.

it lest me save, but when I try to look at the character sheet, it gives me an error message and refuses. it gives me a continue option, which puts it into an eternal loading loop, a quit option which shuts down the program and a X-box which closes the error and lets me keep working.

When I tried to load a partial file as a save, it gave me the same warning.

any thoughts?

Hi, I couldn't find any info on this in either of the books, but just what kind of tests does the council apply and what sort of difficulty level should I be looking at?

Secondly, becoming a warden, same deal as above, what kind of tests and difficulty am I looking at, post Red Court War?

Finally, I get the impression from all the books that the White Council at least is not a voluntary organization; you either join or...what exactly? Can you get by as a strong practicioner, just going your own way, as long as you stay on the straight and narrow? Partly it's to keep an eye on powerful practicioners (or just wizards?) so you have to take the tests and you have to join, yes? or else what? And how about the Wardens? do you get a choice or are you drafted, more or less?

Oh and another thing; less the white council, more the wardens; what kind of training opportunities do you think these organizations open up? obviously the wardens want their poeople to be able evocators, would there be a minimum standard? How about the council? I can't imagine there is much organized uplift for junior members there.