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Title: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Sigma77 on February 04, 2009, 02:22:09 PM
Well, first thing is first - I'm stoked of the fact that a bit of this will be done with the setting of Baltimore. Why? It's my home town. There's really nothing better than having something like this being done in a place you love. So, what's this topic about?

Well, for those of you that know Baltimore, what parts of it do you think could be magically-connected. I've got a few in my mind, such as Chessie. Yes, the Chesapeake Bay has their own version of the Loch Ness monster, called Chessie. I'm not making this up.

The other thing is what other cities do you think could fit the bill? New York City, for example. Obvious, but rich in it's history. What if the Statue of Liberty was actually an Arcane Focus or a god imprisoned in stone? Huh, huh?

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on February 18, 2009, 12:51:07 AM
New Orleans...just what got washed up/away when the hurricane moved through?  Years of good and bad magic washed away in one night so there's no telling what's now stalking the tourists.  And ZOMBIES!  you can't leave out the zombie action that New Orleans has.

Boston...lots of history and being one of the oldest cities in the country, it's got to have some interesting underground action happening (making the tunnels below Chicago look positively new and shiny in comparison).

Miami...a newer city with a strong carribean influence.  Lots of room for Voodoo (almost as much as New Orleans but with fewer ZOMBIES!).  No telling what folks are worshipping/whispering to out in the everglades.

Just some thoughts.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: beardOsaurus on February 18, 2009, 03:01:41 AM
I've been thinking about this, preparing my Campaign and all.

And, Miami and New Orleans were literally two of the first that popped into my mind, for those very same reasons.

Though, I also was thinking about San Francisco. Think about it for a second, San Francisco was home of the Gold Rush,  bringing in thousands of people, and who knows what else with them? And, of course, Alcatraz is located off the shore of San Francisco. So, all sorts of Baddies were home there. I mean, if people leave an imprint when they die, think of all the lost souls wondering around on THAT island.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Rel Fexive on February 18, 2009, 07:15:54 PM
I'd either go New World with New York, or Old World with London.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: kwirk on February 18, 2009, 07:31:33 PM
Charleston.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: TheMouse on February 18, 2009, 10:06:05 PM
Depending on the game you want, I think you could pretty well Dresdenify anyplace. Big cities would have more supernaturals and each would likely have more divisions. Smaller communities would be likely to have  just one group of any given supernatural type.

Myself, I'm pretty likely to Dresdenify the town I'm living in, which is Amherst MA. The town has about 35 thousand natives, with almost as many students living in the dorms but claiming legal residence elsewhere. In the town, you have both some of the most densely populated areas you're likely to find in the States and open stretches of nothing.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon) on February 19, 2009, 12:16:56 AM
Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on February 18, 2009, 12:51:07 AM
Boston...lots of history and being one of the oldest cities in the country, it's got to have some interesting underground action happening (making the tunnels below Chicago look positively new and shiny in comparison).

I'd have to double-check, but aside from the MTA tunnels ("Charlie on the MTA" anyone??), I don't think there's anything as extensive as what Chicago has. My understanding is, the area was marshy land until the colonists drained and filled it in.

And though I know WoD's Mage: The Awakening built a whole bunch of stuff around Salem, there's enough spooky stuff there to accommodate *two* urban fantasy RPGs. The White Council could hide in plain sight among all the modern-day witches there, though I don't think they'd take too kindly to the time Laurie Cabot (the town's most famous modern-day witch) threatened to put a curse on some Salem Police officers who knocked on her door to question her about a custody dispute involving her grandson. Hell, back during the Witch Trial hysteria in 1692, I don't doubt Justice John Hathorne had some connection with the White Council, but the whole thing blew up in their faces when he used his influence to take out people that Just Weren't Liked Very Much.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Stephen on February 19, 2009, 08:25:38 AM
Another possibility is Ipswich Massachusetts (42°40'47"N   70°50'24"W) not for any intrinsic reason but because its the setting of the Covenant.
The Covenant is a movie about a group of magic users (in DV terms they might be a group with an inherited ability to use magic fueled from soul energies (ala soulfire) rather than the normal magical energies).
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: TheMouse on February 19, 2009, 01:57:01 PM
I grew up a couple of towns over from Ipswich. It's a pretty empty place with lots of stretches of nothing but woods. It wouldn't support very many supernatural beings unless they were pretty subtle.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon) on February 19, 2009, 03:23:24 PM
Ipswich was probably chosen because of its proximity to Salem, but weren't there some H.P. Lovecraft stories set there as well?
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: TheMouse on February 19, 2009, 03:56:02 PM
Innsmouth is right near Ipswich. If I recall, it's got a road that leads to Ipswich and one to Arkham. As Arkham always struck me as being half in Beverly and half in Salem (situated about the river mouth), that makes Innsmouth sound like Gloucester, which has 127 and 133 which lead to Beverly and Ipswich respectively.

But, yeah. The whole area is Lovecraft country. There are several stories set in the general area of the North Shore.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon) on February 19, 2009, 04:10:34 PM
Mmm, the whole area *feels* like Lovecraft country, and I can see where the fellow got his inspiration. The whole North Shore area has a vast number of stories of ghost ships and stories about guys who were reported lost at sea but mysteriously came back, and stories of captains' widows who kept remarrying and then their new husbands would die under strange circumstances, to say nothing of the witch stories...
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: TheMouse on February 19, 2009, 04:27:06 PM
Some of the ghost ship stories, at least the ones in Gloucester harbour, come from when Mr. Hammond made a remote control fishing boat in an era in which remote control devices had yet to enter public perception. Strange, but true.

Before running a Call of Cthulhu game for my group, I took them for a walk by some isolated places in Gloucester. We walked the train tracks over the river and saw the then abandoned mill. It was a cold, quiet day, and it did a lot to set the mood.

A lot of the witch stories came about due to bread mold, scary stories told by slaves, and families wanting to gank each other for land. Really messed up situation. Still, it would add an interesting layer if there were some sort of actual supernatural influence causing the petty rivalry to flare as it did. I can imagine some lingering, evil force sitting and waiting, annoyed that the Salem witch trials took place in what is now Peabody, so none of the would be witches end up in the right city.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Wolfhowls on February 20, 2009, 02:30:57 AM
I'm hoping for some Eastern Eurpoean cities.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: kwirk on February 20, 2009, 02:36:46 AM
Quote from: WB/WH on February 20, 2009, 02:30:57 AM
I'm hoping for some Eastern Eurpoean cities.

I'm hoping for places like Balkh.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: TheMouse on February 20, 2009, 03:01:20 AM
I doubt that we're likely to find official write ups of anything beyond Chicago and Baltimore.

That said, unofficial write ups can be just as fun as official ones. Once the book comes out and I have time to sit down and Dresdenify Amherst, I'll most likely post it on here. I, and I'm sure many others, would appreciate it if those intimately familiar with other cities around the world do the same.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Joefoe on February 20, 2009, 03:55:39 PM
Seattle Washington has a whole city built ontop of the old city. fires, and earthquakes buried it about 100-150 years ago. Northwest, native american spirits, close to canada, sasquatch and such
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Gilesth on February 21, 2009, 06:54:18 PM
I know they're putting in a chapter on how to make your hometown all magical and stuff, so I'm going to go with Denver.  In the Fool Moon, that wolf-woman moved to a reserve in the Rocky Mountains, and they didn't specify the state, so I think I'm going to get her involved in my campaign.  Denver also has some cool history, especially with street gangs, art and culture, and sports....lots of fodder for a rag-tag group of people to investigate the wierdness of the supernatural.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: PerCuriam on March 03, 2009, 08:41:22 AM
I'd definitely Dresden-ify my hometown of Buffalo, New York. Since it's solidly Rust Belt, there's umpteen-bajillion fun places to stick monsters, like the old abandoned steel plants, decaying empty warehouses and grain elevators, Love Canal, dumps with Manhattan Project leftovers in them, and a city hall that's a phallic symbol designed by Gozer Worshipers. It won't be a happy place to set a game, but it will be atmospheric.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Simon on March 24, 2009, 02:05:29 AM
I'd probably take a whack at Dresden-ifying my current home town of Birmingham since it's the second largest city in the UK. Might have a look into doing London as well just because of the ease of it - much larger population, political centre and large global financial hub, all the history plus it'd probably be a lot easier to find information on.

Another idea that I had was one of the major border cities on the US/Mexican border. In cities like El Paso and Ciudad Juárez or San Diego and Tijuana you've got the two countries and cultures living right up next to you that you can play off of. Throw in the drug cartels, people smuggling coyotes, industry, tourism in places like Tijuana - must be a white court smorgasbord, all the old legends and weird shit like the 400 plus unsolved murdered women in Ciudad Juárez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homicides_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez) and you should be able to come up with more than enough to keep your group occupied. :)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: kaemgen on March 24, 2009, 03:32:57 PM
Quote from: PerCuriam on March 03, 2009, 08:41:22 AM
I'd definitely Dresden-ify my hometown of Buffalo, New York. Since it's solidly Rust Belt, there's umpteen-bajillion fun places to stick monsters, like the old abandoned steel plants, decaying empty warehouses and grain elevators, Love Canal, dumps with Manhattan Project leftovers in them, and a city hall that's a phallic symbol designed by Gozer Worshipers. It won't be a happy place to set a game, but it will be atmospheric.

And of course we have Niagara falls just a short trip up the 190, Alleghany State Park within driving distance, and with the 4am last call there is plenty of interesting things you can meet in our plentiful corner bars.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: PerCuriam on March 28, 2009, 03:09:47 AM
Quote from: kaemgen on March 24, 2009, 03:32:57 PM
And of course we have Niagara falls just a short trip up the 190, Alleghany State Park within driving distance, and with the 4am last call there is plenty of interesting things you can meet in our plentiful corner bars.

Oh God, the Falls. That town is incredibly screwed up in real life! Can you imagine what would happen if the dresdenverse monsters get some of the Niagara Falls Police Blotter crazy rubbed off on them?
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Dave Mallonee on April 19, 2009, 03:30:36 AM
I would love to see San Antonio, TX in the Dresdenverse. The blended Hispanic/Anglo/German culture, the large number of rich Central and South American nationals with homes here (possible Red Court connections), the Alamo and all the other Missions (would it be to cliche to have a Knight of the Cross duel a Denarian at Mission Espada?), the Riverwalk, the military bases. I think it would present an excellent backdrop for stories.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: skakid on April 20, 2009, 01:42:32 AM
I've been planning little back story objects around my hometown, Kansas City.  It is fairly centrally located and with a member of the senior council located in the same state there could be some great storylines.
I'll be honest there was also a LARP group I hung out with a couple of times that had a really cool idea that I'll adapt.  There's a highway that can be driven in a complete circle around the city.  I just haven't decided if it's keeping something in, or something out.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: skakid on April 20, 2009, 04:02:37 PM
Though for that matter using the circular highway idea Paris has a lot of really good storyline ideas AND the peripherique.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: srl51676 on February 14, 2010, 12:44:46 AM
On cities that would work well in the Dresdenverse I would submit Portland, OR and Seattle, Wa Both have interesting histories as port towns and ties to the far east as well as extensive undergrounds. The use of the protland underground by press gangs is the origin of the term "Shanghaied"

Also would anyone be interested in working on compiling city guides created by natives for on-line publication? It would be a great resource for all of us. Google Maps has maps that can be saved and made public that have street views and lots of info.
Just a thought.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Lanodantheon on February 14, 2010, 01:50:49 AM
My brother and I are in the process of pre-Dresdenifying Spokane Washington, our home.

We are the 2nd largest City in the state and yet we have the 2nd worst job market in the country.
We have the weirdest weather. In the winter it snows for a while, then rains, then gets hot, then snows again right out of the blue then gets sunny again. There's frickin' faerie activity around here.

Our city has remained mostly unchanged since the 1950's and yet we were host to the 1974 world's fair.

In short, looking at our history we have room for Native American spirits (The Spokane roughly translated are "The Children of the Sun"), Faerie shenanigans (Especially at Sprague & Division), Hidden horrors and other weird phenomena including a bear in downtown a few years ago.

There is also the fact that Mead north of Spokane is the birthplace of the Myst franchise, which upon closer inspection could be interpreted as being inspired by Demenses in the Nevernever.

But, I'd love to see someone make Jerusalem, Berlin or Vancouver.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on February 14, 2010, 02:03:44 AM
Something that I'd like to see for future or fan fueled projects:

Atlanta
New Orleans
New York
Las Vegas (they have folks living in the storm drains already!)
San Francisco

I realize that some of them have already been covered in other games (most notably White Wolf products) but I think a fresher view (with aspects) would work better.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Lanodantheon on February 14, 2010, 02:11:34 AM
Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on February 14, 2010, 02:03:44 AM
Something that I'd like to see for future or fan fueled projects:

Las Vegas (they have folks living in the storm drains already!)

Check out this Podcast: http://www.thewalkingeye.com/?p=624 linked from the DFRPG site

Lenny talks about their playtest setting, Las Vegas as written by a Vegas Native. His take on it was that the entire Strip was Accorded Neutral Territory.

It sounds really cool.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: srl51676 on February 14, 2010, 02:15:36 AM
Ok this is strange I am also a Spokane Native and have been working on a similar project. what are the odds. there is some great stuff here. I already adapted D20 modern to the Dresdenverse here in Spokane and ran an adventure were the local chapter of the Hells Angels (they have a club house on east Sprague) was run by the barer of Ursiel.
Some other great fodder here in town.  
Spokane is operating under a Gypsy curse.
 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003765695_marksobit28m.html (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003765695_marksobit28m.html)
check out  the spokesman review cold case files for unsolved murders especialy "Millie" a woman who's dismembered body parts were found at very different times.
 http://www.spokesmanreview.com/coldcase/ (http://www.spokesmanreview.com/coldcase/)
Haunted places in Spokane
http://theshadowlands.net/places/washington.htm (http://theshadowlands.net/places/washington.htm)
1000 steps sight of haunting and "devil" worship
http://spokane.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/31/visit-greenwood-cemeterys-haunted-1000-steps/ (http://spokane.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/31/visit-greenwood-cemeterys-haunted-1000-steps/)
this all on top of more than our share of serial killers (Green river, Yeats) I think Spokane will make a great city for the game.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Lanodantheon on February 14, 2010, 02:59:07 AM
Quote from: srl51676 on February 14, 2010, 02:15:36 AM
Ok this is strange I am also a Spokane Native and have been working on a similar project. what are the odds. there is some great stuff here. I already adapted D20 modern to the Dresdenverse here in Spokane and ran an adventure were the local chapter of the Hells Angels (they have a club house on east Sprague) was run by the barer of Ursiel.
Some other great fodder here in town.  
Spokane is operating under a Gypsy curse.
 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003765695_marksobit28m.html (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003765695_marksobit28m.html)
check out  the spokesman review cold case files for unsolved murders especialy "Millie" a woman who's dismembered body parts were found at very different times.
 http://www.spokesmanreview.com/coldcase/ (http://www.spokesmanreview.com/coldcase/)
Haunted places in Spokane
http://theshadowlands.net/places/washington.htm (http://theshadowlands.net/places/washington.htm)
1000 steps sight of haunting and "devil" worship
http://spokane.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/31/visit-greenwood-cemeterys-haunted-1000-steps/ (http://spokane.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/31/visit-greenwood-cemeterys-haunted-1000-steps/)
this all on top of more than our share of serial killers (Green river, Yeats) I think Spokane will make a great city for the game.


What a coincidence indeed. I play up in the Cheney area. Up here we also got SHowalter Hall where they used to do the Hangings.

We also had a lot of bomb threats a while ago. If I wanted to clear an area for a magical smackdown, I'd call in a threat.

It makes me laugh to go to that one list that talks about the Farichild Airforce Base Armory's "Goatman" haunting. Sounds like Gruffs to me.....
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on February 14, 2010, 03:54:31 AM
Quote from: Lanodantheon on February 14, 2010, 02:11:34 AM
Check out this Podcast: http://www.thewalkingeye.com/?p=624 linked from the DFRPG site

Lenny talks about their playtest setting, Las Vegas as written by a Vegas Native. His take on it was that the entire Strip was Accorded Neutral Territory.

It sounds really cool.

I enjoyed that one.  I'd like to see it written up for general use though.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SaintAndSinner on February 14, 2010, 04:53:02 AM
Somebody did Atlanta.  I'll try to find it and get back to you.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Lanodantheon on February 14, 2010, 05:23:04 AM
I'd also like to see Pennington, New Jersey. You could run it (with some artistic embellishment) as the East Coast's Sunnydale
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Zaure on February 14, 2010, 07:28:44 AM
Speaking of native cities/states, I'd love to see some of the cities in Michigan like Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw. They'd be a great base for the non-Raith White Court houses.

Or, on the opposite end, some of the towns up in the UP could be interesting.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: xiaolung on February 15, 2010, 07:04:29 PM
It would be a challenge, since I would be the only person in the group who has been there, but I want to do Hong Kong. There is a lot there to wrap a supernatural story there. And then there's the Jade Court (anyone want a writeup when it's done?).
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on February 15, 2010, 08:21:55 PM
Absolutely like to see a write up on Hong Kong.  If for no other reason than someone can be on the run and they get stranded in your city during a snow storm...hilarity ensues!  Having an idea of what sort of power groups and relics that might be floating around also makes a good reason to fly to HK for some character to have a working vacation.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: svb1972 on February 15, 2010, 08:42:14 PM
HK = Jade Court, which we know nothing about.

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: srl51676 on February 15, 2010, 09:15:28 PM
Does that mean some one need to create stats for Black blood of the earth? "you mean Oil?" "No I mean Black Blood of the Earth"
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: xiaolung on February 16, 2010, 06:29:30 AM
Quote from: svb1972 on February 15, 2010, 08:42:14 PM
HK = Jade Court, which we know nothing about.

Of which I have already begun creating the write for the Jade Court - at least how it will appear in my own Dresdenverse. I've already asked about how much info is in the RPG, and the answer was "not much." It gives me free reign to make up whatever I want - and hopefully create something compelling.

And right now, I don't have the "black blood of the earth", but I do have Black Jade.   ;)

Anyone interested in what I have so far?
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: srl51676 on February 16, 2010, 07:02:36 AM
love to see what you have so far I find them interesting but have no ideas myself. I was planing on a little research into Asian vampire style myths. Are yours based on a mythological/historical template or made up from whole cloth?
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Knave on February 16, 2010, 11:41:28 AM
I'm busy doing a write up on London, though I'm waiting to get my grubby mits on the books before going too far. 

I'm approaching it with the theme of 'The city where the brightest of the new gets introduced to the toughest of the old.  Judgement.  It really can be a biatch."

I've also got some ideas on a Faerie Parliament of Lords, and a Wildfae House of Commons (complete with Low Minister)... all paying lip service to the mortal Queen under the 4th draft of the Magna Carta.

and some cunning ideas about masons preserving rituals that provide juice for some of the biggest white council mojo.

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: xiaolung on February 16, 2010, 03:19:07 PM
Quote from: srl51676 on February 16, 2010, 07:02:36 AM
love to see what you have so far I find them interesting but have no ideas myself. I was planing on a little research into Asian vampire style myths. Are yours based on a mythological/historical template or made up from whole cloth?

A little of everything, actually. I looked at the vampires Jim B. has given us, took some mythology, added some of my experience as a World of Darkness GM as well as a Feng Shui GM and stirred. I don't yet know if this will fly until I have the DFRPG in my hot little hands (so many Supernatural powers and Skills etc. that I don’t yet have access to – but I’ve got the rest of the ‘fluff’ mostly written down).

I’ll post something on the board as soon as it’s ready (later this week).
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: ifshnit on March 27, 2010, 05:35:53 AM
Quote from: Gilesth on February 21, 2009, 06:54:18 PM
I know they're putting in a chapter on how to make your hometown all magical and stuff, so I'm going to go with Denver.  In the Fool Moon, that wolf-woman moved to a reserve in the Rocky Mountains, and they didn't specify the state, so I think I'm going to get her involved in my campaign.  Denver also has some cool history, especially with street gangs, art and culture, and sports....lots of fodder for a rag-tag group of people to investigate the wierdness of the supernatural.

My wife and I are definitely looking to put stuff together for Denver. We've been working on stuff for the past several weeks and hope to have something together by the time the RPG rolls off the shelf. Lots of great city ideas posted out here so far!
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Carabas on March 30, 2010, 12:04:29 AM
My players and I have already started to dresdenfy Munich, Bavaria.
Now all I need to do is figure out how to include the Oktoberfest :)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Sh33p on March 30, 2010, 03:34:06 AM
...I am curious as to whether or not it'd even be possible to Dresdenize my home state of South Carolina, let alone any specific cities in it. :P
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: The Codex on March 30, 2010, 03:51:52 PM
Hi Guys,

I am looking to Run/Build the Dresdenverse version of Nottingham.

Do you think that running the first games as feet wet/waste deep and them being university students (kind of like Billy and the Alphas) and slowly expand out to the things going on in the area.

To start with they would deal with university cults (dabblers in magic), low powered white court using and abusing the students (actually think this would make a good big bad for the first arc),

what sort of low level threats do ytou think i could throw at them, think possibly an angry spirit of a dead student (possibly murdered by white court big bad), anyway just trying to think of some entry level type threats that would work well in the dresdenverse.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: MFeeney on March 31, 2010, 02:32:52 PM
Looking at doing San Francisco for my gaming group (funny I lived an hour a way from the city for nearly 30 years and I only went there a handful of times but it is the closest big city)  just for fun I may do the City I am in currently Sofia Bulgaria ( actually have Ideas for Stara Zagora as well) in hopes that when I come back here may get some of my students playing.  Since I should be back in California just after the book comes out in June
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Tush Hog on March 31, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
I'm going to be doing Knoxville/East TN.

Two cities I would like to see done (I'll probably find a way to incorporate them into mine some how) are Rome and Jerusalem.

Especially Jerusalem.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SaintAndSinner on March 31, 2010, 06:40:54 PM
Quote from: Sh33p on March 30, 2010, 03:34:06 AM
...I am curious as to whether or not it'd even be possible to Dresdenize my home state of South Carolina, let alone any specific cities in it. :P

Lived in Charleston for several years and drove all over the state.  I think most any Southern city, especially one with as much history as Charleston would be ripe for Dresdenizing. 
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Carabas on March 31, 2010, 08:25:18 PM
Before settling on Munich, we briefly thought about doing the "Other Dresden Files" based in the city of Dresden, Germany. :)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on March 31, 2010, 11:21:14 PM
Quote from: Carabas on March 31, 2010, 08:25:18 PM
Before settling on Munich, we briefly thought about doing the "Other Dresden Files" based in the city of Dresden, Germany. :)

Lots of pissed off ghost potential in Dresden but Munich is a better crossroads city IMO. 
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Carabas on March 31, 2010, 11:36:52 PM
Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on March 31, 2010, 11:21:14 PM
Lots of pissed off ghost potential in Dresden but Munich is a better crossroads city IMO. 

Funny, "crossroads" is sort of one of the themes of the city. We decided on "The bridges over the Isar (the local river) do not only connect the two river banks." Starting from there, the city has a whole lot of places where you can crossover into the Nevernever. There even seems to be some sort of portal beneath the city leading to the Outer Gates or beyond. And we decided that at the Marian Column (the exact geographic center of Bavaria) all Bavarian Ley Lines cross. Probably a feat of supernatural engineering changed the flow of the ley lines when the column was raised.

So, "crossroads" is written all over the city.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on April 01, 2010, 12:09:49 AM
Quote from: Carabas on March 31, 2010, 11:36:52 PM
Funny, "crossroads" is sort of one of the themes of the city. We decided on "The bridges over the Isar (the local river) do not only connect the two river banks." Starting from there, the city has a whole lot of places where you can crossover into the Nevernever. There even seems to be some sort of portal beneath the city leading to the Outer Gates or beyond. And we decided that at the Marian Column (the exact geographic center of Bavaria) all Bavarian Ley Lines cross. Probably a feat of supernatural engineering changed the flow of the ley lines when the column was raised.

So, "crossroads" is written all over the city.

It's also a hub for trains, the autobahn, and air travel and within driving distance to some great castles and other more recent historical sites (Berchtesgaden, etc).   
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Carabas on April 02, 2010, 12:04:12 AM
Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on April 01, 2010, 12:09:49 AM
It's also a hub for trains, the autobahn, and air travel and within driving distance to some great castles and other more recent historical sites (Berchtesgaden, etc).   

I know. I actually live there ;) The supernatural angle is just enforcing this.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on April 02, 2010, 12:08:16 AM
Quote from: Carabas on April 02, 2010, 12:04:12 AM
I know. I actually live there ;) The supernatural angle is just enforcing this.

I envy your beer selection Carabas.  I lived in Ansbach when I was in the Army (way back in 89-91) and have fond memories (if somewhat blurry) of Bavaria.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Carabas on April 02, 2010, 12:35:35 AM
Quote from: SoulCatcher78 on April 02, 2010, 12:08:16 AM
I envy your beer selection Carabas.  I lived in Ansbach when I was in the Army (way back in 89-91) and have fond memories (if somewhat blurry) of Bavaria.

Back in 89-90 is was in the States attending high school.
And, while we have a great beer selection, I am not a beer drinker. I prefer wine and cocktails...
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: aumshantih on April 15, 2010, 01:26:07 AM
I'm likely going to start up a Dresden Files game set in Providence, RI (where I've lived for a while).  The city *begs* for it, especially considering the Lovecraft connections.  Being the small city in the smallest state, I'll probably expand it outwards, including Southeast New England and Boston in the works.

I'm also interested in doing something more exotic, like Calcutta (where my family is from), or Mexico City.  Both would require more work, as neither would really have "kosher" Dresden phenomenon.  Calcutta has a huge amount of supernatural lore, and considering the lifespan of wizards, you could even have some kind of White Council as neo-Imperialists who still remember the British Raj versus "upstart" local factions.  Mexico City of course would introduce the so called "Obsidian Court Vampires" - a fun fusion of mesoamerican deities and vampiric fun.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: SoulCatcher78 on April 15, 2010, 01:51:02 AM
Mexico City sounds like a dangerous place to visit (much less live) for Wizards.  The PCs sure wouldn't suffer from boredom, that's for sure  :D  The number of "old" gods and the increasing level of violence in that part of the world would give a group no end of options for the monster stomp games.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Sir lerks-a-lot on April 16, 2010, 05:54:29 AM
I plan on doing a game based in Detroit this summer. 

So far I have three skeletal ideas:
White court vampires, who feed on despair (yes, this means Esperacchius will likely make an appearance), living in the suburbs.

A Henry Ford is still alive and in control of the auto industry.  How you ask?  He's actually a young dragon.

Undead control the Detroit Salt Company.  They do this in order to provide a place for them to hide from humanity in the tunnels and caverns under the city.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Wordmaker on April 16, 2010, 08:56:32 AM
I live in Ireland, but while I know I could do a lot with that (a veritable battleground for Winter and Summer, not to mention Bram Stoker was from Dublin) I've decided to set my campaign in Boston. I like the Old World vs New World themes from games set in America.

At the moment I've decided that Harvard used to be a White Council stronghold until the local Warden commander was killed by the Red Court. The Cathederal of the Holy Cross operates as an East Coast HQ for the Knights of the Cross, and there's a coven of Focused Practitioners based in Salem, who used to be watched closely by the Wardens, but now that the White Council's power in Boston has been weakened they're more free to get into trouble.

I'm thinking about Boston being, up to now, relatively pleasant compared to Chicago or Baltimore in the Dresdenverse. Lots of secrets and themes of the corruption of forbidden knowledge, and the idea of it being more a good place coming under growing threat, that needs to be protected, rather than a fallen city in need of saving.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: pfloyd on April 20, 2010, 04:53:40 PM
Quote from: TheMouse on February 18, 2009, 10:06:05 PM
Myself, I'm pretty likely to Dresdenify the town I'm living in, which is Amherst MA. The town has about 35 thousand natives, with almost as many students living in the dorms but claiming legal residence elsewhere. In the town, you have both some of the most densely populated areas you're likely to find in the States and open stretches of nothing.

Now this is something I'd be interested in seeing, having been one of those temporary campus residents at the Zoo for three years in the early 90s... my duster probably a few years before its time in this case... *heh*
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: pfloyd on April 20, 2010, 05:38:04 PM
My current plan is to do Worcester, MA, where I've been living these 30+ years, and include the entire central Massachusetts region. I'm sure that there will be some overlap with Boston, as well.

Of course, the White Council rep will be this wizardly investigator character that I've been working on in my head for the past, oh four or five years... a cross between Harry and the 10th Doctor, with a touch of Shaun Spencer and the Michael Westen (Psych and Burn Notice, respectively) voice-over. ("When you're a wizard...")
Of course, the way that I see him in his first story, he's more on the power level of Harry after the fifth or sixth book...
And some of his friends are also a bit high on the power level, but not without drawbacks.


My research into central Massachusetts folklore and such hasn't turned up too much, but I figured I'd be beefing up what's already there and creating a few other things...
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: luminos on April 20, 2010, 07:44:52 PM
I want to set a game in Vancouver, just so I can make a bad pun about the Vancouver method.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: rodnunley on April 20, 2010, 07:52:35 PM
What do you guys see as the pluses or minuses of San Francisco VS San Diego?

I feel like San Diego is close enough to Mexico to open up a lot of options.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Cajun Guy on April 22, 2010, 12:49:52 AM
I think an interesting place would be Memphis, TN. You have multiple rivers, barbeque, the blues, a huge gang epidemic. Major international shipping hub (Fedex headquarters), the rock and roll museum, and.. oh yeah A GIANT FRICKIN PYRAMID...  All you need are some sharks with laser beams and your all set.   ;)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Rel Fexive on April 22, 2010, 06:59:27 PM
My ideas for New York so far are:

a) The High Line park (http://www.thehighline.org/) is Summer territory.

b) The Deviant Crimes Unit, formed during the Satanist scares of the 1970s, is always called in to deal with anything (apparently) involving "weird cults" or "serial killers".

c) The highest Fae "authority" in the city is the Duke and Duchess of New York, ex-changeling twins, one Summer and one Winter, who alternate control by which Court is currently dominant.  The 'position' was first established soon after the first European wizards reached the New World.

d) The Rossville Boatyard (http://www.forgotten-ny.com/YOU%27D%20NEVER%20BELIEVE/rossville/rossville.html) is home to a number of unfriendly beings, including one that is either a boggart or a redcap.

e) The rivers that surround Manhattan make it something of a sanctuary, as the flowing water all but cuts the island off from the rest of the world in many ways.

f) An out of the way hotel (I don't have a good name for it yet - I figure it must be something Dutch) is Manhattan's primary accorded neutral territory.  As well as having a good restaurant and bar for anyone just wanting to drop in, it is sufficiently off the beaten track that most mundane folks steer clear of it.


Just some Vancouver-y sketch work so far  ;)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: svb1972 on April 22, 2010, 07:02:12 PM
Btw, in relation to the Playbypost for the Baltimore game?

The Baltimore Police Department has over 4000 employees.  Civilians, Police Officers, and aux Police officers.
There's no way that any random cop knows the personal motorcycle of any other random cop.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: danielfelts on April 25, 2010, 08:21:50 PM
Quote from: Cajun Guy on April 22, 2010, 12:49:52 AM
I think an interesting place would be Memphis, TN. You have multiple rivers, barbeque, the blues, a huge gang epidemic. Major international shipping hub (Fedex headquarters), the rock and roll museum, and.. oh yeah A GIANT FRICKIN PYRAMID...  All you need are some sharks with laser beams and your all set.   ;)
I've been working on a Memphis setting for a little bit now.  I'm figuring out which neighborhoods would be home to what supernatural element.  I'll be posting the finished product on here.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Buscadera on April 26, 2010, 03:05:53 AM
Considering I'm going to college in Miami, I'm trying to put together a group so I can Dresdenify it. I've got some decent ideas for how to supernaturally spice up the city so far, including:

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Fedifensor on June 30, 2010, 04:11:00 AM
Quote from: ifshnit on March 27, 2010, 05:35:53 AM
My wife and I are definitely looking to put stuff together for Denver. We've been working on stuff for the past several weeks and hope to have something together by the time the RPG rolls off the shelf. Lots of great city ideas posted out here so far!
Well, the RPG has rolled off the shelf.  Care to share what you came up with?  :)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Remy Sinclair on June 30, 2010, 06:46:57 PM
Albuquerque, NM is where I am running my game. There is the Warden training area. Ghouls in the area according to a short story I do not have or know the name of. There is the skinwalker from Turncoat he could be from the area. The Aztecs were here. Lots of mysticism and new age beliefs. There tensions between illegal immigrants, the Indian Reservations and local people.

An area we call the War Zone, which is a high crime rate area mostly Middle American and South American gangs. Lots of history from the Wild West to modern day. The casinos here in the area and the Hard Rock Cafe Casino opening up soon.

I have lots to play with.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: JosephKell on June 30, 2010, 06:56:08 PM
Quote from: rodnunley on April 20, 2010, 07:52:35 PM
What do you guys see as the pluses or minuses of San Francisco VS San Diego?

I feel like San Diego is close enough to Mexico to open up a lot of options.
Why is so important about being geographically close to Mexico for a DF campaign?

The Nevernever opens up all sorts of trafficking alternatives.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: knnn on July 01, 2010, 12:26:18 AM
Quote from: Tush Hog on March 31, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
I'm going to be doing Knoxville/East TN.

Two cities I would like to see done (I'll probably find a way to incorporate them into mine some how) are Rome and Jerusalem.

Especially Jerusalem.

I could probably do Jerusalem, but it feels like a big project right now.  My plan is to work my way up to it through San Francisco and Vienna -- once I get my grubby little hands on the books.

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: lankyogre on July 01, 2010, 02:20:21 AM
I've really wanted to do St. Louis. It seems like a historically important city, but nobody ever remembers it any more. I think there could be a lot of interesting aspects and stories to tell. Also, McCoy lives in MO, Butcher himself lives in MO, and Michael went on at least one Wild Goose Chase to STL.

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: prophet224 on July 01, 2010, 01:40:01 PM
Quote from: svb1972 on April 22, 2010, 07:02:12 PM
Btw, in relation to the Playbypost for the Baltimore game?

The Baltimore Police Department has over 4000 employees.  Civilians, Police Officers, and aux Police officers.
There's no way that any random cop knows the personal motorcycle of any other random cop.


Wait - there is a PBP Baltimore game?  Cool.  And it is certainly possible that an officer could know another officer's 'ride', particularly if they talk at all or both happen to be bikers.

Now back to the regularly scheduled discussion:
Sigma, whereabouts in B-more are you?  I live up in Finksburg.  Anyway, the "Weird Maryland" book should provide some inspiration.

What else?  Obviously there is Black Aggie, but maybe the statue seems so bad because of its relation to the individual that was buried under her? More info here: http://lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do;jsessionid=C42C770CA95E56B7FE966D09B3C64B4B?source=MdU.ead.histms.0012.xml&style=ead

Fort McHenry would be a great site for some stories, and Fells Point as well.  Locust point was where the original Port of Baltimore was, and could be used heavily.  Also, maybe the fire was started when something trapped here got loose.

Baltimore has a lot of sites and monuments and a lot of 'back alleys' as well.  Many things could lose themselves here.  According to Wikipedia, at least, it was once the second largest port for immigration.

So anyway, there are lots of possible connections and a number of 'secret' facilities around too.  There is a definite FBI presense - their building is over in Security.

Let's not forget, also, that Gettysburg is right up the road as are some other battlefields.  Harper's Ferry isn't far either, and Camp David sits int he middle of one of our parks (not necessarily supernatural, but could be interesting to bring into play).

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Remy Sinclair on July 01, 2010, 04:09:03 PM
Quote from: lankyogre on July 01, 2010, 02:20:21 AM
I've really wanted to do St. Louis. It seems like a historically important city, but nobody ever remembers it any more. I think there could be a lot of interesting aspects and stories to tell. Also, McCoy lives in MO, Butcher himself lives in MO, and Michael went on at least one Wild Goose Chase to STL.

Good City to use. Anita Blake book series takes place there. I just do not know much about the area.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Janus Node on July 02, 2010, 09:36:59 AM
Quote from: beardOsaurus on February 18, 2009, 03:01:41 AM
I've been thinking about this, preparing my Campaign and all.

And, Miami and New Orleans were literally two of the first that popped into my mind, for those very same reasons.

Though, I also was thinking about San Francisco. Think about it for a second, San Francisco was home of the Gold Rush,  bringing in thousands of people, and who knows what else with them? And, of course, Alcatraz is located off the shore of San Francisco. So, all sorts of Baddies were home there. I mean, if people leave an imprint when they die, think of all the lost souls wondering around on THAT island.

I plan on running my game group in San Francisco for a couple of reasons;

1) Humphry Bogart Era Detectives - I love the story tropes that came with noir detective stories set in this city.  While I'll not be running my game as a 1920s period story (though that would be kind of cool not that I think about it...), there's still that sort of air of intrigue that comes with the city that can be used for aspect and location inspiration.
2) Alcatraz - I saw that also as a major place of interest.  Maybe there's a secret prison there still?  Maybe there's something left from all those criminals and depravity?  Maybe there's something that was there before the prison?  I'm not deciding anything yet because I want to see how the characters and group dynamic develops first, but this is such a rich location for SOMETHING.
3) Chinatown - Sure, every major city has one, but this is San Francisco Chinatown!  This is where "Big Trouble in Little China" went down!  Likely this is one of the oldest "Chinatown" districts in the US, and could hold many plot points.
4) The Bay Fog - I've never been to San Fran, but in the tradition of The Vancouver Method I still see this cinematic trope of the city as something that might lead to interesting twists.
5) The Golden Gate Bridge - An amazing bit of engineering, but maybe there's something more there?  Perhaps a hidden gateway to a Troll/Fae settlement?  Perhaps exotic metallurgy?

I'm still researching some stuff to present to the group, but overall it just feels like a setting that could do some interesting things across many different themes.  If anyone else has some ideas, please post!
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Crion on July 02, 2010, 08:34:11 PM
I'm currently living in Pennsylvania, and I think there are a few options open to the area.

A friend of mine suggested Pittsburgh as it is a bit of a crossroads into neighboring states, plenty of colleges and museums, interesting architecture, odd streets (and anyone who's ever relied on a GPS in that city knows the feeling), and it's own legends (anyone else here familiar with "The Green Man?"). Let's not get into the industrial side of things; not as bad as Chicago, but some fodder is there.

My usual local players wanted to turn Reading, PA into this kind of game. Plenty of social issues, gangs, crossroads for illicit item trafficking, stones through from some wooded areas and farmland, etc. I can see it, but meh.

One of my former flatmates suggested Philadelphia, relying upon the history and various symbols (many compasses scattered around, supposedly).

I'd kick around more ideas and elaborate, but it's time to close shop. If I get the chance, I'll see what I can add to these to make a bit more sense.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: zcthu3 on July 04, 2010, 11:11:31 AM
We just Dresden-ified Christchurch, New Zealand (where we all live). We were really surprised how easy it was to come up with ideas and places! We were trying to keep the number of Locations down to 9 but we ended up with 18 anyway (9 primary, and 9 slightly less fleshed out)! After city and most of character creation everyone seems really jazzed for the game (except for one player who doesn't seem sure if he is going to like Aspects, but we think we can bring him around) - Really like the City Creation rules, they have really made this easy! This is rapidly becoming my favourite urban fantasy game... ;D

Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: jackpot on July 05, 2010, 03:22:40 AM
Working on 2 areas right now.  The first one that I'm working on it Sleepy Hollow, NY.  I love the story and the history of the area.  Also going to do Boston and the areas around it the whole are really just lends itself to the Dresdenverse very well.  Hope to have a game going soon.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: The Codex on July 05, 2010, 03:46:17 PM
This is a Post for Janus,

Get yourself a copy of the 1920s source book for Cthulhu San Fran,

Its full of some totally awesome ideas and stuff you can pinch to help put together the setting as well as important figures and places, its a total winner.....
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Janus Node on July 05, 2010, 05:10:03 PM
Quote from: The Codex on July 05, 2010, 03:46:17 PM
This is a Post for Janus,

Get yourself a copy of the 1920s source book for Cthulhu San Fran,

Its full of some totally awesome ideas and stuff you can pinch to help put together the setting as well as important figures and places, its a total winner.....

Heh, thanks much Codex!  I was actually just reading through that last night as I was coming up with one of the proposed threats; "The Thinning Veil".  Due to scheduling conflict actual in-person play is gonna be delayed a month, but we're doing city building in Google Wave.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Omerus Banning on July 05, 2010, 05:32:01 PM
Hmmm... How about Toronto?  Lots of large cemetaries, old churches all over the place.  Abandonned subway tunnels...

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Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: mime64 on July 14, 2010, 05:05:28 PM
I plan on doing Raleigh, NC as it's got boatloads of history. The murder rate is way too low to Dresdify it. So I'm afraid my scenarios will end up starting out like Scooby Doo capers.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Chlorofiend on July 14, 2010, 06:05:03 PM
Quote from: Omerus Banning on July 05, 2010, 05:32:01 PM
Hmmm... How about Toronto?  Lots of large cemetaries, old churches all over the place.  Abandonned subway tunnels...

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I've been thinking either Toronto or Vancouver. Toronto would make a good home base for the one Warden regional commander Canada probably warrants.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: ifshnit on July 19, 2010, 05:43:18 AM
Quote from: Fedifensor on June 30, 2010, 04:11:00 AM
Well, the RPG has rolled off the shelf.  Care to share what you came up with?  :)

As is (unfortunately) typical, real life kicked our butts a bit. BUT we're back to fleshing Denver out and should have something soon. Having the books in hand helps (now we know how we want to organize things a bit better). Any news on a wiki location for places or anything like that?

As it stands, we have a few neighborhoods fleshed out, a few locations, possible PCs and several NPCs. We're getting there!  :)
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: ifshnit on July 19, 2010, 05:46:15 AM
Quote from: aumshantih on April 15, 2010, 01:26:07 AM
I'm likely going to start up a Dresden Files game set in Providence, RI (where I've lived for a while). 

Providence would be soooo nice to see as a Dresden city. Hell, I'd be shocked if you couldn't fill several pages with Providence alone.
Title: Re: Baltimore and Other Possible Dresdenverse Cities
Post by: Todjaeger on July 20, 2010, 06:56:01 AM
Currently doing a write-up for New Haven, CT, the home of Yale University.  Time permitting, will expand the write-up to cover other cities and towns in CT and will also hopefully be able to extend things to NYC.

So far, there are a number of locations just within the Yale campus itself, nevermind the neighboring schools like Hopkins Prep, Albertus Magnus or SCSU.  Both of the later schools have reported hauntings.  Given the overall small population of both CT and the cities within the state, it is unlikely that there would be too many full-blown Wizards, particularly since Harry is the only wizard within Chicago and the greater Chicago area, which has a much larger overall population.  Having said that though, there is certainly room for a sorceror or two, as well as a number of minor talents and focused practioners.

One point which others might want to consider when "Butchering" a location, is that full White Council level casters are RARE, the general impression I get is that on average, there is perhaps only 1-2 wizards per state within the US.  While several might be clustered together, particularly at sites that are particularly old or powerful in some way, wizards should still be a fairly rare person/NPC to encounter.