Ya, good ol' Des Moines! Center of....Iowa. Blech.  Anyway, if there is anyone interested in Dresden Files RPG here in Des Moines let me know either on the forum here.  I've got a friend or two already up for a game and we'd probably be playing at Mayhem on 72nd and University although I'm not opposed to meeting at a house.  Lets get it going!

I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Origins this year and I picked up the Dresden books there. I was informed that I could get the pdfs but how do I do that?

Telekinesis: pretty much self-explanatory

Empathy: all mental and emotional stuff

Farseeing: any precognition, remote sensing, sendings, force guidance and the like.

Illusion: creating standard illusions, concealing your force presence, deceiving various sensors, invisibility, projecting phantoms

Body Control: force jump, speed, strength, controlling internal functions, healing, poisoning and plagues, paralysis, stasis, alchemy

Energy Manipulation: force lightning, drain energy, shocking droids, redirecting heat/cold, incineration, weather control

Spirit: enhancement of objects and places with the Force, sever Force, force Light, spirit transference, drain life, calling dark-side spirits and other effects of sith sorcery (Force Undead!!!)

Why not just go the simple route of

Control: force jump, speed, strength, controlling internal functions, stasis, redirecting heat/cold, controlling emotions, concealing force presence,

Sense: farseeing, telepathy, deceiving sensors, invisibility, projecting phantoms, creating illusions, empathy

Alter: force lightning, drain energy, shocking droids, incineration, weather control, healing, poison and plagues, alchemy,enhancement of objects and places with the Force, sever Force, force Light, spirit transference, drain life, calling dark-side spirits and other effects of sith sorcery (Force Undead!!!)


That should cover it although we could quibble about what goes where and things like alchemy and sith sorcery could be pulled out into their own.  Might be worthwhile to have another category like Unite or Blend for abilities that use two or more disciplines together. Deceiving sensors for instance could be seen as a comb of Sense to find the the devices and figure out how to break them and then Alter to short out circuits or fiddle with the power flow.

Madness of Angels is quite good and definitely on par with Jim's work. Its not quite as in depth in the characters and motivations and such but the setting and writing style are very engrossing.