One of my group is creating a Fae Grifter for our game. He wants to be able to get money through illicit means like credit card fraud, hustling pool, or conning people, etc.

Would it be worth coming up with a Stunt to let him use Deceit instead of Resources in certain situations? Or would this just be Resources with a specific flavour?

There's something I want to clear up before my new campaign starts, not that I'll be throwing my players against Mab and Titania anytime soon, but I just want it settled in my head to I know what's what.

Can Mab or Titania kill a human?

I remember reading somewhere that they couldn't kill any mortal, even their own Knights, and that's one of the reasons they need their Knights to begin with, so they can have people killed when they need. Am I correct?

I haven't yet read Cold Days, and I know it's heavy on the fae, so please don't reveal anything about it. If it reveals new information or outright contradicts something stated in an earlier book, just say so.

I've already mentioned my idea for my On The Run campaign, in which the PCs will be fleeing the Wardens and trying to clear their names.

I'm coming up with ideas for additional core elements of the campaign's plot and in particular, trying to give them a goal beyond simply staying a step ahead of the White Council.

In addition to trying to clear their names, the group is going to have the chance to get their hands on a map of America, only the map is enchanted. At the moment I'm thinking of it highlighting possible trouble spots or areas of magical power, essentially a narrative excuse to draw them to the next town. If that's all it is, then I don't think it needs any mechanics behind it, but I was wondering if I should do anything more with it? Should it have locations of hidden demonic prisons? Gateways into the Never Never? Should I factor in mechanics or a skill roll for its use?

I'm planning to start a new DFRPG campaign. I was running some other games for the last couple of years, but with my second novel due out this year, writing my third, and taking care of my two beautiful baby girls, I just have to go back to a system that I can prepare for quickly and improvise with easily. So it's back to DFRPG, which I really have missed.

I've had two campaign ideas and I left it for my players to decide which we run with. It looks like they've gone for an option I titled "On The Run."

The idea is simple. The PCs are being pursued across America by the Wardens for violations of the Laws of Magic (whether rightfully or wrongfully accused). They stick together for protection, stopping to look for ways to clear their name and, importantly, help those people who no-one else will help.

I have a few ideas for how it's going to go. I'm thinking Up To Your Waist for the power level, to allow a variety of decent abilities but keep them weak enough that simply standing their ground against fully-trained Wardens won't be an option. I also like that this will allow them to use modern technology to give them an edge in evading their pursuers, since the most powerful of them would at most be a Sorceror. I'm not allowing anyone to play a Knight of the Fae.

Most importantly, they won't have any major factions to call on for help. They're out on their own, fighting the good fight and trying to stay alive.

I've decided that at least one player has to have their First Book be about the events that led to the group being hunted. The two co-star characters are likewise specifically being hunted, while the other three (we have a six-player group) can just be friends who agree to stick with them and help, if they want.

Aside from this, I have a lot of work on my hands. We can't really do a normal city-creation session, and while the rulebook does mention "non-city" games, it doesn't really provide much advice for a game where the group's journey might not be predetermined before play starts.

I was thinking maybe that instead of creating specific locations, my players could come up with generic elements that crop up from time to time, like how in Supernatural, the Winchester brothers always wind up going over a case in a local bar, or stay in crappy motels.

Does anyone have any other ideas or advice for how to do a travelling campaign in DFRPG like this?

I've been gone from these forums for far too long. I used to spend most of my time hanging around the RPG boards, but today I'm back with news about the release of my first novel, available from November 6th! It'll be available in print and ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and regular brick & mortar booksellers.



The supernatural realm and the mundane world have existed side by side since the dawn of time. Predators walk the streets, hidden by our own ignorance. Once, the city of New York was protected, but that was another time.

Now a creature emerges from the city’s past to kill again, with no-one to hear the screams of its victims. The lost and the weak, crushed under the heels of the city’s supernatural masters, have given up hope.

But one man finds himself drawn to these deaths. Plagued by dreams of past lives, his obsession may cost him friends, loved ones, even his life. To stop this monster, he must unlock the strength he once had. He must remember the warrior he was, to become the hero he was born to be.

His name is Nathan Shepherd, and he remembers.

I've been announced as the winner of a contest for a publishing contract with WiDo Publishing:

http://karenjonesgowen.blogspot.com/2011/04/w-is-for-wido-publishing-and-winner-of.html

Rock on!

My finished manuscript. Over a year of writing, and over 10 years in developing from the first hint of inspiration to this...