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The Dresden Files => DFRPG => Topic started by: Darkshore on February 05, 2012, 01:58:25 AM
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I've found myself with a little extra cash and am currently debating on buying "Your Story". I'd most likely find most of my playtime by getting involved in play by posts here on the forum, but if I could talk my friends into it I'd be the one running the game. My question is, would I need anything besides "Your Story" to run a game? The idea of pen and paper rpg's have always been interesting to me, but I've never been able to play them. I've also heard they are great for working on writing skills. Any input would be appreciated. ;D
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'Your Story', a good imagination, and a few friends - that's all you need. :)
Enjoy! And welcome to an addiction which can last decades. ;)
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And 4 six sided dice or a set of Fate dice, preferably one for each player.
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Where can I get a set of FATE dice?
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Ooops, forgot the dice. :-[ You can find them on Amazon, one of several other online game / dice stores, and usually at a local gaming store. Just search or ask for "fudge dice".
Edit: You can also use d6-d6 for a similar range. It's not as narrow a probably curve and the extremes are +/-5 instead of 4, but it will do if you don't have access to fudge dice.
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You may find "Our World" useful as well. It has descriptions of Vampires, Fairies, and other thing only touched on in "Your Story".
But it is optional.
Richard
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Honestly though, if you're looking to save some cash, regular 6 sided dice work well enough. Your Story is all you need. I recommend getting the book (which comes with a PDF copy), but you can save a few bucks just buying the PDF from Evil Hat.
You can get both of the PDFs for not much more than just the paper book.
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I'm one of those people that like to have the "dead tree editions" :D. I've never used paypal before though so I'm kinda confused on how to buy from evilhat. I'm used to amazon. EDIT: I'd like to support Evil Hat by buying from them and the PDF would be handy, but I'm just a bit confused on how it works since I was going through the checkout and not once did it ask for my information. As I've stated, I'm a bit lost as to using paypal.
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Paypal is, primarily, just who Evil Hat outsourced money part of the purchase process to...you can check out with a credit card and no Paypal account.
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Thanks...I feel a bit foolish now. :P It was just the fact that when I got to payment option all that was listed was paypal and it never asked me for my credit card info. Was a bit lost as to how they were going to get payment.
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Evil Hat is a great company. They have a policy that if you buy the book and send them proof that you did they will give you a free copy of the PDF.
Giving you the best of both worlds - the dead tree copy to game with and an e-copy to search for key words.
Richard
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Bought it last night. Wow. Even just the pdf itself looks really well put together. I'll have to pick me up some dice soon :D.
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Honestly though, if you're looking to save some cash, regular 6 sided dice work well enough.
You can even color the 1- and 2-pip sides in red, and the 5- and 6-pip in green, and now they're Fudge dice and d6s, for the price of not a whole lot.
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Lots of good advice in this thread already, so let me just say that I've had (as I tell my group) an obscene amount of fun with this system. I probably still do it wrong, but everyone seems to have a good time anyway. I'll put in a quick plug for Evil Hat. They're a good company.
Enjoy the play!
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Thanks for all the advice and well wishes. In HS I was a big jock so most of the friends I've grown up with would just give me a look and say "Why not just go out and drink beer?" If I were to ever invite them for a game. So the problem will be finding anyone besides my GF and my one best bud that shares my love for fantasy, but if all else fails there seems to be plenty of forum games.
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Thanks for all the advice and well wishes. In HS I was a big jock so most of the friends I've grown up with would just give me a look and say "Why not just go out and drink beer?" If I were to ever invite them for a game. So the problem will be finding anyone besides my GF and my one best bud that shares my love for fantasy, but if all else fails there seems to be plenty of forum games.
Ah, but you can game AND drink beer. Problem solved!
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Ah, but you can game AND drink beer. Problem solved!
I didn't know you could game and NOT drink beer...huh.
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My response sadly isn't as excellent as the previous couple. Hopefully it will still be helpful though.
Obsidianportal.com. and
Penandpapergames.com
Both have an easy to use function to help you find a game or players in your area. Even if they don't have anything in your area you can post that you are starting one and see if anyone crops up.
Make sure to check out the dfrpg lfg thread on this forums resource board. You might get lucky and find players there.
Last thing that springs to mind is hit your local gaming store. They sometimes have flyers in the store or a website that helps hook up local gamers.
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For a more serious response, I'd also casually broach the subject with friends and acquaintances. You'd be surprised how many of them would like to play D&D or wish they had. DFRPG is an excellent introductory RPG, largely because it focuses more on story than mechanics.
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Found a very cool looking set of Fudge dice on amazon. I know the book recommends a set for each player, but it should certainly be possible to share a single set at first, right? No simultaneous rolling needed for any reason?
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Found a very cool looking set of Fudge dice on amazon. I know the book recommends a set for each player, but it should certainly be possible to share a single set at first, right? No simultaneous rolling needed for any reason?
I would consider two sets the minimum, because there is often "opposed rolls", such as attacks, where two characters are both rolling, and the winner is whoever's skill + roll comes out higher. Generally, you could probably get away with one set for the players to share and one set for the GM to have to himself (since he rolls about N times as often as the players, where N is the number of players).
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I see. So I suppose I would be better off buying a cheap 10 or 15 dollar gm set, rather than a cool looking 8 dollar single set.
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Depends on how fast you want to play and whether you're willing to pass dice back and forth. If you're willing to share at first, I'd go with the set you like better and either buy another set later or encourage your players to buy their own sets. You can also use online sites if that's easier than sharing. May even be a tablet or smart phone fudge die roller...though I don't know of one myself.