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DFRPG / Re: "Official" Perspective on Lawbreaking
« on: March 15, 2011, 08:30:31 PM »
Quote from: iago on March 15, 2011, 08:19:55 PM
Chad, on the other hand, is personally uncomfortable with the idea that the edge cases, seeing them being low on or absent of intent. In his games, the universe would let you off the hook this time.

FWIW, the only thing we have in book-canon that's even close to an accidental breaking of the Laws is Harry blowing up Bianca's party, and scorched human remains were found later. It's possible they were already dead, and it's possible they weren't. We don't know.

But since Harry didn't seem to pick up Lawbreaker there, that's my rationalization why I tend to be more lenient on accidents.

So:

* I forzare you into the path of an oncoming car I didn't know was coming? Universe grants a pass.

* I forzare you off the roof of a tall building and you become street pizza? Lawbreaker, baby.



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DFRPG / Re: Actual Play: Dark Nova Scenario, set in Washington DC
« on: May 24, 2010, 06:45:45 PM »
Quote from: jhosmer1 on May 23, 2010, 04:11:21 PM
. . . and is held by Dogfish Head, Fae Seneschal of the Court of the Seven Roads in Seven Corners, VA.


HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I approve!




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DFRPG / [GB] Stat Out a Proton Pack
« on: May 12, 2010, 12:11:27 AM »
Ignore Hexing issues: assume that the Ghostbusters' proton packs and traps are magic items, not technology. (They're enchanted/focus/Items of Power, whatever, ok? -- immune to hexery.)

How would they work under DFRPG rules?

If anyone wants to additionally contribute stats for the Ghostbusters and associates, I will not complain. ;)


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DFRPG / Re: [BTiLC] CHALLENGE: Stat Jack Burton
« on: May 12, 2010, 12:06:16 AM »
Very nice. But I'm also looking for stunts. ;)

(There's a reason for a specific marginalia I wrote.)

Also, I'd like to see statting for Gracie Law, Wang Chi, the 3 Storms, Egg Shen, and Lo-Pan himself.



Can the DFRPG handle it? I think it can!

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DFRPG / Re: [BTiLC] CHALLENGE: Stat Jack Burton
« on: May 11, 2010, 05:49:34 PM »
Quote from: Tharios on May 11, 2010, 05:44:30 PM
Jack Burton?

Is that Kurt Russel's character from Big Trouble In Little China?

(lo-pan) INDEED! (/lo-pan)


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DFRPG / [BTiLC] CHALLENGE: Stat Jack Burton
« on: May 08, 2010, 09:32:51 PM »
Who wants to take a crack at statting Jack Burton (and possibly his allies and enemies) under the DFRPG rules?


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DFRPG Resource Collection / Re: New Power Levels
« on: April 29, 2010, 02:00:54 PM »
70 Summon Bigger Fish

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SummonBiggerFish

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DFRPG / Re: Favorite Power Level
« on: April 23, 2010, 10:49:18 PM »
Quote from: Victim on April 23, 2010, 08:00:13 PM
Of course, then they'd have to make real stats for some of the powerful monsters and wizards, instead of just saying Plot Device.

*golf clap*

(We're dancing as fast as we can, here.)


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DFRPG / Re: Harry's summoning circle
« on: April 21, 2010, 01:19:22 PM »
Quote from: Mattastic on April 20, 2010, 11:31:42 PM
Harry's circle used to be silver. I think he even had an iron and silver one at some point.
The new one from the fae smith that costs $5K is from Changes and is new.

IIRC, it was copper, got upgraded to silver, went back to being copper again, then we got the deluxe version in CHANGES.

I think the Cu-Ag-Cu up/downgrade was a Jimslip.

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DFRPG / Re: The First Law Question.
« on: April 20, 2010, 11:08:58 PM »
Quote from: Deadmanwalking on April 20, 2010, 09:33:43 PM
For the record, I'm not trying to get out of anything (and tend to agree with you that doing so is annoying), and would never play the stated character, I'm just a firm believer in a consistent and specific interpretation of how the Laws work, and will continue to bring that perspective to discussions.

One interesting interpretation might be that the Laws are absolutely true immutable axioms of the cosmos, no matter how people interpret them into gray areas.

So, yeah, that would mean that Harry picked up an LB stunt for killing people in GP, and another for raising Sue from the dead, and what not.

But that would ALSO mean any pre- or retrocognition spell grants an LB stunt for "swimming against the currents of time."

How sick would it be if an NPC said to a PC, "You want to know the name of who's after you? The Outsider known as She Who Hovers Above" and the PC gets instantly smacked with an LB stunt.

THINK ABOUT IT.

(Me, I'm psyched that the LoMs can be interpreted various different ways by people -- IC and OOC -- and that has a mechanical effect.)

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DFRPG / Re: Swords Nitpick
« on: April 20, 2010, 11:01:57 PM »
Quote from: iago on April 20, 2010, 09:41:10 PM
Thanks! I'll add an interjection in there ala "—and possibly other faiths as well—" soon as I get a chance.  (I mean, they are Swords of the Cross, so I get why it was said that way, but the OP is absolutely right, and I think they're more a focus for faith in the White God in its many forms.)

Also, Sanya is descended from Saladin (IIRC), who was definitely not a Christian.

I concur.

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DFRPG / Re: What counts as Cold Iron?
« on: April 18, 2010, 09:05:38 AM »
Quote from: JosephKell on April 18, 2010, 04:18:25 AM
I won't get into real life stuff (because who cares, it is a game).

I am utterly convinced, in real world folklore, that people have utterly misinterpreted the phrase "cold iron".

"Cold iron burns faeries" is the basic folklore.

People have thus tried to figure out what "cold iron" means -- is it cold-worked iron, does it include steel, must it be meteoric iron, etc.

I think people are overthinking.

Remember, in folklore, one can thwart the faeries by turning your clothes inside-out. So, "cold iron" is just a reversal. That is, I read it so:

"Cold (room-temperature) iron burns faeries (as if it were red-hot)."

In the Dresdenverse, it's way more expanded than that, but I think starting from the idea that all iron and steel are poison to the fae is a good way to go.


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DFRPG Resource Collection / Re: Harry's Stats as of Small Favor/Turn Coat plus Assorted Other Stat Revisions
« on: April 12, 2010, 12:43:58 PM »
I'm curious to see how you'd stat up Shagnasty, Binder, Binder's Buddies, and (from CHANGES)
(click to show/hide)
.

(CHANGES things spoiler-blocked until you get a chance to read it.)



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DFRPG / Re: How Do You Get Effect 'X'?
« on: April 10, 2010, 03:49:22 PM »
Pause to point out: Lenny is the wind beneath my wings.


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DFRPG / Re: Typo thread
« on: April 05, 2010, 12:32:38 PM »
Quote from: Heretic on April 05, 2010, 01:50:54 AM
Aha - now I'm thinking it's a reference to the limited assistance Lily promised The Merlin while at Molly's trial, since she did refer to the White Council as "allies" at that point.  Guess Summer got tired of the Red Court's incursions into their territory.

Bingo. This was the intent.

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