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DFRPG / Re: Dresden online material - the gathering
« on: September 27, 2011, 03:52:56 PM »
I'm running a campaign set in Santa Cruz, CA. I'll submit some of my locations later.
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DFRPG / Re: Can someone walk me through a basic evocation attack?
« on: September 15, 2011, 06:33:22 PM »
I got it now. Thanks! This helped a BUNCH!
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DFRPG / Re: Can someone walk me through a basic evocation attack?
« on: September 15, 2011, 06:13:13 PM »
I think I got it, now. So if I go for a spell, I decide how much damage I want to deal (in this case, Weapon: 6). At that point, I MUST get a 6 or above to fully control the spell (The difficulty for this is always equal to the weapon rating, yes?). Anything above that is extra Shifts the other guy has to defend against, so if I roll a total of 8, the guy has to defend against an attack of 8. If he succeeds, no damage is dealt, but if he fails, he has to take the leftover damage (which is just like any regular attack; that seems annoyingly obvious, now), PLUS the "Weapon" damage of the spell.
If my roll falls short, I either have to spend some Fate points (which I completely understood from the example), or take the added mental stress (ouch), or let the backlash go as it may, which is determined by the DM. If I AM the DM and this is an NPC, then I should pretty much be a good DM and let that help the players.
And if I have a ley line to tap into, that adds to my roll, NOT the Weapon: rating of the spell. Which can still end up causing more damage and such.
Do I have all that right? I think I have all that right.
Now, let's complicate things a touch. If I have a specialization in, say, fire, because why not fire, that gives me a +1 to the WEAPON rating? Which removes 1 mental stress I have to take for this spell, right? Affects nothing else?
And then, if I have a focus item, that gives me an extra +1 or +2 (depending on the time), to the ROLL. That makes sense.
So, basically, my confusion came from misapplying whether things went to the Roll or Weapon rating (I was sorta lumping them all together).
Is there anything else I missed? Either something I misunderstood or something else I haven't taken into account?
If my roll falls short, I either have to spend some Fate points (which I completely understood from the example), or take the added mental stress (ouch), or let the backlash go as it may, which is determined by the DM. If I AM the DM and this is an NPC, then I should pretty much be a good DM and let that help the players.
And if I have a ley line to tap into, that adds to my roll, NOT the Weapon: rating of the spell. Which can still end up causing more damage and such.
Do I have all that right? I think I have all that right.
Now, let's complicate things a touch. If I have a specialization in, say, fire, because why not fire, that gives me a +1 to the WEAPON rating? Which removes 1 mental stress I have to take for this spell, right? Affects nothing else?
And then, if I have a focus item, that gives me an extra +1 or +2 (depending on the time), to the ROLL. That makes sense.
So, basically, my confusion came from misapplying whether things went to the Roll or Weapon rating (I was sorta lumping them all together).
Is there anything else I missed? Either something I misunderstood or something else I haven't taken into account?
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DFRPG / Can someone walk me through a basic evocation attack?
« on: September 15, 2011, 05:15:30 PM »
I know there's an example in the book, but I read it and was still confused. I tried running a game the other day where my players faced an evil sorcerer, and ended up just having to fake it (fortunately, none of them noticed, and were totally cool with it when I confessed).
So, let's say I have a guy with 3 Discipline and 4 Conviction. I decide I want to put 6 shifts of power into it.
Ignore any sort of bonuses I may have from items or aspects or specializations, for now.
That means I take 3 mental stress to cast it, right? One to get up to 4, plus two more to get to 6?
And then that's just to DECLARE it. To actually cast the spell, I have to roll a 6 on my Discipline, meaning I need a roll of 3 on the dice, right?
Which means, if I make that roll, it's automatically considered a twelve-shift attack on the other guy? Is this correct? Does the amount of power ALWAYS equal the difficulty of the roll?
And then what is rolled to defend against it? Athletics, to dodge? Discipline with a shield spell? Both, if applicable, and their sums subtracted from the 12 "damage"?
Finally, what if I roll lower than 3? Let's say I get a +1, giving me a total of 4. Assuming I don't have any Fate points to burn or anything like that, does the spell simply fail? Like, I go through all that, and nothing comes out? Or do I just get an 8-shift spell? Or does the spell cast, but go all over the place with no real target? Either way, the Mental stress box is still crossed out, yeah?
Finally, let's say the guy has a source of power he's tapping into, like a ley line or enchanted crystal or something. We'll call it a +2, because. Does that mean he gets a +2 on the power, and has an extra +2 difficulty on the roll? Or is it the other way around, giving him a +2 on the roll and thereby allowing him to more easily put the extra shifts of power into the attack (with added mental stress)? Or is it both, giving a total +4 damage on the final attack, if successful?
Thanks in advance!
So, let's say I have a guy with 3 Discipline and 4 Conviction. I decide I want to put 6 shifts of power into it.
Ignore any sort of bonuses I may have from items or aspects or specializations, for now.
That means I take 3 mental stress to cast it, right? One to get up to 4, plus two more to get to 6?
And then that's just to DECLARE it. To actually cast the spell, I have to roll a 6 on my Discipline, meaning I need a roll of 3 on the dice, right?
Which means, if I make that roll, it's automatically considered a twelve-shift attack on the other guy? Is this correct? Does the amount of power ALWAYS equal the difficulty of the roll?
And then what is rolled to defend against it? Athletics, to dodge? Discipline with a shield spell? Both, if applicable, and their sums subtracted from the 12 "damage"?
Finally, what if I roll lower than 3? Let's say I get a +1, giving me a total of 4. Assuming I don't have any Fate points to burn or anything like that, does the spell simply fail? Like, I go through all that, and nothing comes out? Or do I just get an 8-shift spell? Or does the spell cast, but go all over the place with no real target? Either way, the Mental stress box is still crossed out, yeah?
Finally, let's say the guy has a source of power he's tapping into, like a ley line or enchanted crystal or something. We'll call it a +2, because. Does that mean he gets a +2 on the power, and has an extra +2 difficulty on the roll? Or is it the other way around, giving him a +2 on the roll and thereby allowing him to more easily put the extra shifts of power into the attack (with added mental stress)? Or is it both, giving a total +4 damage on the final attack, if successful?
Thanks in advance!
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DFRPG / Re: I can't figure out how to calculate my stress boxes
« on: August 18, 2011, 05:16:24 PM »
I got it, now. Thanks!
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DFRPG / Re: I can't figure out how to calculate my stress boxes
« on: August 18, 2011, 04:52:45 PM »
Okay, so let's say I don't take any ranks in Conviction. Is taking the Ritual power only good for making sure I can do it?
Looks like I need to re-think my skill set :-)
So why do the stress boxes go up to 8, then, if the highest you can get is base 2 +5 Superb?
Looks like I need to re-think my skill set :-)
So why do the stress boxes go up to 8, then, if the highest you can get is base 2 +5 Superb?
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DFRPG / I can't figure out how to calculate my stress boxes
« on: August 18, 2011, 04:28:32 AM »
Let's go with Mental stress. If I have a Conviction of Good, I get 4 mental stress boxes, yeah? So how do I figure out if my Conviction is at Good? I have the Ritual and Soulgaze powers, which each say they affect Conviction. How do they affect it? Do I get +1 for each of them? Do I get +2 for Ritual, since it costs 2 refresh?
So I guess the question is how to add up my skill bonuses, with respect to the Powers I've taken.
Thanks!
So I guess the question is how to add up my skill bonuses, with respect to the Powers I've taken.
Thanks!
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim's 2011 Schedule
« on: February 05, 2011, 04:10:39 PM »According to Shannon, these two events are the only conventions Jim is currently slated as attending this year. He may do San Diego Comic Con, also, but that hasn't been confirmed at this stage.
We'll announce Jim's signing tour as soon as the information is available.
Maaaaan way to keep a guy in suspense. I'm finally earning enough money with enough free time to attend ComicCon for the first time ever this year, and it'd make my everything if Jim were there on top of everything else.
*bites nails*
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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: May 24, 2010, 05:49:47 PM »
^I think we have a winner.
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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: May 21, 2010, 08:02:50 PM »
I'd still advocate Michael Clarke Duncan as Marcone. Sure, he's not the right ethnicity, but it's REALLY easy for me to read Marcone's lines in his voice.
I can't see Adrian Pasdar having that same imposing feeling, though he could probably pull off tiger-souled.
I can't see Adrian Pasdar having that same imposing feeling, though he could probably pull off tiger-souled.
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DFRPG / Re: A few questions on Lawbreaker
« on: April 26, 2010, 12:38:49 AM »this is flawed logicIt's Warden logic.
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DFRPG / Re: In case anybody's planning on playing online...
« on: April 26, 2010, 12:37:27 AM »
Huh. We always just used an AIM chatroom and sent .docs and .pngs for charsheets and maps. The chatroom has a built-in diceroller, so it's served us well.
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DFRPG / In case anybody's planning on playing online...
« on: April 25, 2010, 06:07:53 PM »
...whether play-by-post or chatroom or Skype or whatever, I'm going to be running an online game soon, so I made up some .doc versions of the character sheets, that can be typed into for ease of sharing:
http://rapidshare.com/files/380072362/Dresden.zip.html
So, in case any of you want them, I've decided to upload and share them here. I've only done the Character Phases worksheet and the Character Sheet so far. I have yet to even look at the town I'll be creating for my campaign, so I haven't made those sheets yet.
Use 'em or don't, just thought I'd share them.
http://rapidshare.com/files/380072362/Dresden.zip.html
So, in case any of you want them, I've decided to upload and share them here. I've only done the Character Phases worksheet and the Character Sheet so far. I have yet to even look at the town I'll be creating for my campaign, so I haven't made those sheets yet.
Use 'em or don't, just thought I'd share them.
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DFRPG / Re: Experiment: Codex Alera RPG Using White Wolf Scion Rules
« on: February 09, 2009, 10:31:01 PM »A buddy and I were talking about this today, on what system to use for that realm. But my main question is there a Codex Alera RPG on the works?Heh, I asked Jim that exact question last time he came to my town. He said no :-(
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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: "Turn Coat" released April 7, 2009
« on: January 26, 2009, 05:04:58 PM »
No Bay Area signing this year, either. I enjoyed that last year.
Who knows, maybe I can actually make Comic-Con this year (I've been trying for years). Will he be at the San Diego one?
Who knows, maybe I can actually make Comic-Con this year (I've been trying for years). Will he be at the San Diego one?