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DFRPG / Re: Bringing on Other Book Source Material Into Your Dresden RPG
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:55:32 PM »
I would recommend the Nightwatch series by Sergei Lukyanenko. It is excellent and can be thought of as the Russian Dresden Files. The factional infighting is very interesting and it contains a wide variety of supernatural types.

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DFRPG / Re: Supernatural Muslim Fighters
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:52:04 PM »
Quote from: Ravangames on June 18, 2010, 05:23:43 PM
What is arabic for "Warriors of Light"?

Thinking of that as the base name...

Having 1 small group of them in each capital city, supported by a mosque...

Each group has a leader.

1 in the group is a Champion of God, Focused Practitioner, Minor Talent, sorcerer or Wizard.






Light is Noor or Nur as Nuristan meaning "Land of Light" (or it could be translated as the Enlightened)

It would probably be something like Sayef al Nur meaning "Sword of Light". You could also go with "Zulficar". This was the name of the sword that Mohammed carried.

Hope the helps.

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DFRPG / Re: bigfoot/florida skunk ape
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:43:50 PM »
Hey Big Mr E!

I'm alive and well up here in the Tampa Bay Area. FWIW, I once took part in an investigation of a bigfoot/skunkape sighting up around Polk City, Florida. That was waaaaaaaaaay back in 1976. I was working as a reporter for a local paper then and my bureau chief and I did the investigation. It was really interesting.
Frank Frey

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DFRPG / Re: Supernatural Muslim Fighters
« on: June 16, 2010, 11:33:40 PM »
A name that I've used in the past is Al Seifedin (sic). It's arabic for "Sword of the Faithful". The Grand Master of the Order was referred to as Abu Seif (Father of Swords). Their battale cry was "Inshallah!" (God Wills It!)
Hope this is helpful.

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DFRPG / Re: Different Times and Places
« on: June 14, 2010, 11:53:07 PM »
Thanks everybody for the kind welcome. This looks like a good group.
Anyway, one other part of my gaming background is that I've been playing and running "Call of Cthulhu" since 1981. Yes, I'm a long time Cthulhu Cultist ;D. I first read HP Lovecraft back in 1963 when I was freshman in high school. Been hooked ever since. I've even lectured to college classes on HPL so I guess I'm a real hardcore cultist.
A lot of the Chaosium material is very good and highly recommended. The City/Sourcebook series such as "Secrets of San Francisco" are excellent sources for city building material. Imagine, a Dresden Files Chronicle set in Arkham or Dunnwich! :o
I have a lot of Pinnacle books. I do have Deadlands:Reloaded, Savage Worlds of Solomon Kane, Tour of Darkness, and of course Weird Wars II.
I know Shane Ivey. He's a great guy. I have a copy of Godlike. Really well done. Arc Dream puts out some excellent games.
Now, I believe that I will go stat up the Thule Society for DFRPG. I have Dr. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke's "The Occult Roots of Nazi Germany". It is a very well researched book on the various occult societies that sprang up in Germany in the late 19th Century. I highly recommend it. That will be my starting point...hmmm, my notes await me. Take care. TTYL

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DFRPG / Different Times and Places
« on: June 14, 2010, 09:27:25 PM »
Greetings,
My name is Frank Frey and while I'm new here, I've been playing and running RPG's for over 30 years.(I'm 61) I recently picked up the DFRPG PDF's and am looking forward to getting the books. I'm also of course a big fan of the series of novels and the TV show as well.
Anyway, I've always had a great love of history. I tend to concentrate on military history probably because I'm a Vietnam Veteran. Well, I was thinking about setting a Dresden Files Chronicle during another time and or place.
I began to wonder, for example, what the White Council as well as other groups were up to during WWII. There were a number of government sanctioned "occult research" groups. The most infamous being the Nazi Ahnenerbe Society. There was also the prewar Thule Society. But the Nazis weren't the only ones. There was supposedly a Japanese occult warfare group called Unit 831(not to be confused with the biowar research group Unti 731) as well as the Black Dragon Society. I'm sure there were other groups who were working for the Allies.
As for places, just imagine a Chronicle set in Victorian England. London, in that time period, would be an incredible place. Especially, if you through in such elements as Jack the Ripper, Springheel Jack, and the Golden Dawn.
The possibilities are endless and the FATE system is well suited to exploring them.

Frank Frey

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