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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 13, 2011, 09:42:23 PM »
Quote from: devonapple on May 13, 2011, 09:39:00 PM
Besides, a game where everything can be answered from one's library has the potential to become boring.

Of course, and that's not what I seek.  But if my Lore is Superb and my resources are Superb (which it's not, but I interpret that as very wealthy), then my library should at least be able to answer a question *I* can answer off the top of my head, but it can't, it can only answer a Good question, at best.  A kid with a focus laptop can get the same answer from the internet, with no resources at all.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my inanity :)

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 13, 2011, 09:33:28 PM »
Fair enough, if a bit cheesy :P

I'm brand new to the game, rolling up a Wizard Bibliothecary and that's sort of his thing, but he can't have the library I wanted him to have, which is annoying, but life, she goes on.

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 13, 2011, 09:11:14 PM »
Quote from: devonapple on May 13, 2011, 08:47:23 PM
Not without leaving your house, I imagine.

Then what's the point of having your own library when you can't ever have one that's worthwhile?  Even with Superb resources, you're barely able to answer questions that most people can just google to find.  Harry most certainly didn't have Superb resources.  He was just above poverty, and his character sheet on OW136 doesn't even LIST his resources, which means they're mediocre and his lab, being 2 steps down, was Terrible.  But Harry was able to research almost anything and create nearly anything in his lab.  He rarely wandered off to some other library to research.

It doesn't seem to make sense.

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 13, 2011, 05:37:58 PM »
Your library is 2 steps down from your Resources, so even if you have Superb Lore, Scholarship, and Resources (which is not normally possible), you can only answer "Good" questions because of the quality of the Library?

Please tell me I'm reading that wrong.

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 04, 2011, 11:04:15 PM »
Quote from: evileeyore on May 04, 2011, 10:57:30 PM
How about an IoP that gives a Stunt when it's used?  The stunt would be a flat +2 to Lore and Scholarship checks when consulting the Tome.


Which is actually how I sorta say Bob as operating for Harry.

That sounds perfect, but alas I'm only Chin Deep so I can't  be a Wizard with a IoP, don't have the Refresh, at least as far as I can see.  That was actually my first thought :)

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 04, 2011, 04:40:01 PM »
Quote from: Tedronai on May 04, 2011, 04:34:13 PM
If you want to be able to invoke it more than once, then put a few more shifts of power into it and make it sticky.  That shouldn't be too much of a problem if you've got a decent Lore.

Also note that thaumaturgy rituals (and thus enchanted items) are also capable of directly simulating skill rolls (though you'd probably have to limit the results of any such individual enchanted item to a single skill).

Superb Lore on the character (fits the concept), but I meant that if it was an aspect, aren't I limiting in invoking those (replying to the prior poster)?

BTW, thanks for the help on this, love this community :)

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DFRPG / Re: Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 04, 2011, 04:06:47 PM »
Quote from: Wolfwood2 on May 04, 2011, 03:53:45 PM
I would have the item place an Aspect on your character of "Consulting my Library".  (Thaumaturgy rituals can place aspects, and an enchanted item can duplicate the effects of a thaumaturgy ritual.)  You can then immediately tag that Aspect when you make the Scholarship or Lore roll.

No no, there has to be a harder way! (aspect on another character I'm making)

LOL.  Because it's a "thing", I immediately assumed it had to be enchanted.  But would the limit of being able to invoke it once become an issue?  Hmmm.

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DFRPG / Help with Enchanted Item?
« on: May 04, 2011, 03:40:16 PM »
New player, still wrapping my mind around the rules and want to find out if an Enchanted Item is feasible and, if so, how would be the best way to make it.

I want a book that gives a bonus to Lore/Scholarship when looking for information. 

The RP idea is that my Wizard is wearing glasses and everything he reads goes into this book.  He's worn them forever and everything he's read/seen is in this book in text, even articles read in passing.  The book is large (picture big leatherbound Oxford dictionaries in libraries) and not easily movable and the bonus would apply when he's doing research/data dumps/etc...he's a Bibliothcary.

I haven't found yet how to make an EI that effects skills, just powers (again, new to the rules).  Any suggestions on this to make it or improve upon it?  Thanks :)

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DFRPG / Re: West Portland OR DFRPG
« on: January 23, 2011, 06:30:27 AM »
I really enjoy face to face gaming.  A sample of the games I run can be see in my Serenity Game here http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/serenity-rpg

I know online games can be fun, but I draw so much creativity from the players being together.

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DFRPG / West Portland OR DFRPG
« on: January 23, 2011, 03:01:15 AM »
Want a game badly, no one is running one that I can find, so in order to get my fix, I'm going to start one.  Read all the books, own the rules, huge fan of the books (not the TV show).  Putting it together to run from my Hillsboro home, based in PDX.  I'm exploring it right now, as I have no players, but if you live in PDX and are interested, let me know.

I'll be assembling the campaign on my portal so you can see how it fleshes out.  Expect it to be rules-light, SUPER RP heavy, like a LARP without moving around :)

Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested.

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DFRPG / Re: Any Players in the Portland, Oregon Area?
« on: January 23, 2011, 02:58:56 AM »
I'm thinking of starting a DFRPG, I'll post a new thread for it, let me know if you're interested.

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DFRPG / West Portland OR DFRPGr's?
« on: September 27, 2010, 01:42:34 AM »
Friend of mine is starting up a game in West Portland, Oregon, and is looking for 1-2 more players.  If you're in the area and interested, let me know and I'll connect you with him.

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