The Dresden Files RPG is a FATE 3.0 based system set in Jim Butcher's modern-magic and hardboiled-detective world.
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Prolonging spells in Dresden Files
I have 2 questions on spell duration for the Dresden Files RPG:
Is it possible to cast a shield spell that has no duration as a rote, but then prolong the shield on my next turn?
Can you prolong an ...
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How to price a custom mortal stunt?
I've got a couple of players that want to create a custom stunt or two, which I'm fine with. However, I'm not really sure on how I should price the cost of their stunts based on what it allows them ...
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Pitfalls and Gotchas of running Dresden Files RPG with round-robin GMs
I really like how in Diaspora, character and cluster creation explicitly allows for everyone (GM included) to have a character tied into the other PCs and the setting, so that anyone can take up the ...
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Creating encounters for a DFRPG party
I've got a 2-person party and i'm having some difficulty with balancing encounters for them. It seems that what i'm making is either way too easy, or harder than i really want it to be (ie, they're ...
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How much should Catches be worth in the Dresden Files RPG?
When I look at some of the White Court characters in Dresden Files, I see 'True Love' being used as a 0 point catch. Yet looking at the rules for coming up with a Catch, it seems like it should be ...
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How does attacking someone work?
OK, I keep going around in circles. In Dresden Files RPG, how do you work out punching someone vs using a knife/sword/weapon vs using a gun?
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Dresden Files Rote Spell Rolls
Lets say I have a rote spell set up with 4 shifts for a straight attack. Because it's a rote spell I don't have to make a 4 on my discipline roll, but I still role the discipline for the attack.
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Dresden Files Evocation question
This is my first time playing The Dresden Files RPG so I'm trying to figure things out.
In the book, it states that to do an evocation you can put in a number of shifts (x) which makes the attack ...
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Modeling a “Bob” in Dresden Files
I'm running a Dresden Files game, and I think my PCs need a Bob. Because I need a mouthpiece and exposition engine.
But the description of Bob in Our World is skimpy at best, equating him to just a ...
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How to balance conviction with discipline?
I'm playing a caster in a setting hack of the Dresden files. I find that it's very easy to get in an unbalance of my Conviction and Discipline skills. If Conviction is too high then I fail my ...
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Legends of Anglerre, and FATE, skill questions
In a follow up to my last question, I'm trying to now decipher some inner working of skills in general.
First and foremost, I saw the skill system in Dresden Files RPG, which has a skill stack rather ...
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Sleep spell in DFRPG
Has anyone here put together a "Sleep" spell in the Dresden Files RPG yet? One of my PC wizards (we're playing a "Submerged", or high-powered game) has a sleep spell as a Rote, and I wanted to see if ...
