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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Need for a new template for Dresden Files RPG
One of my players has raised the question
"Will there ever be a need for a new template in the dresden files rpg?"
So far as I could tell there isn't anything that couldn't be expressed
or am I ...
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What happens when a character's feeding stress track is maxed out?
I've got a player playing as a White court Vampire, and with the template they have a feeding dependency. Let's assume that he ends up going for a while and not feeding and his stress track goes over ...
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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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Is hunger stress tracked like other stress tracks? [duplicate]
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What happens when a character's feeding stress track is maxed out?
I've looked at this question, and it assumes that the Hunger Stress track is tracked like the ...
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How can I include Dresden-Files-style vampires in my Pathfinder game?
I have a concept for a campaign that uses a Dresden-Files environment in a medieval fantasy setting, but for reasons of familiarity and experience prefer to use the Pathfinder system. I specifically ...
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I'm having a problem creating a sleeping potion
I have a character who is an alchemist. His magical ability is nil other than related to the creation of potions. So far, so good.
On YS280, the rules state:
At the beginning of each session, ...
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Discern source of magic
My wizard tells me that she remembers reading something about being able to use thaumaturgy to determine the source of magic, but neither of us can find it in the book. How does this work, if it's ...
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Are innocuous actions valid attacks in social combat in The Dresden Files?
I've been attempting unsuccessfully, or at the very least unsatisfactorily, to integrate social conflict into my Dresden Files campaign. It came to a head last night, when one of my players initiated ...
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How much damage does Orbius do with more shifts of effect?
The book was not specific on this so I kinda got lost. The Orbius example in the book (YS p. 294) uses 3 shifts for effect and 2 shifts for duration. It chokes (Grapples) the enemy and does 1 point of ...
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Conjuring Armor via Thaumaturgy and Craft item in Dresden Files Rpg
Is it possible to conjure a full body armor via crafting enchanted item using an 8 shift complexity but having it work using Thaumaturgy rules (lasting until next sunrise) as an actual armor instead ...
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Can the GM pass an NPC's tag to a PC?
Mike (a PC) takes the mild consequence Jittery from a ghost's mental attack, granting the ghost a tag on that aspect. Soon after, Andy (another PC) rolls Intimidate (as a social attack) to tease Mike ...
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Ectomancy Specialization
If i take Thaumaturgy and get one of the Thematic Thaumaturgy Ectomancy. As per the definition in the book, "an ectomancer will be particularly effective with summoning, binding, divining, veiling, ...
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Do aspects caused by fallout grant tags?
A powerful but unskilled sorcerer throws a fireball at Harry, but draws in more power than he can hope to control. Being a selfish, cowardly (ie, typical) villain he lets the power loose as fallout ...
