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Posted By: AmnesiacIf nobody cares about minor spoilers, I'll post more on it here.
Posted By: ShaunThat sounds cool. I'm guessing the next set of documents will drop sometime after GenCon, which is, I think, this weekend.I am wrong. It's next weekend. I still don't expect any new DFRPG material until after then, though. Also, we should have Amnesiac post everything up here when we get it finished. I'll cross-post everything on my blog.
WikipediaChangelings
The offspring of a fae and a mortal is called a changeling. They may have odd appearances depending on their parentage. The offspring of a human and a troll, for example, may appear as a human which is incredibly tall and broadly built with a bulky mass and well-defined jaw. Other changelings have been shown as simply having oddly colored hair, such as naturally green hair. Changelings must eventually Choose whether to become a mortal or to become a Sidhe. Upon making the Choice, the changeling becomes completely either mortal or Sidhe, no longer retaining any of the characteristics of the other half. It is unknown if there is any specific time or age at which a changeling must Choose, but during times of war, they are affected by the calling to Choose just as the Wyldfae.
Posted By: AmnesiacIn play, they would like have one or more aspect related to their fae parent. I have no idea how the Choice will be handled, but most likely some types of Changelings will be unplayable if they choose immortality. A troll, for example, would be -wildly- unbalanced in normal play.
Posted By: brazenleoI'm kinda surprised Wildduck hasn't done this already but here's his LJ page about our playtest group and the work we've started doing.
Posted By: wildduckPosted By: AmnesiacIn play, they would like have one or more aspect related to their fae parent. I have no idea how the Choice will be handled, but most likely some types of Changelings will be unplayable if they choose immortality. A troll, for example, would be -wildly- unbalanced in normal play.
I'm pretty sure Evil Hat will make a provision for changeling and I don't think any of them will be unbalanced, simply because of the fate system it sits on. All I need to do to make a troll's kid in Fate *AND* represent the strength they have without being wildly overpowered is take an aspect "Half-troll" or, more interestingly "Daughter of Olgeg the Troll" which would allow you to use the aspect in physical as well as social situations, as well as be a great compel for the GM. That aspect *would* help you lift a car (you'd probably want to have a good might skill to back that up as well) but it wouldn't make the character unbalanced.
Posted By: AmnesiacA half troll is balanced. A full troll is a wrecking ball.
Posted By: wildduckand this: Aspect: It's Hot Chocolate on a Cold Day
Posted By: Amnesiac. I really like the vampire we made. He's not pretty. I'm fucking sick of pretty vampires. I want a vampire that's a fucking monster.
Posted By: BabeAnd I just love the name of "The Woods". Every city has one.Much as I'd like to agree, I don't think we're going to have any place called "The Woods". Maybe "The Sands" or "The effing Desert", but probably not Woods. Not that people in Vegas aren't psycho enough to import a whole rainforrest and enough water to keep it alive for their own amusement, but it just doesn't fit the theme.
Posted By: wildduckMuch as I'd like to agree, I don't think we're going to have any place called "The Woods"The reason it's called The Woods is because all of the streets are named after trees. Hell, even Freddy Krueger said that every town has an Elm Street. I don't think that Babe meant that every town has a place called The Woods. But almost every town I've ever been to has that one neighborhood with the generic tree names. We just took that common element of suburbia and made it disturbing and sterile.
Posted By: wildduckHarry rarely meets a woman that isn't drop dead gorgeous… often supernaturally so. I'm fine with romance, sex, etc, but sometimes if feels tacked onto the story.
Posted By: brazenleoTrue and true. However, I have to point out that for most of the series Butcher has been very good at emulating the "hard-boiled detective" type of story with a supernatural twist. In that genre there are certain stereotypes that are inherent to any story, and the vamp is one of them (vamp in this case meaning sexy woman who always spells trouble for the protagonist detective).Yes, the vamp, or femme fatale is trope of the genre, and a good one. It beomes wearysome for me because unlike many "hard-boiled detective" stories, the Dresden Files are serial. Everything since Storm Front applies to every book. So, this means that by Proven Guilty harry has had this list of drop dead gorgeous ladies in his life: Murphy, Susan, Bianca, Justine, Tara (sp? the Werewolf from Fool Moon), his Godmother, Mab, Maeve, Lily, Aurora (lots in that book), Lara Raith, Trixie Vixen, Shelia (yeah, I know, but I don't want to give any spoilers), Laciel, and probably half a dozen others that I have missed. I think even Butcher is having a hard time describing how all of these women could be so amazingly attractive and different at the same time.
Posted By: BabeSee, I love the sexy, sultry, dangerous vampires. But that's because I believe that's how they're suppose to be. That's how Bram Stroker wrote vampires, so forever in my mind they'll be seductive creatures. There's plenty of ugly monsters out there. I have no problem with the beautiful ones.You know, I totally agree, I just suggestion that you introduce them with discretion. If every vampire is "teh hotness" then that aspect becomes boring. So have one, or two, or five, sexy, sultry characters, but make sure they are all very different and that you don't create carbon copies of them. Also, give them something besides being sexy. Do that and I think you're set. Finally, think of some non-conventional beauty. You're a total tom-boy Babe and I think you're hot. Don't be afraid to introduce vampires that have an allure but don't fit the playboy model format.
Posted By: Babe But I am biased towards the pretty ones...is that a hint of narcissism?
Posted By: wildduckPosted By: BabeBut I am biased towards the pretty ones...is that a hint of narcissism?
Posted By: ShaunSo, everyone ready to jump into Dresden characters tomorrow night? Or do we need to do it some other time?