However, the books are a bit pricey, and so Im wondering if anyones played this, and if its a good system and good source books.Ya might want to look at that system to see if its something ya might like.
The second book is good as a setting guide and has a TON of NPCcreatures statted up and ready to go. The Character and City Creation (the setting is built as a collective effort, as are character backstories) both take a LONG time. Especially if you dont have anyone who is familiar with the system. That said, the book offers a lot of support for these aspects. The magic system can be pretty complicated but it is very adaptable and really mimics the way magic feels from the novels. However, we had a larger group, so in a standard 4 to 5 player group that is more willing to settle for general outlines Id say an entire session devoted to creation. You should be able to get everything done in one night provided the players arent arguing and can stay on topic. One player was basically playing Edward from the Anita Blake series, I was playing an ogre-blooded changeling patterned after Sin Citys Marv, and we had a wizard based on Egg-Chen from Big Trouble in Little China. Were not actually going to play but we wanted to get more familiar with the game. Plus there are a few of us that are in the same 100 mile radius, so there is a chance we could get together and actually play some day. There are little comments written in the margin by the characters of the books in a self-aware sort of way. You are also supposed to involve your characters with the other characters background stories and build aspects into your character from them. If I ever feel like playing World of Darkness again, I would use these rules instead. Dresden Rpg Character Creation Full Blog AboutHopefully Ill get a chance to run a one-shot in the next couple weeks and Ill write a full blog about it after that. I was beginning to wonder if they would ever get it shipped in.
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