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Silverfoxdmt73

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    Various, since the late 1980's. A little CoC, but mostly Free League Publishing stuff. Rivers of London newcomer.
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    Rivers of London. Forbidden Lands, Coriolis, Twilight 2000.
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    Married Roleplayer, wannabe writer.

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  1. I haven't actually ran a game yet, but I think this is a really nice approach to take with RoL, especially with players who haven't read the books (and even with those who have to be honest.) I think you could work the required downtime into the game fairly easily, having their main duties take up time - nurses or other emergency service workers spending weeks on long shifts or overtime consuming big chunks of time, only leaving enough for sleeping and some light research before the next game session takes place would be a believable example. The boxer having to prepare for a major fight, going off to a training camp could be another. I'm sure in one of the books Peter talks about his training routine, mentioning a couple of hours practice a day maximum for learning magic forma, the rest being reading, translating stuff from Latin to English etc.. So I think there are definitely ways that you can work their training into the narrative and have time progress for all the characters in some kind of montage effect, with some working while others learn spells and other required skills.
  2. I missed the link in the reference section in the RoL book too - links to the same place. Thanks @Dangermouse, I've added some book titles to my WIP Case File for some flavour.
  3. Lazy GM here. I was wondering if there was a list of canon magic books someone could provide? I'm looking for names of books my investigators could reference to research some supernatural creatures and frankly my Latin isn't up to it and I'm pressed for time. I'd be grateful if anyone has a list of book titles from the RoL series that I could use. TIA.
  4. I think that sales have hopefully been enough to show there is a demand for more than just a core book and a US sourcebook. It's also encouraging to see so many good fan made Case Files.
  5. Anyone working on a Roll20 sheet?
  6. Kind of related, how would you rule the effects of the spell Vultus Occulto, when viewed on CCTV or similar media? Does the magic work only for 10 minutes regardless of how the caster is viewed or would the effect continue once their image is captured 'on film'? Or, would it only work if being observed directly?
  7. Thanks Lynne. I'm thinking then that and old fashioned camcorder, or a really old CCTV camera would be okay, but modern ones would be fried.
  8. So, we all know that using magic damages or destroys computer chips, but what effect would it have on things like CCTV systems? I've got an idea for a Case File, but I'm not 100% sure how the use of magic would affect something like a CCTV camera and the recording system where the footage would be stored. If the camera (assuming it's a modern, digital camera system) is right next to where a magic spell is cast then I'm confident the camera would be destroyed, but if the hard-drive is located at the other end of the building, some 10+ meters away, would that be destroyed too? Or would the footage be recoverable? Would older 'video' cameras with tape as opposed to digital recording equipment be okay? Or would they be wiped out too?
  9. So, the impatient part of me is wondering when this might be released? Do we have any idea on the schedule for this?
  10. I'd agree with Cloud64. I'm up to book 6 in the series, but I would say players new to the RoL world should have very little trouble adapting to the setting. The suggestion to create non-magical characters is a very good one. Introduce magic slowly to build the feeling of something being not quite right in a case perhaps, then hit them with the 'there's a whole world of magic hidden from you' to freak the characters out a little.
  11. Just got my copy in the UK yesterday. It's a really nice book. I'm especially pleased with the two ribbon bookmarks, it's a nice touch.
  12. Looking forward to getting my fae paws on the physical version of this!
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