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 Dresden Files, Finally ran a full chapter |
 Aug 3 2011, 11:21 PM
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Immortal Elf  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465  |
I got a trio of Mickey Spillane novels cheap. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
The Dresden Files is certainly one of the RPG's I'd love to play... *Sighs* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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Aug 4 2011, 01:41 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
You and me both. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
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Aug 4 2011, 04:40 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Aug 4 2011, 07:06 AM)  Sooooo now reading other stuffs, like the Bourne Trilogy. I am thus far *not* impressed with Bourne. Kinda sad about that. Oh well. I actually felt the movies were better than the books. |
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Aug 4 2011, 03:15 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Just finished Ghost Story.
Jim Butcher is more of a bastard to his characters than I am. That's saying something. |
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Aug 4 2011, 09:27 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 14-April 04 From: Not Texas Member No.: 6,245 |
I'm only about 1/2 way through.
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Aug 5 2011, 04:04 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Aug 4 2011, 09:15 AM) Just finished Ghost Story. Jim Butcher is more of a bastard to his characters than I am. That's saying something. I'm of the opinion that just before Changes, he attended Joss Wheedon University of Character Screwing. That said, I'm still enjoying the hell out of it. |
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Aug 5 2011, 02:12 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
I've been thinking about how Butcher has handled magic in the series as well as some of the different creatures used.
Basically no astral but faerie replaces astral. There is astral sight/aura reading (third eye) He brings mundanes into there, and they have physical forms, through gates/rifts. Mages are all basically adepts. If you do want to cast another spell category you use foci. Anyone have ideas on the stats of the different opponents? [ Spoiler ]
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Aug 5 2011, 03:44 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
At least the White Court doesn't sparkle. Hell, they'd probably smack the hell out of any posers that did!
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Aug 7 2011, 05:35 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Actually, their skin turns milk white, eyes go silver and they practically glow when really hungry and going all out...
So nearly sparkling. That said, the White Court are damned scary dangerous. |
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Aug 7 2011, 03:02 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Yeah, but the Grade-A Curb-Stomp Asskicking that precedes the "nearly sparkling" makes up for that quite well.
The scary part is that we mostly get to see the nearly constantly starved "I'm trying to be human" member do his thing, too. One of the members that gives into the hunger completely and has a full tank of high-octane petrol throwing down? I also have to laugh at the description of how said nearly constantly starved character spends his time with his loved one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Aug 7 2011, 09:58 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
So I got the first Harry Dresden book on my Kindle, looking forward to reading it.
However, why does the kindle version cost more than an actual paperback? I remember when paperbacks were like 7 bucks dangit! |
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Aug 7 2011, 11:27 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Electrons cost more than paper and ink? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
Also, more chance of illegal copies of the file getting around than if you bought the paperback. |
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Sep 8 2011, 02:59 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
I reread the first two novels and read the third; Working on the fourth now. Wow.. They just keep getting better.
Gonna age myself here but I screamed when books jumped to $4.95 average. |
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Sep 8 2011, 03:45 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Hell, I looked at a bunch of Ace-Doubles my Father lent me and saw they were priced at 25 cents and freaked. And that's one generation.
Tells you how bad inflation is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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Sep 8 2011, 04:02 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 7 2011, 08:45 PM) Hell, I looked at a bunch of Ace-Doubles my Father lent me and saw they were priced at 25 cents and freaked. And that's one generation. Tells you how bad inflation is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) Yeah, but that's Canadian money, which doesn't really count. |
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Sep 8 2011, 04:17 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
That was back when the US/Canadian dollar was at par. Instead of today, where... We're almost exactly at par. With the Canadian dollar being worth one cent more.
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Sep 12 2011, 05:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 8 2011, 08:17 AM) That was back when the US/Canadian dollar was at par. Instead of today, where... We're almost exactly at par. With the Canadian dollar being worth one cent more. You keep your damned dirty logic out of my making jokes at your expense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Sep 12 2011, 06:13 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
So, how's that new credit rating treating you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
Back to Harry, whose gone through Ghost Story? *Raises Hand* |
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Sep 13 2011, 02:29 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
I am thinking of waiting for a few more books to come out and go through them then.
Also have more than enough material to work on converting into a SR sourcebook. |
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Sep 14 2011, 06:42 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Ditto. Was awesome. Felt like the beginning of a new volume.
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Oct 17 2011, 07:15 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Got bored this morning and fired off a message to Evil Hat, and got very quick reply. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I asked about why Ivy wasn't getting in on writing for the game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Oct 18 2011, 12:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 963 Joined: 15-February 11 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 21,972 |
Because she's too far away to mail the manuscript. That doesn't mean she isn't reading it, though.
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Oct 18 2011, 12:56 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Actually, the answer I got was that she was too high priced for Billy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Which is true enough.
I just thought it'd be neat to see the margin notes in Crayon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) I remember how she threatened one of the Denariians with a graph coloured in with Crayon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Oct 20 2011, 09:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 6-February 09 From: London Uk Member No.: 16,848 |
I would like to chip in with my thoughts that the RPG is very nicely written and I look forward to watching it age up into the territory of the books (given how the RPG is set way before changes)
As for the books, didnt like the new guy who did the GS audio but my understanding is he was a one time thing as JM will be back for the next one. Changes and Ghost Story were in some ways some of the best / emotional writting I've read in a long time the end of Changes had me almost weeping in places which is not a normal thing for me |
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Oct 20 2011, 10:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Is this RPG still under active development? The only two books came out over a year ago, and that makes me a little nervous when considering a new game to buy.
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