[center][img]http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/4239002589_b27b96e921.jpg[/img][/center][hider=Rules]1. Don't Godmode. 2. Don't be a jerk 3. Please post all CSs in the OOC until they're accepted. 4. This is Casual/Advanced. No one-lines, even one paragraph posts will be highly frowned upon. 5. No killing Player Characters without permission. 6. I'm the sole GM, my word is final. 7. Lastly, just be cool and have fun.[/hider] [b]The Set Up:[/b] Despite it being late March, Eagle Rock, is still in the clutches of winter. Which isn't terribly unusual for this town. But it is strange. Snow is still deep, and the temperature rarely reaches the seventies. School, however continues no matter what. The first day of University is quickly approaching. In Chicago Harry Dresden, Wizard, gets a call from a [url=http://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Paranet]paranetter[/url] who lives in Eagle Rock. She alerts him to a strange and worrying activity at Yellowstone. What makes it so worrying is that the national park is right over a very powerful ley line. [hider=Locations][hider=Yellowstone][img]http://yellowstone.net/maps/files/2012/06/yellowstone-map.jpg[/img] The closest entrance to Eagle rock is the West Enterence. It's 2-3 hours away by car (depending on if you speed or not). There are no buses that run to Yellowstone from Eagle rock. Apart from being a Nation Park Yellowstone is special because it is over a very power ley line nexus. (Where more than one ley line converges)[/hider] [hider=Eagle Rock][img]http://www.idahoprepare.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Rexburg-Idaho-Emergency.jpg[/img] Eagle Rock is a small college town. It is characterized by the old fashioned feel to it. There's a water tower, a drive in theater, a massive theater with a bowling alley and game room, and of course, the university itself. Eagle rock gets quite a few tourists in from other countries during the tourist season. Around the town is a lot of farm land. The areas of land that haven't been worked are a mixture of sage brush a quasi-desert. There are sand dunes north of town, about a 30 minute drive. There are also shallow lakes that periodically dot the landscape. Most of them are close to the sand dunes. [hider=It's a weird dichotomy][img]http://www.utvguide.net/images/IdahoDunes-021.jpg[/img][/hider][b]Notable places:[/b][sub]will expand as necessary.[/sub] Eagle Rock University Serpent River (A major river that runs just a little outside of town)[/hider][/hider] [Hider=Characters][b]Acceptable characters:[/b] I'm only looking for original characters. So Harry, Karen, Thomas, etc are not going to be accepted. Ideally, I'd love for everyone to be college students. But they don't have to be. Just as long as they have a good reason to be in Eagle Rock. One thing to keep in mind, is the stronger your character the less "free" will they have. EG Fey will always act to their nature. Vampires will need to feed, Weres might lose control, etc. The people with the most free will are vanilla mortals. [i]You cannot play[/i]: Angels/ Demons (Possession is iffy. PM me if you really want this), Dragons, Fomor, Ghouls, Outsiders, Gods, Fey Rulers, I think you get the point. If you're unsure, ask me. [i]OK characters[/i]: Faith based, Vanilla (no powers), Wizards/ Practitioners, Vampires (Depending on which court. Red's out), Minor Fey, Shapeshifters (includes Weres), Valkyries, etc. [b]Magic:[/b] You can play wizards. But I wont take too many of them. If everyone applies to be a wizard, I'll only take the 2 best, maximum. So please keep this in mind when brainstorming your character. Also, I will be exceptionally critical about Wizards and their magic build. If I deam you OP, I will make you re-do it. If you need resources to help you with your magic, here are a bunch of links. [url=http://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Magic]Wiki[/url] Magic in DFRPG, Part [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=628]One[/url]; [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=629]Two[/url]; [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=632]Three[/url]; [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=639]Four[/url]; [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=642]Five[/url]; and [url=http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=654]Six[/url] [sup]*Since I do run a DFRPG, I pull a lot from the tabletop, just because it's easy for me. But I'm not running this as a table top. You wont have to keep track of numbers, stats or such. But these are some very good resources if you're not sure how to create a balanced magic user.[/sup] [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DFRPG-Powers-Listing.pdf]Supernatural Powers Ideas[/url] [b]Side notes:[/b] I will custom tailor the plot to each character. If you have a really good idea of why your character might be in Eagle Rock, but you're not sure if it fits into the plot? No worries, shoot me a PM. With my friends, I was running three different [i]quests[/i] all at the same time to make sure everyone was included and was able to do their own little thing. And there was never a dull moment. [b]Good v. Evil:[/b] I'm not taking an overtly evil people. However it is quite possible over the course of the RP that you can get swayed to their side. Morally ambiguous people are also acceptable. [hider=Character Sheet template][code][center](Photo/Image- No anime/Optional)[/center][hr][b]Name[/b]: [b]Age[/b]: [b]Gender[/b]: (M/F/Other) [b]Race[/b]: (Human, Fey, Were, etc) [b]Physical Description[/b]: [b]Personality[/b]: [b]History[/b]: [b]Skills[/b]: [b]Powers[/b]: (Magic, Vampire Skills, etc)(Make sure to include both strengths and weaknesses. EG. Vampires are super strong, but have to feed. Fire < Water, you get the idea) [b]Other[/b]: (Have a magical item (no Bobs accepted) or something else not mentioned? Put it here)[/code][/hider] This isn't required but if you'd like to use the official Dresden Files Character sheets, they can be found [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/dresden-files-rpg-downloads/]here[/url]. They might help you to build a well-rounded character. And again, this is completely optional. [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Shapeshifter-Sheet.pdf]Shapeshifter Sheet[/url] [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Hunger-Sheet.pdf]Vampire Sheet[/url] [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/City-and-Character-Sheets.pdf]Regular Character Sheet[/url] [url=http://www.evilhat.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Spellcasting-Sheet.pdf]Additional Sheet for Wizards[/url][/hider] [b]RP Type:[/b] GM Driven/Sandbox. I've given you the plot and will react according to each player's actions. But it's still the player's decision what they will do. Will they investigate something or will they ignore it completely to do something else? I've run this [i]campaign[/i] in my Dresden Files tabletop group. And you cannot possibly mess up anything. I've had them drop a flaming tree on a house, blow up a car, incapacitate the "Big Boss" within seconds (Which is actually a very amusing story) and set a bathroom (on campus) on fire. In general, most everything goes.