This is a Dresden Files game set in Kingston, Ontario. The game begins Fall 2010.
Contents
The Cast[edit]
- Randy D. Aubergine, ex-con potionmaker
- Chet Carlavitz, city councillor
- Jayne D'Eau, call-centre lifer
- Chastity Hepsebah Dobson, hacker from Aurora
- Annie MacUda, medium
- Sam Parrotfish, fluid-gendered ancient soul
- Rishon, the aspect of thought
Kingston[edit]
Themes and Threats[edit]
Locations[edit]
See the map of alternate Kingston.
The Purple Door[edit]
{{#set: | campaign = Ghost Town | is a = location }}Aspect: has aspect::Struggling to stay open
{{#set:description=Threats of foreclosure have been hounding the Purple Door, and causing its proprietor, Madame Esmerelda, to scramble to keep it open. }} Threats of foreclosure have been hounding the Purple Door, and causing its proprietor, Madame Esmerelda, to scramble to keep it open.
{{#set:ps=The Purple Door also has its own website. }} The Purple Door also has its own website. {{#set: idea = Magic shop }}{{#set: face = Annie MacUda }}{{#set: address = 376 Barrie St Kingston Ontario K7K 3T4 }}{{#set: lat = 44.234807 }}{{#set: lng = -76.490271 }}{{#set: key = PurpleDoor }}
Queen's University Library[edit]
{{#set: | campaign = Ghost Town | is a = location }}Aspect: has aspect::TBA
{{#set:description=This is the main library at Queen's University. Any book mentioning the occult or the supernatural has been lost, stolen or defaced. }} This is the main library at Queen's University. Any book mentioning the occult or the supernatural has been lost, stolen or defaced.
{{#set: idea = Main library of Queen's University }}{{#set: face = Rishon }}{{#set: face = Tabitha Kane }}{{#set: lat = 44.228188 }}{{#set: lng = -76.496108 }}{{#set: key = JosephStauffer }}
The Social House[edit]
- REDIRECT Social House
Tir nan Og[edit]
{{#set: | campaign = Ghost Town | is a = location }}Aspect: has aspect::Emotions fanned into flame
{{#set:description=Tir nan Og is a celtic pub in the Prince George Hotel. A particularly emotion-ridden haunting has created a magical emotion-amplifying field. Any time someone feels any particularly strong emotion at the pub it is intensified, often to dramatic or tragic effect. }} Tir nan Og is a celtic pub in the Prince George Hotel. A particularly emotion-ridden haunting has created a magical emotion-amplifying field. Any time someone feels any particularly strong emotion at the pub it is intensified, often to dramatic or tragic effect.
{{#set:ps=More information and daily specials may be found on the Tir nan Og website. }} More information and daily specials may be found on the Tir nan Og website. {{#set: idea = Inside the pub, people's emotions get intensified }}{{#set: face = Sian O'Toole }}{{#set: face = Lily Herschner }}{{#set: address = 200 Ontario St Kingston Ontario K7L 2Y9 }}{{#set: lat = 44.229622 }}{{#set: lng = -76.480899 }}{{#set: key = TirNanOg }}
Woolen Mill[edit]
{{#set: | campaign = Ghost Town | is a = location }}Aspect: has aspect::Working to obsolete itself
{{#set:description=The Woolen Mill is an office building in downtown Kingston that houses, among other companies and agencies, a StarTek call centre. }} The Woolen Mill is an office building in downtown Kingston that houses, among other companies and agencies, a StarTek call centre.
{{#set: idea = Office building built on a mill built on a native sacred site }}{{#set: face = Chet Carlavitz }}{{#set: lat = 44.242524 }}{{#set: lng = -76.482053 }}{{#set: key = WoolenMill }}
Faces[edit]
{{#ask: campaign::Ghost Town is a::face |? face of |? high concept |? motivation |? relationships | format=broadtable }}
The story so far[edit]
Chapter one: trouble at Tir nan Og[edit]
Chapter two: Wolf(e) Island[edit]
System details[edit]
The game is being run at "Up to your waist" level. This means 7 base refresh, 25 skill points. The +4 cap on skills is relaxed, so characters can have a (narrow) skill pyramid peaking at Superb.
Links[edit]
- A possible source of wackiness: Canada Street News
- Another Hepzibah
- "Hephzebah" origin: Kings 2 21:1 or Isaiah 62:4
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