http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/ The Dresden Files RPG Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:33:24 GMT Matt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/464 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/464 I do see some truth in this, but that's also aiming in the science vs. Christianity direction, which is more possible than people believe. Personally, I'm a Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:10:32 GMT Marshall Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/463 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/463 Well, it's a bit different. It's not just like saying you can't get two Master's degrees from MIT *and* be the European kickboxing champion. There is a Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:28:23 GMT The Fierce http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/462 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/462 ... That's the old, "You can't be a wizard and a swordfighter because you have to train exclusively in one to be any good," theory which even _then_, much like Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:23:55 GMT Marshall Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/461 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/461 Well, Fred is unlikely to smack you around. Especially when debating a subject that is so tricky. Here's my take on it. Magic is fueled by belief. This is Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:59:49 GMT The mighty poet ShadowDragon http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/460 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/460 Well, I was referring to the Dresden Universe and I am not familiar with the series you are quoting.  Every writer will have their own variations of how magic Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:29:20 GMT Rebecca Harbison http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/459 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/459 ... Then why would it only affect technology that has an electronic base -- because it is active? Consider, on my desk there is a pen. The average person Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:11 GMT The mighty poet ShadowDragon http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/458 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/458 It is interesting to think about the things that the average person could build and truly understands indepth in modern society.  How many people reading this Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:37:26 GMT Matt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/457 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/457 Quick follow-up (wish you could edit your own earlier messages). An interesting point of note on this is that there is some question during the series as to Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:28:46 GMT Matt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/456 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/456 It's also important to note how this destruction of technology works. It's a matter of increasing the odds that something that can go wrong will (hello Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:33:19 GMT Matt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/455 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/455 Like, "Evil Hats" off? Sorry... you know, whenever I think of 'Evil Hat', I feel like there should be a penguin in the logo somewhere. Maybe a red penguin? Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:30:45 GMT Matt http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/454 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/454 First, I'd like to throw in with the 'GURPS: Discworld' was done well. It was written for the GURPS system but was very open in the writing. I also picked it Thu, 29 May 2008 15:32:34 GMT Stacey http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/453 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/453 I also started a community on Live Journal for discussion of this game if anyone is interested. http://community.livejournal.com/dresdenfilesrpg/ Stacey Tue, 13 May 2008 22:36:09 GMT beerbuddha_420 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/452 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/452 ... Harry's magic doesn't always interfere with technology. In one of the books he actually uses a cell phone to call Murphy from O'Hare airport. The way it's Fri, 09 May 2008 14:50:38 GMT tonpa123 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/451 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/451 I have just starting to read the Dresden stuff so this kind of buzzle to me. How does the break up of technology work in books and game? There was a note in Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:39:55 GMT Fred Hicks http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/450 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfrpg-chat/message/450 ... Some, some, and no, respectively. Dragons -- along the lines of Mister Ferro, whose "true form would crack the world", are a bit off the scale in terms of