So we got this inquiry in our inbox, and thought that you would be able to offer some suggestions. How would you approach this real-world challenge?
I have a bizarre Tues-Sat 3pm-midnight work schedule, so pretty much I’m limited to running games on Sundays or Monday evenings unless people all start suddenly wanting to game at 1am. We recently moved from Monday evening to Sundays, but about a third of my players have various amounts of trouble with Sunday with Monday having similar problems for some of the “Sundays good” players.
Since both groups are a little smaller than I’d like for running a game, and trying to scrounge up more players has proved to be difficult lately, I can’t see the upcoming holidays helping much. My local gamestore has been posting to facebook & such about wanting to find someone to run pathfinder games at the store and every time I’ve been over there to ask/check, they have not had the dresden books! 
To solve the smaller than desired group problems I’m thinking about going in there to talk with them on Monday to see if they will give me the empty Monday evening slot of their calendar & a bump on their website/facebook page if I run it there. I haven’t really lived in the area long and don’t know them much though. Do you guys have any tips for me in selling them on my Dresden Mondays idea? (Currently they have no RPG games scheduled for a few months & are down to Heroclix on Sun with Friday/Sat split between cardgames like Magic and Yugioh, so my Monday day off works out nicely with their calendar.)
So that’s the situation. If it was you and this was a new-to-you local store, how would you approach it all?
Occult Chicago. Beneath the surface there are movers and shakers, magics and artifacts, all hidden from mortal eyes. There’s so much right there for the taking — money, power, fame, respect — it feels like all you need to is just reach out and grab it. And that’s just what you intend to do. You’ve got supernatural powers, a foolproof plan, and then? Easy street. What could go wrong?
Lurking at the intersection of The Dresden Files RPG by Evil Hat and Fiasco by Bully Pulpit, Hocus Focus is a Dresden Files themed playset for Fiasco – with a twist. You play the monsters — and your schemes are under investigation by Harry Dresden. Explore the Dresden-inflected fun when bad things done by bad people go very, very badly indeed!
You can download the free play-set from DriveThruRPG – or buy the special discounted bundle of The Dresden Files RPG: Your Story from Evil Hat and Fiasco from Bully Pulpit that includes the Hocus Focus playset and save $7!
The Knights of the Night have been podcasting their play through of the Neutral Grounds scenario over the last couple months. Folks curious to hear the game in action may want to give it a listen.
Are you podcasting about the DFRPG elsewhere on the ‘net? Or have you heard an episode covering the DFRPG you think people should hear about? Comment below!
The play’s the thing… or is it? Something fishy is going on at the local playhouse. A production of the Tempest has a bigger budget than makes sense — and some surprising special effects. Could it be that there’s something more to this than the grand final retirement performance of a talented actor? Lord, what fools these mortals be!
Evil Acts is a Dresden Files RPG casefile, a one-shot mystery-adventure intended for 3-6 characters at the “Chest-Deep” power level. Customizable, pregenerated characters, a mix of mortals, practitioners, and more, are provided with sheets and power details.
Whether as performers, audience members, or something else, the characters are drawn into a complicated web of theatrical sleight-of-hand and supernatural power politics. Will they unravel the mystery of Prospero’s performance before the final curtain? Or will it be curtains for everyone?
Together with a copy of The Dresden Files RPG: Your Story, Evil Acts is perfect for a “test drive” at home, or for a convention GM looking for a print-and-play scenario.
You can download the scenario today from DriveThruRPG. It’s absolutely free!
We’re fresh back from GenCon and did GREAT at the ENnies, bringing home four gold (Best Writing, Best Rules, Best New Game, Best Game) and two silver (Best Production Values, Product of the Year).
This has been an absolutely banner year for the Dresden Files RPG, thanks to the Golden Geeks, the Origin Awards, and now the ENnies (and the Diana Jones nomination!).
Thank you so much for your support!
The ENnie Awards Voting Booth is live, and will be for over a week. That said, please don’t delay in making sure your voice is heard in one of the RPG industry’s biggest awards!
http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/
The Dresden Files RPG has received an outstanding six nominations this year, and Happy Birthday Robot received four as well. We certainly hope you agree with us that these are some of the best games this year and worth your votes, but even if you don’t agree, please do vote. The ENnies deserve the love!
We woke up this morning to find out that Evil Hat Productions has garnered six! Six ENnie nominations for the Dresden Files RPG (as well as 4 for Happy Birthday Robot). We’re so very pleased, and we hope we’ll have your support once the voting opens up. The competition is going to be fierce this year!
Our categories:
- Best Game
- Best New Game (published for the first time ever)
- Best Production Values
- Best Rules
- Best Writing
- Product of the Year
RPG Geek is hosting a “share a game” Q&A on their site where sitefolk ask questions about the game and get answers from a knowledgeable player. Looks good so far. Join on in!
http://rpggeek.com/thread/671723/share-a-game-the-dresden-files-rpg
Going to GenCon? Get a chance to hang out with some of the Dresden Files RPG development team at the ENnies by bidding on the “dream date” auction here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180691686620
You’ll get to accompany editing dynamos Amanda Valentine and Ryan Macklin, Nevermore author Clark Valentine, and possibly lead developer Leonard Balsera at the ceremony, and ask them all your favorite questions about the game. Your bid goes to support the ENnies themselves.
Photo courtesy of Jamie Chambers
Gobsmackingly good news — we won an Origins Award! Twice!
Thanks to everyone who showed their support and made this possible. Double thanks to all the fans who stuck with us through our “Duke Nuke’m” phase. 
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