Comments on: Characters: True Believers

By: admin

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:01:57 +0000

@Brendan S., love it. We’ve actually got a lot of potential for positive religious characters in the game, thanks to the source material. In our Baltimore example setting, there’s a quartet of True Believers running around: a nun, a rabbi, an imam, and a reverend.

By: Brendan S.

Brendan S. — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:45:48 +0000

I’m really looking forward to this class and the Champion of God. I’m working on an idea for an organization, started by elements within the Vatican, to help and augment the Knights of the Cross. Working title for the group is the Knightly Order of St. George. St. George was a martyr who was famous for slaying a dragon.

The members would be true believers who are Priests(including Military Chaplains), Monks, Nuns, Lay-peole who would act as eyes and ears for the KotC and the Vaticans own heavy hitting Champions of God. When KotC or higher level KoSG went to an area, he could count on the local member of the KoSG to provide, food, shelter and intel.

The ranking system of this order would be set up like ranks within the British Knightly orders. Member, Lieutenant, Commander, Knight Commander, with the Grand Cross of the order at its head. Only Knight Commanders and above would be Champions of God. Of which, there would only be 6 Knight Commanders, 1 for each inhabited continents. With the Grand Cross of the Order headquartered in Rome.

What do you guys think?

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:33:49 +0000

@fred
::is sheepish:: Thanks, fred

By: fred

fred — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:12:16 +0000

This is what I think folks are missing: Holy Touch is the point at which someone crosses over from the “True Believer” character template (a divine-power lightweight) into a “Champion of God” character template (a divine-power heavyweight). The kinds of character types folks are talking about here are completely supported — under that other template. Not all Champions of God are Knights of the Cross. Go back and read that entry! http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2008/12/29/champion/

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:42:39 +0000

@fred
Doesn’t that just mean that one single instance of a true believer, Father Forthill, didn’t take that power while he was being statted up? (so to speak!)

I think a holy man whose flesh repels the undead — but who isn’t necessarily all-that with a sword — isn’t particularly outside of scope for the Dresden Files.

::shrug:: I guess it depends on how proscriptive things are.
Theoretically, wizards can’t have foxes for pets, since no vulpine famulae turn up in the books…

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:44:46 +0000

fred : You don’t have to believe in something religious. One of the Knights of the Cross (which is sort of the super-fied version of a True Believer) is an atheist, after all.

Minor point, but I'm pretty sure he's an agnostic.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:25:11 +0000

@Chris Yikes. A Richard Rahl concept.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:58:31 +0000

Always wanted to do a character who had an unshakable belief in the Dollar, look at everything thats been thrown at it and it keeps on ticking (I’m from Blighty btb), or some other similar concept, never had a GM willing to run with it though
If I ever get to play and not run Dresden then I do believe I have my character

By: fred

fred — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:44:31 +0000

@Skyler, because Red Court vampires don't burst into flame when they touch Father Forthill... but they do when they touch Michael.

By: Skyler

Skyler — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:16:59 +0000

True Believers have access to every power that Knights of the Cross do except Holy Touch. Why is that?