The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 3 – Paranet Papers

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by  Evil Hat Productions

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Credits
Based on The Dresden Files
Books by Jim Butcher
Alpha Pack Artists
Leonard Balsera Tyler Walpole
Pack Leader • Arcane Secrets • Writing and System Cover
Brian Engard Brett Barkley, Miguel Coronado, David Hueso,
Pack Lieutenant • Master Gadgeteer Kurt Komoda, Mika Kuloda, Miki, Jorge
• Writing and System Ramos, Alex Sheikman, and Jabari Weathers
Interior
Clark Valentine
Revolutionary Historian • Atomic
Greasemonkey • Writing and System
Beta Review Squad
Amanda Valentine Priscilla Spencer
Den Mother • Clarity and Collation Secret Weapon • Fact Checker • Keeper of Secrets
• Editorial Gladiatrix
Josh Albritton and Garrett Jones
John Adamus Commentary and Critique
Editorial Speed Demon • Melter of Faces
Joseph Harney, Regina Joyner, Patrick
William Huggins and Morgan Ellis Ley, Jason Maltzen, and Tess Snider
Gearheads • Doughty Statblockers Critical Eyes
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Allies Dennis Jordan, and Matthew Gandy
Ryan Macklin Additional Oversight
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Chad Underkoffler Friends of Harry
Research and Esoterica • Writing
(and his Stat Block)
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Travelers • Explorers of the Unknown • Writing Close Personal Confidantes
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Secret Weapon • Jane-of-all-Trades • Polymath Hewes & the Santa Cruz Team
Scoobies
Shadowy Figures
Behind the Scenes
Fred Hicks
Creative Director
Sean Nittner
Project Manager • Buttkicker • Heart of Vegas
Daniel Solis
Layout and Graphic Design
Matthew Gandy
Still His Fault
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Table of Contents
Welcome to the Paranet 6 People and Places 76 The Old Gods 159
The Paranet in Your Game 6 Koslovsky Boardinghouse 76 Manco Capac 161
Using the Paranet Papers 7 The Workers’ Hall 87 The White Court 161
The Underground Market 92 The Fae 162
LAS VEGAS
The Square 93 The Ordo Torca 163
Las Vegas, Nevada 9
Ration Distribution Center 96 The Fellowship of St. Giles 164
The Stereotype, For Better and Worse
Novgorod Brass Works 97 Other Powers 165
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Church of St. Dmitri the Red Individuals 167
The Bird’s Eye View 11
(Church of St. Ilya) 98 What’s Where in Las Tierras Rojas
At Street Level 13
Wandering Monsters 101 184
Tomorrow, a Shitstorm 15
Chichen Itza 184
Meet the Players 16 The Neverglades
El Manatí 185
The Battleground 21 Okeeokalee Bay, Florida 108
Machu Picchu 185
Themes and Threats 23 Magic Swims These Waters Every
The Cave of Hands 186
People to Meet...Or to Avoid 26 Night 108
The Atacama Giant 186
The White Court 26 What’s What in Okeeokalee Bay 109
The Amazon Rainforest 187
The Cult of Ishtar 28 The Fount 110
The Andes 187
The Wyldfae 30 The Everglades 113
Gran Chaco 188
The Seelie 31 Okeeokalee Bay 114
Buenos Aires 188
The Unseelie 32 Who’s Who in Okeeokalee Bay 116
Rio de Janeiro 189
Wizards and Would-Be Wizards 33 Local Folks—and a Couple of
Mortals and Miscellany 38 Monsters 116 The Ways Between
Places to Go...Or to Avoid 47 The Nature of the Bay—Threats and Traveling the Ways Between 193
The Strip 47 Themes 141 The Nevernever 194
The Venetian Canals 48 What’s Where in Okeeokalee Bay The Wylde Frontier 195
The Hanging Garden 48 142 Finding the Way 196
The Lucky Penny 48 Awhatopotamee 142 Points of Power 198
The Fremont Street Experience 49 Big Bug Island 143 Traversing the Way 198
McCarran International Airport 49 The Darkening 143 Example Themes and Threats 201
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 50 Granja Island 143 Mother Nature Is a Character 202
Synecdoche 50 The Lion Queen 143 Skills on the Road 202
Club Xanadu 51 Van Horne Island 143 Modern Technology and the Hunted
Kiel Ranch 51 Menendez’s General Store & Post 203
The Springs Preserve 52 Office 143 What Follows 205
Summerlin Country Club 52 Missus Simmons’ Boarding House & Episodes: The Spaces Between 206
Industrial Road 53 Tea Room 144 Lost and Found 206
The Tunnels 53 Gandy’s Gas-Autos-Boats 144 Mountain Tamers 210
Wanderland 54 The Sump 144 The Voice in the Trees 214
The Sweet Sorrow 55 The Water Maze 144 Unsafe 217
The Stronghold 145 Rough Waters 220
Russia
Morris’s Bane 223
Novgorod, Russia, October 1918 57 Las Tierras Rojas
Stuck in the Middle 227
Simon Pietrovich: A Tale of Russia South America, Central America,
Stone and Water 232
59 and Mexico 146
Wake Up, Dreamer 234
The City of Novgorod, October The Situation 149
An Occurrence at Cripple Creek
1918 67 What’s What in Las Tierras Rojas 150
Bridge 238
Encyclopedia 67 The Mundane Community 150
Urban Legends Roaming the Ways
Supernatural Presence 68 The Supernatural Community 152
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Mortal Life in 1918 Novgorod 69 What’s at Stake: Points of Conflict 153
Who’s Fighting for What 70 Themes and Threats 156
Themes and Threats 74 Who’s Who in Las Tierras Rojas 158
The Drivers of Conflict 75 The Keepers 158
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Spellcasting Nevernever Races 287 Karrin Murphy 334
Sponsorship and the Aspiring Fomor 287 Samuel Peabody 336
Wizard 248 Jotun 289 Lara Raith 337
The Full Might of a Sponsor 249 Kenku 290 Madeline Raith 337
Soulfire, New and Improved 250 Naagloshii (Skinwalkers) 291 Thomas Raith 338
The Mechanics of Soulfire 251 Psychophagic Mites 292 Carlos Ramirez 338
The Soul Stress Track 252 Old Ones and Outsiders 293 Susan Rodriguez 339
Magic and the Nevernever 253 Mistfiends 293 Sanya 341
Easy Evocations 253 Scions 294 Lloyd Slate 341
The Nevernever Stress Track 253 The Einherjar 294 Detective Jerome Rudolph 341
Drawbacks 254 Spirits (update) 295 Toot-toot 342
Location, Location, Location 254 Boogeyman, AKA “boggle” or Uriel 343
The Dirty Wizard’s Guide to “boggart” 295 New Characters 344
Thaumaturgy 255 Vampires 296 Kevin Aramis 344
A Review of the Basic Steps 255 Lords of Outer Night 296 Meditrina Bassarid 344
The Hardest Part—Complexity and Red Court Vampires (update) 297 Binder 345
Effect 256 White Court Vampires (update) 297 Herbert Orson Caine 346
How Long Does My Effect Last? 258 Warped Animals 298 Warden Chandler 347
What About Contests? 259 Fae Centipedes 298 Grigori Cristos 347
Combat Thaumaturgy 259 Fae Spiders 299 Demonreach 348
Casting Magic on Yourself 260 Gorilla-Sharks 299 Evelyn Derek 349
Edge Cases and Clarifications 261 Father Roarke Douglas 349
Who’s Who
Cheer-Saving Thaumaturgy 264 Steven Douglas 350
More Cases, More Faces 300
Do You Even Need To Roll? 264 The Eebs 350
Some Initial Housekeeping 301
How to Save the Cheer 265 “Frogface” 352
Character Updates 302
Evocation Tips and Tricks 267 Glenmael 352
Ancient Mai 302
The Philosophy of the Elements 267 Vincent Graver 352
The Archive 303
Shield Spells and Combat 270 Kukulcan 353
Bob the Skull 303
Hexing 271 Baroness LeBlanc 354
Georgia McAlister Borden 304
Evocation and Simple Actions 272 Andi Macklin 354
William Borden 305
Fun with Items 273 Mag 355
Doctor Waldo Butters 306
Sharing Potions 273 Marcy 357
Michael Carpenter 307
Propless Magic 274 Maria 357
Molly Carpenter 307
Spellcasting Powers and Stunts 275 Margaret Angelica Mendoza
Harry Dresden 309
Wizards with Powers 275 (Rodriguez-Dresden) 358
Margaret Dresden 313
Mental Toughness 276 “Nothing” 358
The Erlking 314
More Examples from Recent Cases Duchess Arianna Ortega 359
Sigrun Gard 314
279 Elisa and Natalia Raith 361
The Gatekeeper 315
The One-Woman Rave 279 Ray 361
Plot Devices and You 316
Basic Phonoturgy 279 Shagnasty 361
He Who Walks Behind 320
Mrs. Spunkelcrief 362
Goes Bump Justine 320
Special Agent Barry Tilly 362
The Monster Mash 280 Kirby 321
“Third Man” 362
Angels 280 Aleron LaFortier 321
Donar Vadderung (AKA Odin) 364
Archangels (Update) 280 Arthur Langtry 322
Demons 281 The Leanansidhe 325
Binder’s Minions 281 Listens to Wind 326
Ik’k’uox 282 Captain Anastasia Luccio 327
Faeries 283 Mab, The Winter Queen 328
Goblins (update) 283 Mac 328
Sidhe Knights (update) 283 John Marcone 329
Ghosts (update) 284 Martin 330
Gods (update) 285 Ebenezar McCoy 331
Mortals 286 Warden Donald Morgan 332
Implanted Humans 286 Mouse 333
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Welcome to
SeriouSly? The
DreSDen FileS? the Paranet
Also known as the This is The Paranet Papers, our collection
STill noT Sure how i Feel Dresdenverse. of additional information based on our best
aBouT ThiS DichoTomy. BecauSe harry neeDS intel and current events in the world of The
What do you mean? a Bigger heaD anD all. Dresden Files. It’s intended as a companion
real people anD Their proBlemS to our prior efforts, Your Story and Our
Being uSeD aS FoDDer For World.
play preTenD… juST SeemS Remember—while the information presented
a liTTle exploiTaTive. here is based on the reports we’re receiving from
It’s important to get the the Paranet, your campaign world may look
information out there, and we totally different. If something doesn’t work for
had to conceal it somehow. This If only real life you, change it, leave it out, whatever it takes to
seemed as good a choice as any. were so easy. make your game the best it can be.
Tell me aBouT iT.
Though i’m geTTing
a liTTle TireD oF The Paranet in
ThingS changing,
Your Game
righT aBouT now.
As with any organization you might include in
your game, you should express your ties to the
Paranet in one or more of your aspects. These
ties can be as distant or as personal as you
like, from a high concept like Local Paranet
Den Mother or a trouble of Hounded by
Paranetters to an aspect that goes the extra
mile to distance yourself from them, such as
Paranetters Get What’s Coming to Them.
Of course, the more complicated and dramatic
uh, morTimer linDquiST your relationship to the Paranet, the better your
iS noT a parT oF The chances of that aspect getting you fate points
paraneT, laST i checkeD. when that connection comes up during the game.
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alSo...werehamSTerS? last time I saw him at Mac’s.”) or Resources
Bob said they were (“Evil Stevie said I could borrow his motorcycle
real. Don’t ask me. to hunt that werehamster, as long as I bring it
back with a full tank.”).
Finally, your group may decide during city
creation that the Paranet has a significant pres-
ence among the supernaturally inclined groups
in your city. In that case, the Paranet might
even have its own location—say, a local head-
quarters—with a theme or a threat, depending
on what kind of impact you want them to
have. Remember to give the Paranet a face to
personalize how your PCs interact with the
organization.
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