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I might be interested in participating in something like this. If you decide to do this, and we can get maybe a couple of new people to play also, then yes. I'd suggest maybe trying to dos some recruiting. The guild has been pretty damn quiet...

Awesome, I'm looking forward to being able to run this for you guys. Just hope we can get enough people. The more the merrier.

I suppose I could technically get you started, there is a critical part of the character creation where we'll need everyone who is going to start out with us.

The first part of character creation is deciding upon a template in which to base your character off of. They have some already made ones in the book, but ultimately it comes up to what you want to play. They are:
-Pure Mortal
-Champion of God
-Changeling
-Emissary of Power
-Focused Practitioner
-Knight of a Faerie Court
-Lycanthrope
-Minor Talent
-Red Court Infected
-Sorcerer
-True Believer
-Were-Form
-White Court Vampire
-White Court Virgin
-Wizard

Were-form is basically like Billie Borden is, in the series. It a human or non-human who has learned to take the form of an animal. The form isn't necessarily supercharged or anything of the sort other than the fact that its not just an animal, its you, with your intelligence, your motives, etc..

Knight of a Faerie Court is a different story altogether and one I may not allow since I want this to take place in the Dresdenverse. As far as is known there each of the Faerie Courts have one Knight. The courts are Summer and Winter. Within the Dresdenverse both positions are currently occupied, though if a case is made I would consider killing off the current Summer knight making room. But know A Knight of a Faerie Court is granted a portion of that Courts power...effectively making a supercharged mortal. This individual however, is bound, body and soul, by a deep compulsion to adhere to the word of the Mother, Queen, and Lady of their court. The reason these knights exist at all is because they have mortal free will, thus they can take actions for the court that plain cannot be done normally.

Lastly, Emissary of Power which I'll take straight out of the book. Emissaries are mortals who’ve been saddled with a burden of great power—and great responsibility—by one of the big dogs in the supernatural
community: vast powers from Faerie or the outer reaches of the Nevernever, one of the true dragons, or something stranger. Emissaries of Power are often the bearers of items of great potency, able to tap into the power of their
patron and bring it to bear on their—and their patron’s—behalf. Such champions are usually more victim than anything, though—powers
such as theirs come at the price of dark bargains, be it a lifetime of thankless servitude and sacrifice, their eternal soul, or other such “petty”
things.
Knights of the Faerie Courts and even Knights of the Cross are technically examples of this. Furthermore, as a representative of said power, you must adhere to the stricture and responsibilities that being places upon you. And at times the being your power comes from may exercise near-total control over your character.

As far as patrons go, give me a few you'd be interested in. It's a fairly open thing. Just keep in mind what your position would mean.
i.e. A god like Thor or Zeus...a dragon even, like Ferrovax from the series. Just think of a being who would have the kind of power to spare to have a emissary.

Well. I'm kind of thinking of maybe going with a student of mythology. I don't know if that's enough to go on for a High Concept...

Next comes the Trouble Aspect.

With High Concept being what and who you are, your character's Trouble is the answer to a very simple question: What complicates your high concept?

Generally a Trouble fits into one of these:
Internal struggle/personal conflict and External struggle.

For example with Harry Dresden, his trouble is Temptation of Power. With Lt. Karren Murphy it is, Unbelieving Bureaucracy.

Both have no easy solution. Dresden's is both an ongoing internal and external struggle; with minor victories and defeats. Murphy's because it's not something she can fix by kicking a** and taking names.

They can also be between both like Micheal Carpenter's Family Man. When there is trouble involving that aspect, it's not going to have an easy solution and he isn't going to walk away from them.

It can also be a little bit more literal and brought down upon themselves like with Molly Carpenter's Doom of Damocles. She violated one of the Laws of Magic and was spared from the Headman's axe by Harry, so now it internally represents the temptation of quick power, and the external fact that she is being watched by the White Council with unforgiving scrutiny.

In short, your experience with your trouble makes you a stronger person in that regard. Dealing with personal struggles leaves you vulnerable to being tempted or cajoled, but it can also give you a sense of inner strength, because you know the sort of person you want to be. External problems often cause trouble, but people do learn hard lessons from the troubles they deal with. They especially learn how to maneuver around many of the smaller issues their troubles present.

Hope this gives you a good idea of how to come up with your characters struggle. If you have any questions, just ask.