I am sitting around thinking about what the next step in the Dresden Files RPG will be and it got me wondering about aspects.  Those of you that have played Spirit of the Century, know what I am talking about. 

For those of you that have not, aspects are the closest things to attributes the game has. This is a direct quote from the book.  Aspects can be relationships, beliefs, catchphrases, descriptors, items or pretty much anything else that paints a picture of the character.  A few examples.
"I have a bad feeling about this"
"Excalibur!"
Quick witted
Stubborn like a mule
Irish
Black sheep
Bookworm
"It works on paper!"
Naive
Heart of Gold
Claustrophobic

What I am wondering is, what would your aspects be?  What tells us the type of person YOU are?

Mine?

Sarcastic to a fault
stubborn as hell
I love Natalie (my girlfriend)
Tries to do the right thing
Fear of heights
Fantasy geek

Bibliophile
Judgmental

The need for order

 

You will notice they aren’t all positive? Well, who is perfect? Not me.  

I am meeting my group this weekend, but I thought I may go ahead and create my own city today and tomorrow.  Then still make one with my group and either combine them, or send both of them to Evil Hat. 

These are the main themes (aspects) of the city so far.  Subject to change at pretty much any time.  :)  I will be changing this until it feels right, so any thoughts are welcome. 

The city that never sleeps. My thoughts on this is that a rogue sorcerer (possibly one of the original members of the Black Council) cast some type of enchantment on the city where people have a hard time sleeping.  Or have a hard time reaching r.e.m.   Records are unclear as to when it happened, but it is rumored to happen just after the end of the Civil War (1865).   The "mundane" are unaware of this.

 

The sorrow of the Twin Towers. 9/11 is still fresh on those that lived here then. Hard not to put it in here somehow.   I do not want to mess with this much. Mostly it is just a sadness that resonates through the city when people think of that awful day. But again, it is such a part of the city now, it is hard to ignore. 

 

Crowded New York City has 8,274,527 (2007 census), so the city (and the other boroughs) is completely too populated, which makes it so much easier for the supernatural element to work. 

 

Lady Liberty Protects us. When the Statue of Liberty was commissioned and delivered to the United States by France, Vincent Demille (a known member of the White Council) and a higher ranking member of the Summer Court, cast an enchantment over the Statue on October 28, 1886 (the day it was dedicated).   The enchantment does a couple of things. First of all, the Statue of Liberty is a safe haven. It has safe area (works like an extremely powerful boundary) that can keep out most of things that go bump in the night, but could not keep out Mab or someone else of her stature. Secondly, to help attempt to counter the enchantment that makes sleep difficult, the enchantment (I have no idea on this yet).  :)

A few locations, this is early draft and not even close to being done.    

The Statue of Liberty (see above lady liberty)

Aspect.  A safe haven from the dark

 

Nyc subway system.  
Aspect.  The darkness below or Haunted number 6
Not sure what I want to do with this yet.  I had one suggestion from rechan  about the stories of the ghost subways.  I had already thought of that, but his seconding it made me feel like it was the right direction.   Not only that, but there are tunnels and such under the city that can be used as well. 

 

Broadway

Aspect.  Under the leash of the White Court
My thought is a lesser house of the White Court managed to gain control of a good portion of Broadway.  It is an attempt to make a powerplay to move up in the ranks of the white court.  

Chinatown
No aspect yet
So much to choose from here.  Could be a place for the Red Court or one of many others.  I also need to have some neighborhoods that are "mundane".

 

Central Park

Aspect.  The werewolves rule the park
This was a no brainer.  Central Park is HUGE.  Not sure whether it will be broken down into different packs or one that rules it for the most part.  Either way, a very dangerous place to go.