Really excited at this announcement. Have submitted a playtest application and I’m really hoping we are successful getting in at the playtest phase to help out.
Yep! We have 😀 Just thought we’d be all eager and post publicly! Thanks!
Kaela
Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:26 PM
Signed up yesterday. A bunch of folks in my area are incredibly excited. 😀
Sean Nittner
Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:32 PM
Awesome!
Riff
Posted April 20, 2014 at 8:44 PM
Already have a Dresden RPG, turned our town into our own world of the supernatural, So easy to convert that story to the LARP, so excited about getting it.
Donna Halleran
Posted April 20, 2014 at 11:48 PM
I am really excited to read and hear about this! I would like to speak to you about playtesting and running a daytime dredsden larp at DragonCon 2014 in Atlanta. The gaming director suggested we look you up and look into this since he knows we love Dresden and have a strong twelve year relationship running at the convention. I would love to get with the Dresden fans there and see them exposed to this! Please let me know what you think and if we can make that happen?
Sean Nittner
Posted April 21, 2014 at 2:32 PM
Hi Donna, see the link above to apply for the play-test. We’ll be selecting groups (and sending out the play-test materials) in early may.
Juli
Posted April 23, 2014 at 7:48 PM
I soooooooo wanna be a play tester! I have been trying to run a Dresden Files RP game at my local store for a while now. Maybe this will get more buzz!
Sean Nittner
Posted April 23, 2014 at 7:57 PM
We hope so Juli, this game looks awesome!
Juli
Posted May 3, 2014 at 8:55 PM
when will we know! I am checking my email & there daily since the deadline!
Michael Lone
Posted May 6, 2014 at 11:43 AM
I just found out about the Beta Testing from a friend. I am a Storyteller for our Mind’s Eye Society group and we have been putting together a Dresden-verse venue. We have 12-20 regular players that meet twice a month.
Even though it is past the deadline, I submitted an application for the Beta Test. Hopefully it is not too late to get involved.
Michael Lone
DST SC-014-D
Sean Nittner
Posted May 6, 2014 at 11:53 AM
Hi Michael,
Today is the last day to submit entries, so you got in just in the nick of time.
Michael Lone
Posted May 7, 2014 at 1:08 PM
Glad we made it. When should we be hearing if we made the cut?
We’re testing a compact version of a Fate card deck, 16 cards.
Geist
Posted September 30, 2014 at 1:38 PM
It’s a shame I missed this play test, I’ve been looking for something to cure my MeT blues, hopefully it won’t be long until it’s published and I can purchase a copy.
TJ
Posted October 2, 2014 at 4:20 PM
Is there a way we can get into the playtest at this point? Or even get an alpha or beta version to playtest with friends?
Geist
Posted December 3, 2014 at 1:25 PM
Any further news on how the playtest went? I as you can imagine did not get into it.
Sean Nittner
Posted December 3, 2014 at 1:33 PM
The playtest was super informative. We found something worked great, others needed more explanation, some rules need work, and other will have to be re-created. We’re working on a Beta draft now and I expect to announce a beta playtest in Q1 2015.
avid larper of 20 years, reading dresden series currently. would love to be involved in this!!!
Sean Nittner
Posted January 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM
Hi David,
Sign up for our mailing list and you’ll be notified when we start the next playtest.
Christian Lajoie
Posted April 13, 2015 at 12:29 PM
I was wondering … will there be the option of resolving combat with buffer weapons ?
The idea of using fate cards sounds fine to me for non combat situations, but there’s nothing like walling on your friends with a sword to really feel the conflict.
Hi Christian! Dresden Lives is a dramatic LARP style game rather than a boffer LARP. Those two forms diverge heavily enough that supporting both would create a muddled and less good game, so we’re focusing on the style that our team has developed expertise in. We have faith that someone will manage to work out a “fan hack” that moves things towards boffer style if there’s enough interest. 🙂
TJ
Posted June 24, 2015 at 2:04 PM
Good afternoon!
I was wondering if there was any news on the Beta testing. I’m very anxious to sign up as I have a great idea that I want to try. Any word on when it will start?
I’m hoping to get this system as soon as I possibly can, although I’m content with running some Mind’s Eye Theater, I have high hopes of instead opting to run the Dresden world, I’ve run Vampire until I can’t think about it any longer, now I’m running Werewolf, the Dresden world has it all and if the TT game is anything to go by, it’ll be a good mix of ‘races’ offering a more open world view for us aging ST’s
Sean Nittner
Posted July 13, 2015 at 6:21 PM
Hi TJ, sorry for the delay. We’ve had some significant internal revisions (a few rounds of them actually). I don’t have an ETA for the beta playtest yet, but I should have one by early August 2015.
Sean
Posted August 17, 2015 at 3:43 AM
Hi guys, chomping at the bit for a chance to get in on the Beta playtest. Is there any news?
Really excited at this announcement. Have submitted a playtest application and I’m really hoping we are successful getting in at the playtest phase to help out.
Several of us over at Waterloo By Night (http://wbn.kicks-ass.net/) are discussing how excited we are about this. We’d love playtest!
Very cool. sign on up! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/150M21hhuZ-j-rWgLe1z31WBUhPtB4czah_KB1ZtbIr4/viewform
Yep! We have 😀 Just thought we’d be all eager and post publicly! Thanks!
Signed up yesterday. A bunch of folks in my area are incredibly excited. 😀
Awesome!
Already have a Dresden RPG, turned our town into our own world of the supernatural, So easy to convert that story to the LARP, so excited about getting it.
I am really excited to read and hear about this! I would like to speak to you about playtesting and running a daytime dredsden larp at DragonCon 2014 in Atlanta. The gaming director suggested we look you up and look into this since he knows we love Dresden and have a strong twelve year relationship running at the convention. I would love to get with the Dresden fans there and see them exposed to this! Please let me know what you think and if we can make that happen?
Hi Donna, see the link above to apply for the play-test. We’ll be selecting groups (and sending out the play-test materials) in early may.
I soooooooo wanna be a play tester! I have been trying to run a Dresden Files RP game at my local store for a while now. Maybe this will get more buzz!
We hope so Juli, this game looks awesome!
when will we know! I am checking my email & there daily since the deadline!
I just found out about the Beta Testing from a friend. I am a Storyteller for our Mind’s Eye Society group and we have been putting together a Dresden-verse venue. We have 12-20 regular players that meet twice a month.
Even though it is past the deadline, I submitted an application for the Beta Test. Hopefully it is not too late to get involved.
Michael Lone
DST SC-014-D
Hi Michael,
Today is the last day to submit entries, so you got in just in the nick of time.
Glad we made it. When should we be hearing if we made the cut?
We have 578 applicants to sort through. Give us a little time.
Wow! Cool beans, great response for the Beta Test. Here’s to hoping we make the cut.
Play-test emails have gone out to everyone. Check your inboxes if you applied!
Can’t wait to see what comes of it!
Got my email, with expected results.
I’m very interested! Count me in, please?
Is it to late to sign up for the beta?
Beta sign-ups closed a couple weeks ago.
Hi Jamo and Cristin,
Sorry, the play-test applications closed on 5/6. Sign up on our mailing lists to be appraised of new play-tests as they come up.
so when can we preorder *grin*???
Mike,
Your enthusiasm is appreciated. We’re in play-testing now. It’s safe to say “not for a while”.
How is conflict resolution handled for Dresden Lives?
Are players expected to carry dice with them?
Or do players use the fate deck?
We’re testing a compact version of a Fate card deck, 16 cards.
It’s a shame I missed this play test, I’ve been looking for something to cure my MeT blues, hopefully it won’t be long until it’s published and I can purchase a copy.
Is there a way we can get into the playtest at this point? Or even get an alpha or beta version to playtest with friends?
Any further news on how the playtest went? I as you can imagine did not get into it.
The playtest was super informative. We found something worked great, others needed more explanation, some rules need work, and other will have to be re-created. We’re working on a Beta draft now and I expect to announce a beta playtest in Q1 2015.
avid larper of 20 years, reading dresden series currently. would love to be involved in this!!!
Hi David,
Sign up for our mailing list and you’ll be notified when we start the next playtest.
I was wondering … will there be the option of resolving combat with buffer weapons ?
The idea of using fate cards sounds fine to me for non combat situations, but there’s nothing like walling on your friends with a sword to really feel the conflict.
Hi Christian! Dresden Lives is a dramatic LARP style game rather than a boffer LARP. Those two forms diverge heavily enough that supporting both would create a muddled and less good game, so we’re focusing on the style that our team has developed expertise in. We have faith that someone will manage to work out a “fan hack” that moves things towards boffer style if there’s enough interest. 🙂
Good afternoon!
I was wondering if there was any news on the Beta testing. I’m very anxious to sign up as I have a great idea that I want to try. Any word on when it will start?
Thanks!
I’m hoping to get this system as soon as I possibly can, although I’m content with running some Mind’s Eye Theater, I have high hopes of instead opting to run the Dresden world, I’ve run Vampire until I can’t think about it any longer, now I’m running Werewolf, the Dresden world has it all and if the TT game is anything to go by, it’ll be a good mix of ‘races’ offering a more open world view for us aging ST’s
Hi TJ, sorry for the delay. We’ve had some significant internal revisions (a few rounds of them actually). I don’t have an ETA for the beta playtest yet, but I should have one by early August 2015.
Hi guys, chomping at the bit for a chance to get in on the Beta playtest. Is there any news?
Not yet, sorry. LOTS of things going on, which got further complicated by GenCon happening in the middle.