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*Trinity Episcopal Church
*Trinity Episcopal Church
*Cemeteries (There's only three within San Francisco city limits)
*Cemeteries (There's only three within San Francisco city limits)
**the historic graveyard next to Mission Dolores.
**the historic graveyard next to Mission Dolores. "Some remains were reburied on-site in a mass grave, while others were relocated to various Bay Area cemeteries. Today, most of the former cemetery grounds are covered by a paved playground behind the Mission Dolores School."!
**Odd Fellows Cemetery/Columbarium
**Odd Fellows Cemetery/Columbarium
**San Francisco National Cemetery
**San Francisco National Cemetery
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*Haight/Ashbury
*Haight/Ashbury
*Barbary Coast
*Barbary Coast
*Chinatown
*[http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/casfmenu/ig/San-Francisco-Chinatown/Chinatown-Map.htm Chinatown]
**Domain of someone, off limits to various monster types?
**Powerful area - site of lots of mysticism and mojo
*City Lights Bookstore
*City Lights Bookstore
*AT&T Park, Candlestick Park
*Old US Mint
*Old US Mint
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Designated_Landmarks Designated Landmarks] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_San_Francisco,_California National Register listing]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Designated_Landmarks Designated Landmarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_San_Francisco,_California National Register listing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Landmarks_in_San_Francisco,_California Wikipedia SF Landmark Category]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Club Bohemian Club]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Club Bohemian Club]
*[http://www.sfsu.edu/ SFSU], [http://www.csumentor.edu/campustour/undergraduate/22/San_Francisco_State_University/San_Francisco_State_University5.html Stats], [http://www.sfsu.edu/~lead/greek/org.htm Greek Life]
*[http://www.misdirections.com/ Misdirections Magic Shop]
*[http://www.fieldsbooks.com/cgi-bin/fields/index.html Fields Book Shop]


==San Francisco Personalities==
==San Francisco Personalities==
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*Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz
*Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz
*Jack London
*Jack London
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_San_Francisco#Ah_Toy Ah Toy]
*Zodiac Killer
*Zodiac Killer
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_associated_with_San_Francisco wikipedia list of SF people]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_associated_with_San_Francisco wikipedia list of SF people]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_C._Wang Retired Bishop Ignatius C. Wang] (Father WANG!)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_C._Wang Retired Bishop Ignatius C. Wang] (Father WANG!)
*The Homeless (need a face, 5th and Brannen shelter?)
*The Homeless (need a face, 5th and Brannen shelter?)
===Other West Coast Personalities===
*[http://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Carlos_Ramirez Carlos Ramirez], Warden Regional Commander, West Coast
*[http://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Elaine_Mallory Elaine Mallory], LA-based Wizard PI (former girlfriend of Harry Dresden)


==Other ideas==
==Other ideas==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gangs_in_San_Francisco,_California San Francisco Gangs]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gangs_in_San_Francisco,_California San Francisco Gangs]
*[http://sanfrancisco.fbi.gov/ San Francisco FBI]
*[http://sanfrancisco.fbi.gov/ San Francisco FBI]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Bridge_Troll Bay Bridge Troll]
*Weasel Spew, the occult punk rock band.


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
*[http://dresden-sanfran.wikidot.com/ Wikidot San Francisco]
*[http://dresden-sanfran.wikidot.com/ Wikidot San Francisco] - wiki of someone's city creation for  dresden files game
*[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=396454 RPG.net posting]
*[http://dregg.wordpress.com/category/rpg/ SF write up for another campaign]
*[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=396454 RPG.net posting] - brainstorming thread of SF locations/faces
*[http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,18011.15.html San Francisco: Shaking the Foundations] - This is an online play-by-post game; lots of their city creation info is already up.
*[http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,18011.15.html San Francisco: Shaking the Foundations] - This is an online play-by-post game; lots of their city creation info is already up.
*[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_44&products_id=538&it=1 San Francisco by Night] (WOD sourcebook)
*[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=27984&it=1 Secrets of San Francisco] (1920's Cthulu Sourcebook)
*[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=163&it=1 Immortal Eyes: The Toybox] (WOD Fae Sourcebook)
*[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=80498 Curse of the Jade Monkey] (Thrilling Tales pulp adventure)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=san+francisco&fulltext=1 Wikipedia "San Francisco"]
*[http://dresdenfiles.wikia.com/wiki/Dresden_Files Dresden Files (books & stories) Wiki]
*[http://forum2.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=517766 RPG.net thread of adventure ideas]
*[http://www.theweem.com/2010/07/23/mapping-the-nevernever/ Blog post, nevernever locations]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China Big Trouble in Little Freakin' China!!]

Latest revision as of 12:46, 3 August 2010

San Francisco Locations[edit]

Below are listed some locations in San Francisco to check out for flavor in a SF-based Dresden Files Game.

San Francisco Personalities[edit]

  • Emperor Norton
  • Gavin Newsom (Current Mayor)
  • Beach Blanket Babylon
  • Ohlone Indians
  • Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz
  • Jack London
  • Ah Toy
  • Zodiac Killer
  • wikipedia list of SF people
  • Frank Chu (Crazy-ass protester dude)
  • Retired Bishop Ignatius C. Wang (Father WANG!)
  • The Homeless (need a face, 5th and Brannen shelter?)

Other West Coast Personalities[edit]

Other ideas[edit]

Additional Resources[edit]

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