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The Dresden Files RPG Book Quote Scavenger Hunt
iago:
All right, here's the update and tallies. We've got a few gaps. Stuff that still needs some solid quotes are in bold. This won't line up one for one with the quotes folks posted above because some of the quotes I didn't feel were connected with the right skill, in terms of acting as examples of the skill in use in the books.
* Alertness (This is 'passive' awareness, on-your-toes-ness, the ability to avoid surprise) 4 quotes
* Athletics (Running, jumping, climbing, dodging) 4 quotes
* Burglary (The ability to break into places you shouldn't be, and to plan to break into them) 3 quotes, but some of them are tangential
* Contacts (Knowing people, tapping into the rumor mill, keeping your ear to the ground, hitting the streets to get the word out) 4 quotes
* Conviction (Your strength of belief -- whether that's in God, magic, or other higher powers -- and thus your psychological fortitude) 4 quotes
* Craftsmanship (Building, fixing, and breaking things with tools) 1 quote (I'm sure Harry talks about his Mechanic at times, plus there's that guy who works for the current Summer Lady who's good with machines -- let's find those quotes!)
* Deceit (Falsehood, deception, distraction, misdirection) 3 quotes, but none of them involve Thomas and his ability to lie -- what's up with that?
* Discipline (Concentration and self-control) 2 quotes, and just about perfect. Another one or two wouldn't suck, though.
* Driving (driving, flying, boating, car chases, shortcuts, street navigation) 4 quotes
* Empathy ("reading" people, maintaining the social graces, spotting lies) 1 quote -- Harry does a lot of "reading people" in the books -- like with the limo driver in Storm Front. Dig deeper if you can!
* Endurance (stamina and toughness) 3 quotes -- but Harry gets the crap kicked out of him way too much for this not to have shown up at all.
* Fists (brawling, martial arts) 1 quote -- ONE QUOTE for PUNCHING PEOPLE? Come on! :)
* Guns (gunplay, firefights, gun knowledge, etc) 4 quotes
* Intimidation (threats, scaring people, provoking anger, interrogation) 4 quotes
* Investigation (examination, eavesdropping, pattern recognition, surveillance) 2 quotes -- Harry investigates crime scenes without using magic all the time. Let's find some of those examples. I'm pretty sure in the bloody first crime scene of Storm Front we've got a couple examples...
* Lore (arcane research, rituals, vague i've-got-a-bad-feeling-about-this "sixth sense") 5 quotes, good job
* Might (lifting things, brekaing things, exerting force, wrestling) 2 quotes -- there's a lot more muscular action in the dresden files than just two quotes! where are the ogres and trolls?
* Performance (playing to an audience, artistic composition and appreciation, creative communication) 4 quotes
* Presence (charisma, leadership, reputation, social "teflon factor") 4 quotes - they're not perfect, but they could work. Keep looking for other ideas... Marcone's gotta have a few of these moments.
* Rapport (small-talk, friendliness, putting your best foot forward impression-making, gift of gab) 3 quotes - But there's more examples of Harry and other people being, y'know, friendly or gabby...
* Resources (wealth, equipment, lifestyle, accommodations) 2 quotes - could use a couple more having to do with Harry's general lack of money -- or later on, his Warden salary
* Scholarship (mundane research, sciences, languages, using computers) 3 quotes - This is where Butters should really shine, but it's a little weak on him
* Stealth (hiding, skulking, ambushing, "shadowing" or secretly following someone) ZERO quotes. Literally, no one had any quotes about Harry or Murphy or Thomas just sneaking around and being stealthy. That seems... really unlikely!
* Survival (animal handling, outdoor camouflage, riding, wilderness scavenging, tracking beasts) 2 quotes - mainly about riding dinosaurs. ANYTHING else outdoorsy would be good -- like from Tera from Fool Moon, maybe, stuff happening in the park -- but I know this one will be tough in the context of the series.
* Weapons (weaponed combat, swordplay, thrown weaponry, weapon knowledge) 3 quotes - They're good ones, but there's no instances of Michael or another person swinging around their swords. That seems like a glaring omission
Y'all have done a great, great job so far -- but this thing isn't over yet. Let's see if we can knock those boldfaced ones off the list!
glmagus:
Unsure of the book but:
Mechanincs: "I called my mechaninc Mike, he's the Jesus Christ of mechanincs, and he said the Beetle was ready."
mikeryan:
Might - Summer Knight Ch 22
My older brother rolled a tractor and it pinned him, broke his hip, and caught on fire. I picked it up and threw it off him, then dragged him back to the house. More than a mile. I was twelve.
Simon Hogwood:
Oh! Oh! I've got a good one for Stealth:
"That's where the magic came in. If the potion worked, I would look like background to any casual observers, a part of the scenery they wouldn't glance at twice."
- FM 16
Slife:
Stealth (or maybe better for alertness)?
PG, beginning of chapter 14
"Who are you watching for?"
"What?" I said. "What do you mean?"
"You rubbernecked so much on the way here, I'm surprised your shoulders aren't bruising your ears"
"Oh, that. Someone was tailing me tonight."
Might (PG 306)
She was in great shape, but no one's exercise program includes running up several hundred feet of spiral stairs in full mail and helmet carrying a big-ass hammer and a sword.
Presence (PG 380)
I'd gained the moral support of the Council present there tonight, and I'd wielded it against him like a sword, chopping off his options and maneuvering him into bending to my will.
Weapons (PG 326)
The top of his jump was about ten feet off the snow, and when he came down he held the saber in both hands. The iron weapons sliced cleanly through the ogre's breastbone and filleted the monster, splitting him open like a steaming baked potato.
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