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Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
Zaphodess:
I think I voted for Simon here too, but it's a while ago and I have some doubts about it now. He's still a good candidate, but somehow just too good. There's one thing though that doesn't let me dismiss him entirely. Some of his apprentices didn't turn out so well. There's Justin duMorne in the books, if you add the RPG, there's at least one more and he himself isn't completely stellar. So Simon or at least one of his apprentices still might turn out to be Cowl.
LaFortier is an interesting one too. But I think he's Cristos' predecessor in more than one sense. You don't have to be a member to function as someone's cat's paw. Selfish, power-hungry idiots in your enemies government make great allies without realising it.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 14, 2017, 03:38:44 AM ---This doesn't make sense to me. Harry uses Latin because it's not a language he uses with any frequency (other than as root words), which provides a mental buffer between magical and linguistic meaning.
In contrast, you're suggesting that a Russian living in Russia that probably uses Russian frequently is using Russian words as his magical language, thus resulting in no buffer.
That's the exact opposite of what Harry is doing.
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No, it's not, because nobody is using actual Russian or actual Latin; both are using bastardized words that utilize the same general phonetics and (in Harry's case) preserves the meanings from the Root words, but are not actual word in an active Language. The example word "dorosh" is not a Russian word, it's a Russian Surname. It would be more along the lines of Harry turning "Schmitt" or maybe "Denning" into a magic word.
If Harry can use Pseudo-latin while simultaneously trying to actually become Fluent in that same language, then the Buffer doesnt have to be as wide as we might think.
Hey, I wonder how Molly is doing? She like to use Japanese for her magic words, but there's a good chance that now she can "Just Speak" any mortal language like Toot could. Id think she wouldnt even have the dubious benefit of different "head-spaces" delineated by different languages, since there'd not be that sort of learned, conscious distinction in place.
Shift8:
You know, it could be that Cowl is Elvis
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Shift8 on July 17, 2017, 03:54:49 PM ---You know, it could be that Cowl is Elvis
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Nah, couldnt be: They found Amelia Earhart recently, and everyone knows Elvis was hanging out with her all this time.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Quantus on July 17, 2017, 02:39:04 PM ---No, it's not, because nobody is using actual Russian or actual Latin; both are using bastardized words that utilize the same general phonetics and (in Harry's case) preserves the meanings from the Root words, but are not actual word in an active Language. The example word "dorosh" is not a Russian word, it's a Russian Surname. It would be more along the lines of Harry turning "Schmitt" or maybe "Denning" into a magic word.
If Harry can use Pseudo-latin while simultaneously trying to actually become Fluent in that same language, then the Buffer doesnt have to be as wide as we might think.
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Using surnames for people in the region which you live would be just as bad as using common words. Even if you don't know a Dorosh when you're learning magic, if you meet someone later, you might inadvertently crush them with a wall of energy when you call out to them on the street.
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