The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Can a Wizard's Powers be Stolen or Taken permanently?
peregrine:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 30, 2017, 08:55:34 PM ---Oh so by stealing a wizards powers in the Dresdenverse it's more like you become the wizard rather than just absorb their raw power for your own consumption?
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That probably says more about Grey than power. He took on personality traits of even a pure mortal (we assume) when he turned into the bank manager. It may not apply to everyone.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 30, 2017, 08:55:34 PM ---Oh so by stealing a wizards powers in the Dresdenverse it's more like you become the wizard rather than just absorb their raw power for your own consumption? The reason I thought it might be that way was Harry consumed the spirit, had access to it's form of magic but didn't actually become the person it had been.
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Slightly more complicated because your own spirit is there as well but I think that is why mantles were invented, you have to isolate that much power otherwise it will overwhelm you immediately.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Arjan on July 01, 2017, 06:46:49 PM ---Slightly more complicated because your own spirit is there as well but I think that is why mantles were invented, you have to isolate that much power otherwise it will overwhelm you immediately.
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You know that's one thing that would be cool to see. Someone actually craft a Mantle.
Serack:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 30, 2017, 08:55:34 PM ---Oh so by stealing a wizards powers in the Dresdenverse it's more like you become the wizard rather than just absorb their raw power for your own consumption? The reason I thought it might be that way was Harry consumed the spirit, had access to it's form of magic but didn't actually become the person it had been.
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Pretty sure Jim was talking about what would happen to Goodman Grey, not anyone who does that kind of thing.
jonas:
Isn't there an entirely different woj(s) that says that the reason harry didn't keep Kravos' power was because there was no death/soul exchange? that you are what you eat, even if your a wizard? Because I always thought it explicitly implied the key to taking in and keeping power is death/soul infusion? same way the darkhallow works, stone table, ect. I assume because soul is they key to change, in order to have a proper fusion requires said key.
& I assume that having a soul mixed into the mantle is how a mantle is formed as a separate thing. not that it necessarily stays 'soul' as defined by human usage. but mantles seem to have their own 'spirit' if not consciousness.
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