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A Fistful of Warlocks (SPOILERS: FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS)
Darkest-Before-Dawn:
Thoroughly enjoyed this one, although it was midnight in the UK when I remembered it was out but of course I had to stay up and read it.
--- Quote from: Zaphodess on July 05, 2017, 07:35:14 AM ---Somebody must ask Jim about the backstory to this one
(click to show/hide)McCoy used to be the Captain of the Wardens in late 19th century. By the time we meet him (SK), he usually doesn't show up to Council meetings any more and the Merlin tells him that he isn't welcome there. Huh?
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That's a really interesting point.
(click to show/hide) It's strange actually, I was only wondering the other day if McCoy, having such an affinity for battle magic, had been involved with the wardens. I hadn't made this connection when I read AFFOW. My mind went more in the direction of "Ah, if he was captain of the wardens for a while then it makes sense he'd be trusted enough to be Blackstaff".
Serack:
--- Quote from: Zaphodess on July 05, 2017, 07:35:14 AM ---Somebody must ask Jim about the backstory to this one
(click to show/hide)McCoy used to be the Captain of the Wardens in late 19th century. By the time we meet him (SK), he usually doesn't show up to Council meetings any more and the Merlin tells him that he isn't welcome there. Huh?
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Jim had his Reddit podcast Q&A around the time he wrote Fist Full of Warlocks and said this:
--- Quote from: 2016 DF Reddit podcast Q&A ---Eb took up the Blackstaff in 1884-1885 somewhere in there. The Blackstaff chooses his successor.
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Which is only a year or 3 after the events of Fist Full of Warlocks. Could be related to your question.
Zaphodess:
Thanks, Serack. I forgot about this, cause I had the New Madrid earthquake of 1811 as a starting point for Eb's Blackstaff career in mind. :)
It really fits too well to be coincidence.
Aminar:
--- Quote from: Serack on July 05, 2017, 01:32:15 PM ---Jim had his Reddit podcast Q&A around the time he wrote Fist Full of Warlocks and said this:
Which is only a year or 3 after the events of Fist Full of Warlocks. Could be related to your question.
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Near as I can tell the story is in 1877. So almost a decade, but not a terribly long time. (As that appears to be when Earp and Bat were working as deputies in Dodge city.)
From wikipedia.
(click to show/hide) Masterson soon made a complete recovery and settled in Dodge City. On June 6, 1877, Masterson tried to prevent the arrest of a certain Robert Gilmore – who was known to the locals as "Bobby Gill."
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Zaphodess on July 05, 2017, 02:22:35 PM ---Thanks, Serack. I forgot about this, cause I had the New Madrid earthquake of 1811 as a starting point for Eb's Blackstaff career in mind. :)
It really fits too well to be coincidence.
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Wait, were we just assuming he'd done New Madrid all along? Somehow I'd got the impression it was one of the ones he admitted to Harry in BR (along with Krakatoa and Tunguska).
Edit: Krakatoa was 1883. So I guess either he pretty much used the Blackstaff immediately upon taking it up to cause the eruption (and it's within the margin of error to Jim's ca. 1884-85 answer), or the eruption broke both the laws on time travel and collateral damage of mortal lives.
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