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Will Harry get back to basics?
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: Bacchus on March 04, 2018, 08:52:24 AM --- Ive always hated how much of a glass cannon Dresden is, if he goes about openly it would be very easy for him to die in a surprise attack from a few guys with scoped rifles.
to make him tougher id say he needs enchanted boots and shin protection, enchanted vest, hardened vampbraces (he always blocks blows with his forearms).some type of head protection for battles at least
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--- Quote from: forumghost on March 05, 2018, 05:47:39 PM ---The problem being that even 'normal' threats are a big danger to Dresden, even with his big "Power Boost" from being the Winter Knight.
Like how in CD he needed to be rescued from a couple of pixies.
Or how in SG he needed to be saved from Formor Red Shirts.
Harry just... isn't really all that. Don't let his in-universe rep fool you.
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That comes with being a human being. Humans beings are glass cannons. A man with a machine gun could wipe out a herd of elephants or a horde of angry grizzly bears, but any one of those creatures can smash him or rip him to pieces if it gets within contact range. It's just the way of things.
Harry is a glass cannon, because Harry is a human being.
Rasins:
I did not read the entire thread, but ...
I think he'll get back to basics from the perspective of his Staff and Blasting rod.
Other than that ... no idea.
Personally, I can't wait to see his new lab.
Talby16:
I think a blasting rod is a given considering his demonstrated skill with wood. I cannot wait to see some more arctic fire balls. I think a shield bracelet would be a top priority for Dresden because I do not think his staff is a good focus for that. Plus freeing up his staff for other purposes makes sense. However, somewhere Harry mentioned that he needs access to metal working tools to make his bracelet (SG maybe?). I doubt that a bracelet will be ready to go. I full anticipate his Duster to be back up to snuff on all the protective enchantments. Finally, I would love to see Harry take a page out of the carpenter handbook and invest in a little armor for when he knows he is going to throw down (ex during the raid on Hades vault). As someone mentioned above, forearm guards would be an excellent idea considering all the hand to hand combat he engages in. I think this actually has a chance given Harry just had his forearm broken from a staff blow.
khadgar4606:
--- Quote from: Talby16 on March 15, 2018, 09:15:17 PM ---I think a blasting rod is a given considering his demonstrated skill with wood. I cannot wait to see some more arctic fire balls. I think a shield bracelet would be a top priority for Dresden because I do not think his staff is a good focus for that. Plus freeing up his staff for other purposes makes sense. However, somewhere Harry mentioned that he needs access to metal working tools to make his bracelet (SG maybe?). I doubt that a bracelet will be ready to go. I full anticipate his Duster to be back up to snuff on all the protective enchantments. Finally, I would love to see Harry take a page out of the carpenter handbook and invest in a little armor for when he knows he is going to throw down (ex during the raid on Hades vault). As someone mentioned above, forearm guards would be an excellent idea considering all the hand to hand combat he engages in. I think this actually has a chance given Harry just had his forearm broken from a staff blow.
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harry has access to metal working tools of highest quality due being mabs personal hitman so shield bracelet is piece of cake for him as long as he has time to visit atctis tor for couple of days. And i bet that mab orders the smith helping him to use best quality ingredient and enchant the better then harry capable of. on rpg terms harry building shield bracelets with what resource 1 or 2 with mabs help he can make resource 4 or 5 gear with no more problem as one quick enchant from her god mother made that duster minigun prof for whole night.
KurtinStGeorge:
What happened to Harry's shield bracelet and his force rings? I don't remember the bracelet getting used up (burned up) in Changes. I don't remember him losing his force rings either. At the end of Changes Harry takes a shower, gets dressed and then has a conversation with Murphy. He then goes back inside the boat, gets tired of waiting inside for Murphy, and goes back outside and gets shot. We don't know if he put the rings or bracelet back on. If Harry didn't put them back on then Murphy or perhaps Thomas has them. Harry had his amulet returned to him in Cold Days, so Mab should have returned the other items too. The only explanation for not returning them is if there is some iron in either the bracelet or rings. Perhaps that might interfere with the Winter Knights mantel or Mab considered anything with iron in it too risky for the Winter Knight to ware.
Another alternative; though not very likely, is that Thomas has Harry's rings and bracelet and he didn't have time to retrieve them in Cold Days. If these items are ever returned perhaps Harry will find his old tools just aren't powerful enough to deal with the new threats he will face. That would be a good reason for Harry to build another lab. Plus, he has to find a way to use Bonnie's knowledge and teach her at the same time. That should be interesting for us and frustrating for Harry. I believe Jim has said that Bonnie has all of Harry and Lash's knowledge but no context to understand it.
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