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Re: Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
« Reply #75 on: May 21, 2018, 03:12:03 PM »
Yeah, we'd never see Thor working in a forge to, like, I don't know, make a weapon or something.   :-X
Exactly.  Crafting things, especially magic things, was not something the Aesir were ever good at.  They always got their stuff from Dwarves and Svartalves, or stole it from a giant.
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« Reply #76 on: May 21, 2018, 04:50:35 PM »
or stole it from a giant.
Can you blame them? Giants had the best stuff.

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« Reply #77 on: May 21, 2018, 05:02:20 PM »
Exactly.  Crafting things, especially magic things, was not something the Aesir were ever good at.  They always got their stuff from Dwarves and Svartalves, or stole it from a giant.

100% Anti Aesir propaganda...
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« Reply #78 on: May 21, 2018, 05:08:00 PM »
100% Anti Aesir propaganda...
Nah.  Calling Thor an overly flatulent meathead that couldnt craft his way out of a paper bag would be anti-Aesir propaganda :p
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« Reply #79 on: May 21, 2018, 06:04:18 PM »
Nah.  Calling Thor an overly flatulent meathead that couldnt craft his way out of a paper bag would be anti-Aesir propaganda :p

Stole this from Reginald because it was so well put, and is true for me as well.

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« Reply #80 on: May 21, 2018, 08:41:20 PM »
Nah.  Calling Thor an overly flatulent meathead that couldnt craft his way out of a paper bag would be anti-Aesir propaganda :p
Heh. Flatulent meathead.
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« Reply #81 on: May 21, 2018, 08:44:35 PM »
Heh. Flatulent meathead.
I may have read the Magnus Chase books recently, which is coloring my idea of Thor's character slightly.  Also read Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology though, and it seems to agree with the "meathead" image
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Re: Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
« Reply #82 on: May 21, 2018, 11:06:25 PM »
Exactly.  Crafting things, especially magic things, was not something the Aesir were ever good at.  They always got their stuff from Dwarves and Svartalves, or stole it from a giant.

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« Reply #83 on: May 22, 2018, 11:39:44 AM »

Oh, dont get me wrong, he can yank on a giant lever like nobodies business.  But if you recall, there was a Dwarf nearby handling all the hard parts. Also, that's not Thor anymore, technically; Once he lost the Hammer he became "Odinson".  Also, he's not much like the mythic Thor aside from being a little slow on the uptake and getting conned by Loki a lot. 
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Re: Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
« Reply #84 on: June 01, 2018, 11:10:59 AM »
Found something Id find interesting to make an appearance:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machai

Though I could buy that these are actual Lycanthropes (ie the berserker spirit type that had a biker gang)
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Re: Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
« Reply #85 on: June 03, 2018, 12:09:41 PM »
Harry is definitely the crafting type. He's not lame enough to be Hephaestos (though he was for a short bit at the end of Changes), but he does spend an enormous amount making all his gear.

If we're going for a Greek mythical connection he frankly fits Athena quite well, who was patron of crafters in general (including the famous weaving contest with Arachne). And also, when need be, able to kick ass and inspire her heroic allies. Though Harry does have kids...

Of course, Lash served a role quite close to the role Athena had for Greek heroes as advisor. Which convinces me even in the obvious mythologies Harry is a mashup character, not a direct analogue for anyone.

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« Reply #86 on: June 03, 2018, 12:11:36 PM »
Oh yes, the mash ups fit into archetypes though.
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