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In Hindsight, These Story Choices Were a Mistake
Jcarlson171:
Throwing in my 2 cents on the wizards with tech subject.
Doesnt Harry state that the magic/tech issue comes from people being conflicted and that creating a magic field around them due to dissonance? Also I believe it is also stated that belief is very important when it comes to magic. Therefore could the technology effect be something like "if they believe it should work it will" semi borrowing the system from Ilona Andrews books where technology that people think is like magic doesnt really get affected by magic. I.E. Harry expects complicated phones to fail and electrical lights however he expects his car to work so the internal combustion engine is fine.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Jcarlson171 on July 17, 2018, 04:24:39 AM ---Throwing in my 2 cents on the wizards with tech subject.
Doesnt Harry state that the magic/tech issue comes from people being conflicted and that creating a magic field around them due to dissonance? Also I believe it is also stated that belief is very important when it comes to magic. Therefore could the technology effect be something like "if they believe it should work it will" semi borrowing the system from Ilona Andrews books where technology that people think is like magic doesnt really get affected by magic. I.E. Harry expects complicated phones to fail and electrical lights however he expects his car to work so the internal combustion engine is fine.
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I think it has more to do with the human condition. Humans are always conflicted. Always have little thoughts flying around our brains at all times of the day. Combine that with magical energy and it would be a magical field that's always in flux.
Now I'm thinking if Jim wants he will be able to make adjustments. He said that wizards with age become more set in their ways... Could this mean an older, more mature wizard could use electronics because they are more "stable"? I don't know but I could see Jim leaving that loophole. The older wizards don't use them because they don't like them. However Harry is getting older, maybe in a few books he will be less destructive to electronics.
vultur:
--- Quote from: groinkick on July 16, 2018, 05:55:08 PM ---He saw the real Eb. The Blackstaff protected him from dark magical staining that occurs in warlocks. Eb didn't hide who he really is, Harry saw the real man. I see Eb kind of like the Rambo character in the movies. Yes he's incredibly good at killing, but he takes absolutely no joy in it. He hates it. He does it because he thinks he has no choice, or is pushed so hard he needs to do it. Harry most likely saw a strong man who is dedicated to justice, a protector, and of great power, and who's suffered great pain. None of those tell you he's an assassin until you find out and then can connect the dots for justice, protection, power, and pain.
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Also, while a soulgaze always gives you true information, it doesn't tell you everything about someone... when Harry soulgazes Marcone in SF, he finds out that Marcone is driven by some secret, but he doesn't learn what it is. Harry might have seen that Eb felt guilty about something, but no more.
It also seems to be influenced by what you're looking for (when Harry soulgazes Molly, he sees a bunch of possible futures because he's trying to find out if she's over-the-edge corrupted; other soulgazes, like Marcone's, don't show possible futures). So if Harry was looking for "will Eb really protect me" he might have gotten confirmation of that rather than any of the Blackstaff stuff.
Mira:
--- Quote from: vultur on July 17, 2018, 01:39:51 PM ---Also, while a soulgaze always gives you true information, it doesn't tell you everything about someone... when Harry soulgazes Marcone in SF, he finds out that Marcone is driven by some secret, but he doesn't learn what it is. Harry might have seen that Eb felt guilty about something, but no more.
It also seems to be influenced by what you're looking for (when Harry soulgazes Molly, he sees a bunch of possible futures because he's trying to find out if she's over-the-edge corrupted; other soulgazes, like Marcone's, don't show possible futures). So if Harry was looking for "will Eb really protect me" he might have gotten confirmation of that rather than any of the Blackstaff stuff.
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Also Harry was a sixteen year old kid at the time, little experience with soul gazes or how to interpret what he was seeing in the first place.
groinkick:
Soulgaze obviously doesn't tell you everything... Harry didn't even get that Eb was his grandfather from it!
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