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What questions should Harry be asking?
Dina:
Just to be clear, I would never say that Harry should be an Inspector Gadget kind of wizard. I just think that he needs to craft one item or two every several months. And you are right about healing- It seems to be something very difficult in the Dresden verse and I think that only some minor injuries should be feasible (unless you want to risk giving someone a cancer) . But still, Harry seems to be unable to cure even a hit point ( :P) and that seems to be quite extreme.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Kindler on November 15, 2019, 05:47:07 PM ---I don't even know if healing magic is all that big a thing in Dresden. The only one who we've met who is confirmed to be capable of anything like it is Listens-to-Wind
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I'm assuming you're intentionally leaving out fairies. Ebeneezer did those stones that stopped the pain and restored the blood flow to Harry's hand in Blood Rites. Elaine did the "Reiki" in White Night.
--- Quote from: Kindler on November 15, 2019, 05:47:07 PM ---Instead he was working for fifty bucks an hour (and probably only about 10-20 hours a week) finding people's keys.
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He was up to $75 an hour by Blood Rites, but point taken and agreed to.
--- Quote from: Kindler on November 15, 2019, 05:47:07 PM ---Mind Fog dealies (which is apparently not a violation of the Laws of Magic if Butters does it?)
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Right?
His mom's gift should totally be used more. I'd imagine Mab would take advantage of his having it.
I do think Harry/a wizard should be able to come up with a lot of first aid level magical equipment. Also, combining Bob's alchemy knowledge, Butter's medical knowledge, and whatever Elaine was doing with that Reiki stuff, they should probably be able to come up with some sort of healing potion that does something useful even if not that miraculous. Maybe something gives you the equivalent of at least a day's recovery (but not rest).
Maybe that's mostly the sort of thing LtW does. Instead of taking 6-12 weeks, broken bones heal in 3-6 weeks.
morriswalters:
He has a limited market for magical items. And anything he can make so can any other wizard. And most of them don't have a full time gig saving the world.
Larry Fowler:
The item I would most like to see Harry create is a staff (or what ever item) that would conjure a frozen turkey to home in on his foes! :o
As for selling an magically crafted item, with the kind of luck Harry has, if he ever did it would come back to bite him in the worst possible way...
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on November 16, 2019, 05:10:10 AM ---He has a limited market for magical items. And anything he can make so can any other wizard. And most of them don't have a full time gig saving the world.
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While I agree that crafting random magical items probably isn't the best way to make money for a wizard, there is a market for it in the DF. Harry has bought things from svartalves. Surprisingly (maybe), there is a real world market for charms and blessings. See https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/louisiana-witch-doctor-jailed-for-aiding-texas-cocaine-cartels/.
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