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Mira:
--- Quote from: Fox on March 25, 2020, 02:15:39 PM ---I watched that interview too, Daniel was specifically asking about Harry in terms of D&D Wizards. In D&D Wizards get their magic by studying, Sorcerers are just born with it (mostly). Jim clarified that in the Dresden Files Wizards are a bit of a combination of the two- a wizard has to be born with the potential to use magic on a certain level, as well as learn how to use magic etc.
He also mentioned that in D&D terms Harry would be a Warlock because of his deal with Mab. D&D Warlocks get their powers by making a deal with some powerful entity- they’re not just dark magic users like in the Dresden Files.
While I don’t necessarily disagree that Harry might have some powerful or exotic ancestry, I don’t think this quote is the evidence of it.
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I thought the deal was with Lea? Also Jim has said in the past that what she did was merely confidence building and no power per say, I also thought that the reason why he was declared a warlock was because he killed with magic when he killed Justin.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Yuillegan on March 25, 2020, 08:27:23 AM ---more than it being her personal interest. Although one could argue Harry's success was in her personal interest...he being her godson after all.
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She specifically says she didn't owe it to Mab to do as much as she did. She wanted revenge for the Nemesis infected gift.
@g33k: I don't know if you're right or if I agree with you, but I like it. To ad to it, Dresden does seem like a German last name. Maybe there was something special about Malcolm's ancestry as well?
Fox:
--- Quote from: Mira on March 25, 2020, 05:27:51 PM ---I thought the deal was with Lea? Also Jim has said in the past that what she did was merely confidence building and no power per say, I also thought that the reason why he was declared a warlock was because he killed with magic when he killed Justin.
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I think Jim was referring obliquely to Harry becoming Winter Knight (the guy interviewing him had just finished White Night, so Jim was being a little bit carful about spoilers for him)- he did specifically mention Mab, not Lea.
The Wizard/Warlock/Sorcerer mentions in regards to Harry were about what class of character he would be if you tried to make him in Dungeons and Dragons. Jim’s point was that he uses the above terms differently in his works than they’re used in D&D.
This is out of universe stuff, the Daniel I mentioned is the name of the person interviewing Jim, not Daniel Carpenter FYI. Sorry if that was confusing.
Mira:
--- Quote ---I think Jim was referring obliquely to Harry becoming Winter Knight (the guy interviewing him had just finished White Night, so Jim was being a little bit carful about spoilers for him)- he did specifically mention Mab, not Lea.
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In Summer Knight, Mab does say that she had taken over the contract that Harry had with Lea. It is clear from that point on what she wants Harry for.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on March 25, 2020, 03:40:24 AM ---Jim has stated that Merlin won't be in the series because he is dead, but then paused and said something about how dead is less of a permanent state in the genre kind of in a maybe he will be in the series way. It could be interpreted as if he had forgotten something about Merlin.
If Harry is descended from Merlin, then I really hope Harry doesn't time travel and become Merlin. Ick.
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Put your ick away. That puts the paradox before the horse and I hope Jim is a better writer than that. Your assuming that Merlin had kids and the myth as I remember it has Morgana putting him in an enchanted sleep in a tree. Which works well since he can wake up in the now and kick some BAT ass. ;D
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