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Power Creep
TrueMonk:
Having the swords in custody means that he always have them on hand when needed, assuming that there is someone who can wield them. Given the nature of them I would expect that anytime they are meant to be used there will be someone on hand to use them. They, now it, can't even be tricked to deal with an emergency somewhere else. So they are at least really really handy ally power ups.
I remember seeing a word of Jim somewhere that the threat he makes to Mavra on having read the word of kemmler is because there is also something in there for dealing with black court vampires very efficiently. If nothing else knowing how to become a minor did must be some sort of power up.
Avernite:
--- Quote from: TrueMonk on June 02, 2020, 07:32:30 AM ---Having the swords in custody means that he always have them on hand when needed, assuming that there is someone who can wield them. Given the nature of them I would expect that anytime they are meant to be used there will be someone on hand to use them. They, now it, can't even be tricked to deal with an emergency somewhere else. So they are at least really really handy ally power ups.
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Alternatively, the fact he needs them on hand is a clear sign he's totally going down unless he has specific supernatural aid ;)
g33k:
--- Quote from: TrueMonk on June 02, 2020, 07:32:30 AM ---Having the swords in custody means that he always have them on hand when needed, assuming that there is someone who can wield them. Given the nature of them I would expect that anytime they are meant to be used there will be someone on hand to use them...
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A very salient point, I think. It is their nature to have the relevant sword wielded when and where it's needed.
--- Quote from: TrueMonk on June 02, 2020, 07:32:30 AM --- ... I remember seeing a word of Jim somewhere that the threat he makes to Mavra on having read the word of kemmler is because there is also something in there for dealing with black court vampires very efficiently ...
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BCV's are magically-animated corpses. Kemmler was the expert in that sort of thing... So, yeah.
magnuskn:
Jim has been pretty explicit about this when asked at conventions. Harry is getting the basic tools to deal with the increased threats he is facing as time goes on, but just so that he'll always be the underdog and have to use his wits to defeat them, instead of just overpowering them.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: TrueMonk on June 02, 2020, 07:32:30 AM ---I remember seeing a word of Jim somewhere that the threat he makes to Mavra on having read the word of kemmler is because there is also something in there for dealing with black court vampires very efficiently. If nothing else knowing how to become a minor did must be some sort of power up.
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I doubt Harry was bluffing because it would have been a really stupid bluff. He gave Mavra the book, so she would know. I always assumed the it was some kind of necromancy, which is a forbidden magic. Thinking about it now, I think Mavra knew that was in the book, and that's why she wanted it. The Black Court were allies of Kemmler. It may have been because they didn't have a choice.
It's an interesting question of whether a power up on the shelf, so to speak, counts as a power up. If everyone, or just enough/the right people, knows about it, then it definitely helps his reputation. We've seen his reputation keep him safe a number of times.
Most of these things are definitely going to be good examples of Checkov's Gun. Some of them probably aren't going to pan out. In his recent interview with Patrick Rothfuss, Jim said some author at a convention gave him the advice that if you think of something cool, use it. It's probably a good idea your subconscious had that you haven't worked out yet, and if it isn't, it doesn't hurt to have a throwaway cool thing.
--- Quote from: magnuskn on June 03, 2020, 06:26:04 AM ---Jim has been pretty explicit about this when asked at conventions. Harry is getting the basic tools to deal with the increased threats he is facing as time goes on, but just so that he'll always be the underdog and have to use his wits to defeat them, instead of just overpowering them.
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Yeah. I took the term power creep from him. He often says that the way for an author to handle it is by having to know where your character is going. It's stated in conjunction with a story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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