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Power Creep
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on June 03, 2020, 08:41:06 PM ---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.
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There's even a WOJ that he wasn't bluffing.
That doesn't mean there aren't risks or consequences for him if he actually uses that easy way to wreck a blampire, though. It may risk him going dark, for one thing.
The short story It's My Birthday Too was well after DB. There has to be some reason he chose to pick those blampires off with the gravity spell and then feign defeat to spit garlic in the leader's face rather than use the easy button he knows for wrecking them.
Mira:
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There's even a WOJ that he wasn't bluffing.
That doesn't mean there aren't risks or consequences for him if he actually uses that easy way to wreck a blampire, though. It may risk him going dark, for one thing.
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It wasn't a bluff, he has read the book, Sue was proof of that.
Ed0517:
Power creep is inevitable - look how they talk of wizards - the Senior Council is the oldest AND MOST POWERFUL. Both criteria go together.
A bonfire has more energy than a cutting torch. But Harry learns (from Luccio?) how to FOCUS his fire into a laser like beam. More effective. More efficient.
Cowl talks of being disappointed Harry is not ready for the heavyweight division - as in you are expected to move up in time. Rashid talks about Harry being the most powerful OF HIS GENERATION - as in other generations may be more powerful.
BTW, for Cinder Spires readers.. recall this - pb p 529
(click to show/hide)power crystals only grew more and more capable of efficiently channeling etheric energy so Jim uses the same concept there
Yuillegan:
Intersting point, Ed0517.
In a recent interview Jim actually talked about that very encounter and how in the next book (or two) we are going to see what the heavyweight division is. We know a that (click to show/hide)The Last Titan comes to town after this book (from the blurb of Batte Ground). So I suspect he was talking about that.
The fact Cowl was referencing it as far back as Dead Beat (and could tell from Harry's shield he wasn't ready) says to me that this has been in motion for sometime and there might be further hints. I also suspect that was a small hint that Cowl will show up again in the next book (or two).
So the real question is Harry ready for the heavyweight division now?
TrueMonk:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on June 03, 2020, 08:41:06 PM ---...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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To be fair I think the term "Power Creep" is usually taken to mean how characters slowly become to powerfull for the obstacles they are facing. Like in DnD at lvl 5 the world is full of deadly threats, but at lvl 15 a good party can really steamroll a lot of things. Jim then states that he is not going to have this problem in Dresden Files because he has planned out the books till the end. In this way Dresdens power will never creep too high relative to the things he is fighting, i.e. there will be no power creep.
I agree, but I really like the thread so I just took the thread to mean Power Increase, which I think was Bad Alias intent.
Moving on.
One thing I like related to power creep is the realization that comes from meeting something that used to be a threat, but is not (much of a threat) anymore. Like in a DnD game where we early in the story had a boss fight with a troll and somewhat later had to conquer a small castle manned by lots and lots of trolls. That made the progression of our characters very clear. I hope we will see that in Peace Talks, e.g. Dresden punching an Octokong in the face.
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