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The White Court is Underpowered
Mira:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 08, 2021, 12:03:42 PM ---She's the Queen, arguably the most powerful and well-fed Wamp there is. Others aren't going to have her power.
The Wamps are formidable politically and against humans, but against almost anything else, they're on even terms or below. It took publishing a book and arming the masses with knowledge to exterminate most of the Blamps. If someone paid Shagnasty enough, he'd wipe out the Wamps on his own in a month.
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As I recall she had several ladies with her, and I bet one doesn't onto Lara's kick ass team unless you can really kick ass.
BrainFireBob:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 08, 2021, 12:03:42 PM ---She's the Queen, arguably the most powerful and well-fed Wamp there is. Others aren't going to have her power.
The Wamps are formidable politically and against humans, but against almost anything else, they're on even terms or below. It took publishing a book and arming the masses with knowledge to exterminate most of the Blamps. If someone paid Shagnasty enough, he'd wipe out the Wamps on his own in a month.
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We don't know the relative power of the various House heads. Whites can feed most easily, though- don't underestimate their throwing down in a street and then sprinting through a dance club before coming back for round 2. And their supernatural healing isn't to be underestimated.
And we don't know the Whites couldn't handle the Blacks- the Whites used humanity as a cat's paw. Preference doesn't mean incapability.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 08, 2021, 02:43:14 PM ---As I recall she had several ladies with her, and I bet one doesn't onto Lara's kick ass team unless you can really kick ass.
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Sure, I bet there's a dozen members of the family that are well fed and well trained. But those same high-level Wamps were broken like toys by Shaggy in TC. In their place of power. Across their threshold, and whatever wards they had in place.
Likewise, Eb could have taken Lara out at the end. The Wamps are formidable up close with humans that they can whammy or enemies they can beat to a pulp. But their top tier against top tier wizards isn't a fair fight, much less anyone else with power.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: BrainFireBob on July 08, 2021, 03:52:50 PM ---We don't know the relative power of the various House heads. Whites can feed most easily, though- don't underestimate their throwing down in a street and then sprinting through a dance club before coming back for round 2. And their supernatural healing isn't to be underestimated.
And we don't know the Whites couldn't handle the Blacks- the Whites used humanity as a cat's paw. Preference doesn't mean incapability.
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Between Peace Talks and Battle Ground, I was left with the impression that Harry was close to raw strength with Lara, and yet he was like a child in Mavra's grip. I'm sure Lara is stronger going all out, but it still seemed like WK and WCV were on one tier, and BCV was on another.
BrainFireBob:
I'm thinking when Lara was reduced to a barely animate skeleton and devoured Madelaine. That's a hellacious amount of damage to take and be visibly healing from.
A strong, fully-fed White seems to have Wolverine-like healing- at first. When sufficiently injured, they go feral, and also feed indiscriminately. Don't underestimate that.
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