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If you were a Minor Talent?
Conspiracy Theorist:
Mort is not a minor talent. His power level is that of a wizard but his powers set it almost all spiritual, comparatively little of the other elements, but still more in all those areas than a minor talent. He was able to do a relatively sophisticated tracking spell in front of Harry for example.
Mainly it’s his lack of tutelage, however I bet he is studying under a deceased wizard, perhaps even Morgan, as that is the most powerful wizard Mort met who is dead whilst they were alive.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on July 28, 2022, 02:15:10 AM --- doesn't sound very minor to me. Get this guy in the right spot, and front run acquisitions and the like?
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You can leverage it to good mundane effect, sure. But as magic goes, it's comparatively minor. LOTS of magic can be mundanely leveraged that way...
It doesn't actually *do* anything. Cannot summon the slightest breeze, light a candle, levitate a single bead, etc etc etc.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on July 28, 2022, 01:53:00 PM --- Mort is not a minor talent. His power level is that of a wizard but his powers set it almost all spiritual...
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Yeah.
I'm pretty sure there is a WoJ from a signing or 'Con event, where Jim said as much.
IIRC, the only reason(s) Mort isn't on the White Council is
(a) he intentionally "flies low" on their radar, looking like a "minor talent" & sometime con-artist so they dismiss him
(b) ectomancy "don't get no respect" in the White Council
Conspiracy Theorist:
Ectomancy the White Council think is too close to Necromancy, but in their ignorance they do not realise that the two are diametrically opposed. Necromancy is all about forcing the dead into subservience, Ectomancy is giving the dead a voice and helping them to resolve issues with the living and within themselves. With Mort it’s not just a gift, it’s a vocation. Fitz was a minor talent in this area, Mort is a major talent.
We don’t know what Mort did during Battle Ground, he wasn’t in a position to take on the Necromancers so the was otherwise involved. He wasn’t in the pub. I like to think he was busy summoning Morgan and defending his neighbourhood against the Fomor. Morgan is Welsh, he would know about the Huntsman immediately and figure out a way to use Earth Magic to take out the entire group of 13 simultaneously, with Mort using ghosts as spotters to target them. Together they would be extremely formidable.
I could see Sir Stuart and Morgan being great friends, two old soldiers just fading away. I would like to see the ghost of Morgan brought back just to build upon Journal, but there is much you could do with the characters development after he dies, Morgan’s ghost can give exposition about Margaret, the Starborn and Harry’s loss into the adoption system
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: forumghost on July 28, 2022, 03:00:54 AM ---I mean that's kinda on point for "minor talents" in the DF. Mort is a minor talent, but give him a Wizard'S ghost, and he can do anything a Wizard can.
Wizard's just like to dismiss non wizard's because they're all arrogant as fuck
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Doesn't someone (Lea, perhaps?) say in his way, Mort may be more powerful than Harry?
the wizards are arrogant as heck.
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