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In defense of the WC
Mira:
--- Quote ---That's when you just look at the Wardens.
When you look at the White Council as a whole, it's weaker, because the combat types suffered the bulk of the casualties, leaving the more-delicate / less-survivable noncombatant (*) wizards largely unimpacted.
(*) Note that I include the logistics/support & healing wizards among the "combat types" as they increase the White Council's combat ability... and suffered for it, during the Ramp war! The White Council's ability to wage war is substantially degraded.
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I'd be careful separating "combat and non-combat" wizards though. Just because they are healing wizards it doesn't mean they cannot do major ass kicking if they choose to. Best example of that is Listens to Wind, he is the chief healer of the White Council,yet he also managed to kick a Skin Walker's ass.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 29, 2022, 11:25:46 AM --- I'd be careful separating "combat and non-combat" wizards though. Just because they are healing wizards it doesn't mean they cannot do major ass kicking if they choose to. Best example of that is Listens to Wind, he is the chief healer of the White Council,yet he also managed to kick a Skin Walker's ass.
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You have a point.
Harry is an unreliable narrator, and it's only his word as to the relative rarity of combat-capable wizards.
Most wizards may be much more dangerous than Harry gives them credit for!
As Harry himself said, his attitude is "fuck subtle!"
But those subtler magics may be almost as effective, overall... And there's a lot more of them.
Tinfoil hat:
--- Quote from: g33k on December 29, 2022, 10:39:43 PM ---You have a point.
Harry is an unreliable narrator, and it's only his word as to the relative rarity of combat-capable wizards.
Most wizards may be much more dangerous than Harry gives them credit for!
As Harry himself said, his attitude is "fuck subtle!"
But those subtler magics may be almost as effective, overall... And there's a lot more of them.
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Being a non combat wizard doesn't mean you cant fight. Think of Ancient Mai she scares everyone but i dont see her as a fighter. She is the type to f u up in other ways. Its implied that that WC also fought the Reds using good old economies. Freezing assets and such. That probably limited the damage the Red court could do by a lot. The Ltw is a healer, Morty is a nerd but those 2 will mess u up. The Merlin isn't much of a fight, so is Mab and Odin( not saying they cant) just that to them fighting is for losers and a last resort. If all else fails then its time to to show you how closely related to grass ur ass is.
Tinfoil hat:
I was thinking about the Modern day geopolitical situation. And how its just a mess. Naturally i thought about the Dresden files and how it would complicate things
Was thinking about Martha Liberty. She lives in Liberia. She could a former freed slave. And shes 300 years old. Imagine the anger she has. Or she is a native who suffered from the results of the American slaves being brought to Africa. It was not a smooth transition, it got bloody really fast.
From that point LTW is a native American, Eb and the Merlin fought on opposite sides of a war. Imagine the number of people carrying grieves. Africans, asians Europeans its a wonder the WC hasn't torn itself apart.
What ever its faults the WC has held humanity together
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