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Mira:

  I think it is more complicated, Nemesis itself might be limited in who or what it can personally control, but it has many soldiers in the form of Outsiders.  I think that is why the benefit of being a star born is so important.  Outsiders have no control over Harry, and consequently neither does Nemesis, that makes him a danger to it.

LordDresden2:

--- Quote from: g33k on December 14, 2024, 05:23:42 PM ---No, I think "13" a highly-likely number, one of the "mystical" numbers, and usually an "unlucky" one in many Western traditions.

OTOH, it's a very _predictable_ number (for the above reasons).

From the Doylist POV, it suffers from being both too many (that many same-y foes is narratively pointless, messy, and confusing) and too few (a reasonable number to actually track them all down, but having "another Nemfected" to produce at-need is very useful for an author (q.v. Justine) which isn't possible if you've already ID'ed all 13).

By this analysis, I like 666 simultaneous Nemfections as the limit:  same advantages as 13, without the downsides.

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It might also depend on who is infected.  Some people might need more 'juice' to influence or control than others.  So while there's probably a limit, it might not be a single number.

Mira:

--- Quote from: LordDresden2 on January 05, 2025, 09:21:36 PM ---It might also depend on who is infected.  Some people might need more 'juice' to influence or control than others.  So while there's probably a limit, it might not be a single number.

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  I also don't think it is all that clear yet whether or not Nemesis is something separate from Outsiders.. Or is it different if it is a mortal verses another type of being?  As in it was Nemesis influencing Cat Sith, but it was an Outsider influencing Justine, but with the same goal in mind.

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