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DF Spoilers / Re: Right in the feels (favourite heartfelt moments)
« on: July 29, 2018, 05:59:59 PM »
The trial at the end of Proven Guilty when Harry does such an amazing job of pointing out the flaws of the council that even Morgan doesn't want to kill Molly at the end.

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DF Spoilers / Re: The Dresden Files Death Battle Arena
« on: May 27, 2018, 04:12:18 AM »
I would have liked to see Morgan and Kincaid fight. Although given the rules of this post I think that Morgan would probably win. A prepared Kincaid might have a chance. Especially if Morgan underestimated him. I feel like Morgan was used to dealing with fighting magic users and more supernatural threats. I know that Kincaid is technically a supernatural threat but he fights with mostly mortal tactics and weapons. Regardless I think it would be a fun scenario to see played out.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Could Mavra be under Eb's control?
« on: May 27, 2018, 03:33:46 AM »
I'm not exactly sure what was going on but it did feel odd to me that Eb didn't do more during that rescue mission other than lock down Mavra's magic. Why wouldn't he do more? From what I remember even Kincaid wasn't confident that they would make it out alive and he's supposedly on Eb's level. It feels like at the very least there was something else going on during that time that we aren't aware of yet.

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DF Spoilers / Re: What character would you like to see get a power up?
« on: May 26, 2018, 01:55:17 AM »
I doubt it would happen but I wouldn't mind seeing the Alphas become actual wizards.... They are cool and and I like them the way they are but they are essentially one trick ponies.... It would be nice to see them use some other spells and be more like Harry magic wise. I think most people forget that their power is supposedly magic based and only think of them as werewolves.

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DF Spoilers / Practitioners, aging, and healing. What triggers it?
« on: May 26, 2018, 01:29:21 AM »
  From what I've noticed all of practitioners who have been shown to have a long life span and faster/better healing compared to mortals have been skilled magic users. So what about the practitioners with low to moderate skill? Do they have these abilities as well? And what about the specific examples like the street wolves? Will they live to be hundreds of years old if they aren't killed? Or people like Charity who were born with the magical talent but stopped using it? Will she outlive her children and husband if she isn't killed? (Except for Molly) What exactly causes a practitioner to be granted the abilities of a longer life span and better healing?.... Thoughts?

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DF Spoilers / Re: A Positive Death "Curse"
« on: May 26, 2018, 01:18:13 AM »
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Your right, my post didn't address the OP at all, so this one will.  Who would make this kind of life enhancing sacrifice, if it's possible to do so?  It's not going to be the Merlin, I'm fairly confident in making that prediction.  He might lay down a huge death curse to help Harry; though he would probably see it as helping the White Council.  This is probably true of most of the important wizards on the Council.  I think the only person who would make the kind of sacrifice you suggest is Ebenezer, because he has a personal family relationship with Harry.  It might even be this type of closeness which would make such a thing possible.
  This is what I was thinking as well. If any of this is possible I could see Ebenezer doing something like this in order to save Harry's life or give him another boost in power at a time when he needs it. Also you made me think of another question to ask but I will save that for a separate post.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Will Ramirez ever get laid?...
« on: May 25, 2018, 03:00:54 AM »
There could be some power in virginity. Perhaps it could come into play at some point.

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DF Spoilers / Will Ramirez ever get laid?...
« on: May 25, 2018, 01:37:51 AM »
  I don't believe its ever been established if Ramirez ever lost his virginity after it was revealed by Lara in White Night that he was a virgin but in my headcanon he is still one. This made me feel even worse for him after the events of Cold Case....

  If I ever got to ask Jim a funny question at a Q&A it would be is Ramirez ever going to get laid? I can even imagine a short story where Harry, Mouse, and Butters take him to a bar to try to be his wing men only to have the whole thing ruined when Thomas shows up....

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DF Spoilers / Re: A Positive Death "Curse"
« on: May 25, 2018, 01:02:14 AM »
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Could you prepare a specialise foci to channel and focus your death curse for a specific purpose? So that when you can cast the death curse at a time and place of their choosing
Interesting. I didn't even consider that. It would go back to my thought of it being rare for your death to be planned which doesn't usually happen but if a wizard did die of old age and knew when it was going to happen. Why not capitalize on it and use it to do something good or powerful with the use of a ritual or foci?....

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DF Spoilers / Re: A Positive Death "Curse"
« on: May 24, 2018, 02:15:20 AM »
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I think Jack of Hearts meant something along the lines of Traitor Son Cycles, where the Saint -I forgot her name, the b**ch- used her ascension/death to boost the magical reserves of her allies.
For DF however, I don't think that's likely; as a death curse is cast by a dying wizard, it would be primarily destructive. To perform magic you have to believe in it, and it's tough to believe in peace and love or anything constructive while your throat is being slit, or so I believe.
Yes this is pretty much what I meant. I can understand why most death curses are used in destructive ways because of the natural human reaction to dying and wanting to lash out at the person or thing responsible for your death.

 Lets take it a step further. What if a magic user is dying of natural causes or old age? They would be more likely to know when its their time to go compared to a mortal. Could they pass down their power or a portion of their power to another? Perhaps this is how some wizards got to be so powerful? I know this a stretch but it got me thinking. It could even be a mantle of sorts if it was continuously passed down....

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DF Spoilers / A Positive Death "Curse"
« on: May 24, 2018, 01:27:06 AM »
My apologies if this has been discussed before but I was curious if it has been established that a death curse has to be cast on the person who is responsible for the wizards death? The reason I ask this is because if this isn't the case then could a wizard's death be used in positive way instead of cursing someone? By this I mean instead of harming the person who is killing you you instead use the power of your death to boost the power of another magic user. Or maybe something less permanent like using your death to power or boost the effect of a spell being performed by another. We have seen rituals being powered by human sacrifice which wouldn't be much different.

I think it would be cool to see an important magic user character know they are about to die and use their death to boost or give power to a spell or ritual that Harry attempting to perform. Or give Harry another boost in power when he needs it. I love me a good willingly heroic sacrifice in stories and if this is possible I think it would make a good way for certain characters to go out with a bang....

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