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DF Spoilers / Re: Dresden Files Soundtrack
« on: May 09, 2018, 01:53:02 PM »
Quote from: WereElephant on April 05, 2018, 04:12:04 PM
Theme music for each Dresden File (Rock edition)

Thunderstruck - ACDC (Storm Front)
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon (Fool Moon)
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet (Grave Peril)
Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath (Summer Knight)
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (Death Masks)
Killer Queen - Queen (Blood Rites)
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (Dead Beat)
Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden (Proven Guilty)
Dragula - Rob Zombie (White Night)
NIB - Black Sabbath (Small Favor)
Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin (Turn Coat)
Victim of Changes - Judas Priest (Changes)
Sad But True - Metallica (Ghost Story)
Du Hast - Rammstein (Cold Days)
Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen (Skin Game)

What are your soundtracks?
Okay, that list is awesome, Du Hast is spot on xD
Winds of Change - Scorpions (Changes)
And when I read Summer Knight, Stairway to Heaven was playing in my head...

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DF Spoilers / Re: Jim Butcher interview from 2 months ago
« on: May 09, 2018, 01:49:31 PM »
Quote from: Quantus on May 07, 2018, 10:47:20 AM
His early potions were deceptively effective, some of the lesser used and/or not maintained designed could have become a lot more effective with continued development (the Bear Belt chi storage, the Murphionic Suppression charm, etc), unfortunately he always had to prioritized his combat gear over broader research.
The speedy getaway is combat gear, as well as the chi storage. I never understood why he only used them once.
Still, from a certain prespective, being magically tapped out is central to most, if not all, of the books, so having a chi storage handy everytime, even if it makes logical sense, would make it too easy for Harry.
Quote from: raidem on May 09, 2018, 01:38:18 PM
What I remember is what I posted before.  With more money will come more aggressive and resourced opponents,
Um... I think that would be impossible. The resourced part at least. :D

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl is Justin reboot
« on: May 07, 2018, 10:26:08 PM »
Quote from: forumghost on May 07, 2018, 12:50:01 PM
The truth is Maggie Sr went on a drunken bender with her bestie Lea one weekend and when she wakes up finds out that someone fucked with the time dilation in that section of the Nevernever because 'This night should last forever'.

Everything that she was involved in afterwards (Lord Raith, Legion of Doom, Starborn Babies) was just a series of increasingly unfortunate accidents and coincidences that spiraled horribly out of control as she tried to keep the drunken, debaucherous acts of that 75-year-long weekend a Secret from her dad.
Good God... ;D

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DF Spoilers / Re: Adam & Eve = Starborn?
« on: May 03, 2018, 11:25:19 PM »
Quote from: Quantus on May 02, 2018, 06:20:50 PM
Note that #2 does not preclude a War with the Outsiders that also predates Time Itself, since the Outsiders are so specifically outside the Universe (and arguably outside the Multiverse too).
I like it, except: Wouldn't THE creator create the Outsiders as well?

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl is Justin reboot
« on: May 03, 2018, 11:08:53 PM »
Okay, this is something that's been bothering me in the series. Wizards live 300-400 years, right? Why then is Harry showing signs of aging at 40 or so? According to Butters, his cells make near perfect copies, so he should be like 23-25 yo physically.
Quote from: raidem on May 02, 2018, 04:50:21 PM
If this is right then it seems reasonable that Harry's mother was rather old when she had Harry. And, I'm talking a couple hundred years old.  It seems likely to me that Maggie Sr. had plenty of time to have other kids.
It doesn't seem that reasonable to me. In camp Kaboom flashback during White Night, Luccio mentions trouble adjusting to the new body, magically as well as physically; saying "Of course, it had been a hundred and forty years since I'd put up with a monthly cycle."

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DF Spoilers / Re: Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
« on: May 02, 2018, 05:37:33 PM »
I'd like to see the Prime Evils of the world of Sanctuary, from Diablo I & II & LOD games.
  • Mephisto: Lord of Hatred
  • Diablo: Lord of Terror
  • Baal: Lord of Destruction

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DF Spoilers / Re: Adam & Eve = Starborn?
« on: May 02, 2018, 05:28:42 PM »
Quote from: Snark Knight on May 02, 2018, 02:14:25 PM
As in there being a big-G creator mantle with the angels as its "nation", and the current WG stepped into it relatively recently? I used to wonder about that interpretation, but I'm less inclined to read it that way anymore.
No, no mantle, and no new WG. An all powerful god that created everything, and everything goes according to his design. If that is the case, why would He ever be deposed/step down? That is the first interpretation mentioned in the series, and it's what Michael Carpenter and his bunch believe.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Could Jim use current movies to influence books?
« on: May 02, 2018, 01:25:25 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Death on May 01, 2018, 06:18:42 PM
... When I have kids, I'm gonna teach them to leave pizza out for Santa.
Ho Ho Ho

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl is Justin reboot
« on: May 02, 2018, 01:23:56 AM »
About Starbon being the only ones able to open the Outer Gates.
There is a law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Open the Outer Gates.
It implies that anyone can.
@Kurtin: Very well put.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Adam & Eve = Starborn?
« on: May 01, 2018, 08:08:35 AM »
Quote from: groinkick on April 18, 2018, 06:02:43 PM
Also Adam and Eve would have nothing to do with ancient history with regards to billions of years ago.  He has Archangels, TWG, souls...  Adam and Eve are part of that belief system, and their Choice led to the fall of humans.  The Angel's theme throughout the series has been about Choice, and Harry is the central person of the stories which means his Choices are probably what will decide the fate of things.  He's also a Starborn which seems to be of importance.
As far as we know, his magic can affect Outsiders, for an extent, so a Starborn would be integral to the war.
However, TWG and Archangels in DV seem to have two different roles. According to Dresden(a bit), Michael, Uriel and their bunch, He is capital G God. His Archangels can level galaxies. (Even though they can be scared to death if they're pet-named)
According to Basserina, and some other nasties/not so goodies, he is but one of many small g gods. He just gained the most influence, following, and thus power 2000 years ago, and all but drove the other gods to dust. Yet they still exist, and trying to regain some following.

There is also the fact that Hades doesn't have many believers anymore, and thus not many souls go to his dominion after they die, but those who do, he has the power to judge, and keep, for eternity. TWG has no power over that. Which makes me lean towards the "The most powerful of small-g's" theory. The attributed super powers are just PR.
Edit:
I'm getting the hang of the initialisms thing. ;D

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DF Spoilers / Re: Shapeshifting and size-changing
« on: May 01, 2018, 07:40:38 AM »
Quote from: RobReece on May 01, 2018, 02:39:29 AM
Actually, I think that would be much easier, since  if don't need to conserve it for when you enlarge again, just convert it to energy and let it dissipate as heat.
Too wastefull. Besides, that would leave you without a good chunk of your energy reserves. I had thought it was like Ant-Man's shrinking while maintaining his mass, but that doesn't work. So... no clue.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl is Justin reboot
« on: April 28, 2018, 10:17:02 PM »
Quote from: groinkick on April 28, 2018, 06:39:16 PM
Tough to tell...  She hasn't had much face time in the books, and she is somewhat mysterious.  Harry thought she was dead for a long time...  She was completely off the grid.  The Council doesn't know about her, Harry doesn't really know much about her, and neither do we. 
If she were Nemfected/Under Cowl or Justin's control, why would she save Harry and then give him a chance to disrupt Aurora's greenpeaceageddon? Doesn't make sense to me.
She also openly admitted to Harry at the beginning of Summer Knight that she was Justin's thrall. That would be counterproductive as Harry had no reason to suspect it to begin with. I agree with raidem, she's not under any known influence now.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl is Justin reboot
« on: April 27, 2018, 10:43:50 PM »
Quote from: wardenferry419 on April 27, 2018, 10:36:17 PM
If Elaine/Kumori is Cowl's eyes and ears and she is connected to the paranet; then Cowl may well be the most informed of Harry's problems.
It may have started by Elaine and Harry, but remember, neither of them can use a computer. The paranet is online and available to everyone, Cowl won't need a spy to know of his paranet-related problems.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Could a Wizard make a Coin?
« on: April 27, 2018, 10:41:36 PM »
Quote from: toodeep on April 17, 2018, 01:40:11 PM
I think this is possible mainly because it is something of fantasy standard.
I remember in WOT, Rand al'Thor used a flawed S'angreal to overcome Ishamael's will, use his magic for his own, then ultimately giving him the boot and taking his body.

In DF, Harry used Little Chicago to leave his body behind and walk around as a spirit in Chicago, haunt somebody (heh) and obtain information. Cowl attacked him with a psychic punch, same way as you'd attack a ghost. I'm willing to bet that had it been Capriocorpus or Molly there instead of Harry, they would have been able to possess Grey Cloak.
So, in my opinion, it's already been done, the basics anyway, and all that's left is work on the prototype, make it more mobile and less location oriented.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Question re: Black Annis
« on: April 27, 2018, 10:03:41 PM »
I've only just seen this, maybe I'm a bit late, but there's one scene that's similar, but not exactly like yours, where Harry rescues Ivy from the nickelhead's magic circle. (She was floating around in it, and rotating, I believe)

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