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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: August 08, 2017, 05:55:29 PM »
Note also that by the time the Russian Revolution happened, Dracula had been published for roughly two decades.

Dracula - 1897
Tunguska - 1908
Russian Revolution - 1917

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DF Spoilers / WAG on murphyonic effect
« on: August 07, 2017, 12:22:55 PM »
So one of the things that's pretty universal is magic's effect on technology.   As Harry puts it, any tech after WWII gets affected, esp. electronics.

We also know from WoJ that magic didn't always affect technology, that Harry doesn't quite understand how things work, etc.

So here's the WAG:

What if the actual cause of the effect is the radiation put off by the first atomic bombs?   After all, Low background steel is a real thing (used for geiger counters).

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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: August 04, 2017, 02:05:08 PM »
Quote from: Quantus on August 04, 2017, 01:49:20 PM
which I took at the time to mean that both mothers are Atropos (which CD confirmed /is/ in the mix somehow), and that both Queens and Both Ladies share the other two of the Maiden/Mother/Crone triumverate.

^this^

Re: the Fan-theory on the Blackstaff, it might be worth re-looking at Serack's Elegast's old thread here.   The Raven Banner/Landravager/Fairy Flag myth is connected to 1066 and might well be the answer.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: August 04, 2017, 12:56:27 PM »
Take a look at: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM-Phtpvm8s

At the 27 minute mark.

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How did Ebenezer's instant Death Spell in Changes work?
That had to do with Ebenezer's stick.  That was all to do with the Blackstaff.

Any more to elaborate?
Well, there are a few who have speculated where the Blackstaff came from.   That should explain it, for those who pieced it together.

The fact that it's "Real Life" history is important makes it sound that the "Making Death" is a real part of its power (and has mythological precedent).

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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: August 02, 2017, 05:17:35 PM »
Quote from: Small Favor
Luccio mmmmm ed again. I heard a pencil scratching. “Dresden,” she said, “I cannot stress to you enough how vital it is that we avoid general hostilities, even with a relatively small power.”

I'd say this is a reasonable assessment.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: July 28, 2017, 05:37:43 PM »
Actually, here's a thought:

One of the exceptions to the rules is the Blackstaff.   One of the big reasons this is possible is because the Blackstaff is able to shield the user from the corruption effects that come from breaking (at least some of) the Laws.   

So what if the Coins offer a similar kind of protection?   Sure the cost is your eventual free will, but the fact that the user won't go batshit crazy from Black Magic corruption might be enough that the Council is willing overlook the legal aspects of breaking the laws under a "other Accords signatory" loophole.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Denarians and White Council
« on: July 28, 2017, 05:08:23 PM »
Actually, the point is kinda specifically addressed in Small Favor.   IIRC Luccio says something about starting a war with "yet another Signatory of the Accords" (even if only a minor member).

The fact that the Nickelheads are members of the Accords kinda limits the Council from taking action.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Many Questions on Proven Guilty
« on: July 28, 2017, 02:47:26 PM »
It's getting a little dated now (over 6 years old, and before we ever heard about Nemesis), but worth a read:

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26853.0.html

Elegast wrote an update post-Nemesis here:

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35451.0.html


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DF Reference Collection / Re: WoJ transcription help needed + mention new WoJ's here
« on: July 27, 2017, 06:26:08 PM »
Quote from: Second Aristh on July 15, 2016, 02:21:34 AM
Hi everyone.  Here's several more of the quotable WoJ from the 2015 interviews.  There are a couple WoJ on Dresden along with some nice ones for Cinder Spires that I hadn't heard before.  I didn't transcribe most of the writing craft talk or the stories Jim tends to tell for frequently asked questions.

There's also a blurb (at the 20 minute mark) about a giant steam-power lumber mill on the surface that gets blown up.   This is something that didn't actually happen in the book, so either it got edited out or it's from the second book.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
« on: July 25, 2017, 05:18:21 PM »
*nitpickers*?

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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
« on: July 20, 2017, 05:33:22 PM »
Nice theory write-up DonBugen.  Welcome to the insane asylum.   ;)

Note that Harry having similar thoughts as other characters does happen elsewhere in the series.   In White Night, there's a whole "masquerade/curtain" thing that happens with Cowl/Vitto.   In Cold Days it's even more blatant where "2+2=4" is the exact phrase used by both Harry and Maeve.


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DF Spoilers / Re: Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
« on: July 20, 2017, 03:11:25 AM »
I vote for "Other"  (Grigori Rasputin)

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DF Books / Re: Which side would a djinn be affiliated with?
« on: July 17, 2017, 01:49:29 PM »
Wasn't there a djinn in the Ghoul Goblin comic?   It wasn't particularly chaotic.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Dog Men part 2 (Spoilers)
« on: July 14, 2017, 06:58:13 PM »
I'll let you know as it comes out ;).   So far, it's still a mystery what is going on.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Dog Men part 2 (Spoilers)
« on: July 14, 2017, 02:33:40 PM »
Part two of Dog Men (the latest Dresden File comic) just came out, and features an encounter with two men in suits that LTW refers to as federal agents though it's unclear what their jurisdiction is.

He later thwarts their swat team, but that's another issue.   ;)

I was wondering if these are agents of the "famed" Library of Congress (see WoJ).




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