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Title: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Letsjam1979 on September 29, 2017, 08:52:45 PM
Remember back when Harry was mostly dead and he accompanied Butters to the new headquarters for the guys battling the Formor army located at the castle where his old home burned down? Right after the sparring session between Karryn one Viking/Norse dude, the Vike asked Butters when would he step up to start training too. Butters reply was he would train with them when he owned a lightsaber. Well, he has one now. Will we get to see Butters do or do not with the mythic Norse warriors?
Also, Jim, I know you're only a mortal man but please write a couple books in the series and release a year apart. You can do it. The series got me hooked from the very first paragraph. I know it's a lot to ask of you, yet the suspense is getting unbearable.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: DonBugen on October 02, 2017, 03:53:35 PM
I dunno; training with a light saber kind of gets head-choppy if the other person doesn't have one as well.

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Also, Jim, I know you're only a mortal man but please write a couple books in the series and release a year apart. You can do it. The series got me hooked from the very first paragraph. I know it's a lot to ask of you, yet the suspense is getting unbearable.
Great, now Jim gets to kill off another Stark.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Romulan Cmdr on October 05, 2017, 05:07:53 PM
I dunno; training with a light saber kind of gets head-choppy if the other person doesn't have one as well.
Great, now Jim gets to kill off another Stark.
No... Jim is far better person than George.
He prefers to torture the readers instead.
now that the touring season is done, he ll be able to finish off the brief cases bit and hit into Peace Talks. When I chatted with him at DragonCon toward the end of a signing, he mentioned he had made some good progress on it. 
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on October 06, 2017, 11:00:57 PM
Good to hear! Any details or did you pinkie-swear not to tell?
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Sleight on October 07, 2017, 09:18:56 AM
Butters reply was he would train with them when he owned a lightsaber. Well, he has one now.

Oh great, go ahead and spoil it for me. Sure I've already read it four times...but I have no doubt that it would've shocked me the fifth time just as much.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Romulan Cmdr on October 09, 2017, 02:05:32 PM
Good to hear! Any details or did you pinkie-swear not to tell?
No details on Peace Talk particulars. But if all goes well *looks around for wood to knock on* it should be with the editors by January-ish. 

Also he like the 3D printed glow in the dark pendant with jewel that I gave him.     
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on October 09, 2017, 04:56:24 PM
When I need to knock on wood; I often use my head.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Romulan Cmdr on October 09, 2017, 05:21:26 PM
When I need to knock on wood; I often use my head.
My head is too hard. :p
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on October 24, 2017, 05:56:25 PM
I totally see Butters training.  Though it'll probably be more with Michael and Charity, but I wholeheartedly expect to see him in the ring with the Vikings.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on October 24, 2017, 09:25:37 PM
How can he not train with Vikings? I'm sure he will receive a lot of basic training from Michael and Charity, but when going up against Denarians you need to be prepared as possible. Nothing says prepared like sparring with einherjar. Side note: I really hope Charity makes him some armor and he goes full Jedi with a brown cloak over it.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on October 25, 2017, 03:34:28 PM
How can he not train with Vikings? I'm sure he will receive a lot of basic training from Michael and Charity, but when going up against Denarians you need to be prepared as possible. Nothing says prepared like sparring with einherjar. Side note: I really hope Charity makes him some armor and he goes full Jedi with a brown cloak over it.

With a brown cloak AND a utility belt with gadgets and the like, all Bob powered.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on October 25, 2017, 03:39:39 PM
With a brown cloak AND a utility belt with gadgets and the like, all Bob powered.
I would love to see Butters fight a Denarian who is expecting a typical KotC fight. Butters starts using all these gadgets and the Denarian is just utterly confused and surprised.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on October 26, 2017, 02:59:52 PM
I would love to see Butters fight a Denarian who is expecting a typical KotC fight. Butters starts using all these gadgets and the Denarian is just utterly confused and surprised.

And destroyed
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on October 26, 2017, 03:04:33 PM
Mind fog grenade to the face followed by a lightsaber decapitation would be a very effective combination.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on October 26, 2017, 09:57:26 PM
I worry that Butters will have a short life as a knight. While he is smart, brave, and resourceful; I don't know if he has the hardness to handle the job.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on October 27, 2017, 01:08:14 PM
Hardness can be developed/learned. All he has to do is survive his first couple of encounters.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on October 27, 2017, 10:28:09 PM
True, it can be learned. And, here's hoping that is what happens.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on October 30, 2017, 02:40:22 PM
I think the novelty of the lightsaber will keep him alive initially. Hopefully long enough for his training to make him something greater.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on October 30, 2017, 02:54:32 PM
Butters will never be Sanya-style warrior. But a tech fighter against old-fashioned Denerians might be effective.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on October 30, 2017, 03:48:31 PM
Butters will never be Sanya-style warrior. But a tech fighter against old-fashioned Denerians might be effective.

I'm picturing Drunken Master, though I know that's not Butters. 
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Independent George on November 25, 2017, 12:31:08 AM
Sanya uses a Kalashnikov. There's nothing in the KOTC Employee Handbook that says Butters has to limit himself to just the sword.

My question is what happens with Bob, who has explicitly said that he doesn't work on the 'faith' side of things. The Butters/Bob pairing is too awesome to break up.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on November 25, 2017, 12:48:10 AM
Yeah, try going airport security with a broken sword AND a human skull. Least he looks geeky enough to say it is academic.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on November 27, 2017, 04:33:46 PM
Yeah, try going airport security with a broken sword AND a human skull. Least he looks geeky enough to say it is academic.

The Lord will provide a way.  LOL
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Talby16 on November 28, 2017, 04:18:55 PM
The Lord will provide a way.  LOL
Broken sword is probably more of an issue than the skull. Michael managed to travel without issue for the most part.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on November 28, 2017, 04:33:42 PM
Maybe, the Catholic Church has something worked out. A special boarding pass or VIP card.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on November 28, 2017, 05:48:27 PM
I doubt it.  It seems like every time we've heard about Michael traveling it was via ground transport.  On the other hand we know Sanya traveled by plane.  During SF didn't he say he made it in on the last plane to land?
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on November 28, 2017, 06:39:25 PM
I think you are right on both counts. Maybe, Michael has a secret fear of flying that nobody mentions?
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on November 28, 2017, 07:18:56 PM
I think you are right on both counts. Maybe, Michael has a secret fear of flying that nobody mentions?

Nope ... flew in on a helicopter to get the shoud.

But I'm going with compulsion by TWG.  :D
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on November 28, 2017, 07:36:47 PM
Darn, I am swinging and missing today. Need more ginseng in my diet.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Independent George on November 29, 2017, 01:02:50 PM
But you forget - Michael lives in Chicago, where "every hideous supernatural thing that happens happen here". He doesn't have to travel!
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: wardenferry419 on November 29, 2017, 10:39:10 PM
He still had to go to a few out-of-town places in the books.
Title: Re: Will Butters keep his word and train with Vikings?
Post by: Rasins on November 30, 2017, 05:13:57 PM
I'd bet that Michael does fly.  Just may not be needed that often.