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DF Spoilers / Re: Power Creep
« on: July 02, 2020, 12:43:56 PM »
Also because I think someone mentioned that he has a gift for creating magical items. I cannot remember who said it though.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Chapter 5 Drop
« on: July 01, 2020, 03:13:37 AM »
I hope Jim is going to give us the satisfaction of a revenge. I actually would like to see Rudolh humiliated, scared, instead of physically hurt. For example, have Eb soulgazing him  :)

I had not thought about that, but I guess that would be a really horrible thing to experience. The more I think about it the worse I think it would be. A good candidate for a Rudolph experience

I think there is actually som e progression in Harrys self criticism. Here it feels like, yes, he does feel bad, but he is also conscious about it not really being his fault. That is a pretty big step forward from earlier I think.

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DF Spoilers / Re: "That Stunt with Mab"
« on: June 18, 2020, 06:26:16 PM »
This is actually something I have been a bit sceptical about on my somethings re-read. So Harry was the ice expert, but when it comes down to it could the Genoskva (and maybe Nic) have done the gate of Ice better than Harry? Or was it a lot easier to start in the cold end and then go to the "warm" end

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DF Spoilers / Re: New Drop Chapter Three
« on: June 17, 2020, 06:19:58 PM »
About Harry not telling his visitor about Nemesis. Just because they are all striving for the same target and working together it might not mean that they selflessly communicate all of their failures to each other. If the attack on Demonreach was one groups action they might not painstakingly describe to the others how much they failed.

Their communication could also be slow or fast, maybe secure communication requires travelling to some far away place in the never-never?

It is just, as far as we know, they are all working together does not nessecarily mean hivemind coordination.

The most important part of guessing a potential traitor is whether he is working with nemesis or not. If he/she is then I think everyone helping to stop the attack on Demonreach can be ruled out. Unless they are manipulated I guess :-)

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DF Spoilers / Re: "That Stunt with Mab"
« on: June 16, 2020, 09:40:25 PM »
I think Harry would know because it would change Marcone so much that they could soulgaze again. At least that is my guess

"It was a dry and cool place, inside Gentleman Johnny Marcone. Except for one dim corner. There, hidden away from his everyday thoughts, there lurked a secret shame. I couldn’t quite see what it was. But I knew that somewhere in the past there was something that he would give anything to undo, would spill blood to erase. It was from that dark place that he drew his resolve, his strength."

It might even be to the degree that the easiest way for Harry to "win" over Marcone would be to heal Beckits kid.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Power Creep
« on: June 16, 2020, 01:47:55 PM »
...Yeah. I took the term power creep from him. He often says that the way for an author to handle it is by having to know where your character is going. It's stated in conjunction with a story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

To be fair I think the term "Power Creep" is usually taken to mean how characters slowly become to powerfull for the obstacles they are facing. Like in DnD at lvl 5 the world is full of deadly threats, but at lvl 15 a good party can really steamroll a lot of things. Jim then states that he is not going to have this problem in Dresden Files because he has planned out the books till the end. In this way Dresdens power will never creep too high relative to the things he is fighting, i.e. there will be no power creep.

I agree, but I really like the thread so I just took the thread to mean Power Increase, which I think was Bad Alias intent.

Moving on.

One thing I like related to power creep is the realization that comes from meeting something that used to be a threat, but is not (much of a threat) anymore. Like in a DnD game where we early in the story had a boss fight with a troll and somewhat later had to conquer a small castle manned by lots and lots of trolls. That made the progression of our characters very clear. I hope we will see that in Peace Talks, e.g. Dresden punching an Octokong in the face.

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If all your competitors within your own organisation are black court vampires and you know the perfect spells to control/destroy/whatever it is, then you (Mavra) has a really good shot at becoming the leader. I guess that was what g33k meant.

At least that was what I thought :-)

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DF Spoilers / Re: Power Creep
« on: June 02, 2020, 07:32:30 AM »
Having the swords in custody means that he always have them on hand when needed, assuming that there is someone who can wield them. Given the nature of them I would expect that anytime they are meant to be used there will be someone on hand to use them. They, now it, can't even be tricked to deal with an emergency somewhere else. So they are at least really really handy ally power ups.

I remember seeing a word of Jim somewhere that the threat he makes to Mavra on having read the word of kemmler is because there is also something in there for dealing with black court vampires very  efficiently. If nothing else knowing how to become a minor did must be some sort of power up.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Power Creep
« on: June 01, 2020, 09:31:06 PM »
I would when he becomes the custodian of the swords.

Also his necromancy crash course :-)

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DF Spoilers / Re: What do you look forward to in Peace Talks?
« on: June 01, 2020, 09:19:26 PM »
Now I look forward to how much of a difference it will make for Harry not to be pregnant anymore  :-D

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DF Spoilers / Re: What do you look forward to in Peace Talks?
« on: May 30, 2020, 09:02:12 PM »
On the plus side, an immortal kid is sort of the dream scenario for a parent is it not? There is one kid that will never be in a car accident etc. :-D

I guess the soulfire can help with making stable ways as well. Harry: I use my soulfire gate to blast people with power from condensed evil.

If it happens I also guess it is for later.

I look forward to hearing more about the artifacts.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Is Harry Senior Council Level?
« on: May 27, 2020, 08:45:53 AM »
Aren't the senior council set in order of age? That scene when Eb gets on they call out names untill they get to his and then he says I'll do it. And then the senior council voted him in. (That is how I remember it)

It is a LOT of wizards who would have to abstain before they got to 30somthing Harry

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DF Spoilers / So Bob knows the password to the well
« on: May 14, 2020, 12:55:04 PM »
So Bob, whose loyalty is based on who is in possession of the skull knows the password to the prison on Demonreach. Does that not seem like it is just asking for trouble? Or is there something I am missing?

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DF Spoilers / Re: What do you look forward to in Peace Talks?
« on: May 09, 2020, 06:06:09 PM »
I look forward to seeing "...all captain winter now..." In action. Winter knight melee fights with once enhancements are going to be awesome. Maybe soulfire powered ice claws etc.

Also Molly meeting the Merlin again...

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DF Spoilers / Re: What do you look forward to in Peace Talks?
« on: May 06, 2020, 08:00:02 AM »
Harry using soulfire to something it is really suited for. So far I think the best bang for the buck use of it has been the illusions in the FBI's building in changes. But some longer term magical construct seems like the best use of it.

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