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When will Murphy pick up a Mantle.

Never
15 (83.3%)
In the past prior to or present of Storm Front.
0 (0%)
In the past compared to End of Skin Game but after Storm Front.
0 (0%)
In the present of next two books past Skin Game. (Peace Talks, Mirror Mirror)
1 (5.6%)
In the future but not in the next two books.
1 (5.6%)
In the future but within a time travel plot. (overides other options)
1 (5.6%)
Sometime in an alternate reality that is germane to the story. (may overide)
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 18

Voting closed: July 03, 2018, 01:14:45 PM

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Offline raidem

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Murphy Mantle Madness
« on: June 19, 2018, 01:14:45 PM »
Do you believe Murphy will remain vanilla human.  Will she end up with a Mantle of power all her own.  What will it be.  Will she end up as some goddess, or like some sidhe queen defending humanity against the Outsider hordes.

This thread is devoted to when will it be; when will she obtain her mantle of power.
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2018, 01:37:09 PM »
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2018, 06:53:18 PM »
Too tough for me to call.  On one hand I get the impression Jim wants her to stay a vanilla mortal, but on the other she seem's less relevant to me going into the future when it comes to her taking part in Harry's adventures.  If she's not taking part, then her character loses relevance.  She needs screen time, and it's tough to see her having much the way the books are currently being driven (focused on action, not so much at home dialogue)
Stole this from Reginald because it was so well put, and is true for me as well.

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2018, 06:55:24 PM »
I added an option for her gaining a mantle specifically related to her joining a time travel plot.
"That's it???  It's really that simple? 
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2018, 07:08:05 PM »
I added an option for her gaining a mantle specifically related to her joining a time travel plot.
Murphy = Mab ?
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2018, 07:42:45 PM »
Never. Harry has plenty of friends with supernatural powerups, the whole point of Murphy is to be human.

We used to have Butters, but well, light saber. I think that leaves Murphy the only friend without anything supernatural (even Forthill has uncanny Faith powers).

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2018, 07:48:18 PM »
Never. Harry has plenty of friends with supernatural powerups, the whole point of Murphy is to be human.

We used to have Butters, but well, light saber. I think that leaves Murphy the only friend without anything supernatural (even Forthill has uncanny Faith powers).

I don't remember Forthill displaying any powers?  I'm not sure the point of Murphy is to be human.  Originally she was an antagonist according to Jim, now she's Harry's love interest.  I guess she does add the vanilla mortal aspect to the story, but I'm not sure how important it is.
Stole this from Reginald because it was so well put, and is true for me as well.

"I love this place. It was a beacon in the dark and I couldn't have made it through some of the most maddening years of my life without some great people here."  Thank you Griff and others who took up the torch.

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2018, 07:50:16 PM »
Never. The series needs a  Capable Human. A vanilla mortal kicking ass and dealing with monsters with regular ol'fashioned human science of death.
هل أخذت الغاب مثلي منزلاً دون القصور
فتتبعت السواقي وتسلقت الصخور
هل تحممت بعطره وتنشفت بنور
وشربت الفجر خمراً من كؤوس من أثير

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2018, 08:52:07 PM »
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Murphy = Mab ?
Not exclusively. That option allows for any mantle, just in case if Murphy might get another mantle not that particular one and it is involved in a time plot.
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2018, 09:06:12 PM »


  I think it would be a huge mistake to try and give Murphy a mantle.. Then she'd no longer be Murphy.

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2018, 09:08:03 PM »
Hey that would be great with me. :)  Kinda like giving Harry a mantle made him no longer Harry.
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2018, 09:56:30 PM »
I vote for Valkyrie.

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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2018, 11:10:34 PM »
I added an option for her gaining a mantle specifically related to her joining a time travel plot.
We would not have expected anything less with you, Raidem. LOL
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2018, 11:45:28 PM »
I added this too.

In an alternate reality that is germane to the story.

This allows our Murphy not quite to get a mantle but a different Murphy to have one in another alternate reality. This option though needs to have some hook back into the real story somewhere.
"That's it???  It's really that simple? 
LIES!  Damn lies!  It's a cover up!
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Re: Murphy Mantle Madness
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2018, 12:48:29 AM »
I vote for Valkyrie.
close, and I know why that's the most direct representation thought of, but other mythos in play make the archetype broader.
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