[Spoilers for all books] Theories index

[Elegast]

Here's some links for my Cowl hex theory since I forgot to provide them when I brought up the theory.

(Source) ^{-TheCuriousFan}

EDIT: Forgot I could just edit them in myself and save you the trouble.

Thx.

[Elegast]

Public announcement

I annonce a change in policy: I will not add a theory with less than three pages of discussion about it (it can be spread in several pages).

Reason of the change:

• I can't rate theories without community input.
• Theories needs to be road-tested to make sure they are credible.
• Preventing clutter caused by marginal theories.

[wizard nelson]

thats slightly not fare, some theorys span multiple threads that are hard to find. others are so self evident they don't get discussed as much..

[Elegast]

the odin one? was it as good an explanation as mine

I will add it under Time Travel.

harry will be the blackstaff one day.

Not enough arguments for or against: I would have to add:

• Rashid will become Blackstaff
• Luccio will become Blackstaff
• Langtry will become Blackstaff
• Ramirez will become Blackstaff
• Martha will become Blackstaff
• LTW will become Blackstaff

and so on.

[Elegast]

thats slightly not fare, some theorys span multiple threads that are hard to find. others are so self evident they don't get discussed as much..

I can lower the bar if it's a great theory.

And no need to find all the posts, just one is required, then I'll do a quick search.

[wizard nelson]

harry has a history of violence... atl consider the justin general one. the power over outsiders is vague on purpose.

don't get lazy on us elegast... its your responsibility to cover theorys...

[Elegast]

don't get lazy on us elegast... its your responsibility to cover theorys...

I *am* lazy. But I'll make an effort just for you. 

[SunlessNick]

Any chance of this thread being stickied?  Its function seems  to deserve it.

[Elegast]

Any chance of this thread being stickied?  Its function seems  to deserve it.

It will be moved to the DF reference collection, then stickied.

[GrandPanjandrum]

New Theory:

Mavra is Morgana le Fay and secured Kemmerler's Word to return to life
Source:  http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35969.msg1709532.html#msg1709532

Thanks,
GrandPanjandrum

[xakko]

When Molly removed Harry's memories in Changes, she inadvertently changed him, transferring some measure of her feelings for him.

source: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35005.msg1705045.html#msg1705045

[wizard nelson]

maggie had lasciels coin, gave it to nick.(source)(source^-wizard nelson
ok now if you don't think its good you can declare wizard season

[Cenphx]

This is not a full fledged theory, as such, but all the talk about Mavra as the potential suspect for SF-FM-BR-LH made me think of it again. It started out as a question to see what everyone thought . Then after talking about it and rereading the specific section, I became convinced of this point:

Mavra was not attempting to kill Harry at the beginning of Blood Rites, but was gunning for Thomas because he betrayed her.  http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,32151.0.html

Don't ask me how he betrayed her. I have no satisfactory answer.

[wizard nelson]

the attack on the well was to 'kill' and release the prisoners beyond the outer gates, for reinforcements.
source-source^{-wizard nelson}

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Some thoughts and requests (I'll also add theories if I see other theory's in the section do not have links) :

General
Maybe this is just happening to me but whenever I click the sources links they always direct me to the 1st page of the relevant thread. Wouldn't it be more convenient for the links to direct you to the page in which the theory is proposed?

If "only theories which have already been widely discussed/criticized by the community can be nominated" than why do many of the theories here not have links? Even if we can't find the original thread it was discussed in, shouldn't we at least be able to find a thread it was discussed in (presumably the one which made us decide that the theory has been widely discussed/criticized? Even if there are multiple threads discussing it and we can't find all of them, even one link is better than no links. Should we really have theories with no links here?

Black Court
I would like to request that the "there is a link between the Black Court and the outsiders" rating have a bracketed sentence next to it that says that the theory changes to Highly Speculative if Harry meant Black Council and Black Court is a typo.

Blackstaff
I checked both the links to the "Blackstaff is MW's walking stick" theory and I don't think it deserves the Very Strong Evidence rating. Jim said that the WC stole the blackstaff from someone who really wants it back. This...does not narrow things down. The only indicator that we have that MW is the one who wants it back is that Jim is a self proclamed  "lazy writer". I'm not saying that the theory isn't strong, just that it doesn't deserve Very Strong Evidence status. I think that it should be changed to blue.

Blood Rites
Theory:The thing seen behind Kincaid could be a symbolic representation of Drakul.

EDIT: I think this quote from page 189 of the DFRPG: Our World, under the "Mavra" entry:

She looks exactly the same to the Sight as she does to normal vision.

Pretty much debunks the "Mavra under veil seen in Sight behind Kincaid" theory.

HW belts
Why is Raith making the HW belts rated Strong Evidence? We have seen no indication that he is a practitioner (in fact, he often recruits women to do magic for him) and Harry himself says that only about 3 people in the entire White Council could make them.

Mothers Winter/Summer
The "they are God" theory doesn't have a rating (and since the G is capitalized, shouldn't it say the White God?).

Parasite
Theory: the parasite is Nemesis (this doesn't have to contradict the Walker theory either).

Swords
Theory: Faith Astor is going to take up Fidelacchius (link: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35837.0.html) I know it doesn't have 3 pages of discussion but hey, at least I have a link.

Outsiders
The third Walker could also be called He-Who-Walks-Between.

Numerology
Here's a link to the thread where the theory originated: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35403.0.html

EDIT:

Drakul
On page 77 of the DFRPG: Our World, under the "half demons" entry, the books says:

Vlad Drakul is one example

Note that they don't say he could be one or that he's probably one. They outright say he's one. Does this downgrade the rating of the "Drakul is the scion of a dragon" theory?