Little things I noticed in the Dresden Files

[Carl]

Demonreach understands that better than us, he had to dumb it down for Bob. He understood it was still just a potential future. It was attacked. If Mab said it could have acted differently I tend to believe her. But it knew Maeve belonged to Mab so it decided to wait for her.

Could act differently and would act differently are two entirely different things. Per mother summer in the same book Mab could pull the troops off the outer gates and use them to try to exterminate Summer, doesn't mean she would do so however.

Also for something to be a potential future it actually has to be possibble for it to happen. Lilly and Maeve had to have an actual shot at winning that fight or there is no potential future where it happens to echo back.

[Arjan]

Could act differently and would act differently are two entirely different things. Per mother summer in the same book Mab could pull the troops off the outer gates and use them to try to exterminate Summer, doesn't mean she would do so however.

Also for something to be a potential future it actually has to be possibble for it to happen. Lilly and Maeve had to have an actual shot at winning that fight or there is no potential future where it happens to echo back.

No, Lilly and Demonreach never had a chance of winning unless the outsiders broke through, they were just keeping demonreach busy.

[morriswalters]

Well I have a question.  In the midst of the hub bub in the circle did anyone take note that Mab, Maeve and the Red Cap all handled steel?

[Wizard Sibelis]

Well I have a question.  In the midst of the hub bub in the circle did anyone take note that Mab, Maeve and the Red Cap all handled steel?

composite weapons, no metal on the casing..

[Mr. Death]

Harry's usually pretty aware of those kinds of things, so generally speaking I figure if he doesn't mention anything out of the ordinary, it's not an issue. If it was important, it would be noticed, especially considering in the same book the sight of Mab using an iron needle is enough to snap him out of Sharkface's illusion.

[morriswalters]

composite weapons, no metal on the casing..

OK.  But it stretches my credulity.  And I can't find a polymer barrel.  It would be interesting to see where Maeve concealed it.

[peregrine]

Don't forget the sidhe driver who shot Susan.  They can use weapons with metal parts, as long as it's not touching them.  See also Toot and his box cutter weapons.

[morriswalters]

See also Harry put the barrel of the gun on Mab's forehead.(page 508 of the Kindle edition)   Having said that it isn't really important. Just amusing.  I've read Cold Days several times and this is the first time it stood out.

[groinkick]

See also Harry put the barrel of the gun on Mab's forehead.(page 508 of the Kindle edition)   Having said that it isn't really important. Just amusing.  I've read Cold Days several times and this is the first time it stood out.

Did it touch her skin?  I thought he just pointed it at her head.

[morriswalters]

It reads "against".  However that's just me using a magnifying lens on things not made to be looked at so closely.  It works as a narrative.  It took 5 plus readings and posting on a this board to allow me to catch it.  I am so ready for Peace Talks.

[segaily]

Mab is just too tough to show how much it hurt.    I am sure Mab will make Harry pay for it at some point now however.  It might not have happened to him before you mentioned it on the board but now I am guessing Jim will make him pay for it.   

[morriswalters]

Jim seems to love pain. Why would we deny him his obvious need.

On another note, I was thinking about Butter's light sabre.  It appears to me to be the most overpowered weapon in the DF.  In one fell swoop he takes out a character the Micheal himself couldn't beat cleanly.  Exactly what kind of weapon is he going to fight?

[Mr. Death]

Jim seems to love pain. Why would we deny him his obvious need.

On another note, I was thinking about Butter's light sabre.  It appears to me to be the most overpowered weapon in the DF.  In one fell swoop he takes out a character the Micheal himself couldn't beat cleanly.  Exactly what kind of weapon is he going to fight?

Correction -- in one surprise attack he causes a character that Michael did beat to retreat.

Butters did not defeat Nicodemus in a fight. He destroyed Nicodemus's sword and made him run away.

A weapon is nothing without the ability to wield it.

[morriswalters]

Correction -- in one surprise attack he causes a character that Michael did beat to retreat.

Butters did not defeat Nicodemus in a fight. He destroyed Nicodemus's sword and made him run away.

A weapon is nothing without the ability to wield it.

He appears to do about what Micheal did, so I'm gonna put that one in the defeat column. 

Tell me what his sparring partners do when Butters first strike against their weapon, destroys said weapon.  It will be interesting to see how JB paints himself out of that particular corner.

[Mr. Death]

He appears to do about what Micheal did, so I'm gonna put that one in the defeat column. 

Tell me what his sparring partners do when Butters first strike against their weapon, destroys said weapon.  It will be interesting to see how JB paints himself out of that particular corner.

Butters will face plenty of things that don't rely on weapons to do harm.

He can't, for example, deflect bullets with his sword any better than Michael could.

As his own short story shows, if he loses his glasses he's in trouble.

It's not an RPG. Just being able to do 9999 damage doesn't mean he's going to instantly win every fight.