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Author Craft / Re: Your Pet Urban Fantasy Cliche Peeves
« on: May 11, 2013, 08:29:25 PM »
With Artemis Fowl, they always were more advanced than people, so when we are in the 21st century tech, they are so much farther ahead.

I also would like to find more series where there is magic, and it is used, but it's not a essential part of the series, ala Discworld.  It exists, now move on.

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Author Craft / Re: Your Pet Urban Fantasy Cliche Peeves
« on: May 04, 2013, 04:02:13 AM »
That's the thing with UF is that with a lot of fantasy the classical "giants" of Fantasy has made it feel like things get recycled too easily.  That's more of a problem with Epic/High Fantasy but it can bleed over into UF.

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I wanted the scenes to serve specific roles in portraying character development and revelation, so I kept them very vague.

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Author Craft / Re: Your Pet Urban Fantasy Cliche Peeves
« on: May 03, 2013, 08:06:15 PM »
For me, i'm not always a fan of the graphic sex scenes that seem to show up in a lot of UF, at least the series that I have come across.  It's reached the point that I find myself suddenly at the next chapter.  I do not mind fade to black style or something similar, but the graphic descriptions are a bit much at times.

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Blood does not lie.  So it makes sense that any infection would reveal itself their.  As for why Mab would have to check Harry in SK could be to ensure the mark of HWWB didn't have a handle on him.

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No bloodshed seems to be a common theme in older times as well though, though with the Celts it was that you didn't draw your blade except in the defence of your host.  Unless you were breaking the law that is.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 14, 2013, 04:51:12 PM »
I want to see a short story of the problems with names summoning creatures when you speak them correctly.  Specifically, I want Harry to go up against Candle Ja- :o

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DFRPG / Re: New fae: the Leipreachán
« on: January 14, 2013, 04:12:07 AM »
Wouldn't the Leipreachan use a shillelagh?

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 13, 2013, 08:53:12 PM »
throw in hermes and you end up at Odin. Which makes the mythos bloody hilarious.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 12, 2013, 07:51:58 AM »
Or maybe Krampus held the mantal before Kringle, or stole the mantle from Kringle for a time.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 11, 2013, 08:13:43 PM »
Though the queen was likely inspired by the goddess.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 11, 2013, 07:43:13 PM »
Mab is an alternate name for an aspect of the Morrigan.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-morrigan-celtic-goddess-battle-death-fate-and-8533559.html?cat=37

But since Celti mythology ties more knots than the Summers Family Tree who truly knows anymore?

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 11, 2013, 05:10:34 PM »
For Mab's statement about being ruler of the Sidhe could be that her court is soley the nobility of the Unseelie and Fae of greater power, with Lady having more influence over the Little Folk and lesser Fae.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 08, 2013, 05:24:57 PM »
I would personally go with holy man rather then saint.  I know it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, but it fits definitions better.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 08, 2013, 05:09:40 PM »
You only get the title of Saint after you are dead.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 08, 2013, 05:04:49 PM »
The problem with Saints is that you meet them all posthumously.

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