Author Topic: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations  (Read 29525 times)

Wolfhowls

  • Guest
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2008, 12:26:22 AM »
Saw this today.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5761654.html

But we all know this is just a cover up. It was two wizards at it again.

Offline ludomaniac

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 416
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2008, 11:21:49 AM »
Quote
But we all know this is just a cover up. It was two wizards at it again.

When you summon an army of earth spirits, the earth has to come from somewhere.
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis

Offline hexboy

  • Participant
  • *
  • Posts: 10
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2008, 09:41:22 PM »
  I don't know if it was just me hearing through the pain medication, but I swear I heard that a tornado in one of the 'burbs of Chicago changed shape SIX times!

  And I don't want this to be considered SPAM, but for good weird ideas/conspiracy, look for the "Suppressed Transmissions" books! Those are GOLDMINES and written by Ken Hite!
« Last Edit: June 22, 2008, 09:43:24 PM by hexboy »

Offline ludomaniac

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 416
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2008, 11:41:48 AM »
Quote
And I don't want this to be considered SPAM, but for good weird ideas/conspiracy, look for the "Suppressed Transmissions" books! Those are GOLDMINES and written by Ken Hite!

Will these books cause some portion of my anatomy to permanently get bigger?  If not, your post is not spam.  ;)
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis

Offline Slife

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 604
  • Fuego Maximilian‽
    • View Profile
    • VGF, Yo.  Home of the World's First Spritecomic
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2008, 04:31:37 AM »
Obviously some mad wizard's monkey-demon summoning was interrupted.

http://actionnooz.com/news/?p=1156
Rule one of magic:  Never, ever, under any circumstances, trust someone named "Morningstar".

MatthewD44

  • Guest
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2008, 04:44:06 AM »
One thing I was thinking about would be "plagues" that breakout and have a "containment zone" would be an interesting hook... having one character that is wizard working at the CDC or WHO

Offline ludomaniac

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 416
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2008, 01:37:24 PM »
One thing I was thinking about would be "plagues" that breakout and have a "containment zone" would be an interesting hook... having one character that is wizard working at the CDC or WHO

A wizard would have problems working directly for either of those outfits (he or she would be awfully hard on modern office and lab equipment).  I could see the Wardens having an informant there.  Pity the poor warden who has to go into the hot zone, simultaneously stopping the evil, dodging the authorities, and trying to keep said authorities safe and ignorant.
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis

MatthewD44

  • Guest
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2008, 05:24:22 PM »
actually if they are a field agent (scientist) most of the equipment they work with would be pretty low tech most of the time...

Offline cranialspasm

  • Participant
  • *
  • Posts: 11
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2008, 02:48:54 AM »
Wanna see something uber wierd?

http://www.oregonvortex.com/video.htm

A gathering of dozens of leylines perhaps?

Offline Shecky

  • Bartender
  • O. M. G.
  • ****
  • Posts: 34672
  • Feh.
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2008, 02:40:55 PM »
Wanna see something uber wierd?

http://www.oregonvortex.com/video.htm

A gathering of dozens of leylines perhaps?

I watched that without sound (work) - I don't get it.
Official forum rules and precepts; please read: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,23096.0.html

Quote from: Stanton Infeld
Well, if you couldn't do that with your bulls***, Leonard, I suspect the lad's impervious.

Offline Melkarion

  • Participant
  • *
  • Posts: 29
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2008, 02:07:17 PM »
This vortex is CLEARLY an optical illusion.  And, some swamp gas.  Now look over there for a second, if you don't mind...

See?  Everything's perfectly normal now...

Offline Slife

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 604
  • Fuego Maximilian‽
    • View Profile
    • VGF, Yo.  Home of the World's First Spritecomic
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2008, 06:32:19 AM »
Obviously a wizard battle.

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/07/lightning-storm-generated-by-chilean-volcano-images/

I mean, seriously.  A volcano is one thing.  A volcano with LIGHTNING?  That's just excessive.
Rule one of magic:  Never, ever, under any circumstances, trust someone named "Morningstar".

Offline cranialspasm

  • Participant
  • *
  • Posts: 11
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #27 on: January 15, 2009, 02:49:41 AM »
This vortex is CLEARLY an optical illusion.  And, some swamp gas.  Now look over there for a second, if you don't mind...

See?  Everything's perfectly normal now...

Wow. Are you magic?

Offline TheMouse

  • Conversationalist
  • **
  • Posts: 733
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #28 on: January 18, 2009, 06:55:56 PM »
Obviously a wizard battle.

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/07/lightning-storm-generated-by-chilean-volcano-images/

I mean, seriously.  A volcano is one thing.  A volcano with LIGHTNING?  That's just excessive.

Those are so awesome. They look like some wizards with big clout throwing down.

Offline skakid

  • Participant
  • *
  • Posts: 61
    • View Profile
Re: Real world events with Dresdenverse explanations
« Reply #29 on: February 04, 2009, 04:20:45 PM »