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ChiefRock · 2018-04-27 23:01:19

Eric Storm wrote:
Josh.Bond wrote:
Does the last name really mean I am any less of a decendant of Herman than my cousin Glenn, who has the last name Tolksdorff?
In a word, yes.

Eric Storm

Thanks Eric that was what I had meant but you explained much better. You must be an author huh?

ChiefRock · 2018-04-28 05:30:36

Something that just occurred to me while rereading--Dean engle has a history of asking or at least encouraging clemency for clan members or rowdy students. David has clashed with her benignly on this a few times. My thoughts are on Eric's statement that she is guilty of something--Hmmmm

Eric Storm · 2018-04-28 21:30:13

No comment.

3dangel

Eric Storm

PS: I would have uttered this "no comment" comment to any speculation you had raised. It is my sincere hope that my "no comment", plus this explanation of my "no comment" will so severely confuse the issue as to want you to strangle me for more information. Cause "I'm not gonnnna tellll youuuuu...."

3dbig_smile

Antdun2 · 2018-05-01 00:19:54

I have seen the theory of Vivian being the one mentioned several times. It may have already been brought up but my bet is on Grace after she grows up, with the way she seems to respond to him.

Eric Storm · 2018-05-01 02:03:25

All I'm going to say, one way or the other, is that I'm pretty sure no one has mentioned Grace before.

Whether or not it is her, I'm not about to say.

3dtongue

Eric Storm

StoryJunkie · 2018-05-01 08:44:11

Damn....looks like year 8 will be a lot to take in. Even though I knew this sort of thing was coming, I didn't really expect it this soon, I kind of figured a month or two into year 8. Anyway, keep up the good work, looking forward to the rest (as I go back and re-read the whole story again every other month or so lol)

(posted from Chapter 11: April)

Cheezes · 2018-05-01 09:11:32

A nice long chapter, and a damn good set up for several plot lines. i cant wait to see the next one.

though i am wondering whether the king will keep David away from Woodward when the time comes, he seems to understand the importance of it to David. evidenced by the gargoyles. though i dont think a full scale attack on Woodward itself will be soon though.

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bigfoot · 2018-05-01 17:35:38

Eric - After reading WAY7April, I can only imagine the challenge of creating/writing a war. Good luck!!

I do have a question that should be much easier for you to answer. Could you explain the physical shape of a mirror used in WA? Though I know it's wrong, my mind always goes to handheld mirrors (as seen in Beauty ad the Beast - https://laurajenkinson.com/2016/03/13/p … st-mirror/). Practicality suggest it is likely the size/shape of an iPhone. Could you please enlighten me?

Neitherspace · 2018-05-01 17:39:15

Humid crazy/deadly creatures giant skitters.... yea sounds like Druggerians Florida is identical to the earth version

(posted from Chapter 11: April)

neolyn · 2018-05-01 18:24:51

Since David is her godfather it's unlikely.

runkmaster24 · 2018-05-01 21:38:39

Man gotta wait another month hahaha cant wait spent the last week rereading the whole series again and i probly will in a couple months im sure

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Eric Storm · 2018-05-01 21:48:33

Bigfoot: Mirrors are not required to be any particular shape or size to function as magical communications devices. Your typical person probably carries something very similar to what you're thinking, with various degrees of embellishment. In other words, I've never described it because it's not a "standard issue" item. I'd have to describe each person's mirror. David's, if that is your concern, is a black-framed, short handled mirror, approximately 5" in diameter or so. Being a guy AND not prone to being flashy except when necessary, his is about as utilitarian as you can get. One may assume that Sam's mirror, or Gwen's, is much "prettier", involving gold or silver, maybe some gems (real or fake), and intricate detail on the back side. But probably still around 5" or so. Any smaller than that and you can't really see very well, and any bigger it becomes unwieldy to carry with you.

Neitherspace: Tell me about it, I live in the hell-hole the ass-end of which he lives just south of.

Neolyn: What has that actually got to do with anything? There's no legal prohibition, even in the prudish USA, concerning sex between god-relatives. As to it being simply "taboo"... David is sleeping with a professor, has several girlfriends at once, and owns a slave. I have a difficult time seeing how this relationship, were it to be in the cards, would bother him in the slightest...

Not that I'm saying it's going to happen. I'm just pointing out that your objection isn't something that would prevent it from happening.

Eric Storm

thehilz · 2018-05-02 16:37:35

Finished rereading the entire series and had one thing really jump out at me from year three. When Lise was breaking up with David and he wanted to follow her to the new school she said that he needed to stay at Woodward to become the best wizard he could be. It is eerily similar to what Dailey said to David during the fight. What if her breaking up with David was really not her idea and was Dailey’s. I would think her betraying David would be worse than the dean. That is if either of them was in league with Dailey.

Eric Storm · 2018-05-02 17:45:12

Granted. And if any of this is true, it will be devastating if/when David figures it out.

Eric Storm

Crusader · 2018-05-04 19:02:01

Eric Storm wrote:
Neolyn: ... Not that I'm saying it's going to happen. I'm just pointing out that your objection isn't something that would prevent it from happening

Perhaps something like the Westermarck effect?
Except for adult baby sitters/godparents whom are around often? I have no idea if something like that exists, but if so... then that...

wikipedia.org/wiki/Westermarck_effect

Also i hate the westermarck effect.

Neitherspace · 2018-05-04 23:45:21

Eric Storm wrote:
The average lifespan of a wizard using youth magic is approximately 150 years. This was stated in the trial of Isobel Gowdie, in book 7.

Whether Jacob were to ask David to kill off the males of the Dailey family or not, David wouldn't actually DO so. The "last male heir" to the family hasn't even been born yet, so is a complete innocent. Killing him is murder. (Let's not get into an abortion discussion here...)

Eric Storm

I meant to ask at the time couldnt he have cast the spell to simply keep the malesin thr blood line from producing Y chromazone sperm?

Augur · 2018-05-05 00:09:43

What I thought was a different matter. David essentially just used a spell to perform a vasectonomy, which is a reversable process even with current technology, no magic necessary. Having healers of all kinds and even access to regular Earth medicine such a "solution" isn´t a permanent one as one is given to understand by Eric. Still he being the author just wishes for a simpler non violent solution, that´s his right to decide. You can always invent some magicbable (the equivalent to Star Trek technobable but in Erics magic world) to explain why a magic vasectonomy isn´t reversable as opposed to an Earth medicine performed vasectonomy. Still although understanding Erics intent it did bother me a little when I read it.

Crusader · 2018-05-05 00:37:11

I dont like the way magicbable rolls off the tongue... how about:
Acarna-bable
Magica-bable
magick obscura
Magi-bable. This is slightly better then magicbable... but it still doesnt feel right.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagiBabble

Eric Storm · 2018-05-05 04:52:41

Crusader wrote:
Perhaps something like the Westermarck effect?
Except for adult baby sitters/godparents whom are around often? I have no idea if something like that exists, but if so... then that...

Except that the Westermarck effect applies specifically to people who are LIVING together during the period of 0-6 yrs. People who come and go in a person's life are not prone to this effect. Also, as should be obvious to everyone, given the frequent occurrence of incest, the Westermarck Effect doesn't work on everybody, anyway.

Augur wrote:
What I thought was a different matter. David essentially just used a spell to perform a vasectonomy, which is a reversable process even with current technology, no magic necessary. Having healers of all kinds and even access to regular Earth medicine such a "solution" isn´t a permanent one as one is given to understand by Eric. Still he being the author just wishes for a simpler non violent solution, that´s his right to decide. You can always invent some magicbable (the equivalent to Star Trek technobable but in Erics magic world) to explain why a magic vasectonomy isn´t reversable as opposed to an Earth medicine performed vasectonomy. Still although understanding Erics intent it did bother me a little when I read it.

Um... exactly who said that what the spell did was to perform a vasectomy? What David said was, "He simply will not have the ability to father children." I never said by what mechanism that took place. You may have made this assumption due to the words used in the spell, but that wasn't something I claimed at all. And there are spells which, once done, cannot be undone. This would be one of them, or David would have found another solution. A possible reason that the spell cannot be undone is the fact that David may still be "powering" it. If it is a hex, it is possible for it to remain an active spell so long as David is around to prolong it. (Yes, this would slightly drain his magical ability, but we're probably not talking about thousands of people here, more like a dozen or two, at most...)

As to the "reversibility" of Earth-born vasectomies... that is highly over-stated. While it is theoretically possible to reconnect the system, the future pregnancy rate from reconnected equipment is vastly lower than that of unaltered males.

Neitherspace wrote:
I meant to ask at the time couldnt he have cast the spell to simply keep the malesin thr blood line from producing Y chromazone sperm?

Just as simple to make them infertile. Really, why allow them to keep corrupting new children, whether they be boys or girls?

Crusader wrote:
I dont like the way magicbable rolls off the tongue... how about:

How about wizenbabble?

Or, how about "fanbabble"? (No, it stands for "fantasy"! REALLY!!!!)
3dangel

Eric Storm

shadowlord · 2018-05-06 14:08:45

It occurs to me that I don't think David provided enough information to the victim of the vandal window-breakers. After insuring that immediate medical needs have been addressed, don't most cops then advise the victim how to press charges if he/she wants? or, at least, how to apply for compensation for damages? The building owner probably could have guessed pretty accurately, but couldn't be completely sure whether the vandals were students (in which case, he would obtain the most current information on the case's disposition thru the school) or "real" criminals (where he'd have to contact the Rimohrs for that information). I would think David should have volunteered that information immediately, just before escorting the vandals from the scene.

(posted from Chapter 10: March)

StoryJunkie · 2018-05-06 18:11:58

David fixed the damaged window, so there wouldn't be any compensation for that....as for pressing charges, David is a Rimohr and he caught them and since they are students, the Dean will set the punishment for the crime.

At least that's how I read it.

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Eric Storm · 2018-05-06 18:38:39

StoryJunkie has covered it.

Remember, this is NOT THE UNITED STATES. The laws do not work the same way, and David is not a cop, he is a Rimohr. As the window was fixed, and no one was injured, there is nothing more for the victim to do. The Rimohrs themselves (as an agency) witnessed the crime, and whether or not charges will be filed is up to the officer in question. In this case, disposition was handed over to the school at the officer's initiative, because the crime was minor.

Had the victim wished to make a stink about something or other, he would still have gone to the Rimohr office to do so. The Rimohrs would have a record of what was done to settle the case.

Also, there is one other thing to remember: ALL Callamandian citizens have passed a citizenship exam, which covered, in detail, the civics of their nation. You would not need to tell these people how to do something as straightforward and common as this. They would have learned it in school.

Eric Storm

StoryJunkie · 2018-05-09 06:09:12

Eric Storm wrote:
StoryJunkie has covered it.

Eric Storm

Gee, I did good 3dangel lol

Barbarian3165 · 2018-05-10 22:03:04

On the girlfriend issue... I'm voting for Jenny Bishop. My only reasoning, he put her through rehab and then admitted to Jaila that he was confused or disturbed as to why he did that... underlying attraction maybe? And no, I don't expect a response, snarky or otherwise.

I'm waiting for David's potion making to come into the war. As far as I know, Merlung wasn't released to the public and never published. David could brew up a big batch to be used durring the war. I've already covered the use of Bloodbank and the Ghosting potion (don't remember the name) previously. But I think there is the potential for David's potion making ability to really aid the army. Even though being locked in a potions lab wouldn't be entertaining to the reader.

Good thing David knows about the secret entrance to Mount Woodward and Castle Woodward. I foresee David needing to lead a small strike force onto the grounds and into the castle. Unfortunately, that may mean a lot of dead students, teachers, and staff.

bigfoot · 2018-05-10 23:44:24

Eric - I was rereading WAYch10 and have a question. After defeating Dailey, David leaves the Temple of Fire in great pain and asks himself "Why the hell did I leave my NG in the car?" As Vivian was forced to use levitatin in order to get David out of the Temple, it stands to reason he is in great pain. Why then, did he wait until he was in the peg drawn carriage before taking the Naproxen Ghostium? Presumably, he went from the Temple to his glide car to the carriage. Why not take the NG in the car as it seems that would have taken precedence?

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