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Subject: glencook-fans-digest V1 #53
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glencook-fans-digest Wednesday, November 8 2000 Volume 01 : Number 053
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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 23:21:56 +0100
From: "Marcin Welnicki" <szyderca@poczta.onet.pl>
Subject: Odp: (glencook-fans) Wizards in the Black Company saga
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Horky, Roger=20
To: 'glencook-fans@lists.xmission.com'=20
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) Wizards in the Black Company saga
In re BC wizards' ass-kicking skills:
=20
The Lady by a good bit: she was always able to maintain control over =
the Taken, implying she was more puissant than they (look, ma, I just =
used "puissant" in a sentence!).
Her best talent was her ability to "think outside the box" (look, ma, =
I just a horribly stupid and meaningless business clich=E9 in a =
sentence!) and NOT to rely on magic. Consider the example given earlier; =
her battle against Darling on the Plain of Fear. The carpets and missile =
weapons she devised, although magically powered, were designed to =
operate even without magic--or, if you prefer, designed to operate =
specifically in a non-magic (the null) environment.=20
=20
There was an issue of Cerebus the Aardvark in which a mighty wizard, =
Necross the ha hah ha Mad is killed by a crossbow bolt fired by a =
frightened peasant. His last words, spoken in sincere amazement, were, =
"what a time to start operating on the mundane level."
=20
Few of the other wizards in the BC saga would even consider a =
non-magical solution to a problem (indeed, knowing this really helps the =
mundanes--consider=20
=20
SPOILER ALERT
*********
*********
******
******
******
*******
*******
********
****
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
the wizards from Khatovar who destroy their shadow gate because they =
immediately go to the magical solution rather than develop a non-magical =
response to the loss of their broomsticks (does anybody else see a =
resemblance between their broomsticks and the transports crosses from =
Darkwar? or are they just another carpet?).
=20
Also, success is a useful measure of skill--the Limper was bad-ass =
magically but he kept screwing up. His major talents were perseverance =
and insanity. He was prone to plan poorly and to react without thinking, =
and to allow his personal issues to interfere with business.=20
=20
You know what I think? If I have to chose a wizard NOT using magic =
solutions I'll say the best of them is......(drums) Croker;)))) He kept =
staying alive even more than Limper, and got himself a pretty good deal =
wih Shivetya- it's an immortality....of a sort.
Martin Mocker Welnicki
=20
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<A href=3D"mailto:rhorky@trinity.edu" =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial ce"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial ce"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 06, =
2000 10:24=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial ce"><B>Subject:</B> RE: (glencook-fans) =
Wizards=20
in the Black Company saga</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D513142721-06112000>In=20
re BC wizards' ass-kicking skills:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D513142721-06112000>The=20
Lady by a good bit: she was always able to maintain control over the =
Taken,=20
implying she was more puissant than they (look, ma, I just used =
"puissant" in=20
a sentence!).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D513142721-06112000>Her=20
best talent was her ability to "think outside the box" (look, ma, I =
just a=20
horribly stupid and meaningless business clich=E9 in a sentence!) and =
NOT to=20
rely on magic. Consider the example given earlier; her battle against =
Darling=20
on the Plain of Fear. The carpets and missile weapons she devised, =
although=20
magically powered, were designed to operate even without magic--or, if =
you=20
prefer, designed to operate specifically in a non-magic (the null)=20
environment. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>There was an issue of Cerebus the Aardvark =
in which a=20
mighty wizard, Necross the ha hah ha Mad is killed by a crossbow bolt =
fired by=20
a frightened peasant. His last words, spoken in sincere amazement, =
were, "what=20
a time to start operating on the mundane level."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000> Few of the other wizards in the BC =
saga would=20
even consider a non-magical solution to a problem (indeed, knowing =
this really=20
helps the mundanes--consider </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>SPOILER ALERT</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>*********</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>*********</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>******</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>******</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>******</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>*******</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>*******</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>********</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>****</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D513142721-06112000>the=20
wizards from Khatovar who destroy their shadow gate because they =
immediately=20
go to the magical solution rather than develop a non-magical =
response to=20
the loss of their broomsticks (does anybody else see a resemblance =
between=20
their broomsticks and the transports crosses from Darkwar? or are they =
just=20
another carpet?).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000>Also, success is a useful measure of =
skill--the=20
Limper was bad-ass magically but he kept screwing up. His major =
talents were=20
perseverance and insanity. He was prone to plan poorly and to react =
without=20
thinking, and to allow his personal issues to interfere with business. =
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D513142721-06112000></SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=3D"Arial CE" =
size=3D2>You=20
know what I think? If I have to chose a wizard NOT using magic =
solutions I'll=20
say the best of them is......(drums) Croker;)))) He kept staying alive =
even=20
more than Limper, and got himself a pretty good deal wih Shivetya- =
it's an=20
immortality....of a sort.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2> Martin Mocker =
Welnicki</FONT></DIV>
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Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 19:48:09 -0700
From: Eric Herrmann <shpshftr@xmission.com>
Subject: (glencook-fans) ROC Cold Copper Tears
Does someone have a ROC edition of Cold Copper Tears that they can send me
the ISBN number for?
Thanks,
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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:46:59 -0000
From: "Joseph McGrath" <jomcgrath@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) ROC Cold Copper Tears
Here Eric, It doesn't say roc anywhere that i can see on the book but i
don't think it was ever released as anything but a paperback ... Joe
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 2:48 AM
Subject: (glencook-fans) ROC Cold Copper Tears
> Does someone have a ROC edition of Cold Copper Tears that they can send me
> the ISBN number for?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Eric Herrmann
> <shpshftr@xmission.com>
>
>
>
>
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