Chapters 45-48: The Dude Abides
For next week — Chapters 49-52
49. Math.random()
50. Copse and Robbers
51. Blood in the Water
52. Culmination
Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet
Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue
Worth the Candle can be read at AO3 or RoyalRoad.
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Re Druid magic and deus ex machina: you may find Sandersons first law interesting.
re solace stronger in the jar: it could be that that is the case because she expects it to be
Re orphans/virgins being narratively convenient: the arguement that there is also more backstory implies that there is no such thing as a narratively convenient backstory
re innocence: the explanation he gives is the definition of innocence.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” is Arthur C. Clarke.
“Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from SCIENCE!” is from the webcomic Girl Genius.