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a motive for the masquerade
Jul. 10th, 2016 10:10 pmWas contemplating this and that and thought of another reason why, in urban fantasy, the werewolves and vampires and whatnot might be living in secrecy among us.
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maybe it's a legend
Jun. 10th, 2016 11:11 pmI was playing with two ideas for urban fantasy, both about justifying the masquerade. Why would very powerful magic beings hid from the modern world? When they are also often the sort who would play chicken. . . .
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world-building and supers
Apr. 24th, 2016 07:26 pmlooking at The Grimnoir Chronicles -- and superhero world-building.
Ah, an explanation of why superpowers appeared when they did! A combination sort of fantasy/superhero/SF sort of reason. I note that this reason was not only integral to the plot, it was the driving force behind it. The complications of world-building is that sometimes it has to drive the story.
Also liked the very realistic treatment of people's reactions. On one hand, the fear of the powers, on the other hand the freedom of the Actives. . . though no one pointed out that if they can control people who can throw around tanks and the like, what can they do to Normals?
Ah, an explanation of why superpowers appeared when they did! A combination sort of fantasy/superhero/SF sort of reason. I note that this reason was not only integral to the plot, it was the driving force behind it. The complications of world-building is that sometimes it has to drive the story.
Also liked the very realistic treatment of people's reactions. On one hand, the fear of the powers, on the other hand the freedom of the Actives. . . though no one pointed out that if they can control people who can throw around tanks and the like, what can they do to Normals?
the super assassin vs. the telepath
Apr. 19th, 2016 08:19 pmWas philosophically contemplating How Superpowered People Would Change the World again and thought -- hmm -- the Assassins are indeed dangerous -- but --
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magical forensics
Aug. 9th, 2015 08:37 pmMan, the wizards in Harry Potter are really missing chances to improve their forensics. Or, at the very least, to wring Dark Magic practitioners dry of their secrets.
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backstory and history
Jul. 16th, 2015 04:58 pmIn the DC universe, they've gotten around the problem of superheroes testifying in masks. They passed a Constitutional amendment.
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the mad scientist vs the evil corporation
Jul. 11th, 2015 12:20 amWas pondering some of the differences between being experimented on by a mad scientist, and by an evil corporation R&D department (or a secret conspiracy's, or a government bureau's), that do not affect the meta-origins of superheroes produced that way. . . .
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flight and the law
Jun. 2nd, 2015 10:41 pmWas thinking about the discussion that said that at law, the FAA only has authority over people who flied with "contrivances."
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custody of superchildren
May. 28th, 2015 11:00 pmSuperpowers would enliven custody decisions. Parent's, or guardian's, to be sure, but the kids' are what I am thinking of.
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The Law of Superheroes
May. 17th, 2015 11:27 pmThe Law of Superheroes by James Daily and Ryan Davidson
Two lawyers looking at the comic book world and the law.
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Two lawyers looking at the comic book world and the law.
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thinking it through
May. 1st, 2015 11:31 pmSuperhero worlds are so sloppy -- why, if the Fantastic Four funds itself on Reed's patents, hasn't any of the technology appeared in general use? -- that some people analyzing them tend to forget that superpowers will change things.
For instance, I've heard lawyers said that a gorilla would not be permitted to testify in court, because we don't permit it. Or that secret identities would never be permitted.
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For instance, I've heard lawyers said that a gorilla would not be permitted to testify in court, because we don't permit it. Or that secret identities would never be permitted.
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non-Euclidean geography and the law
Apr. 29th, 2015 11:07 pmOn Earth, legal jurisdiction is bound up with terriority, as perhaps the simplest way of adjudicating who gets what cases. If geography is no longer simply Euclidean. . .
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So I have the prince, and he's going to disobey his father's commands about marriage. After four years, to be sure. And not without help.
It's the question of how formal the help is.
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It's the question of how formal the help is.
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magic and sensawunda
Jul. 31st, 2014 10:56 pmSo off goes the heroine, who's a wizard, investigating the foul magic -- well, not too foul, the problem is that it upsets a dragon, and dragons are as entitled to justice as anyone -- and it's annoying, but hey, it's a job.
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