Dresden Files Fanfic Ideas, Recommendations & Discussion Thread

CarlManvers2019

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As the title says, this is a thread for anyone who wants to make fanfics, recommend them or talk about canon or speculate about stuff that could be used in fanfics amongst other things Dresden Files-related

TBH, I think Dresden Files doesn't have enough love in-terms of fanfics, so hopefully there's an increase here
 

GoldRanger

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I always wanted to read a Dresden Files/Worm crossover, maybe one where Dresden and Taylor team up and go first after strong baddies from Worm (say, the Slaughterhouse Nine). Thomas and Molly could come along as well, maybe a Knight of the Cross too (which one heavily depends on what period of Dresden Files we're talking about, but the best bet would probably be Sanya), Mouse certainly should come too. Maybe even Murphy, although she probably wouldn't be able to help much. So we'll have Dresden and 3-5 supporting characters. It'll be very interesting to see how the PRT classifies all this guys, and what the capes of Brockton Bay in general make of them.

The S-9 could try to recruit someone from the Dresdenverse, for some additional crossover fun. Mavra comes to mind, we didn't see her a long time and she could conceivably fit right in. Or someone from the Black Council. Cowl? A revived Corpsetaker? The possibilities are endless.

Then, maybe with the rest of the Undersiders helping, they'll go after strong Dresden baddies (most interesting would probably be the Denarians).

Maybe later some of the S-9 can get their hands on silver coins of their own! That would be a sight to behold.

The story could culminate in an Endbringer crossing over to the Dresdenverse, and the Wormverse capes teaming up with half the supernatural world of the Dresdenverse in order to bring it down.

Imagine the Wardens en masse fighting alongside both Faerie courts, Strength of a River In His Shoulders showing up, even a freaking Naagloshii suddenly swooping in to fight the threat to its territory!

Maybe it could culminate in the Endbringer being imprisoned in Demonreach (maybe thanks to a slight, merely implied nudge from Uriel), after a long, desperate fight. Not before Chicago being half ruined, of course, and maybe some staple characters from Dresdenverse dying.

Jeez, I basically written the thing already.

God, I want to read this fic so much! Anyone up for writing something like this, or knows one like this that is capital G Good?

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EDIT: Since I thought this up there's been a flood of ideas filling my brain.

Dresden's proximity would wreak havoc on any tinker he fought beside (or against if ot comes to it). There could be interesting interactions based on that, in combat and out.

I'd definitely want to see the Travellers + Echidna in this fic. Imagine a squad of evil twisted Dresden clones making their way to the Carpenter's house, gunning to kill everyone there including Maggie!

Marcone, recognizing an amazing opportunity when he sees one, may want a piece of the action in post-Leviathan Brockton Bay, and will have to fight Coil/the Undersiders (depending on time period) to get it.

Dresden opens up the Sight to view one of the capes, and can see the Shard with his own eyes.

If Murphy is involved and crosses over to Wormverse, it's not inconceivable that she could trigger when placed in great danger over there (cut off and cornered by S-9, perhaps?).

Cauldron might take interest in a whole new world full of potential soldiers/test subjects. The supernatural powers will suddenly find themselves having to content with strange vials going around and granting regular people mysterious powers.

Imp's power is just an exceptionally strong veil. Is there any conceivable way a Wizard skilled in veils, such as Molly, could pierce it?

Both worlds are enormous playgrounds where the writers simply can stomp around without a care, which makes them very suitable for this kind of crossover.

Based on the stuff I most want to see, the period is likely to be right before Cold Days for the Dresden side (well, probably after he receives the Winter Knight training but before any of the plot occurs, since we want Molly to be stay human for this).

The Worm period would be much earlier, I'd want Taylor to go as Skitter rather than Weaver, she can even have Atlas. And if we want the Travelers involved (and we do), this will have to happen pre-Echidna arc. Since the S-9 would be involved that much, the story could replace/complement their first arc. That means Coil will be the Marcone's main contender for Brockton Bay, for one.
 
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CarlManvers2019

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Worm/Dresden

Given how few Dresden fics there are, I noticed on SB that Worm was the most crossed for it


Kinda different from the usual Worm cross, but I like Eidolon as an MC, guy's a glass cannon for a mysterious overpowered MC from another series cliche and I like how he's dealing with his guilt and desire for redemption and no plans on compromising so much by working for local organised normal and supernatural crime(Marcone&Lara)

Frankly, I'm pretty guilty of wanting those sorts of Overpowered Curbstomping MC fics, but not the sort on FFN that downplays or doesn't even realise the abilities of local characters.



Idea: Harry Dresden finds that his own basement apartment right before/during Changes finds that it's now been turned into the base of operations of Brutally Efficient Self Replicating Mechanisms of War that are all the size of small toys and for whatever the reason have declared Harry to be "The Commander" and then keep on increasing their numbers to his extreme worry

Eventually, Changes happens and they proceed to go about helping "The Commander" by murdering Vampires, also later on Fomor

Yeah, no real plot, any idea how to add an actual plot?
 

GoldRanger

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Since PA has no characters or any real diversity to choose from, it will simply be Dresden Files + new power. Possibly a power that can get out of control and consume the world.
 

CarlManvers2019

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Since PA has no characters or any real diversity to choose from, it will simply be Dresden Files + new power. Possibly a power that can get out of control and consume the world.

An Irontide that will flood through the world. Unlike the Flood that God sent to punish Man and the other Floods that occurred in other mythologies, it's obviously not composed of water.

Harry Dresden as a Signatory of The Accords? And the only wizard in the world who gets to use Youtube and order stuff directly from Amazon?
 

CarlManvers2019

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Since PA has no characters or any real diversity to choose from, it will simply be Dresden Files + new power. Possibly a power that can get out of control and consume the world.

Okay, since PA’s got no real character to use, I think I know one or two series that could work

Ever read Kengan Asura/Omega and Luther Strode?

Both have fighters who are crazy with black sclera and the latter sorta indicates that killing whilst using that series’ “Talent” can result in a similar behavioral corruption as Dark Magic

Simply put they get put on “The Path of Shura”

Everybody is just a lump of meat and there’s no guilt or shame in tearing apart “meat”. There is MUCH great pride and joy when it comes to showing one’s superiority by easily ripping apart the “meat” and finding “meat” that is hard to destroy and can even kill-you-back if only to prove you are superior

Okay, admittedly for the latter they just become casual mass murderers and the first only has the MC briefly move into that something similar but failed to kill and only beat his opponent to unconsciousness

I think a sort of fusion could work, though the problem is the series’ set in Japan, most characters are Japanese and I’m not sure if it should count as a subconscious magic or not. Also, I admittedly hate Qi/ki/Chi as they sorta skip over the actual physical movements for greater attack power or better movement speed
 

CarlManvers2019

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Idea: By some accident or on purpose, Harry does NOT accidentally break the First Law of magic and somehow kills Justin DuMorne with say, a piece of wood, glass, stone, steel or whatever as a desperate act to kill him

As a result, Harry's not sorta persecuted as a possible-Warlock and has less reason to not-get-along with the Council but know he was very near being executed if he had instead killed with magic

What are the butterfly effects of a decrease in distrust?
 

CarlManvers2019

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Anybody here read Battlegrounds just yet?

Because only one thing really surprised or weirded me out at the end....lets just say I don’t ship it
 

GoldRanger

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Anybody here read Battlegrounds just yet?

Because only one thing really surprised or weirded me out at the end....lets just say I don’t ship it
Not me. I'm doing a full re-read of the series before I get to Peace Talks and Battlegrounds. Currently stalled in the first third of book 6 (Blood Rites), for the last couple of weeks at least, but I'll pick up the pace soon.

So no spoilers!
 

CarlManvers2019

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Not me. I'm doing a full re-read of the series before I get to Peace Talks and Battlegrounds. Currently stalled in the first third of book 6 (Blood Rites), for the last couple of weeks at least, but I'll pick up the pace soon.

So no spoilers!

Here’s one, wait for another 5-10 years, Jim Butcher is working with Larry Correia and Hidetaka Miyazaki for a new videogame after seeing Miyazaki start working with GRRM
 

GoldRanger

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Here’s one, wait for another 5-10 years, Jim Butcher is working with Larry Correia and Hidetaka Miyazaki for a new videogame after seeing Miyazaki start working with GRRM
Larry Correia, writer of Monster Hunters International? Damn, that book was good, I need to pick up the rest of that series some day. And a videogame written by that bunch would be glorious.
 

CarlManvers2019

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Larry Correia, writer of Monster Hunters International? Damn, that book was good, I need to pick up the rest of that series some day. And a videogame written by that bunch would be glorious.

Speaking of MHI, well here’s a VERY small spoiler, apparently even the members of the Unseelie Accords don’t know that much regarding the human governments secret watchers

And yeah, this is even with the White Court controlling many businessmen, celebrities and politicians

The beginnings of the PUFF for the Dresdenverse, with guys chasing after a scared AF Ogre wondering what happened to his balls
 

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