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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 800636" data-attributes="member: 151">The hellmouth she doesn't!&nbsp; Let's look at her assets, for a minute:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Construction Foreman with Demon-hunting experience</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A former vengenance demon cum whiner</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A witch, self-limited due to unstable nature of her powers</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of the few remaining Watchers</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A high-school principal with martial arts training and a lot of smarts</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A rogue, lovesick vampire with a soul</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A gaggle of high-school girls with a spark of slayer-potential</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A younger sister with potential, but as yet untapped abilities</li>
</ul>We're not exactly awash in raw power, there.&nbsp; A single uber-vamp nearly killed Buffy the first time, and inflicted a serious hurtin on her the second before she defeated it.&nbsp; Giles is effectively a non-combatant, as is Dawn.&nbsp; Xander brings some humor, earnestness and some light combat skills.&nbsp; Anya less than that, now.&nbsp; Willow's powers are better outside of combat than in it, and while she can do some serious mojo, the risk alone prevents her from going full-bore.&nbsp; The potentials are little more than lambs to slaughter, as far as it goes.&nbsp; They, as a group, can take a single newborn vamp...but that's about it.&nbsp; Against someone like Spike or an Ubervamp, they're good as dead.That leaves us with Wood, who's a better fighter than Xander, and (more importantly) a SMART fighter, something Buffy needs more than raw muscle.&nbsp; The way he set up the fight with Spike was brilliant.&nbsp; And finally, Spike himself, who is certainly Buffy's toughest warrior, but more than a little unreliable.So, in truth, Buffy has a good support system, but only two real combatants, or three, depending on how Willow falls.&nbsp; Faith will bring some badly needed power, energy and guts back to the group. Why didn't Buffy enlist the aid of said August personages?&nbsp; Well, Angel is hard to reach and already has responsibilities as &quot;Champion&quot;.&nbsp; Further, there's the whole personal issue for Buffy, which is probably just as big a deal, although probably subconciously.&nbsp; Faith...well, she and Buffy didn't exactly part on the best of terms, did they?&nbsp; Add to that the fact that she was being held in a state penitentiary, and you can see why she was out.&nbsp; And Riley?&nbsp; She can't even reach him, reliably.&nbsp; And to have him hang around for weeks, until the First makes it move?&nbsp; Not likely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 800636, member: 151"] The hellmouth she doesn't! Let's look at her assets, for a minute: [list] [*]A Construction Foreman with Demon-hunting experience [*]A former vengenance demon cum whiner [*]A witch, self-limited due to unstable nature of her powers [*]One of the few remaining Watchers [*]A high-school principal with martial arts training and a lot of smarts [*]A rogue, lovesick vampire with a soul [*]A gaggle of high-school girls with a spark of slayer-potential [*]A younger sister with potential, but as yet untapped abilities [/list] We're not exactly awash in raw power, there. A single uber-vamp nearly killed Buffy the first time, and inflicted a serious hurtin on her the second before she defeated it. Giles is effectively a non-combatant, as is Dawn. Xander brings some humor, earnestness and some light combat skills. Anya less than that, now. Willow's powers are better outside of combat than in it, and while she can do some serious mojo, the risk alone prevents her from going full-bore. The potentials are little more than lambs to slaughter, as far as it goes. They, as a group, can take a single newborn vamp...but that's about it. Against someone like Spike or an Ubervamp, they're good as dead. That leaves us with Wood, who's a better fighter than Xander, and (more importantly) a SMART fighter, something Buffy needs more than raw muscle. The way he set up the fight with Spike was brilliant. And finally, Spike himself, who is certainly Buffy's toughest warrior, but more than a little unreliable. So, in truth, Buffy has a good support system, but only two real combatants, or three, depending on how Willow falls. Faith will bring some badly needed power, energy and guts back to the group. Why didn't Buffy enlist the aid of said August personages? Well, Angel is hard to reach and already has responsibilities as "Champion". Further, there's the whole personal issue for Buffy, which is probably just as big a deal, although probably subconciously. Faith...well, she and Buffy didn't exactly part on the best of terms, did they? Add to that the fact that she was being held in a state penitentiary, and you can see why she was out. And Riley? She can't even reach him, reliably. And to have him hang around for weeks, until the First makes it move? Not likely. [/QUOTE]

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