Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 I'll have to try it out sometime too, then. Each episode is only 15 minutes long because "you're in a hurry and they're not that smart." 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 I recommend it, but warn that there is quite a bit more language than Brandon's writing. Probably about as much as Brent Weeks, which I think maybe only Edge has read. Well, he wouldn't have to force convert him at least. Maybe a joint rulership? Haven't read Brent Weeks, but The Book Thief had a lot of language and it's one of my favorite books. (It helped that it's set in a low-income, dangerous neighborhood, so the constant swearing felt like it had a reason for being there. It was more a worldbuilding detail than the author swearing through his characters because don't tell me what to do, Moral Guardian, you're not the boss of me! ) Depends. Did Dashner!Financier consider 7 to be a holy number or an evil one?
Kobold King he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 because don't storming tell me what to do, you miserable crem-sack, you're not the storming boss of me! ) Fixed that for you. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Haven't read Brent Weeks, but The Book Thief had a lot of language and it's one of my favorite books. (It helped that it's set in a low-income, dangerous neighborhood, so the constant swearing felt like it had a reason for being there. It was more a worldbuilding detail than the author swearing through his characters because don't tell me what to do, Moral Guardian, you're not the boss of me! ) Depends. Did Dashner!Financier consider 7 to be a holy number or an evil one? It's worse than Book Thief, that's for sure. There are subsitute swears like Storms is, but there's plenty of normal curses as well. All numbers were holy, so he revered 7 and 0...
Voidus Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Haven't read Brent Weeks, but The Book Thief had a lot of language and it's one of my favorite books. (It helped that it's set in a low-income, dangerous neighborhood, so the constant swearing felt like it had a reason for being there. It was more a worldbuilding detail than the author swearing through his characters because don't tell me what to do, Moral Guardian, you're not the boss of me! ) Depends. Did Dashner!Financier consider 7 to be a holy number or an evil one? From memory swearing isn't too frequent in Weeks' books but it does get pretty coarse.
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 From memory swearing isn't too frequent in Weeks' books but it does get pretty coarse. It depends on your preference really. Growing up where I did, swearing is really quite rare and so when I first read even Brandon's books, it was a bit of a difference, but I wouldn't say Weeks is too awful, but the F one is definitely frequently used. I believe that's the one Pierce Brown uses most as well.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Fixed that for you. Quota, why don't you like fun? Also, the mention of Moral Guardian reminded me of one of his real-world counterparts, who shows up rather frequently in Stephen Pastis' Pearls Before Swine: It's worse than Book Thief, that's for sure. There are subsitute swears like Storms is, but there's plenty of normal curses as well. All numbers were holy, so he revered 7 and 0... HEATHEN! HERETIC! WORSHIPPER OF BOTH THE ONE AND THE SAVIOR! From memory swearing isn't too frequent in Weeks' books but it does get pretty coarse. That's what I've heard. I might give them a try, and if they're too coarse for me, I'll just DNF. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 That's what I've heard. I might give them a try, and if they're too coarse for me, I'll just DNF. They're quite good and definitely worth at least a try, but there is some swearing and a bit of mild sex. The first one is relatively clean and it gets worse as it progresses, but never gets to an awful level. Have you read Rothfuss?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 They're quite good and definitely worth at least a try, but there is some swearing and a bit of mild sex. The first one is relatively clean and it gets worse as it progresses, but never gets to an awful level. Have you read Rothfuss? No, but he's been on my to-read list forever.
Kobold King he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Quota, why don't you like fun? I thought I was the only one whose appreciation Quota was stifling today. and a bit of mild sex. Depending on what you mean by "mild," this RP might actually be worse. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 No, but he's been on my to-read list forever. Well, the same applies to Rothfuss about sex. In NOTW, there is hardly anything, but in the second one, there's a certain scene where it gets much worse and then there's much more for the rest of the book. Still not too bad, but way more than the first. Depending on what you mean by "mild," this RP might actually be worse. Rothfuss has more, I'd say. It gets slightly graphic, but Voidus or Edge could probably explain better. Weeks is actually probably about on par with this RP. There are some nude people in a few scenes and some thoughts about sex, but nothing graphic.
Kobold King he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Well, the same applies to Rothfuss about sex. In NOTW, there is hardly anything, but in the second one, there's a certain scene where it gets much worse and then there's much more for the rest of the book. Still not too bad, but way more than the first. I've read that one. It's never erotic to the point of being pornographic, but there is some nudity in there. Not just "she changed clothes" or "she took a shower" nudity like in the RP. Rothfuss is a touch more descriptive in a few places. Also, the phrase "she smelled like sex" appears in the book. Make of that what you will.
Comatose he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 A friend of mine who I recently got to read Mistborn reccomended Weeks to me, so I've added him to my list (Below When Marnie was There, Unbearable Lightness, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. I tried to find a good book to start on though and was disappointed to see he only has a trilogy and a series out. Content doesn't really concern me as long as it is used to explore characters (which is why I love the Song of Ice and Fire Books, but have some issues with the nudity and violence in the Game of Thrones show). Was the Night Angel trilogy easy to get in to? I've gotten a little sick of the typical bad-chull loner male protagonists, and what I've read about Night Angel makes me worry the books might fall into that category.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Also, the phrase "she smelled like sex" appears in the book. Make of that what you will. To someone who knows what that smells like, maybe that's a good description, but for me, it's just tempting me to laziness. "The cookies smelled like cookies." "The river looked like a river." "The fan worked like a fan." "Backtrack acted like Backtrack while Altermind acted like Altermind." "Thoughttown looked like Thoughttown." This is going to save me so much time in future posts. 3
Kobold King he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Content doesn't really concern me as long as it is used to explore characters (which is why I love the Song of Ice and Fire Books, but have some issues with the nudity and violence in the Game of Thrones show). I can understand that. Look at something relatively tame like kissing--a lot of writers throw it around recklessly, because they either like writing detailed passages about kissing or because they figure their readers like detailed passages about kissing. It often feels shoehorned in, or given more attention in the writing than it should. (Here's looking at you, Hunger Games.) Contrast that to Funtimes or Shiny Sparkle, though. There have been some passionate kisses in the RP, beginning with Funtimes smooching Nathan after the street fight. That felt satisfying to read about, because it told us something about the characters. It told us what kind of assertiveness Funtimes was attracted to, it told us without a doubt what kind of relationship Funtimes was interested in having with Nathan, and it told us that Nathan was the kind of guy to play with whatever deck he's given with little complaint. In the same ven, Funtimes' kiss on Page 31 tells us about Funtimes' mental state. It is more forceful, almost an act of marking her territory, showing us that she feels threatened. The kisses aren't just there because Twi likes imagining Funtimes and Nathan snogging, or because she thinks we'll like her posts better if they've got sensual contact in them. They're there because they tell us what's in the characters' heads. Edited August 7, 2015 by Kobold King 3
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 I've read that one. It's never erotic to the point of being pornographic, but there is some nudity in there. Not just "she changed clothes" or "she took a shower" nudity like in the RP. Rothfuss is a touch more descriptive in a few places. Also, the phrase "she smelled like sex" appears in the book. Make of that what you will. Well the act of sex is also briefly described. Not explicitly, but just a bit. It is appropriate under the circumstances though. I mean, the character is all about sex. Content doesn't really concern me as long as it is used to explore characters (which is why I love the Song of Ice and Fire Books, but have some issues with the nudity and violence in the Game of Thrones show). Was the Night Angel trilogy easy to get in to? I've gotten a little sick of the typical bad-chull loner male protagonists, and what I've read about Night Angel makes me worry the books might fall into that category. I haven't read Night Angel yet, so I don't know. I've only read the Lightbringer series. And I haven't heard badchull loner since my time on MBI.
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Idle conversation with Kobold in my status just gave me an Idea. Murphy's power does anything possible to save Murphy's life. So if a room that Murphy was in was going to be bombed, his power might just make him really need to use the bathroom, so that he would leave the room. Can anyone think of any other ways for Murphy's power to save him? (For those of you who don't know, Murphy has a power that chances chance, making things happen so that he survives, completely unhurt, no matter what) 1
Voidus Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Idle conversation with Kobold in my status just gave me an Idea. Murphy's power does anything possible to save Murphy's life. So if a room that Murphy was in was going to be bombed, his power might just make him really need to use the bathroom, so that he would leave the room. Can anyone think of any other ways for Murphy's power to save him? (For those of you who don't know, Murphy has a power that chances chance, making things happen so that he survives, completely unhurt, no matter what) Well now that he has a mortal nemesis who will continue to try to assassinate him even after the MEE disbands there'll be plenty of chances to show off some ways for him to survive. I'd recommend trawling the tropes pages on anime and cartoons, there's a few reoccurring tropes where characters are saved completely by luck. (Suddenly realizing your shoe is untied and bending to tie it just as a sniper takes a shot, tripping over and avoiding a dagger from behind, etc.)
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 Wildly off-topic for everything, but I have an important question for all of you. Who did it better: Taylor Swift or Doug the Pug? 2
Mestiv he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) In this picture, the Pug is paws down the winner EDIT: I've changed ages of Argon and Drainer to 28 after seeing the Timeline. But that's not a big deal I think Edited August 7, 2015 by Mestiv 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 You'll never find me. Each episode is only 15 minutes long because "you're in a hurry and they're not that smart." That only really counts for the earlier episodes, nowadays they tend to be closer to twenty minutes each. Well the act of sex is also briefly described. Not explicitly, but just a bit. It is appropriate under the circumstances though. I mean, the character is all about sex. Except that line described a completely different character than the one you're just thinking of. Anyway, on the Kingkiller chronicles, at first the books were about as clean as Brandon's. Then around the 2/3 of the second book something happens and suddenly there's enough sexual content there to make erotica jealous. However, the description essentially boils down to sex happened and a dry list of positons and tecniques that never really get ellaborated on, devoiding it of any actually erotic value. Mostly it's really a big plot tumor to turn the Protagonist into someone that knows his way in bed. Then there's the context of it that I can't really explain without slight spoilers. The first big portion of sex comes with the Protagonist (after he freed himself from the mind control she used to force him to sleep with her) willingly taking his sweet time with what can best be described as a sex fairy that's also a serial rapist/murderer. Fully forgetting every semblance of plot the book had, including him trying to find his actual love interest. After that the Protagonist visits a culture that is as casual with sex as we are with hugging, to the point were they don't realize the connection to pregnancy, because no woman goes that long without sex. Now, dfferent cultures and all that but it's somewhat aggrevating right after all the fairy sex and the cultures shades of Sue-topia reducing the usually eloquent Protagonist to a rembling idiot concerning the idea that maybe he's not used to the idea to randomly sleeping around with people. As for the Lightbringr series, more spread out and grapic but also has a point in character. 1
Blackhoof Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 nice post Blaze one issue though, with synchronization between posts. Blossom told Rainmaker to do the speech before the field workers left- but going by Atrophy and Iconoclast's posts, they have already left for the fields.
Mestiv he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Blossom told Rainmaker to do the speech before the field workers left- but going by Atrophy and Iconoclast's posts, they have already left for the fields. Looks like she didn't make it Or they'll hear it from the radios in their vans. Anyway, what hour is it in Rainmaikers office now?
Edgedancer he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 nice post Blaze one issue though, with synchronization between posts. Blossom told Rainmaker to do the speech before the field workers left- but going by Atrophy and Iconoclast's posts, they have already left for the fields. Well that's what you get for time skips without asking everyone involved that you skip forward in time, seems like you'll have to retcon your posts. Or we deal with the fact that someone jumped out of continuity, which I think happened anyway with Argon.
Mestiv he/him Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Well that's what you get for time skips without asking everyone involved that you skip forward in time, seems like you'll have to retcon your posts. Or we deal with the fact that someone jumped out of continuity, which I think happened anyway with Argon. Yup, Argon and Summer actually got ahead of themselves and are in the future but Argon is like 10km away from Corvallis, so that shouldn't hurt anyone and Summer is just a Vanilla, unless there is a cataclysm happening to the city, she can be only affected by Drainer, who is under my control. And I'm currently patiently waiting for all of the city to reach 2PM
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