Kobold King he/him Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 I have tape on my glasses now. Don't I get some kind of nerd award for that? Oh, hey, let me fix that for you. 2
Allomancy she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 So..... if we are still doing character dibs and such, I call dibs on Legolas (if nobody already called dibs) He has AMAZING combat skills. If we aren't.... then.... Awkward. . . 1
Elbereth she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I was gone for not even a day, people. And suddenly there's a billion pages I have to read. Anyways, regarding Tolkien: I've read The Hobbit, and am working on finishing Fellowship. Which I started... so long ago I lost track, actually. Anyways. I love the Middle-verse (which I just made up, and is totally what I'm calling it from now on until somebody corrects me because there's probably an actual name ) but I'm sad I haven't been able to read all of it yet. Regardless... who do you think I should go out with? Who is my LoTR girlfriend? I kinda want one . Okay, okay, okay. Characters forthcoming.EDIT: First, Slowswift. I don't know you all that well, so I'll give you a choice. I know you like astronomy, and I would give you Varda (the star goddess) but that'd be weird (because that's me), and Tilion and Earendil are male. (Someone should take Earendil. He's really awesome.) You can, however have Arien, who is the goddess who carries the sun across the sky. Alternatively, you could try Elwing, who is a storming awesome half-elf, the granddaughter of Beren and Luthien. She throws herself off of a cliff to save the Silmaril from the hands of Feanor's sons, and out of pity Ulmo (the sea god) transforms her into a swan, wherupon she flies to her love Earendil and gives him the Silmaril, allowing him to save the world (simplification, but true) and become Venus (again, oversimplified). She eventually becomes not-a-swan again, but she can still talk to them. She's quite cool. She's also Elrond's mother and Aragorn's (distant) ancestor. Venture, you're up next once I sing "What A Wonderful World" for my sister so she can try to accompany me. Edited November 18, 2015 by Elbereth 2
The Honor Spren she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I'm here! It's just that all I have to say is chatter about almost nothing, that no one would want to hear. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Well, my little sister was playing with my old Hot Wheels cars earlier, and I was bittersweetly reminded of the fun I used to have with them. Surprisingly, the games don't seem any less cool to my memory now than they did way back when. "Oh, I remember this one. This green one was King Simon I. He ruled the Car Kingdom after the tyrannical reign of King Vulcan, the sadistic king made of two red Lego blocks who threatened to burn their planet into a cinder. Simon led a successful revolution against him and was crowned king by the grateful cars. And here's his son, King Martin. Martin was a tyrant as cruel as Vulcan had been, who used the car people as subjects in his horrendous experiments. Fortunately, his son Prince Ursian challenged him to trial by combat for the rule of the kingdom, winning the duel and the crown and leading the Car Kingdom into another prosperous age which would last centuries..." The best part is that I"m not embellishing any of the details, and that the history goes on a lot longer from there. 1
Kestrel she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I'm here! It's just that all I have to say is chatter about almost nothing, that no one would want to hear. let's chatter about nothing together. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I'm here! It's just that all I have to say is chatter about almost nothing, that no one would want to hear. More people want to hear your random chatter than you think. 1
Elbereth she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I don't like that I feel I have to do this, as it's not related to finding the traitors, but I feel that the situation has got to the point where I cannot, in good conscience, not speak out. Adavantos. It is fantastic that you have proven instrumental in rooting out Bridge boy. However, there comes a point where winning is no longer worth it. In my mind, we cross that Rubicon when we sacrifice the fun of players as a whole to win the game. Now, I'm not necessarily saying you have done this deliberately, but it is indisputable that you have become a mayor within this game, holding a significant amount of information, are trusted, have protection, and it seems killers to do your bidding. This game is no longer ‘The Crew’ vs ‘The Traitors’. It has become ‘Adavantos’ vs ‘The Traitors’. There seems little point in our involvement if everything is orchestrated from above, with scans, kills and protections centrally planned. There exists a partition between those villagers you seem fit to be part of your inner circle, and the rest of us. And it hurts the game as a whole. How valued will new players feel, if they can have no impact on a game? What motivation is there for inactive players to return, when their involvement will have little impact? Instead of everyone having to pull their weight, there is a sense that one can just lay back, and have everything sorted. And that is not why I play SE. Our meta isn't perfect, by any means. But centralising information and creating barriers to full involvement just makes it worse. So..... if we are still doing character dibs and such, I call dibs on Legolas (if nobody already called dibs) He has AMAZING combat skills. If we aren't.... then.... Awkward. . . I mean, if you want amazing combat skills, you can go bigger than Legolas. Fingolfin is uber awesome. He challenged Melkor to single combat. For your information, Sauron was Melkor's servant. Furthermore, as Fingolfin was trumpeting his challenge, Melkor refused to come out until he realized that he would lose the respect and fear of his servants if he didn't face down this elf lord. That's right. The most powerful god, the god of evil was afraid of Fingolfin. So Melkor comes out to fight, right? And Fingolfin wounds him seven times. Yes, seven. But Melkor is kind of a god, so he can't really be killed. He's wielding Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld, which Fingolfin is desperately trying to avoid. But eventually, Fingolfin stumbles, and Morgoth pins him under his foot. But just before Melkor brings his hammer down to kill Fingolfin, Fingolfin stabs him in the foot in one last act of defiance. Fingolfin died, but Melkor walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Fingolfin's storming spectacular. EDIT: I'm basically doing nothing but chattering about LotR. Chatter away! Edited November 18, 2015 by Elbereth 1
Guest Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 That reminds me... GROND GROND GROND GROND GROND GROND Seriously, I could do this all day... GROND GROND GROND GROND So addictive...go watch that scene and you will be repeating it too. It's one weird trick.
Kestrel she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 New Wolfquest game looks stellar oh man 1
Mistrunner Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 The best part is that I"m not embellishing any of the details, and that the history goes on a lot longer from there. What I remember of playing with Hot Wheels is I was not allowed to most of the time by my older brothers (at least, when Brothers #2 and #3 were both home); they sent me off with one of the lame tow trucks or something. I was not allowed to play with the cool blue one. That was my brothers'. Once, when I did play with Brother #3, my car was some weird double or triple agent. The cool black one was only semi off-limits. There was a cool red one that wasn't off-limits (score). Honestly, the most fun game I ever played when I was younger was where one of us would stand inside this huge cardboard tube next to the stairs where the other person would chuck random things down into said tube. Once person-on-the-stairs ran out of things to chuck, person-in-the-tube would fall over- while still in the tube. It was the most fun ever. I have no idea, don't ask. 3
+Slowswift Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I have been known to build weird "scientific" equipment out of Legos and Bionicles before, then act out mad world-conquering schemes. And maybe still do, on occasion. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 What I remember of playing with Hot Wheels is I was not allowed to most of the time by my older brothers (at least, when Brothers #2 and #3 were both home); they sent me off with one of the lame tow trucks or something. I was not allowed to play with the cool blue one. That was my brothers'. Once, when I did play with Brother #3, my car was some weird double or triple agent. The cool black one was only semi off-limits. There was a cool red one that wasn't off-limits (score). Honestly, the most fun game I ever played when I was younger was where one of us would stand inside this huge cardboard tube next to the stairs where the other person would chuck random things down into said tube. Once person-on-the-stairs ran out of things to chuck, person-in-the-tube would fall over- while still in the tube. It was the most fun ever. I have no idea, don't ask. It sucks that they wouldn't let you play. When our younger siblings wanted to play, we cast them as malicious giants from the cold north who had come to tear down civilization. "Babyzilla" brought much pain and suffering upon the land, I tell you, despite the best efforts of Captain Elisha and her squad of fighter pilots. 1
The Honor Spren she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 What I remember of playing with Hot Wheels is I was not allowed to most of the time by my older brothers (at least, when Brothers #2 and #3 were both home); they sent me off with one of the lame tow trucks or something. I was not allowed to play with the cool blue one. That was my brothers'. Once, when I did play with Brother #3, my car was some weird double or triple agent. The cool black one was only semi off-limits. There was a cool red one that wasn't off-limits (score). Honestly, the most fun game I ever played when I was younger was where one of us would stand inside this huge cardboard tube next to the stairs where the other person would chuck random things down into said tube. Once person-on-the-stairs ran out of things to chuck, person-in-the-tube would fall over- while still in the tube. It was the most fun ever. I have no idea, don't ask. And we played hot wheels, we just sorted the cars into three parts and played with them in our swing set. (I'm the oldest, so I got the coolest looking ones )
azninvasion99 he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I used to set up crash courses for my Hot Wheels...to see how far it would go and what kind of flips it would do upon impact... 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 HoA spoilers: Maybe there's some big reveal planned for later on (except the fact he's an atium Misting--I guessed as much) but I now find myself longing for Yomen's death the way I longed for Straff Venture's. Dear Calamity, this guy is a jerk. And an idiot. Another devotee of the Shard of Suck. 1
Elbereth she/her Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I mean, he feels like less of an idiot later, but... He doesn't really change or anything. You just get to see more of his viewpoint. Assuming you're where I think you are. Side note (that turned out to be longer than the actual point): I finally found my copy of the Silmarillion, and I'm very happy. The above stuff was mostly from memory. So, Kobold: Haleth is this girl, part of a tribe that's attacked by Orcs. Her dad, Haldad, brings everyone together and tries to hold out against the Orcs, but he is slain (along with her brother). At that point, Haleth holds the people (who have just lost their leader and their hope) together for seven full days against the Orcs before help arrives from the Elves. Then the Elves that come say "Humans actually aren't that bad. Wanna swear fealty to us?" Haleth's like, "Nope, sorry. Why would I swear an oath of servitude to anyone else? Head out, team! We're moving west!" (not actual wording) And so they make her their chieftain, and move west to Thingol's lands. (Thingol's interesting. Maybe I'll rant about him sometime.) And Thingol almost says "Get off my land!" but someone else, hearing of the hardships they had to go through to get there, says "Let them stay, pleease?" And Thingol says, "Fine. But you have to guard the bridge within the land you have claimed from Orcs." Haleth replies, "My father and brother were killed by Orcs. If you think we won't kill any Orcs in our land, you're an Elvish idiot." And she remains chieftain for the rest of her days, and her people come to be known as the people of Haleth. The Silmarillion is full of such epic stories, seriously. Edited November 18, 2015 by Elbereth 3
azninvasion99 he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 HoA spoilers: Maybe there's some big reveal planned for later on (except the fact he's an atium Misting--I guessed as much) but I now find myself longing for Yomen's death the way I longed for Straff Venture's. Dear Calamity, this guy is a jerk. And an idiot. Another devotee of the Shard of Suck. Yomen was frustrating, but his reasoning made sense to me. Naive, definitely, but I understood how he could be the way he was. Straff was unbearable, between his terribleness and Zane's, WoA was much more infuritating for me.
Zathoth Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Mistborn trilogy spoilers. I honestly think Straff is the only character who is really "evil" that we see at least. LR thinks he is doing what needs to be done and Ruin is a force of nature. You dont blame earthquakes for destroying stuff, same with Ruin. Straff, Straff is just a jerk. Straff also means punishment in swedish... random trivia... 1
Young Bard he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Mistborn trilogy spoilers. I honestly think Straff is the only character who is really "evil" that we see at least. LR thinks he is doing what needs to be done and Ruin is a force of nature. You dont blame earthquakes for destroying stuff, same with Ruin. Straff, Straff is just a jerk. Straff also means punishment in swedish... random trivia... Straff alsomeans 'tight' in German. Let the jokes commence. Rambling for no good reason: One time, I was talking to my grandmother. I mentioned my favourite genre was fantasy, she nodded her head wisely, and asked "And what do you like so much about those space novels?" I tried to explain to here that they weren't space novels, exactly. They don't go travelling between other planets, they stay in the same spot. That spot just happened to be a spot not on Earth. She listened to me patiently. At the end of it, she nodded her head. And then she said "So... space novels." Edited November 18, 2015 by TheYoungBard 5
Mailliw73 he/him Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Wow, El, I need to finish the Silmarillion one of these days. I started it once and got about a quarter through and got distracted and never made my way back.
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