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  1. vineyarddawg
    Woot! This character was intensely devoted to his/her cause, contrary to popular belief.
  2. vineyarddawg
    (Wilson) Ostrich, would you say that what Mailliw is doing fills your heart with... hatred? /red smoke appears //Mailliw evil laugh
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    -/ aM vOT/nG for Wilson. I Am MOVing T0 tH3 K17Ch3n.
  4. vineyarddawg
    I think Tolkien probably is the best "good" example of an author tweaking their story. A more modern "bad" example towards which I naturally gravitate is Orson Scott Card and the Enderverse (the universe of books that started with Ender's Game). OSC wrote the full novel version of Ender's Game in the early 80's when the world was a very different place than it is today, and in the decades since, his newer books have significantly conflicted with the original story in several areas. (He admits that in some books, most notably Ender in Exile, that he just "forgot" some critical continuity contradictions, which is just crazy.) Not only that, but with the EG audio play he released last year, he did far more "tweaking" of roles and dialogue than Brandon has in this instance. OSC justifies this by essentially saying "I changed my mind" about the story, and as its creator, I guess that's his prerogative, but IMO he gutted so many parts of the story with the "small, but huge" changes he has made. (And I'm not even talking about his newest "first Formic war" series, which is just straight-up rewriting the history that had been presented as canon in the entire rest of the series before it.) IMO, Brandon's changes are closer to Tolkien's changes than OSC's changes, because Brandon has a very solid, logical in-world reason that he wanted to make the changes, much like Tolkien, and those changes are keeping in line with the characters' original story arc as it existed in the rest of the story. OSC's changes, on the other hand, materially change the essence not just of Ender, but other key characters, as well, and feel very disjointed and out of place.
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    Vya just stared at all the people milling around him, quietly whispering to each other, the din of whispering punctuated only by a handful of people yelling out where they were from. "Well, this a very weird set of games," he said to no one in particular. "I'm kind of hungry, too. I wonder if the odds will ever be in my favor of finding something to eat around here?"
  6. vineyarddawg
    Whoa, what? (looks around innocently) I would like to officially state for the record that I am not Steelheart, the Wyrn, one of those evil chalklings from Nebrask, whoever the bad people in the Alcatraz books are, or Odium.
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    I don't get why it's a major problem for Kaladin to go after the honorblade instead of trying to save Szeth. The Windrunners aren't dedicated to protecting everyone in all of existence regardless of alignment. Szeth is the assassin in white. Kaladin shouldn't automatically feel a need to protect Szeth just because he happens to be falling to his death in a fight that Szeth started. In fact, Syl told him to rescue the blade (implied "at all cost" in her tone), so it's actually Syl that tells Kaladin to go after the honorblade, and he understands by this point that Syl knows more about these things than he does, so he has no reason in that moment not to obey her command.
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    I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE!
  9. vineyarddawg
    AonDor and Rithmatics
  10. vineyarddawg
    I couldn't agree more. I'm just as excited about the Ars Arcanum, though. All those Aons are hard to keep track of.
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    I'm just now seeing these changes (and thanks Wiery for the specifics!)... and I have to say I'm a big, big fan of Kaladin's change. Kaladin killing Szeth just didn't "feel" right to me, much like it irked Brandon, apparently. Kaladin has moved past his vengeance phase, and as a windrunner, it suits him. Even though, as Brandon says, it's a huge deal to make such a change in an already-published story, I applaud him for it. In my mind, Kaladin killing Szeth is kind of what it would be like if, in the "Song of Ice and Fire" world, Eddard Stark had claimed the Iron Throne after Aerys II Targaryen had been killed, or if Robb Stark had killed Jaime Lannister when he had him in the dungeon at Riverrun. It would directly conflict with the character's arc up until that point, and makes a particularly notable incongruence that would eventually need to be dealt with in some way later down the line. I love that Kaladin doesn't kill Szeth now. It 100% fits with the story, I think.
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    Well, we spent quite a bit of space really trying to figure out the complexities and mechanics of the game, so that was a part of it. (I love that part, by the way. I love a game with the complex mechanics like this one that Joe created. The best part is that all of them made sense and were thematically appropriate for the setting. This really is a great model you've got for future games, Joe.)
  13. vineyarddawg
    Sorry, y'all. I guess I haven't got much RP in me this time. I'll just have to be plain ol' simple Vya.
  14. vineyarddawg
    Great job, everyone. This game was great fun! And good luck getting through the Eliminator doc... it's 119 pages.
  15. vineyarddawg
    I can't believe everybody is doing this to Team Odium. We're so misunderstood. All we wanted to do was kill all life in the Cosmere. Is that too much to ask?? EDIT: This post was approved by Joe, honorary member of Team Odium
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    I bet that's it.
  17. vineyarddawg
    Welcome to the 17th Shard! But I wouldn't take those cookies...
  18. vineyarddawg
    Welcome to the 17th Shard! (Beware of strangers offering cookies.)
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    Welcome to the 17th Shard!
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    Welcome to the 17th Shard! But beware strangers offering you hemalurgic cookies... I recommend Warbreaker next. If you've already read the Stormlight books, you might recognize a "cameo" in those books from two characters that are in Warbreaker. (I don't want to spoil it for you, though.) I liked The Emperor's Soul as well, and it's set on the same world as Elantris, though on a different continent. If you just like Sanderson's writing style, check out his non-Cosmere works, too. In fact, you could just start with this list and read it all.
  21. vineyarddawg
    Hmm... actions... Returning? Summoning a shardblade? A Returned giving up their divine breath?
  22. vineyarddawg
    Welcome to the 17th Shard! Beware strangers offering cookies, as they've been known to have unhealthy levels of hemalurgic content...
  23. vineyarddawg
    (obligatory "Whatchoo talkin' bout" comment)
  24. vineyarddawg
    I'm in. My name is Vin Yard Awg, but you can call me Vya (pronounced "vie-uh").
  25. vineyarddawg
    You laugh, but just wait for the WoB confirming this in 5... 4...
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