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  1. Steeldancer
    General level... Vissy. I have never read any YA where a main character burns an entire city to the ground, including his wife. I don't know what kind of YA you've been reading, but these are adult themes. I'm actually kind of insulted. Kaladin's brooding is because of clinical depression, and for all my friends who you just defined as simply "brooding," I am insulted. Shallan's wit being a survival mechanism is something that I know several people- including myself- who are insecure, have that as a defense mechanism. This isn't some YA where everything will turn out fine, and the main girl and main guy get together. People go through real, actual pain in these books. And that is NOT YA.
  2. Steeldancer
    My flat third has moved up a half step.
  3. Steeldancer
    1. SA is not YA. 2. Sadeas’s army is addressed as being hard to control because of the murder throughout the book. No, it’s not shoved in your face, but it is mentioned multiple times that Amaram is having a hard time controlling them, due to their anger. It was amaram himself that I felt was the most jarring, because that WASNT mentioned. But the army was addressed, but it was always off-hand, because Dalinar had more important things to do, which probably contributed to the issue.
  4. Steeldancer
    I haven’t seen @Sart on discord, so here you go- the princess bride game you used your pass on is inconceivably close to running! That time is less than 2 cycles, so you will be fine activity wise. I’m afraid I can’t accept votes in advance, though.
  5. Steeldancer
    ooooooohhhhh interesting. Very interesting. It is interesting that 9 heralds originally broke, 9 dawnshards are the same, 9 unmade. Are they all a coincidence? I THINK NOT
  6. Steeldancer
    My thought is that it is the order of lightweavers as a whole that helps perk people up. Specifically, in WoR, there's an epigraph referring to how when the radiants were down after a defeat, the lightweavers helped inspire them to be perky again.
  7. Steeldancer
    Just be aware if you make me choke and die from laughter, this game isn't going to get very far
  8. Steeldancer
    Now I have to ask the question whether the IM is eligible for the Peanut award, because you just made me choke.
  9. Steeldancer
    Unite Them
    same lol
  10. Steeldancer
    Unite Them
    If I could give posts more upvotes, this is one that would earn it. Might be my favorite piece of OB art I've seen so far.
  11. Steeldancer
    Yup. Awesome.
  12. Steeldancer
    As long as you are active by the second cycle, you’re safe from being thrown in the Fire Swamp. I’m more than happy to have you
  13. Steeldancer
    Uh yeah. Just as creepily right as ever
  14. Steeldancer
    Fascinating, I can't see your sig on my laptop. just has your links, not the spying bit.
  15. Steeldancer
    Ok, right now we have enough players for this to work fine. However, if anyone else wants to actually join the game, that would be great.
  16. Steeldancer
    Yeah, because I sure didn’t protect Araris, and I was the only protection in our house for that.
  17. Steeldancer
    Unite Them
    cooooooollll
  18. Steeldancer
    Do you guys not see the docs? I've already read them all. I think we by far had the longest doc.
  19. Steeldancer
    Ok. I had an awesome team, especially Elandera. For a new SE player, she is VERY VERY good. There were some other things I wanted to talk about, but I have stuff to get done. So I'll be back.
  20. Steeldancer
    oh absolutely. But without Dalinars story, Taln would never be able to reveal his wonderful perfect nature. I can get how some plot lines feel loose, but other than the romance I just can’t think of a single character arc that doesn’t tie into Dalinars grand theme of responsibility. So I guess, if that didn’t click for some people, that didn’t work for them. But it worked for me, and as Rock says, people not liking it neither means it is broken or that the people are broken.
  21. Steeldancer
    I... still don’t get the complaints. I just don’t. Nothing happens? What are you even talking about?! No, what drove the story for me was Dalinar. I deeply connected to Dalinars story, to the point where certain phrases were things I remember thinking at times in my life. And he captured that beautifully. Why do people complain about shadesmar?! I never thought we would get shadesmar in this book, and getting that piece of world building is HUGE. I agree with Calderis, amaram is the thing that bothers me most. He explains himself in his battle... but it just feels a little out of left field. But the themes are those that are carried throughout the entire book. The theme of responsibility is what makes this book for me. In every single character, responsibility played a role. And, I just don’t get the complaints. I find it to be deeply insightful and powerful, while also being awesome where we actually get to see awesome radiance in action. I loved seeing Bridge 4, and even Moash- as much as I hate him- provides an important contrast to Dalinars story, and sets up what is likely to be Kaladins future story. I just don’t mind the character building and world building. It never feels like it drags too much (which totally happened for me in WoT), and even if some of the romance isn’t the most well written, that’s not what I was hoping to get out of this book. Dalinars story IS what I wanted to get out, and each time I read it, it is so intensely emotionally satisfying. People can become better. Kaladin doesn’t always succeed. I think as heroic as kaladin is, Dalinars story just is the one that speaks the most to me. And I love Taln. So, I loved OB. I just don’t feel that writing is mediocre when it speaks to your soul.
  22. Steeldancer
    I have the books already lol. I need the shirt so people will ask me about it
  23. Steeldancer
    When you only really want an “Ask me about the cosmere” shirt for your birthday
  24. Steeldancer
    Shqueeves. We are both Elariel. she’s not going to change her vote.
  25. Steeldancer
    Stalemate? Nah dude. I have a soothe. This game is over.
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