Exalted

I'm hoping that this is a joke, but I really wouldn't put it past some of the standardized testing agencies out there to come up with something like it.

That last pun is definitely groan-worthy. My compliments to you.

Someone posted "Duralumin Ferring" on the boards a while back, which I've shamelessly stolen for my phone hotspot.

We're getting deleted scenes? When?

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words.

When it turns into far more than 15 minutes and you end up not sleeping for an hour or more.

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Since I have no idea where people are in real life: would this be the Oathbringer release party at BYU? Or somewhere else?

New personal goal: only refer to flashlights as electric hand-torches until it becomes habit.

I'd completely forgotten about that one! And now I feel the need to go back and watch many Capaldi episodes so that I can relearn all of his good quotes.

It's also in Kane Chronicles, but I'm pretty sure I just assumed they were using some magical hijinks to create stick-and-fire torches until I learned it from Doctor Who.

Let's be honest, this is first thing all of us would do if we had those powers.

When you realize that your new magic system includes an independently-designed mimicry of the Ruin/Preservation dynamic.

Pictures. I need pictures. What does this beautiful instrument look like?

And here I thought you were talking about "world building" versus "worldbuilding".

We could maybe pass the Forsaken around between players, using some sort of Plot Points system? Alerting the players of the Forsaken's escape could be as easy as a slain Trolloc having something with Sammael's token, or rumors of a rogue Black Ajah channeler eerily reminiscent of Moghedien. Until we know more about the other players, I can't think of anything specific that would convince them to stick together.

Hmm, wasn't Egwene channeling a platform when she got raised Amyrlin? Or was that one of the others doing it for her? In any case, it doesn't move fast enough to be of much use, but he certainly thinks it looks cool.

If he had a talent, it would be fast learning, but he doesn't really have the strength in the Power to mimic a lot of useful weaves. His "unique weave" was the ability to create a platform of Air that gave the illusion that he was floating, but after training at the Black Tower for a few weeks it had become obvious that such an ability wasn't really unique at all.

Copied from the original Wheel of Time RP Planning Thread, with a few edits: Laeran Al'Elarin 5'4", Andoran, with dark brown hair and blue eyes, quiet and more cautious than most. Wilder and former member of the Black Tower, but he ran away during the initial stages of training after an incident with a bully. He doesn't know whether the Tower is still searching for him or not. Laeran has rudimentary control of weaves and is attempting to teach himself more complicated ones, but his favored weapon is a longbow--he enjoys channeling and is a quick learner, but his power level is abnormally low because of a block he isn't aware of. He keeps a dagger hidden in each boot for emergencies, and prefers to wear a leather jerkin over farmer's clothing for a small amount of protection. He also owns a wood pendant which he keeps on a cord around his neck, a parting gift from his childhood sweetheart from his home village, which he hasn't been back to in several years. Laeran is currently on the run from the Black Tower, despite not knowing if they're really following him, and thus has been avoiding villages or any sort of population centers for over a year. He is homesick and desperate for some sort of excuse to rejoin society.

That's probably a good idea. I've had both threads followed since the beginning along with apparently two others (you, I assume, and probably Silverblade). If you want to start a new thread, just tag me and I'll reply in it.

Welcome to the Shard! Sami is right about the cookies; don't take any. Wit, or Hoid as he's called in most other places, does appear (briefly) in the Mistborn novels as well as all of Sanderson's other major Cosmere works. Finding him, and the rest of the worldhoppers scattered throughout, has become a sort of game for us here at the Shard.

I've been poking my head in every now and then to see who's been posting (which was been exactly no one), so I'd be down for starting this up again.

I recently (as of about an hour ago) moved Wands & Wizardry to a site of its own, so I thought this would be a good time to let the Shard know that it exists. It's an RPG screencap webcomic, and it follows a D&D-like party playing through a campaign that's kind of like Harry Potter. If you've read Darths & Droids or DM of the Rings, it's kind of like those two. The URL is https://www.wandsandwizardry.net/, and if anyone wants to read and comment, go right ahead.

Welcome to the Shard! Don't eat any of the cookies; they'll Ruin your appetite.

Another shot at the Potter books: Philosopher's Stone: Chamber of Secrets: Prisoner of Azkaban: Goblet of Fire: Order of the Phoenix: Half-Blood Prince: Deathly Hallows: