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The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter. I've heard such good things about this book, and I'm so excited to start it. A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie. I absolutely loved the First Law Trilogy up until the end of the third book. Despite having read ASOIAF, I was not prepared for how depressing the ending was. However, after cooling off for a year, I'm ready to try his works again, now that I'm hopefully emotionally prepared for grimdark.

Yeah. It took me a 3 attempts over the course of 2 years to get into WoT. I actually enjoyed the second book, though I didn't think it was amazing, but Eye of the World was soooo Tolkienesque and slow paced that it was a pain to get through. Same here. I put down Red Seas a hundred pages from the end. Probably should have just finished it, but (shrug). I'll probably give the series another try, but it'll be a year or two because I have so many books on my docket, not the least of which is finishing WoT, and I'm only on book 7.

So I guess it wasn't the Gravedigger, right? If I understand how their attack works, when they attack a Fort Folk, that player is driven insane even if the attack fails. And I don't think there are any items that prevent players from going insane. So that means that the culprit was either the Bounty Hunter or an Elim. Or a hidden role.

Rev. Pimple ran through barely lit streets, breathing heavily. This last day had been a nightmare. Bishop Everhard had called all hands on deck to try to calm the growing mobs. It had been to little avail. Pimple wanted to punch a wall right about now. Nobody had listened to him. Nobody! He had tried talking sense to men gathering pitchforks and knives. He had tried screaming at them. Of course, they simply turned on him, and it was fortunate Pimple was a fast runner. Apparently the local journalist was not so lucky. He couldn't say he knew them, since they weren't the type of person to come to worship, but still, their death filled Pimple with a whirl of emotions. Horror at the atrocity committed by the community he thought he had known, had thought were kind, loving people. Or at least as kind as anybody could be who struggled to survive in the Forests of Hell. Fear and dread that it so easily could have been him, lying on the street in a pool of his own blood, body ripped and torn by grasping hands and face mutilated beyond recognition. But most of all, he felt rage at how helpless he had been. He hadn't changed anything. Maybe Mother had been right. Maybe he was a failure. Pimple shook his head, finally noticing he had arrived at the meeting place. Despite how late it was, he knocked, hoping somebody might have stayed behind. No answer. But the door had been left unlocked, so he went in anyways. It looked like everybody had left in a hurry, probably after they'd heard of the lynching. Food remained uneaten along the buffet table, and chairs were lying in small groups of three or four. Pimple sighed, then walked over to the buffet table to get a plate of cold mac and cheese. He'd only met two others before he had to leave, Tim and the so-called Lord Ghent. Perhaps he should search one of them out this night? Pimple longed to simply climb into his bed tucked away upstairs in the chapel, but as the delegate from the Church of the God Beyond, he should probably learn what conclusions they had come to at the meeting. Tim had seemed a bit clueless, so maybe he should search out Lord Ghent. The man had mentioned staying at an inn only a few blocks away. Despite seeming a private person, Pimple was sure Lord Ghent was reasonable enough to take a few minutes to fill him in, as long as he explained his absence. Well, no use delaying. Time to head out. --- Seriously, I'm so sorry I haven't been active much so far. Life's been a bit crazier than I expected these last few days. Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still following what's going on. Considering how new I am, I probably won't participate in the strategizing too much yet. Maybe after re-reading the rules, and continuing to see everybody else's opinions, I'll write up a post next cycle about my thoughts. For now, I'll just sit by and keep doing some RP now and then.

The way you phrased the question is a little confusing, but what I think you’re asking is whether the Shins eyes are shaped like and are the same size as caucasians, or whether they have epicanthic folds but their eyes are simply larger than most peoples. The answer is the first one, though they don’t otherwise look of European descent.

Hello Tim! You can call me Reverend P. I, ah, prefer not to go by the unfortunate name my accursed mother gave me, God Beyond rest her soul. Anyways, do any of us really know what we're fighting? All I've heard is that there have been a series of people who've disappeared off to who knows where over the last few months."

Just a few ideas for alternate names that sound a bit more shardy. They're not all exact parallels to the names you listed, but they're thematically similar Dreams - Inspiration I feel like "Inspiration" captures the same idea of desires/goals coming from your heart that "Dreams" does. It also touches on lofty ideals in that by achieving them, you in turn become an Inspiration to others. It's not an exact fit, but the closest I could think of that sounds like a shard. Crafting - Ingenuity I have to agree with @robardin on this one. Considering the WoBs we have (listed below), which I'll admit aren't a 100% confirmation, I think Ingenuity should be included as a likely shard, and it fits the idea of crafting almost perfectly. Mercy - Absolution I don't have a big problem with Mercy, it just doesn't seem exactly like a shard's name. Most of the shardic intents are separated from being "good" or "bad." Devotion is the biggest example. Instead of choosing "compassion" or "love," Brandon chose a name that feels more impersonal, more deific in the traditional Greek or Roman sense. And Devotion by no means is necessarily a good thing. We think of it as such, but as a concept its separated from feelings. So to follow the pattern set by the other shard's names, I think you should use a synonym for Mercy that doesn't feel as kind or end-positive. As for your other names, I think they're pretty good. Personally, I like the sound of Retribution (which you listed) instead of Vengeance. That's just personal taste though. Wisdom seems good, and while there might be a better word than Pragmatism, I can't think of any.

Thanks! Any advice for RPing and building characters?

I have never played a RP game before, but this looks so cool, so I might as well give it a try. In honor of the Puritan juror who lived during the mid 17th century, I'll sign up as Kill-sin Pimple.

Yeah, I have friends that are nerds, but no friends who are fantasy nerds . I would kill for a fantasy book club, but unfortunately my university doesn’t have one. Instead, there’s a single book club that’s dedicated to reading more serious literature like Kurt Vonnegut and Virginia Woolf. Which I don’t mind on occasion, but it’s not the preferred way of spending my free time. I will hunt you both down and fence you, even if you don’t do foil which is clearly and obviously superior to sabre and epee.

Oooohhh, anime! I'll continue the trend. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood My Hero Academia One Punch Man

Makes sense. Thanks.

I feel so dumber for asking this since I’ve been on the shard for 2 years, but what does a heart on a post mean? For the longest time, I thought it meant that post had won post of the day, but then I got a heart on a post that I know for a fact did not win. Do you get a heart when you reach a certain number of upvotes?

First of all, I want to say that this discussion is an excellent one to have, and there is no easy answer. But here are my thoughts. Humans are capable of so much good, but also so much evil. Everyone wants to alienate themselves from the monsters of history, Hitler, Stalin, and the many others who committed atrocious crimes. We demonize them, make them other than human, but unfortunately, they are people just the same as us. And that's what's scary. In some way, they are the same as we are, and that is truly terrifying. Nobody wants to think they're capable of anything comparable to any of these war crimes, but for all I know, I could be a murderer in another life, or worse. Admitting something in common with any of these monsters means admitting deep down that you're not so different from them as you think. The benefit we get from Dalinar's story is that we know what he is thinking and we see the paths he's taken. We know where he's come from and and where he is now, and he is not the same person he used to be. So comparing him to real life figures, who's minds we can never know, is kind of futile. Yes, what Dalinar did is beyond horrible, beyond... I don't even have the words to describe it. Should he pay for Rathalas? Yes. But he can't. How could he be made to pay for thousands of lives ending in pain, when all he has is one life to give? Justice is a storming lie we tell ourselves so we can think the world is actually fair and you get what you earn, but it's not in any way true. I can sympathize with Dalinar, even as he storming burned Rathalas to the ground. Does that make me a monster? Maybe. But lord knows how easy it is to get pulled down the path you're on no matter how dark, how easy it is to dehumanize people until they're no more than insects, and what's the difference between killing one insect and a thousand? Nothing... But what really makes Dalinar sympathetic to me is how all encompassing his regret and pain was, how completely and naturally he changed until he was no longer the same person he used to be, until he became a better person than I am. To me, his story is one of hope, showing that no matter what you've done, you can still do good in this world.

(gasp) You mean you haven't read all of Era 2 yet?! I get it though. It's not as epic as the first trilogy. You should still give it a try eventually. Its definitely worth it.

I love this idea SO much. It would be completely unexpected, but also bloody amazing, especially if Rlain starts coming into the spotlight more. I could see a situation where Moash becomes incredibly powerful as he continues killing Heralds and collecting their shardblades, and trains in most if not all 10 surges. He actually manages to beat the rest of Bridge 4 and even Kaladin, but then Rlain comes in as a bond smith and puts him in his place. Also, this confrontation would really help illustrate that this conflict is not one between humans and singers, since we get a singer fighting for Honors side and a human fighting for Odium’s side.

Aon Sheo by itself seems incredibly op. If the Aon needs to be modified to effect a specific location, it wouldn’t be too powerful since calculating the position of a moving enemy is extremely difficult. If its effect follows a path, I suppose it would be comparable to a poisoned projectile that potentially insta kills. If you can make a targeted AoE field of Aon Sheo though, just wow. I don’t know how you compete with that, though we’d have to see how healing effects interact with it.

@rjl The big question is, after accelerating continuously for several hours with no drag, how do you stop without going splat?

I can’t decide which would be superior, BobRossform or MorganFreemanform. On the one hand, BobRossform would finally rid the singers of those ridiculous hair strands. Instead they would be blessed with the most majestic poofs that ever did poof. On the other hand, can you imagine an entire race that spoke like Morgan Freeman?

I’ll come back here once I can say I’ve actually written cosmere music

Does anybody else go on random posting sprees? Every few weeks I’ll post a bunch for a few days in a row, then get bored, and stop posting entirely. I keep checking the forums between the sprees, but I don’t post very much. Is anybody else like this? Please tell me I’m not alone!

Happy birthday! 2 months late!