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    Hmmm... wonder how I'm going to vote...
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    Edited the topic title to include mention of possible spoilers. I haven't read it yet, and honestly I didn't read the thread at all in case there were any. (Keep in mind, I'm including any mention of anything to be a possible spoiler; I prefer going into Butcher's books without knowing anything beyond what the back cover copy would say )
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    I think I posted this on another thread, but one of my current favorite narrators is Amanda Ronconi. She does primarily romance/paranormal romance novels. The books I've listened to that she's narrated have all been by Molly Harper, and the reason i think I love her so much is because she gives the books the exact feel that they have. They are more humorous urban fantasy than paranormal romance, and Ronconi has the perfect voice for delivering the witty dialogue, on top of excellent use of inflection and subtle shifts for different characters. I don't think I would have read these books in print form, nor would I have listened to eight full books if someone else had been narrating it.
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    Nope, but I can drop a sick beat.
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    Here, I fixed that for you. As with Feather (*cough*underling*cough*) I claim no allegiance, although for obvious reasons I'm rather fond of the Wafflesworn. It would give too much of an advantage if I were to formally declare allegiance to anything; the staff must hold itself above the fray, and the admins above even the staff, coming down from on high only when necessary. Or when it will be funny. Remember, though: waffles. Think on that.
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    Mistress of the Kitchens, you do your post great honor. I have seen members of this 'Newcago Court' claim to have the recipes for waffles. Do they understand the folly it would be attempt to utilize this? I suspect not... They do not Know. They have not the realization the Wafflesworn strive to attain, know not of the ways in which the waffle guides and influences all. Have not delved the patterns of the nooks and prophetic drizzling design of syrups. Have not divined truth from the subtleties of flavor. One does not make waffles from a recipe. The recipe is a guide, the rote ritual, through which the waffle speaks. Waffles originate from the primordial chaos, the core of creation itself. They are a power not to be trifled with. Unless it'll be funny.
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    I will be honest and admit that I'm not the biggest fan of Weeks' writing style. He tells a fun story, but the writing isn't my favorite
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    No idea what your name could possibly be referencing, but welcome
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    Quite an active intro topic... I suppose giving a formal welcome at this point is superfluous. I couldn't be bothered to read through all twenty pages, but I'm going to pretend none of the admins have welcomed you, so... yeah. Now I have.
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    Aye... So it be seemin' that clans 'ave grown... It bring a tear to me eye, it do. The Pirate Monkeys be the first of th' clans, the oldest, sailin' since the early days of foundin'... Me hearties, 'tis development be good fer us. Th' more ships there be on th' sea, th' more plunder to be had! Raise the banner smartly, mates! The Pirate Monkeys be settin' to sea again!
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    I would have, but I read them as they came out. Ordering them from the UK. Because I'm that hardcore.
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    Never done any WvW, but I do play.
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    Now, I can't comment on any of the books mentioned in this thread so far, as I haven't listened to them on audio, but I can say, without hesitaion, that the skill of the narrator plays a key role in how I enjoy an audiobook. I've told this story before, somewhere on the site, but I used a credit on The Black Prism, by Brent Weeks. The narrator - which I see now has not narrated anything else before or since - was absolutely dreadful. Seemed to have no idea when or how to add inflection to his voice, gave the various characters voices that didn't fit them (main character sounded like a midwesterner trying to do a light California surfer accent) and did nothing in his narration to convey emotion or tension during scenes that drastically need them. As a result, I found myself hating the book, which I know, if I separate the story from the performance, is not as bad as I think it is.
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    Eric, we don't have eyes.
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    I love audiobooks. Currently, my favorite narrators are Amanda Ronconi, who narrates paranormal and regular romance (Molly Harper's 'Nice Girls' series if just delightful. I highly recommend them. Warnings for light sex.) and Ray Porter, who narrates a lot of stuff, specifically the Joe Ledger series (violence and language warnings. Like, seriously. Lots of both.) by Jonathon Maberry, and Blackout, by Robison Wells. Both are fantastic narrators, and all the mentioned books are great as well. And I would be doing a disservice if I did not bring up Codex Alera, by Jim Butcher and narrated by Kate Reading, who I am pretty certain is one of the narrators for the Stormlight books.
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    True story. I will look on with amusement when Newcago and the various Feather followers realize just who is truly pulling the strings...
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    I would store warmth and mess with doctors trying to take temperature.
  18. Shivertongue
    The Pirate Monkeys were never dead. The Pirate Monkeys CAN NEVER DIE.
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    Dan is one of my favorite "new" writers. John Cleaver is absolutely brilliant, and I recommend the books to anyone I can; finished each of them in less than a day, because I literally could not put them down.
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    It seems something interesting has developed during my impromptu sabbatical... But I must ask, ye who claim devotion to the crusty, the flaky, the deliciousness... those who claim allegiance to the golden disc anointed with the sacred sticky sweetness... Do you TRULY understand that to which you swear? Do you TRULY know what the waffle means, understand it's hidden myriad subtleties and intricacies, the delicate ways in which it influences the world, the cosmere, the nature of existence itself? Do you?
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    We are aware. This is something that happens every few months - a bunch of spambots come out of the woodwork. Looks like we need to go and do another purge.
  22. Shivertongue
    Insomniac I never need to sleep. You never need to sleep, if I feel like making it so. The sleep center of your brain and your circadian rhythms are completely at my whim, mine to do with what I please. I can put you to sleep or awaken you in an instant. I can give you insomnia. I can give you a full nights sleep without a single REM cycle. I can make you sleep so deeply it seems like you're in a coma. I can put you to sleep and ensure that you get no benefits from it - and you get a lot of benefits from sleep. Sleep aids in memory retention, keeps your immune system functional, and, of course, reenergizes you. I can stop all that by stopping you from ever sleeping again. Not as strongly but certainly as much fun, I can makes parts of you "fall asleep." This requires a direct touch to the specific part of the body, but that's worth it for the amusement of watching you try to do things when all of your limbs are asleep. It's not especially debilitating, but it is annoying as all hell. I have to be careful, though. Being near a record player is like Russian roulette. Less common nowadays, but anything recorded on vinyl in the late 1970s causes me immense physical pain and creates literal static in my brain, disrupting my abilities. Which is unfortunate, because now half of my record collection is my greatest weakness.
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    Seriously, I was suspicious because of a strong defense? Seriously? What should I have had, a half-hearted plea of "no, I'm innocent?" Pff.
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    There's a difference, bart, between me and just about everyone else who has been on the chopping block thus far this game. I've got this figured out, and I've told you all exactly what is going on. You would not be giving them a Thug. You'd be killing either a Spiked or the Inquisitor themselves. With me, you're killing a Lurcher. But aside from that, if you shift the vote to Cessie, I am dead certain we could end the game on Day 5. Kill me, and you just delay the end. It's not taking one for the team, it's trying to convince the team to let me play and bench someone else. I changed my vote because no one seemed willing to go with the idea. And I'll be damned if Shiv isn't going to give himself every chance he can to live. You don't live as long as he has on the streets and among crews doing things any other way.
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    Okay, even though I saw nothing in the rule specifically forbidding that, let's take it that way. What i am saying is this: 1) The Inquisitor spikes someone during the night. 2) In the same night, one of the Spiked makes an attack on someone else. 3) The goal is not to actually kill, but to create the illusion that they were trying to kill. This is what we call a 'con job.' The goal is to convince you that something was meant to happen, but failed. This is the reason the trope is referred to as a "Gambit." 4a) The Inquisitor, thus, only performed one action; spiking someone else. 4b) One of the Spiked performed another action; attacking someone to set up the con. 5) ??? 6) Profit!
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