Aspiring Writer

It's just for the ecosystem of something I'm writing that is predominantly Giant Octopuses and Craps and no fish which is difficult as I need to see how much that affects.

Whoa, calm down there. I believe the rule is that they don't have to coup until they reach ten. Maybe do income and then coup next turn to not make that significant a decision.

She is special, no doubt, but I don't think that was enough for the Ghostbloods to outright kidnap her. They could've tried to recruit her. Mraize specifically wanted her caught, and I don't think he could until she attacked his bird and broke some rule/code that let him retaliate. That line, 'I've been waiting for an excuse', really gets my spidey sense tingling that way.

I will say, 2020 is a very mixed bag as I have many reasons to like quarantine, so I know where you guys are coming from. Great things can come from misery, even if it's not your misery.

Says 00kla is taking too long and the goes to Windrunner, who goes absent for days.

Sorry, it sounded like you were saying depression does just go away and the fact it doesn't for Kal is dumb. I wasn't trying to devalue your experiences, just trying to make clear his experiences do match up with many other cases. Yeah, I love reading/writing, so reading a well made depressed character will do more good for me than bad. Plus, I'm pretty sure I am somewhat emotionally detached to... everything. And honestly, it was less his depression i liked and more the conflicting loyalties and all-consuming vengeance to those who have wronged you which... I can relate to. A lot. Very sorry to hear about that, I have some experience with those kinds of moments and, to some extent, know how it feels. I would honestly suggest skipping chapters in Kaladin's POV, that's what I do with chapters I don't want to read. Also, I admit to only reading half of your post. Once I realized you took it the wrong way, and realized I recognized you and you weren't a random (the default icon messes me up), I went back to read the rest of your post, and yeah, I can see why Kal's chapters mess you up, esspically with how you handle your depression, which... does not work for me to say the least. At least not without some serious problems for people around me. (I can be very aggressive.) I wish you luck on your journey, you'll probably get over it long before I do.

Well, this is probably a terrible idea, but screw it, I'm doing this. So this club if for anyone going through depression, people who have gone through depression, people who think they may have gone or going through depression (Because yes, it's possible to not know you're going through it or have gone through it.) or for people just generally curious about depression. You can share your stories/experiences with depression, ask questions or help, or just come to talk to people when you're in a crap mood and need to be somewhere where people will get where you're coming from. Feel free to ask me about my experiences or for advice (though be aware that I will be trying to give advice based on my experiences and I am not a professional and my word is therefore NOT that of gospel.) I hope some of you will feel comfortable enough to share your experiences. And if you're not, you can talk about characters like Kaladin who are going through depression and how that affects you and what you think about it.

There is more than one type of depression and it varies between people. While I don't have anything that gives me mental breakdowns, I have my own issues with depression that, while they do go away, also do come back a lot, which the book does make a point of. And seeing as I read this book during my depressed scene aka now, I can confirm that a lot of it is relatable. (There's a thing called SAD (Seasonal Associative Disorder) which I have noticed that I am heavily affected by, so it does go away when winter ends, and then comes back. Every year. Same damn time. And I'm pretty sure I was depressed as a kid and didn't realize, cuz what kid knows they're storming depressed. Depressed was my normal.) Kaladin in this book was great. Still think his strongest appearance is WoR, but this book continued his long and harrowing journey, giving him some respite before forcing him through, and boy, the more I think about it, the more connections I can make to my own life. He likes fighting, he loves it, Vasher outright says it. However, it takes a toll on him, tires him, and he needs to take a break doing something else he somewhat loves. This is very similar to me during my depressive episodes, where I'm doing something i love (writing), but it tires me and takes a toll on my mental health and I need to take a break and recover by doing something else I love (Literally anything else. Read, youtube, movies, shows, anything, just stay away from the stress inducer.) His struggle with his parents does not perfectly mirror my own, but to some extent, his parents are dismissive of his condition. My parents, while unaware of how bad it is as I refuse to tell them, are fairly dismissive to it, as they refuse to understand the why or that even their child can go through depression because 'that's for crazy people, you're not crazy' (Despite my sister admitting she goes to therapy, provided by her job, and taking anti-depressant pills, so both their kids are depressed. Wonder why.) Adolin pesters him and makes sure he isn't alone, as he knows that he needs the company to improve his mood. While I have no friend to do that because of stupid quarantine, I do have a friend who invites me on walks and I force myself to go with him even if I'm too sleepy/tired/angry/depressed to. Having talks with him does lift the burden, and being able to talk about your problems makes it so much better. (Also, while Sanderson doesn't show it much, You can be depressed and still smile and laugh. He has Syl make Kaladin smile a few times, but rarely laugh, which does happen with people you are genuinely happy to be with, it is not just acting/faking as he implies. It's harder, and it's more fleeting, but it does happen.) So, Kaladin's depression was the most relatable and dare I say realistic I have seen/experienced, at least compared to my own experiences. While not at the sheer level, I too get moments of just not being able to do anything. And ironically, that made me quite happy while reading, because boy, if there's something that can put a smile on my face, it's good writing. Now if only I can find my own Syl in the form of a boy/girlfriend/any significant other, that would be great.

Hi, I'm back. So what exactly happens to crab's shell once they die? Like, if you have seen an octopus eat a crab, you know it leaves the shell there. What happens to it? Does a certain animal break it down it some do for poop?

That fact she can make Lifelight may give hesitance to the Ghostbloods when wondering what to do with her. Like, I am sure that Dalinar is off the table as a target, as well as few others, they are pivotal to fighting Odium, who they also would like to lose the war. Like, Mraize knew of her abilities (I believe he tells Raboniel this when he gives her to him) and why else would he want to hunt Lift in particular? The only thing unique about her is her ability to make lifelight.

I understood aromantic, and that's about it. What's panromantic asexual, how many subdivisions of asexual are there, and what do they all mean?

Interesting. Fits her character. Also, you have lost me. Like,everywhere.

My first topic in the RoW spoiler Boards. How exciting for all of you. Topics of the week seem to be coming back. So, When Mraize finds Lift, he says he's been waiting for an excuse to hunt her. This magged me a bit, and the whole thing made me want to punch Mraize in his teeth, as kidnapping and then trading Lift is completely abhorrent on it's own, and then finding out that Keliser is the leader of the Ghostbloods and somehow condoned this was very out of character. And then it occured to me that Mriaze needed an excuse to hunt Lift, and the only person who could forbid Mraixe from doing something would be one of his superiors and possibly even keliser. So did Kelsier forbid Mraize or any Ghostblood from harming Lift, and it wasn't until Lift did something like attacking the bird that Mriaze could retaliate?

What, that thing about Jasnah not caring about physical sex was her being asexual? I just thought that was a character quirk. It made sense for her. Edit: I would like to say of all the LGTBQ community, asexuals are the one of at least two I don't have the best grasp of yet. I have no friends who are asexual or who have friends who are asexual to explain and have yet to try to do research on it. So... forgive my ignorance and be free to and alleviate my ignorance. Because up to this point, I didn't realize asexual people got into relationships, and now I'm wondering what else i don't know.

If you remember, the Ghostbloods do not like anyone killing their own, so kelsier is still against the killing of his supporters. If you're with him, he'll protect you, if you're against him, he won't. Remember, he killed skaa who sided with the Great houses and worked as gaurds. He saw them as traitors. Edit: also, the only thing that I have been against that the Ghostbloods have done and feels a tad out of character for Kelsier would be giving Lift as a present to Rabional. I don't think Kelsier would approve of that ever for anyone, much less lift who is similar to Vin in many ways. However, it's Mraize that does this, not Kelsier or his order that he decided to catch her, so there's that. Also, Mraize says he's been waiting for an excuse to hunt Lift, which makes me think he may have been forbidden by Kelsier to hunt her.

I believe there a WoB saying there are only three bondsmith, which I think only three bondsmith spren.

I'd like to remind everyone that even before this, he could have just decided to live in Shadesmar with her.

Very few of his jokes are dirty. Most are weird logic and butchering english.

I knew there was something there. Bless you.

Everyone, do not worry, there is evidence that Rock is alive. That novella that was mentioned is supposedly between book five and six, so rock appears to be still kicking even after all the crap with Todium goes down.

How is Wayne NSFW?