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Byrt smiled, feeling the power of Dominion pound within his bones. ... Five thousand men had died in order to give him the power that resided inside of him, the duality of Devotion and Dominion invested within his body. Of course, he had later found a way to tip the balance, making him the One Shard of Dominion. My minions can destroy Aons, he thought, thinking of the Dakhor who served him inside the Fjordell. But I have a greater power. I can stop Investitures! Power ricocheted from the prow of the massive starship, slamming into the area main of the Elendel. Nearly all of the Investiture power systems shut down, leaving the Elendel nearly powerless, aimlessly drifting through space. It would take some time for the ship to regain it's power. Grunting from the exertion, Byrt stumbled back into his chair. Their had been a price to his magnificent display of energy; all of the offensive capabilities of the Fjordell would be down until the Elendel began to regain power. Of course, that gave him an excellent excuse to back down from the bloody fray that was sure to ensue. And when it was all over... Scadrial, and Harmony, will be defenseless, while I will be rid of one of my greatest rivals. Byrt smirked in satisfaction.
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Byrt heard the crackle that signified the open communications with the Catquisitors. "This is Gjorn Byrt speaking, gjorn of the Fjordell. How may I assist you? It seems that for once, we have a common enemy in the Scadrians." Feeling the aches that always followed after joining himself with deity, Byrt absentmindedly rubbed the spot in his chest where moments before, there had been a gaping hole. If there was one thing that he was glad for, it was the Shard of Dominion that he never relinquished because of its healing abilities. Byrt didn't want to rely on slaves to heal him; he could not trust them, especially after what he had done to them. Nonetheless, Byrt always thought it odd. Whenever he healed a wound with Dominion, the pain went away. The one exception was withdrawing himself from the Spike. It was like... there was a hole in his soul, and magic needed time to fix things such as those. Byrt slammed his hand impatiently against his console. What was taking these danged Catquisitors so long?
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Want to be clear that this is Meta's list, but with my thoughts on it. Also, it's sooo much easier too think when you have a list in front of you. A list? Barty, I'm touched. Shut up. ... Sorry about that. The Players 1. Gamma Fiend- Gamon (Casanova 2. Bartbug - Barty Spiked (Madman) 3. Windrunner - Windrunner (Fall Guy) 4. WeiryWriter - Weiry (Lookout) Lurcher 5. Awesomeness Summoned - Wes (pickpocket) I'd vote for him. 6. 213 - Digits (Doctor) Regular Crew Member 7. Simmingly - Shimble Leice (Minor Noble) Coinshot 8. PorridgeBrick - Ridge (Rigger) 9. Alvron - Vron (Alchemist) 10. Serendipity - Seran (Reformed Assassin) 11. Kurkistan - Kurki (Knife Guy/Jaist) 12. Aether - Aether (Priest of the Survivor) 13. LoganMathewJohnson - Mathieu (Faux Noble) I'd vote for him. 14. AonarFaileas - Aonar (Ex Hazekiller) 15. Princess - Cessie (Noble Woman) 16. Herowannabe - Herwynbe (Ex Terris Steward) I'd vote for him. 17. Dyring - Dyring (Innkeeper Front) 18. Edgedancer - Eddy (Bouncer) 19. Lord Claincy Ffnord - Ffnord (Stealth Expert) Regular Crew Member 20. Quiver - Lord Ollivier (Obligator) 21. Mailliw73 - Maxill (Young Recruit) 22. Robot Aztec - Roban (Bartender) 23. Little Wilson - Wilson (Messenger) 24. JasonPenguin - Peng (Orphan) Ha. It's kind of funny, how Ping is the mistborn, but he's also an orphan. I feel kind of VINdicated. 25. Sivertongue - Shiv (Cutpurse) 26. Leonardus - Lam (Body Sweeper) Regular Crew Member 27. Grayv - Grave (Twixt) 28. Luckcat - Lucy (Paranoid Urchin) I'd kill Lucy, not sure why. 29. Aspren - Aspren (Supplies Manager)
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Alright, Captain Kurk. I'm here, ready to assist in whatever way you may need.
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When's the day over? Isn't done?
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'Twould be very clever indeed, for baldface to take lurcher, because then, we would only have 1 coinshot to attack, so it wouldn't work. Dang, that's smart. Guys, if you're a coinshot, let it go for the night. See who baldface kills, be it 1 or 2 people. EDIT: Kill Digits.
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I don't know. (I voted for Malthieu, but on mobile so no color change). Subject to change.
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Im on wheel of time book 6....(is it worth it to get to book 12?)
bartbug replied to metaldragon's topic in The Wheel of Time
Eh. You could read the summaries online and be mostly fine. In the end, it's up to you. I guess it depends on what else is on your reading list. -
Byrt, the one Shard of Dominion, warily watched the computer screen of the Fjordell. It seemed like a conflict was going down, but at the moment, it was hard to tell who was going to end up on top. But dang it, he thought, rubbing his temples. I hate those Catquisitors, and if I am to achieve perfect control of the cosmere, then they will need to be defeated. However, if I am too join them in this fight, I can destroy the Scadrialan power forever. And if the Catquisitors happen to be destroyed in the crossfire... Byrt smiled and tapped the comms that communicated with his legion of enslaved Elantrians. "Break is over," he snapped. "Travel Aon, please. Get us a few hundred miles to the side of the Catquisitors. Send one of my Skaze when we arrive; waging war is so much easier when I can see the future." With that, he departed into his meditation chambers, smile on his face as he readied the one Splinter that he held to peer into the future. Just because I only personally hold part of my God, he thought, doesn't mean that I don't have access to it all. He looked at the massive spike, long as the ship, the point of which that barely jutted out into the room. Byrt pressed it through his body, embracing the joyful pain of his dominion. The Fjordell jumped through space and arrived at the battle on the side of the Catquisitors.
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... I will never get on the bad side of you, Shivertongue.
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I think Kurk's idea is brilliant. I vote for that.
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Mistborn with new cover coming in May (for teens!)
bartbug commented on Chaos's article in Brandon and Book News
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WOOT!! SO MANY WORDS! On a more serious note, I looove it. I will almost certainly espouse it. So what's your take on hemalurgy with this? Or the shaod? (I think the Shaod could destroy your identity so too fill you with power, which is why most Elantrians were so mopey, with Raoden being the exception, because of his forceful personality. They had to rebuild themselves, and that's why Elantris's identity fell so quickly after the Rheod.)
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Hmmm... hard to say. I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, especially in literature. (Movies are fine). It FEELS really expositionaly to me, but that's mainly because it's sci-fi with the learning curve and all of that joy. So it's hard to say. I guess the best thing to say would be if you would enjoy reading your writing, then you're golden. *Of course, it would be best if editors enjoyed reading your writing, but that's another thing all together.
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I vote No. Come on guys, let's do this. And just some random speculation: Baldface won't have coinshottiness or lurchiness, and probably not tineye or pewter. That leaves him with super Smoke, super Riot, and super Soothe, as well as probably some feruchemical stuff. Remember, it has to remain balanced, so we have a chance. Of course, none of this is certain, just some logic. Also, new snapped could be a lurcher. That or coinshot. EDIT: Also, Ping, I've sent you a bunch of PM's but have not gotten response. Is it just so much to deal with?
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Guys it's not about what we want. If Ping seeks you, then you can talk in a PM. If baldface knows who we know is clean, then they will die.
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I think always showing is a little excessive, but it should be used on all of the important details. Which really are all of the details that should be in the book. Exposition is great, but you have to be careful with it. Too much and the book gets ridiculously boring. In the end, it all comes down to your prose and what you want your voice to be.
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Hey Meta? If someone snapped, when would they know?
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Thanks, Wilson. up vote.
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I don't know, and honestly, it has a lot to do with your readers. Correct me if I'm wrong: I'm going to convey the idea, "Bob is angry" in two ways. One show, one tell. 1. Show Bob glared at me, eyes twitching. 2. Tell. Bob was angry. See what I mean? If you're trying to communicate backstory or setting, you can do it in different ways. For backstory, depending on the significance of the character, I'd recommend flashbacks. If their smaller, then you can relate it by them in dialogue, or just a quick note from the narrator. For setting, slowing down and telling kind of slows down the work. So here's an example for setting. I'm going to convey the idea that religious practice ends at 4:30 with a final prayer. 1. Show A deep hum resonated throughout the monastery. The warm light of the sun, three fourths of it's way through the summer sky, bathed the sacred halls with a rich light. Slowly, their prayers finished, the monks filed out of their quarters and spread apart, each man going his own way. 2. Tell The monks finished their prayers at 4:30 Now, these examples are both different, and depending on your prose and what you want to communicate, either is fine. And honestly: Finish your work first, and then give it to them. You might have a different voice that they don't realize that you're using. It's fine. Writing is all about artistic expression. Now, go forth and wright! PS: Any writing advice you want is on Writing Excuses, Brandon Sanderson's podcast about writing. I'd look it up if I were you; it's fantastic.
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Umm... I'm pretty sure that we have no clue what powers the Inquisitor has. When we asked, Meta would't tell us. And the Unsnapped just get a random allomantic power. The truth is, we really don't know, and we have to do the best with what we have. And this won't work without everyone's support. EDIT: And guys, I'm done with this argument. I've put up all of my reasoning; you've put up yours. I don't want to fight.
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I will. (In all honesty, a small, evil part of me was hoping that I'd be the only Sharder going so when I got all of the info from the signing, I'd be able to farm upvotes. Actually, I'm feeling kind of pressured by the signing, because I'm going to need to read WoR fast so I can get all of the questions from there. Well, not like that's hard. )
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Okay guys, I see that you wanted a deadlock. And tbh, though the idea of a deadlock, where no one dies, is wonderful, the fact is deadlocks just give unreasonable amounts of power to any Soothers. And also, we don't know if baldface can sooth. In fact, I'd wager that he can't. But our soothers, unless they were acting from Ping, decided to take the decision onto their own hands. The fact of the matter is, we need to vote as one. And Ping needs to lead us. As long as he understands basic logic, then we're fine. Right now, we're in such a good position that we still have (a little) wriggle room. And last thing, guys: If you're on and you see a player who hasn't posted viewing this page, then I think you can safely assume that they're the Inquisitor. So be on guard
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Wait. Wilson, without interference, the vote as seven to eight, with the eight for wes. But once the Soothers or Rioters came through, it was seven to six. So if there were two rioters, then they would have changed someone else's vote while deleting their own (basically deleting one vote each from wes). If there were two soothers, then they would've just deleted two votes from wes. Or any combination thereof.
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Wow you guys. Just wow. Looks like we have two soothers, two rioters, or one of each in you. And we know for a fact that this was the work of us, not baldface. Wes needs not explain, okay? Give him full control, NOW. We can't afford anymore missteps like this, especially since we now know that baldface is going to get a coinshot. Well, 50/50, but still.
