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2011-05-31, 11:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: When you play the Game of Thrones...
SpoilerGood point, I had forgotten about the details of the prophecy, and I think I'm getting the PWWP confused with Azor Ahai reborn again, and there's probably another I'm forgetting. I guess there's enough prophetic titles to go around, assuming they aren't -all- referring to a single person.Last edited by Seerow; 2011-05-31 at 11:10 PM.
If my text is blue, I'm being sarcastic.But you already knew that, right?
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2011-05-31, 11:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-05-31, 11:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-05-31, 11:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-05-31, 11:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness of the sky, the outline of the trees at this very minute lose the illusory meaning with which we clothed them, henceforth more remote than a lost paradise.
-Camus, An Absurd Reasoning
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2011-05-31, 11:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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SpoilerWell, you know one thing this world could seriously benefit from? Adoptive dynasties. They weren't called the "Good Emperors" for nothing.
It's also possible - though unlikely, I'll admit - that Mirri Maz Duur was just rubbing a little false hopelessness into the wound. Or alternatively, maybe the series ends with a colorful apocalypse wherein Dany gets pregnant.Last edited by DomaDoma; 2011-05-31 at 11:50 PM.
Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos.
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2011-05-31, 11:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 01:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 01:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, okay, the precedent for suffering in Westeros is pretty high, what with entire kingdoms falling to the Others, kings and their men freezing to death in their castles, mothers smothering their babes instead of letting them starve, etc.
So, maybe not quite that bad. But still pretty bad!Assassin avatar by the awesome Elder Tsofu.
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2011-06-01, 05:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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SpoilerMaybe Rhaego was the chosen one from either of the prophecies but that status is transferable on death.
It would be hilarious if "born of smoke and salt" refered to Davos' near death between books 2 and 3."that nighted, penguin-fringed abyss" - At The Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft
When a man decides another's future behind his back, it is a conspiracy. When a god does it, it's destiny.
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2011-06-01, 05:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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On somewhat of a tangent, given the success of the TV series does anyone else think we may start seeing other networks try doing fantasy TV series? I mean there haven't been many attempts at doing fantasy on TV before and this is one of the first to be really successful.
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2011-06-01, 06:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
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2011-06-01, 06:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Still. Compare that to the dozens of high-profile SciFi series we get...
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2011-06-01, 06:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Wait there is another butchery and mockery of the Arthurian legend going on? I was still waiting for the new Season of Merlin.
(Yes, I actually like Merlin. I like it because the actors are brilliant, because the setting is race blind - no one notices Gwen's skin color and no one cares about it - and because it doesn't even pretend its being faithful to anything. On the whole Merlin makes it obvious that the writers are just having a run at being silly and thats pretty fun.)
So, is Camelot's butchery in the same sort of light hearted romp way or is it more a Grim-Dark failure at making the an Arthurian legend?
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2011-06-01, 06:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 06:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Camelot is a stupid title for a King Arthur story. There's a reason they never go there in Monty Python. All the interesting stuff happens away from there.
"that nighted, penguin-fringed abyss" - At The Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft
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2011-06-01, 07:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 07:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 07:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I agree entirely. Plus, the show is focusing on the same cast of characters yet again. Just once, I want to see something other than the whole Arthur-Lancelot-Guinevere dynamic. Balin and Balan perhaps, or Tristram, or Lamorak, or Arthur's rise to power as seen through the lense of Pellinore. I'd also love to see Palomides at some point, but that's marginally less likely than Lamorak. Gawaine and family would be another interesting point, particularly once one considers Gareth.
But no, we get yet another regurgitation of the Arthur-Lancelot-Guinevere dynamic. Urgh.Last edited by Knaight; 2011-06-01 at 07:12 AM.
I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
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2011-06-01, 07:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 08:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.
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2011-06-01, 08:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 08:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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It doesn't matter what game you're playing as long as you're having fun.
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2011-06-01, 08:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 09:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 09:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by Knaight; 2011-06-01 at 09:55 AM.
I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.
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2011-06-01, 10:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Compared to the likes of the Bloody Mummers, Gregor Clegane, Lorch, and etc. Those guys are monsters and everybody knows it and flat out says it.
The Boltons, while certainly people will keep them at arm's length and look at them sideways, are generally considered to be upstanding (in general terms) members of the community, that have an unsavory history.
Either that, or nobody's willing to say bad things about them for fear of losing their skins and Robb's just an idiot.Last edited by hamlet; 2011-06-01 at 10:23 AM.
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2011-06-01, 11:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 11:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-06-01, 11:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.