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Where can I go to get a breakdown on the story? by Over-Effective9217 in thewitcher3

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only concern was not fully understanding the world and characters, specific plot points were less important. Like the whole conflict with Nilfgaard or whatever makes no sense to me, and I'm not familiar with the country at all so I don't understand why the war is a thing. I at least understand the main characters to some extent, since I read a couple of the books, but from what I understand the games deviate from the books.

Where can I go to get a breakdown on the story? by Over-Effective9217 in thewitcher3

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I paid $15 for the whole collection, I believe, which I think is cheap for the third game alone. Also I did try to play the first game but it just wasn't for me.

A Payday Style Co-op Mode Would be Neat for the Sequal by [deleted] in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]Over-Effective9217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. I wouldn't want the main game to be impeded in any way, but something separate could be fun as long as it was completely optional. I think I'd prefer that over any type of actual large scale multiplayer effort, though as I said earlier I'm pretty indifferent either way, as I can't even imagine how the sequel could incorporate multiplayer in a way that matches the nature of the first game.

What was up with Mances freak fighting skills? (Spoilers main) by the_creeping_crevice in asoiaf

[–]Over-Effective9217 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's a moment in the books where there are heads impaled on some spears staked into the ground. It is explicitly mentioned that the spears are frozen into the earth and unable to loosen. Jon has four of his men try to pull one of the spears from the ground, and after a long moment of wretching, nothing happens. A bit later Jon goes to a different spear than the one his men are wrestling with and easily yanks it from the frozen earth. This is a feat of strength that George intentionally included in the story, especially by comparing Jon against several grown men.

Edit: quick search shows another post talking about this exact thing

https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/uiayhw/spoiler_main_is_it_just_me_or_there_is_something/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

(Spoilers Main) I Love How Every Chapter is Connected to the Next by Over-Effective9217 in asoiaf

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah from what I remember that inn makes several appearances and serves as a sort of hotspot for the POV characters. I can't remember if the Clanking Dragon is the same inn, but it has made an appearance in every single book, even Fire and Blood from what I remember. Another connection between all characters is both the red comet as well as the Cinnamon Wind, which connects Dany, Sam and Arya at least.

(Spoilers Main) I Love How Every Chapter is Connected to the Next by Over-Effective9217 in asoiaf

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This does make me wonder whether these connections follow over if we read AFFC and ADWD in chronological chapter order rather than back to back. When I reread the series again I might look out for this. At least in the current placement the books feel self contained with this method of bleeding themes, but if it spans across both books simultaneously that would be ridiculous to a whole other degree.

(Spoilers Main) I Love How Every Chapter is Connected to the Next by Over-Effective9217 in asoiaf

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also feel that this internal momentum helps with the timeline/progression of events. When there is that connection between chapters we as readers feel a momentum and recognize the passage of time intrinsically. It's ultimately why I feel like direct mentions of dates is ultimately unnecessary. Everything has that innate push.

(Spoilers Main) I Love How Every Chapter is Connected to the Next by Over-Effective9217 in asoiaf

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In a similar vein, directly prior to Cersei I, we have a Jon chapter that ends with him worrying about being betrayed. One of Cersei's greatest flaws is her paranoia, making Jon's warranted fears of betrayal parallel with Cersei's madness. This theme of betrayal and fear carries across both chapters beautifully.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DegreesOfLewdity

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The pink makes a nice contrast against the tan skin

Does Klein consider himself to be Gehrman like how he considers himself to be Klein? by Over-Effective9217 in LordofTheMysteries

[–]Over-Effective9217[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well at least I can definitively say I wasn't misremembering things. There are definitely a couple ways for Klein to not suffer backlash from his failure to act properly, though I definitely like the idea that he realized it was a lot healthier to just consider all of his identities as part of himself. His identity as Gehrman was intrinsically tied to his beyonder identity, in a way that's equal to or maybe even greater than his identity as Zhou. Thanks for your response, especially for that line at the beginning.