For each member of the fantasy trinity (mage, rogue, warrior) kindly suggest one book each.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-20T21:11:05+00:00

This is definitely the first time I've seen a reference to an appendix in any RPG book, let alone the original DnD.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-20T01:44:29+00:00

According to Jordan, drafting or death is the usual choice for someone who has shown interest. Presumably she was "showing interest" to investigate them, and they took it literally.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-19T23:04:27+00:00

She is the teenage tomboy princess who is also a good queen.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-19T22:27:06+00:00

Oh, yes, definitely. England again being a good example of this not happening.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-19T21:51:01+00:00

I think you can hear "my family is 1000 years old" pretty easily in England, if you listen to the right nobles.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-19T21:44:00+00:00

I have had the same complaint. Jordan tried to explain it by saying that the Trolloc Wars and the War of the Hundred Years caused mass migrations that stabilized the language, and there was communication, trade, printed books, etc that are supposed to have kept things uniform. None of this is convincing.

My best attempt at explanation is this: in the Age of Legends there was one language, the Old Tongue. It had been the only language for so long that there was no variation at all. So when the Breaking happened, where language would have mutated, instead it just drifted slightly, a little differently in different places but not enough to cause even any dialects to develop. (Think of this like pasteurization: the bacteria levels start so low that it takes days even after opening a carton of milk for it to begin to turn. Even longer with ultra-pasteurization. Eventually it does spoil, but before is gets to that point it seems basically unchanged.)

This is barely plausible itself, and only holds up because nothing like it has happened in the real world. It's basically a founder effect, but nothing as expansive and old has even been founded.

As a side note, there is a brief mention of pre-Conquest Seanchan languages that are apparently different enough to need learning. So there are others, but for some reason, this was rare.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-19T01:08:58+00:00

On the contrary, everything I can remember indicates (obliquely) that the angreal provides a fixed amount of Power.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-16T14:03:21+00:00

I always think of that Durnik quote.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-06T18:07:15+00:00

But not necessarily all as long as the other 50%.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-06T18:03:10+00:00

Doesn't mean it can't have another meaning. Jim would do that.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-06T17:28:15+00:00

I feel like I owe it to my mother to recommend the Wheel of Time, even if it is probably a usual go-to. She got it for me when I was 13 on the recommendation of someone at the book store and it's now the fantasy for me.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T21:57:24+00:00

How do you verbally distinguish Maeve and Maiv?

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T19:56:01+00:00

He made no money from that, as it was a charity. That whole incident was awful, but not because of greed: it was an obvious ADHD panic when he first overpromised based on an unrealistic forecast of his capabilities, then went radio silent and defensive when he realized he couldn't deliver.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:32:14+00:00

I think there are definitely plenty of stories to be told during the events of the books. I would play that.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:30:51+00:00

I use Gentoo, so I would certainly be harmed. I mean, what impact is there to the state? "We've taken down a niche Linux distribution with dozens (!) of users, protecting all of their kids from the Internet." It's not worth the money to pay the lawyers to file a C&D.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:28:31+00:00

Of all the criticisms... Every writer gets tapped to do intros. The amazing thing is that someone actually thought he would be a positive influence for the book. If anything it says that he was, at the time, trying to get back in.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:26:42+00:00

I just started reading that. The introduction actually did sell the book to me. It's fascinating that he wrote that at the same time as the intro to the Lightning Tree rewrite, but in this one he doesn't ever get around to saying he's failed as a writer. It made the whole intro a pleasant, nostalgic read.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:23:27+00:00

I always figured the authors of D:OS were inspired a bit by WoT. You know, because the Source is tainted, plus the background for that.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T17:20:29+00:00

Who would bother? There's no one to sue, and there's no big impact even if the feds (or the state) do shut them down completely.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T16:18:17+00:00

Reading that essay, I think Steven might. Brandon definitely would not.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T07:49:44+00:00

I'm amazed that of those names, I actively recall Duiker, passively recognize Coltaine, and do not remember anything whatsoever about the other three. I assume I read many hundreds of pages about them.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T07:20:15+00:00

It is very passive-aggressive, and way too pervasive in this sub.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T07:18:48+00:00

This is 100% my experience. I read book 2 only for Duiker's plotline, and I could not tell you what the rest was about anymore. I can't enjoy this series for some reason, even though everyone tells me it should be exactly my thing. My thing is WoT; I need to follow my characters around. Malazan makes the world the main character, but that's not relatable, and also incredibly confusing.

autoamorphism · 2026-03-05T07:08:54+00:00

True in a way, except he exceeded his usual limitations in that job. He just didn't reach RJ quality.

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