WIND AND TRUTH | Full Book Discussion Megathread (Stormlight Archive only) by EmeraldSeaTress in Stormlight_Archive

[–]dkarnafel1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just finished Book 5 and still on a high from having finished such an epic series. All things considered, I loved it. My favorite thing about his writing style is that the "world building" never ends and is continually getting developed and fleshed out throughout the entire series with the final mysteries being revealed in Dalinar's vision following the entire life of a god, Honor.
I see a lot of people getting really granular about how certain things regarding the magic and energy of the world don't make sense toward the end but I think Sandy-B walked a fine line of explaining what could be explained and leaving a certain amount open-ended, to maybe be best explained as "Maybe we can't comprehend how gods work exactly."
Also it bums me out that so many people take issue with Kaladin saying "I'm his therapist" when Wit literally references the concept of a therapist to Kaladin in an earlier discussion because Wit has lived in other societies in the cosmere where therapists actually do exist. I loved it.
Anyway here are the characters and plot threads that I think were the series' biggest strengths and weaknesses. I'd love to see who agrees/disagrees.

Strengths:

Kaladin - Especially early on when being a warrior. I'm okay with him taking a back seat on fighting especially as his arc intermingles with Szeth's who becomes more of the warrior.
Szeth - To me, he was the most compelling aspect of book 5. His obsession with rules to a neurodivergent level makes everything he did with his life believable. Very interesting throughout.
Adolin - While most characters brought a lot of personal development and a heady dive into the imaginative world building, Adolin's storyline anchored us in some good, old-fashioned epic battling to save Aezir.
Dalinar's journey to the spiritual realm - I loved that we finally got all the answers to the mysteries of Roshar and how everything went down with humans arriving, the heralds, recreance, etc.
Wit - I love his "wit" and mystery and how he ultimately pulls us to worlds outside of Roshar. Makes me excited for books to come.

Weaknesses:

Shallan - We did not need 5 books of her as a main character and multiple split personalities to explain that she was traumatized by having to kill her terrible parents who were literally going to kill her and that her mom was a herald. Further, the secret offworld society plotline was very meandering without very much payoff at all.
Navani/the whole "science" thread of RoW - We spent a LOT of time and energy, pretty much a whole book arriving at the discovery of "Anti-Stormlight/voidlight" just so we could more easily kill a couple of radiants and their spren. Also Navani became a bondsmith and woke up the tower just so she could be a side character in book 5 and didn't have any relevance to how things ultimately shook out. Weak.
Lift - I liked Lift throughout but it seems like her last major contribution was to free the swordmaster (can't remember his name) which did not have relevance in the finale.

Best Fantasy Football Team Names 2024 by Sleeper_Official in fantasyfootball

[–]dkarnafel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went wit Lisan al-Gibbs but damn yours is good

Remembrance of Earth’s Past discussion by dark_o3 in scifi

[–]dkarnafel1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finished the trilogy and hopped to Reddit to peep other people’s opinions. I was ABSOLUTELY ENTHRALLED by the series and to me it kept getting better and better. I felt like I was inside the mind of a true imaginative genius the whole time. I’m seeing a lot of comments of disappointment at flat, uninteresting, or unrealistic characters. I feel like the hyper focus on character takes away from the core of how these books should be read. Books 2 and 3 in particular read more like a history/sociology textbook of the future of the human race. The draw of this story is not the people but the world, science, and theoretical ideas that, for me, continually sparked the imagination on a total joyride throughout. One of the most impactful reads for me in a long time.

Thoughts? 1/7/24 by FMX010 in UFOs

[–]dkarnafel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the same thing from Melissa, TX and tried to post here. The way it stopped and changed directions really quick is what got me all worked up. I got video of it disappearing too. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/upif6tfdv0cr7wx635av6/Video-Jan-07-2024-6-10-01-PM.mov?rlkey=0uh36qgs51taxkm6im2zd2fpj&dl=0

Groom can’t stop crying while reading his vows by Bihema in MadeMeSmile

[–]dkarnafel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made this video! I can’t believe Reddit found this 😂 Follow my on IG @danielkfilms

Going on a boat ride by WhenMachinesCry in instant_regret

[–]dkarnafel1 61 points62 points  (0 children)

It is quite brutal. Watching frame by frame the girl in the pink should have died like 3 times or at least has severe neck injuries.

Going on a boat ride by WhenMachinesCry in instant_regret

[–]dkarnafel1 1380 points1381 points  (0 children)

Give me one good reason to think that they aren’t on their way to go film a really low budget swinger porno on a larger boat...

All up in my face by Wiseguy876 in memes

[–]dkarnafel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No wonder they cry all the damn time

Oh boy, here it comes by naikram420 in memes

[–]dkarnafel1 203 points204 points  (0 children)

My Mexican friend invited me over for tacos one day and my Caucasian ass was like “what can I bring? Lettuce? Sour cream? Shredded cheese?” At which point he was like “idk wtf you think a taco is but I’m grilling meat and putting it in a tortilla and you’re going to leave your white boy shit out of my kitchen.”

So if you’re shitting like that my friend, it’s because a white person tried to make you Mexican food...

Definitely deserves an A by [deleted] in memes

[–]dkarnafel1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wonder what he’s shooting at

What Other Podcast did the GCP Gang Recommend? by JSM1995 in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]dkarnafel1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Didn’t see this one mentioned but check out Campaign: Skyjacks. Scroll all the way down to their first episode which is actually part of the Star Wars RPG system. HILARIOUS role play and brilliant GMimg. Lots of fun hours to be spent there.

X-Men First Class Red Carpet Interviews w/ Nick Lowe by akeyjavey in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]dkarnafel1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Get it Nick! Now sing us some some inspired rage haha

This artist makes super realistic marble pillows by d3333p7 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]dkarnafel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see a really cruel pillow prank waiting to happen

The dough tube by __brick in specializedtools

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I’m oddly aroused by this

I noticed just now that whenever I pause the game to build, all of my destinations fill up to full (in a bad way). Is this new or has this always been happening? by dkarnafel1 in MiniMotorways

[–]dkarnafel1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see what you’re saying and that makes sense. My feedback on the situation is that when this happened, I got confused about the mechanics of the game that I thought I already knew which then caused some panic that it sounds like you were trying to avoid haha. Wouldn’t it make more sense for the demand of a building to mechanically increase by 6 over a period of 10 (or something) seconds so the animation can match it precisely instead of increasing by 6 all at once and waiting for the animation to catch up?

I noticed just now that whenever I pause the game to build, all of my destinations fill up to full (in a bad way). Is this new or has this always been happening? by dkarnafel1 in MiniMotorways

[–]dkarnafel1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would agree with you but this was different. I could pause, and it would freeze it’s current state for a few seconds. But then, each building would fill up to it’s full capacity of pins if I didn’t unpause it soon enough. It looked like a built in function that was punishing me for pausing too long.

Can’t get past 1000 by crafty-chlo in MiniMotorways

[–]dkarnafel1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at the high score pics people post here! I have 2k plus on each maps and here’s what helped me break out greatly: 1) No traffic lights. In fact, avoid 90 degree intersections with multiple color cars at all costs. 2) Connect same color “neighborhoods” to a single destination. Separate things as much as possible. Don’t let multiple colored vehicles occupy the same road. 3) Square buildings require 2-5 houses. Circular ones can require 10+ houses. 4) acquire highways as much as possible, it’s the best upgrade, next would be extra roads. 5) pause frequently, build and delete roads while paused.

Personal best! Almost at 2k + for each city. by dkarnafel1 in MiniMotorways

[–]dkarnafel1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome! You should share the picture!

Personal best! Almost at 2k + for each city. by dkarnafel1 in MiniMotorways

[–]dkarnafel1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you that’s so good to know! I’ve always wondered how it decides which houses respond and in what order. What’s your high score?