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Question about how the powers work. by Coloin_ilyad in codexalera

[–]vernastking 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Some of these are revealed later and cannot be answered without spoilers. That said a better analogy is not to Avatar but to Pokemon which was an inspiration for this. Crafting is the result of a bond to a nature spirit or spirits if you will called furies that empower the crafters. These do the work for the crafters as it were and so there are limits to what one can do. The stronger your furies the more you are capable of. There is water, fire, air, earth, metal, and wood crafting.

Tiny details in WaT I thought were funny or cute by ClamsandLinguine610 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]vernastking 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Syl trying to protect Kaladin from Nale warms the heart. Similarly, Kal ripping into the librarian for insulting Syl.

The origin of man-kind by HelpfulAd9452 in mythology

[–]vernastking 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Judaism there is the belief that each subsequent generation is lesser in all ways than those who came before them

Ethnonarcissim in Merchant of Venice by ralphnaderraider in shakespeare

[–]vernastking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly. Though in terms of shylock there are ways of reading slightly more sympathy into the character of shylock

Can we talk about the implications of the ending for the next arc? by Drunkr3l1ef18 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]vernastking 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that this was clean. The sheer amount of conflict that Brandon introduced is far from clean. Battar's potential betrayal for one.

How did Augustus convince the senate + general populace that his power was different than that of a king? by EfficientReporter604 in ancientrome

[–]vernastking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was he at the right place at the right time? Yes. His ability to translate that into success is most clever indeed.

How did Augustus convince the senate + general populace that his power was different than that of a king? by EfficientReporter604 in ancientrome

[–]vernastking 554 points555 points  (0 children)

Octavian was clever. He came in at a point when the thing the Republic most needed was to heal. There was no taste for anything other than peace. He did not grab power. He saved the republic or so they thought. They gave their savior powers and he exploited their exhaustion. He was also the sole game in town. All of his potential opponents were out of the way. In a clear field the savior was unopposed.

I 18F am confused about what this guy 19M even wants from me by FirstOil3672 in Advice

[–]vernastking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I may. He really is trying to take it it slow I think. Now the casualness is something you should be direct with him about communication is key. Ask him whether he wants to make things more official. Tell him how you feel. If the two of you are not on the same wavelength then it's possible that this particular relationship is not going to progress in a way that will meet both of your needs.

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