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Karter705 posted:Victarion hasn't appeared in the series thus far, though. You forgot about him tearing through eight dudes like they were nothing, wearing full plate at sea, and stopping a man's sword with his hand? lobotomy molo fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Jun 14, 2010 |
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^^^^^^^^^ It's still a read-along thread, and Victarion doesn't appear for another two books or so.
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Speaking of the badasses in this series, did anyone else think Ser Waymar Royce from the prologue of A Game of Thrones was pretty badass? He didn't do much except have his sword broken and then turned into a wight which strangled a guy named Will, but I still thought he was pretty badass for at least trying to take on twelve of the Others at the same time. I have decided to give him the title of Boba Fett of ASOIF. edit: by the way, does anyone know of a videogame that has a similar world or atmosphere to Westeros or at least ASOIF in general? edit edit: VVVVVV I do have Dragon Age Origins and have yet to play as a human so maybe that's something I'll get on. Also quite a few people have suggested I try out Mount and Blade so I will definitely be getting it. Contra Calculus fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jun 14, 2010 |
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Jun 13, 2010 22:04
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Contra Calculus posted:Speaking of the badasses in this series, did anyone else think Ser Waymar Royce from the prologue of A Game of Thrones was pretty badass. He didn't do much except have his sword broken and then turned into a wight which strangled a guy named Will, but I still thought he was pretty badass for at least trying to take on twelve of the Others at the same time. Mount & Blade might qualify, and there's actually even an ASoIaF mod for an ancient version of the game; it's a single-player medieval combat RPG, including large battles where you can command a fairly huge large army in field battles, and on both sides of sieges. Not much in the way of court intrigue, but it's pretty fun.
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Contra Calculus posted:edit: by the way, does anyone know of a videogame that has a similar world or atmosphere to Westeros or at least ASOIF in general? Dragon Age: Origins cites ASOIAF as one of its influences, and there are certainly a few similarities between the game and the books - The Night's Watch and The Grey Wardens being one. The human noble "origin" struck me as very much in the GRRM style of things.
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Badgers Nadgers posted:Dragon Age: Origins cites ASOIAF as one of its influences, and there are certainly a few similarities between the game and the books - The Night's Watch and The Grey Wardens being one. The human noble "origin" struck me as very much in the GRRM style of things. There's also lots of rape. And consentual sex if that's your thing.
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Vanadium posted:Do the guys on the Wall not mostly hang around there on the off chance that some wildlings are stupid enough to throw pebbles at the Wall? It does not seem to me that they get into fights all that often, and they are not exactly the elite of the realm to begin with. I thought a lot of the Rangers went off on ranges north of the wall pretty often and that's why (mild spoilers) many of the wildlings know who the prominent rangers are, like Quorin Halfhand, etc Zombie Lincoln posted:mercernaries aren't constantly fighting for their lives either, since it's a relatively peaceful time in the realm. Fly Molo posted:You forgot about him tearing through eight dudes like they were nothing, wearing full plate at sea, and stopping a man's sword with his hand? This doesn't happen in GoT, which is as far as this thread is. Jorenko posted:Mount & Blade might qualify, and there's actually even an ASoIaF mod for an ancient version of the game; it's a single-player medieval combat RPG, including large battles where you can command a fairly huge large army in field battles, and on both sides of sieges. Not much in the way of court intrigue, but it's pretty fun. I am still waiting for them to port this to the new version of Mount & Blade. It is going about as well as DwD. Karter705 fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Jun 13, 2010 |
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Jun 13, 2010 23:48
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Zombie Lincoln, were you going to continue doing recaps for each week like your awesome one a couple weeks ago? I'm guessing the lack of any further ones has been due to the scheduling confusion of earlier, but the last one you did a few pages ago was fantastic.
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That's my intention! You are correct, left a week gap, since I got a little ahead. Also, the teaser is up for HBO's Game of Thrones! http://www.hbo.com/#/game-of-thrones
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Just finished the second book, now waiting for the first half of the third book to arrive. But drat this guy knows how to play with your emotions. There were a couple of chapters there where I almost put the book down and walked away for a bit. The stuff with Theon, Bran and Rickon.
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All of this "who is the toughest" conjecture is going to look pretty silly once we get to ASoS and Strong Belwas blows everyone out of the water.
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Paddyo posted:All of this "who is the toughest" conjecture is going to look pretty silly once we get to ASoS and Strong Belwas blows everyone out of the water. Strong Belwas eats a pound of bacon as a breakfast appetizer and thirty fried hen's eggs after each battle.
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therapy posted:Strong Belwas eats a pound of bacon as a breakfast appetizer and thirty fried hen's eggs after each battle. What he does to a plate of lemoncakes is the closest he can ever get to rape.
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Jun 14, 2010 08:06
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So I'm reading the first Cat chapter of the week and what the gently caress Lysa the kid is six years old put your titty away for fucks sake 
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Paper Lion posted:So I'm reading the first Cat chapter of the week and what the gently caress Lysa the kid is six years old put your titty away for fucks sake Oh god, I was so creeped out by that for some reason. Possibly because every other comparable character is portrayed as so independent and resolute.
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Jun 14, 2010 09:48
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Actually, I'm gonna have to say that the best fighter in the land is probably Syrio.
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Zombie Lincoln posted:That's my intention! You are correct, left a week gap, since I got a little ahead. Note to readers, this trailer spoils nothing. Also: Ned is NOT that sinister, ignore the "mwahahaha" moment.
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Paper Lion posted:So I'm reading the first Cat chapter of the week and what the gently caress Lysa the kid is six years old put your titty away for fucks sake Yeah I know, the awesomeness of the Eyrie was kind of put askew by that. Also I just started reading the second book and oh god Shireen Baratheon betrothed to Robert Arryn? 
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Nerd Watch posted:Yeah I know, the awesomeness of the Eyrie was kind of put askew by that. Also I just started reading the second book and oh god Shireen Baratheon betrothed to Robert Arryn? They would make some really feeble, retarded kids.
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 Week 3 Recap! Dany 3: As Dany further adapts to the Dothraki lifestyle, she finds herself drifting apart from her rigid brother Viserys; Dany acknowledges that she is pregnant.
Bran 4: Bran listens to Old Nan recount a tale about the Others when Tyrion Lannister returns to Winterfell, bearing a gift for the crippled boy.
Ned 5: Eddard interviews Grand Maester Pycelle about the death of Jon Arryn; later, Littlefinger informs Eddard about people who might have additional information, including Jon Arryn's squire.
Jon 4: Samwell Tarly, a coward forced to join the Night's Watch by his father, arrives at the Wall; Jon convinces the trainees to help Sam avoid mistreatment at the hands of Ser Alliser Thorne.
Ned 6: Eddard's investigation leads him to Gendry, a boy apprenticed to an armorer; Jon Arryn and Stannis Baratheon had previously visited the boy, who, as Eddard discovers, is an unwitting bastard of King Robert.
Catelyn 5: Close to her home in Riverrun, Catelyn decides to spend the night at an inn; Tyrion Lannister arrives at the same inn shortly after, prompting Cat to accuse him of attempted murder and take him captive.
Sansa 2: Sansa attends the Hand's tournament, where she witnesses the death of a young knight during a joust with Gregor Clegane; after the night's feast, Sandor Clegane escorts Sansa back to the Red Keep.
Ned 7: Eddard dissuades the king from participating in the melee; Varys later reveals that Cersei intended to have Robert murdered during the event in an "accident;" Varys also confirms that Jon Arryn was poisoned by the knight who died the previous day.
Tyrion 4: Catelyn Tully is bringing Tyrion to the Eyrie, the residence of her sister Lysa; accompanying them on the dangerous path are various knights and sell-swords and a singer; Tyrion finds a flaw in Littlefinger's story about the dagger.
Next Week: Week 4 Arya 3 Ned 8 Catelyn 6 Ned 9 Dany 4 Bran 5 Tyrion 5 Ned 10 Catelyn 7 Jon 5 Previous: Week 2 Zombie Lincoln fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jun 21, 2010 |
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Jun 14, 2010 20:41
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drunkenly vents his disdain for knights and their vows. He also lets her know just how he lost half his face to burns: When a young child, he took one of GREGOR's cast aside toys. GREGOR reacted by shoving his face onto a burning brazier.
as ever, and wants to enter the grand melee. Of course, he can't fit into his armor, so that's that.
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Zombie Lincoln posted:Dany 3 One book later, it sure is fun to follow chapter after chapter of this plotline that is entirely unconnected to the rest of what is going on. Nice recap, there is a bunch of details that I missed.
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The whole bastard-research plot went way over my head at first. I didn't pick up on what exactly was going on when Bran got tossed off the roof, so it took until the Big Reveal for me to realize what was going on. And now it just seems obvious.
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This is my second reread, and I gotta say, I should have done this long ago. It's fascinating to figure out what was planned, what was coincidence but was worked into someone's plan anyway, and what was plain coincidence. I'm sure Jon Arryn was purposely killed just when he had made his very important discovery. I think his squire's death is coincidence because the Mountain That Rapes is a vicious rear end in a top hat who needs to be put down.
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Viola the Mad posted:This is my second reread, and I gotta say, I should have done this long ago. It's fascinating to figure out what was planned, what was coincidence but was worked into someone's plan anyway, and what was plain coincidence. It took you till your second re-read to figure that out?
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Viola the Mad posted:This is my second reread, and I gotta say, I should have done this long ago. It's fascinating to figure out what was planned, what was coincidence but was worked into someone's plan anyway, and what was plain coincidence. The Mountain killing Ser Hugh during the joust might be coincidence, or just as Ned wonders in that chapter... was it a Lannister order? Bear in mind, Sandor thought his brother capable of putting that lance wherever he wanted, but his thoughts on motivation are different than Ned's thoughts on the subject.
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Jun 15, 2010 02:06
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Are wild predictions allowed from first time readers in this thread? I have one I want to make about Jon Arryn looking for bastards but I also don't wanna get banned for doing it.
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Paper Lion posted:Are wild predictions allowed from first time readers in this thread? I have one I want to make about Jon Arryn looking for bastards but I also don't wanna get banned for doing it. Genuine discussion is encouraged! If you are uncomfortable, or don't want to spoil what you think may be something to come, you can always throw it under some spoiler tags and label it as speculation.
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Well, I haven't been spoiled much about these books, only that Sean Bean's reputation for dying will be upheld come 2011 >.> so otherwise this is based purely off what I have read, but I think Jon is looking at bastards because Joffrey an possibly the other kids are actually Jaime's, what with the whole twin loving thing we saw in the tower, so he was seeking some form of rightful heir when he got assassinated to allow the Lannisters full access to the throne. Also gently caress that shady gay guy, Tyrion is so innocent, he never bets against his family 
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Paper Lion posted:Well, I haven't been spoiled much about these books, only that Sean Bean's reputation for dying will be upheld come 2011 >.> so otherwise this is based purely off what I have read, but I think Jon is looking at bastards because Joffrey an possibly the other kids are actually Jaime's, what with the whole twin loving thing we saw in the tower, so he was seeking some form of rightful heir when he got assassinated to allow the Lannisters full access to the throne. Interesting speculation, though keep in mind that it would be unnecessary to look for an heir in one of Robert's bastards, as the right of succession would pass to one of Robert's brothers. Checking out Robert's bastards must yield something else. 
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Well, his brothers aren't anything a little Tears of Lys couldn't fix... Also gently caress yeah Bronn gonna murder for Tyrion because he's a pimp and pimps stick together. Where does  come from if everyone in the bad thread has it? 
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Viconia posted:I'm going to give a month for each book. I don't know what you did or if Opera doesn't process "spoiler" tags correctly, but the spoiler you posted was in black background and white letters, ie not hidden at all, and I just read it. Other than banning yourself, can you confirm if that was just an example spoiler or is that true?
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Paper Lion posted:Well, his brothers aren't anything a little Tears of Lys couldn't fix... The author, GRRM, hasn't been very timely with the release of this next book. Aside from going on at length in his blogs about football, or this, or that... it seemed the only work he was doing was editing and releasing stories in the shared universe of "Wild Cards". In a fit of self loathing, we collectively saw it fit to brand ourselves with such a tag. Mex posted:I don't know what you did or if Opera doesn't process "spoiler" tags correctly, but the spoiler you posted was in black background and white letters, ie not hidden at all, and I just read it. Spoiler tags are black text on black background, which turn white when you hover over them - and that's how what you quoted appears to be behaving. Opera may not have processed them correctly. I wouldn't sweat what you read. Just avoid spoilers - there's plenty of stuff that goes on in these books to keep you happy.
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Mex posted:I don't know what you did or if Opera doesn't process "spoiler" tags correctly, but the spoiler you posted was in black background and white letters, ie not hidden at all, and I just read it. If you have some anti-script plugin running or you've disabled a fuckload of scripting inside opera, that is what caused it. Firefox does the same thing if you're running a script blocker.
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Ok, thanks, carry on, I'll use Chrome now =)
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How different is it for people to be living in the Free Cities compared to Westeros? With war being waged Im presuming quite frequently ,at least ever 20 years or so, it would be interesting if the Free Cities were like a modern day European Union nation of today. More advanced politically with a much more peaceful climate while Westeros is an example of what Europe was way back when with all its infighting between monarchs.Do the books ever follow plot lines inside of the Free Cities?
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Jun 15, 2010 18:11
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A part of the story eventually winds up in the Free Cities. We're supposed to see more of the Free Cities in later books.
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Nebalebadingdong posted:A part of the story eventually winds up in the Free Cities. We're supposed to see more of the Free Cities in later books. Including an actual map of the Free Cities in ADWD! 
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Kneel Before Zog posted:How different is it for people to be living in the Free Cities compared to Westeros? Free cities aren't more technologically advanced, but culturally they appear totally different to Westeros. They have way more of a Mediterranean vibe, with lots of shades of Rome and Venice. There also seems to be a less rigid class system in place, with a lot of people who would be "smallfolk" in Westeros just being ordinary tradesmen and craftsmen and living out their lives. Seems to be less of a monarchy and more of an oligarchy (with people like Illyrio holding positions of limited, regional power that don't seem hereditary). But I could be wrong about a lot of that. Nerd Watch posted:Including an actual map of the Free Cities in ADWD! Real fans make their own. All my copies of ASOIAF have map sections that have been heavily annotated.
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Okay just finished AGoT. How good is the next book as compared to the first?
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Kneel Before Zog posted:Okay just finished AGoT. How good is the next book as compared to the first? Its better, and the book after is awesome possum. Did you like the first one? If not you probably won't like the rest.
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