Would you like a jonathan strange board?

Thank you for the offer! There is surely a lot to discuss. I would have to reread the book before I can contribute, though; it's been too long!

Combining magical fantasy with pre-Victorian English mannerisms was genius.

"Can a magician kill a man by magic?" Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might," he admitted, "but a gentleman never could."

Quote from: Meyna on April 27, 2014, 03:06:10 pm

My latest venture in World of Warcraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOCm_KYo1qs

Pretty cool stuff Meyna. I don't know enough about WoW to know if this is impressive or not, but I liked the video (music was especially entertaining )

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seriously, not sure why, but I listened to it twice because of the music.

After an expansion or two, encounters that were originally designed for groups of 25-40 become possible to "solo". There is a meta game that has arisen that revolves around pushing soloing as far as it can go (the best soloers are actually having success with current-expansion, 10-player content). The encounter that I did is currently a rite of passage for soloers, where next expansion it will become trivial and certain harder encounters will become the benchmark. It's not too difficult right now, but definitely takes some preparation.

In the end, most of the allure comes from juxtaposing soloing an encounter with the memory of requiring a large group to complete it just a few years ago. For example, here is the world-first victory of the encounter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSeVCw3hVgQ

Thanks for the compliment!

Kellhus vs the Raven King

In Earwa, Kellhus; in England the Raven King; on neutral territory?  Raven King.  RK ascended so long ago, I think he's have Kellhus beat.  Maybe if Kellhus continues to pick up skills and powers though.

Yes, English magic seems a lot more developed and versatile, especially in the realm of control and illusion (as opposed to outright destruction). Who knows how far Kellhus has progressed with the Gnosis, though.

Kellhus vs. Quick Ben? His skills are equally mysterious, but he has certainly shown the potential for standing unopposed.

I wasn't crazy about Book of the New Sun as I was reading it, but it grew on me well after I had finished.

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Quote from: Callan S. on March 06, 2014, 12:59:38 am

Sorry, does that imply he doesn't have the constitutional support to do that to citizens within America?

Or is it already a given that he can put a hit on a US citizen and people will smile and nod, but the shock horror is that he can do it/get smiles and nods when their in another country?

Well the debate was supposed to be for the constitutionality of killing citizens abroad, rather than the morality, so the "smile and nod" thing shouldn't have been a factor.

If the technical writing of the constitution is so poor as to allow two or more interpretations of it's text, then it crashes out to being a matter of 'morality'. People yelling over other people.

Why would you have a debate if something has a singular, clear cut technical reading?

Originalism versus a living constitution is still a huge debate. I am personally amused by the theory that unifies the two in most weasel-like fashion: new amendments are simply "discovered" to be consequents of original intent. Protected classes, for example, weren't exactly brought into existence with the changing times, but, rather, the changing times caused the discovery of constitutional protections that were there all along!

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