Quote from: H on December 22, 2016, 01:32:16 pm

While I can't disagree with most of what you said, indeed, to me Bakker's writing has a certain cinematic quality, for lack of a better term, where the world-building really places you within a scene and that really captures me.

Great first post and welcome.  I will nit-pick a bit about:

Quote from: TheBlackElf on December 22, 2016, 11:48:29 am

One such issue is that, as far as I can tell, the first series hardly seems to mention that sorcery
allows flying. I resolved internally that Kelhus himself discovered teleportation, but the schools
in the Great Ordeal seem to step into thin air naturally - surely this would have changed some things
in the first series? I'm ready to be corrected on this one, but the point remains that the uncertainty
is inherent.

Well, indeed, sorcery is something of a "great unknown" for the most part, where we come to expect that we don't really know what to expect.  However, in PoN we see sorcerers "step into air" fairly often, in Akka's Dreams, "The Magi of Kyraneas and Shigek stepped into the sky and closed with the beasts." (Chapter 1, WP), "To the rear of the formations, out of bowshot, several solitary figures stepped into air, their crimson gowns flapping, their eyes and mouths shining bright." (Chapter 15, TTT), "Cursing the fool, the Grandmaster of the Scarlet Spires stepped into the smoke-rent sky." (Chapter 16, TTT), "Even now the last of the Cishaurim—he could see only five—floated over the charred and derelict landscape, the asps about their necks hooked downward, searching for survivors." (Chapter 16, TTT).  Being able to walk on air is definitely precedented by multiple accounts of it in TTT though, just to be pedantic.

Welcome, TheBlackElf! Also, the scene in TDTCB at Kyudea, the Scarlet Spires floating over the battlefield.... The first time I read that it really creeped me out for some reason. Great post!

Awesome new audiobook recommendation!!!

Welcome to Night Vale

You must LISTEN to this book to really enjoy it.  Take X-Files and make it have a threesome with Douglas Adams and HPLovecraft.  This book would be the love child of that threesome.  It's fundamentally comedy but so unique WOW

Can't remember if I recommended this--The Dimension of Miracles.  Read or listen to this and you'll wonder if Douglas Adams plagiarized it.  He says he didn't read it, i love Adams, i trust him, but...WOAH can't believe this book came out BEFORE the Hitchhiker's Guide.

Quote from: Redeagl on November 03, 2016, 09:29:59 pm

I am very very very sorry for the racist harrasment you had to deal with MSJ
In my life I have never encountered racism until I was a regular in the Internet.I have encountered Brown,Black,white,ginger and even a few Asian people and never did I saw any racism. Simply the idea of judging people based on their skin color is too stupid and inane for me to understand and still it is.Also I have to agree about the people getting easily offended thing ( no I don't mean you Hiro) the whole " black lives matter " movement for example is shockingly racist. Black lives??! WTF. All I know is you don't call someone black or white unless you are describing them. Does skin color really matter in anything? How can someone be that inane? Understanding how can someone judge another from their skin color is beyond my level of intelligence.Racism stops when people stop saying black and white people. This is it. Again I am sorry MSJ for what happened to you, I really am.

You do realize, - if you have taken the time to read my posts -, that I was not offended in the first place, right? Apparently just using the word 'racist' was enough for people to think I was, funny how that works, I mean: who is actually feeling offended? I do not feel the need to reiterate my points again. See the other thread.

However, just because you feel that skin color doesn't matter, does not mean that there is no racism in society at large. And actually, your description of Black Lives matter as being "shockingly racist" is rather ignorant and insensitive. You seriously haven't wondered why such a movement felt the need to raise their voice?

Quote from: Redeagl on November 03, 2016, 09:29:59 pm

I am very very very sorry for the racist harrasment you had to deal with MSJ
In my life I have never encountered racism until I was a regular in the Internet.I have encountered Brown,Black,white,ginger and even a few Asian people and never did I saw any racism. Simply the idea of judging people based on their skin color is too stupid and inane for me to understand and still it is.Also I have to agree about the people getting easily offended thing ( no I don't mean you Hiro) the whole " black lives matter " movement for example is shockingly racist. Black lives??! WTF. All I know is you don't call someone black or white unless you are describing them. Does skin color really matter in anything? How can someone be that inane? Understanding how can someone judge another from their skin color is beyond my level of intelligence.Racism stops when people stop saying black and white people. This is it. Again I am sorry MSJ for what happened to you, I really am.

Well thanks, Redeagl, and don't feel sorry. I dont, it's shaped me into the human I am. I call my sister's black all the time, and along with all my black friends. I can see where it can be construed as racist, where I live it's normal and no offense is taken. See, that's where I think a lot of the problem therein lies. What one cultural funds acceptable, one does not. Hence, the intent is lost and confusion, anger and hateful responses ensue. I'm glad you decided to post, at least it's important to someone else too.

Yea, I don't feel that color matter one iota, as we can all trace our genes back to the same origin, basically. We are just human and that's it. These problems arise from the amount of pigmentation in ones skin. HOW F'N SILLY IS THAT?

Well, finally finished it.

http://i.imgur.com/qOCSUE5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SHyjJ0v.jpg

Looks pretty great. The stamps, as expected, were a bit too detailed and so the final product didn't come out as crisp as I might have dreamed, but it still looks amazing.

If anyone wants one just like it, I have enough to make 1 more. It'll cost you about $1,000.