"And they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000
A nice reference to the number 144,000 and the concept of redemption/damnation in our earthly holy prophesies. Though I don't know why Bakker would integrate this into his story, I can't imagine this reference was lost on him.

There are plenty of half obscured references to be had for those willing to look. I find them interesting.

This might have been brought up a few times but no harm in making a new topic.

I find the chances pretty slim that two disparate groups from light years apart both hold holy 144k. Far more likely they are tied together somehow (maybe the Gods that the Inchoroi have been fleeing from have something to do with this, so I suppose the first situation is possible if the Gods somehow revealed this to both groups).

Quote from: Wilshire on August 28, 2013, 01:11:24 pm

Akka is getting pretty old... maybe he joins up with the Consult and lives forever?

That would be an interesting turn for me as I feel Achamian will always oppose the No-God...

Thats how the Nonmen felt after centuries of war. What is a mere 50 years of Mandate teaching and Seswatha's everlasting soul compared to that?
I was mostly just saying this in jest though. Otherwise, if there is any time skip at all, Akka will need some serious help getting around.

Dragon's Dogma.
Kingdoms of Amalur.


I had a lot of fun playing Dragon's Dogma. I'd recommend it. If you get the Shivering Isles release it comes with an extra dungeon thats totally worth it. The combat is real time and, at least for me, extremely enjoyable. The level cap is 200 and there is a new game+ feature that some find entertaining. For me, leveling to 100+ in Shivering Isles and collecting some of the insane end-game gear was a lot of fun, probably spent 100 hours on it if not more. I with the dev team had more money, because this game could have been a real gem. Its dark and gritty, especial the option dungeon. Play it.

Also another with a good combat system was Kingdoms of Amalur. The team who put it together spent a ton of money on it, and it shows. End game is a bit underwhelming, but the crafting and leveling system is good and the story/sidequests are fun. Combat draws you and and keeps things entertaining for a while, though I would have loved to see some better post-game content (without DLC there isn't any to speak of, and I don't often do DLC). A much lighter atmosphere than Dragon's Dogma, and although shorter, still a great game in its own right.

Yeah if you read the quote quickly, the first conclusion is that angelic ciphrang exist and cannot be summoned. If you think about it though, he simply says that demonic ciphrang cannot be summoned, which doesn't prove that angelic ones exist. Though to be fair, why put in "demonic" at all if there was only one kind?j Such   words are just used for control 

I don't know the direct quote, but like Sci said, it was something akin to "angelic ciphrang cannot be summoned by the Diamos".

Might have been in one of the Q/A sessions (Read the topics with Cu'jara Cinmoi)

Maybe GRRM is one of the last stands of artistic protagonism in a world drenched with entertainment - a last stand of the artist coming before.

Maybe he is, but I have a hard time believing that the HBO series wasn't simply for entertainment and money. Don't get me wrong, if I had the chance, I'd sure as hell take that contract too. Its basically free money. It just doesn't scream "artistic protagonism" lol.