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Yeah, I've also not used maps as a tool, though I've nothing against them and would like to run something to give it a go - mostly because I'm curious to see how it would pan out. I've developed a bit of an idea that @dr_mitch is something of an exp…
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@BarnerCobblewood In other words "You can't handle the truth of your puny, ineffectual, lives" and the publishing/movie/TV industries are exploiting us? @NeilNjae - great summary, thanks. I do find the who story to be far-fetched, to be h…
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I do think Archer is the protagonist. He discovers a mystery, and seeks to solve it, so he has a goal. Even though he's technically for hire, for part of the novel he really isn't for hire - he's working for himself, because he's interested, and bec…
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Well, clearly not in the Sherlock Holmes or Poirot sense of detective, but he's definitely an investigator and fits the Private I model. I think it is very much a 'whodunnit' because, even after the initial problem is solved, there's still a tangled…
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I did notice the reference to philosophy, and one reference in particular clicked with me, though unfortunately I didn't make a note of it at the time. I'm not as well up on Greek philosophy as I'd like to be, so for the most part they go over my he…
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I really liked the style, I have to say. Normally I feel a little let down by terse description, but they key here is that though the descriptions are short, they are never dull. They are quite evocative, and the snap off the page, as if they were f…
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If you're on a PC - upper left side you'll see your avatar with some icons beside it: A globe, an envelope, a star, and a gear. Click on the gear to open a dropdown menu and select 'edit profile' Now, under your avatar are 5 choices - the middle on…
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Great! I'll reply tomorrow - night hit me like a bouncer in a gogo bar, so I thought I'd head uptown for some shut-eye.
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When are you planning to start, @NeilNjae ?
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I quite liked the idea that the Urth is so old they've sunk extensive mines down into old settlements and buildings, from which to mine... stuff. Agia shows her head, and more background is revealed. Am I the only one who doesn't recall who Hethor …
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LEXICON (Quote) Chatoyant: Having a light band in the middle of a gem - a cat's-eye effect. (Quote) Pardal: A house-sparrow is most likely what's meant. An obsolete meaning for the word is 'panther'. (Quote) Humbaba: Monster, guardian of the Ceda…
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LEXICON (Quote) Gymnosophists: Greek name for Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism and wore few clothes. Ablegates: A papal legate sent abroad on an important mission. Eremites: Another word for Hermit. Eidolons: A representation of an idea, …
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LEXICON (Quote) Hieromonach: A monk who is also a priest. Think we had this one before. (Quote) Harena: Literally, a sandy place. Figuratively, a place in which organized combats are held - root of Arena. Capulus: Here meaning the hilt of a sword.…
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LEXICON (Quote) Atroxes & Smilodons: Smilodons we all know as sabre-toothed tigers. An atrox is an extinct, North American ice age lion, eleven feet long and larger than a smilodon. (Quote) Epopt: One instructed in the mysteries of a secret sy…
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Yes, I thought about that. There are lots of words I skip but I see them listed in one or another Wolfe word list, so they aren’t obvious to anyone.
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LEXICON (Quote) Spahi: French term (from Turkish Sipahi) for cavalryman, and generally applied to their Algerian forces. (Quote) Agamite: According to the Lexicon Urthus, this is a sexless being. Found no other references to the term!
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LEXICON (Quote) Piquenaires: French for Pike-man (Quote) Raddled: Of a person or face, showing signs of age or fatigue.
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LEXICON (Quote) Trumeau: A thin section of wall between two doors or windows. A trumeau mirror is a tall, thin, mirror, designed to fit such a space. Algedonic: We've had this one before - it means 'pertaining to both pleasure and pain'. (Quote) V…
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LEXICON (Quote) Ossifrage: Lammergeier: Both words refer to the Bearded Vulture. Ossifrage means 'bone-breaker'. 'Lammergeier' is German for 'Lamb-vulture' pointing to a popular meal, I suppose. Interestingly (to me!) the Ossifrage is one of the …
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LEXICON (Quote) Jennet: A small Spanish horse or a female donkey. (Quote) Hastarii: Soldiers armed with spears, usually forming the first line of battle.
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Finally catching up on my lexicography... LEXICON (Quote) Phororhacos: Extinct patagonian bird, perhaps more correctly called Phorusrhacos. (Quote) Analeptic: A restorative drug Alzabo: A made up word, but seeming to be from the Spanish verb alza…
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First off, that salamander was so cool - I love the description of it opening like a flower. And yet, still so very hard to picture - all black, only really visible when something behind it could cast it in silhouette. That was super. Also, so much…
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TTRPBC NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 2 August 28, 2019, Moncton, New Brunswick Sorry for the long delay in updating the Newsletter, but it's been a busy summer. Here's the latest news: * August is now coming to a close, look for the discussion of our August …
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I will definitely have to check this series out.
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I've been thinking for a while that what @RichardAbbott says about the promiscuous nature of society might be the case. At least, there doesn't seem to be a lot of blow-back from Severian's friends. But then we really only have Severian's take on th…
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Ditto. I’ll probably hit 50 but won’t set any records. I hope that with rotating nominations we’ll get more stuff like Jemisin.
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Was there not a giant gap in the narrative, here? One moment the Autarch comes to see him, and the next he’s trying to flee the grounds. What did he and the Autarch discuss? Did he murder the Autarch? Someone else?
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Sounds great, actually. I was not knowing this author.
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So, we've got (assuming we start right away): Barner Cobblewood (17): September Apocryphal (16): October Michael Miller (12): November NeilNjae (8): December Clash (7): January Dr Mitch (3): February Richard (1): March Feel free to swap with someo…
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Come to think of it, a 3 on a D20 in BRP is, I think, the dreaded 'Left Leg'.