The Gwampy Thread

[Anoxanmore]

I am a skilled Game of Houses player.

[Eel-finn]

Or Game of Thrones for those who read George R.R. Martin :P

[Anoxanmore]

Lame ripoff.

[Eel-finn]

Ouch, much?

 

G.R.R.M. and Jordan were good friends...

[Anoxanmore]

Still truth though.

[Eel-finn]

Well which author used the concept first?

 

Jordan introduced it into the "Great Hunt" back in 1990...

[GrandpaG]

Buuuzzzz.

BBBuuzzz.

BBUUuZzz.

 

* swats at fly *

Dang bugs.

 

* remembers snow that had kept bugs hibernating *

* ponders *

* shrugs *

:-\

[Guest BaLefireP]

stupid bugs... :-\

[Anoxanmore]

Jordan did Eel.

[Eel-finn]

Awesome :)

 

Original ideas are always good

[Guest BaLefireP]

yus :)

[Anoxanmore]

Of course. That is why Jordan is awesome.

[Eel-finn]

Oh goes without saying...

 

But... tEofW is very LOTR heavy... :(

[Lord of 13]

Oh, yes. Cliches abound in the first few books.

[GrandpaG]

Whoever wrote Avatar was a WOT fan...I would guess, anyway.

[bad company]

Fantasy as a whole is based around a few central things, it's upto the author to make it theirs

[Eel-finn]

Very true.

 

But there is nothing wrong with taking a little from the Great J.R.R. Tolkien

[Anoxanmore]

Bleh Tolkien is bad.

[Lord of 13]

Tolkien is bad compared some other authors (Jordan? BS?), but his books are good enough for 4-7th grades. Though they can't fully appreciate the books, the writing is roughly the right level (or am I underestimating Tolkien?).

[Eel-finn]

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(or am I underestimating Tolkien?).

 

Vastly. He revolutionized the Fantasy genre.

[GrandpaG]

I RP at ALL grade levels.  ;D

[Lord of 13]

He did, but now techniques have evolved from his time. I'm imposing modern standards and judgment; I realize his revolutionary concepts, not the least of which include the all-pervasive Orcs.

[Eel-finn]

I disagree. J.R.R. Tolkien stacks up today and is still one of the best if not the best.

[Lord of 13]

Good, but not up there IMO.

[Eel-finn]

LIES!

 

It's a damn classic. Does Alexander Dumas' "Count of Monte Cristo" not stack up today? Or H.G. Wells' "the War of the Worlds"? Or George Orwell's "1984"?