That's pretty much been my take on it previously, the being non specific, because otherwise it hurts my brain. And I do appreciate that the main timeline doesn't solve every problem... this was just rather glaring because of the actual mention of such a long period of time I think.

It's not really a problem I've hit with my characters in the entire 12 years I've been playing them. Rhya's and Ely's stories fit within the PSW timeline. Kiyi's only a little different because of, as you mentioned, the retro for Novice/Accepted training. That's possibly not the norm though.

Anyway, it wasn't a huge deal, I just wondered if there might be any way around it that I hadn't thought of, but if not maybe Odd could just change that "year" to be something more vague.

Also the retro board is for anything at all that's longer than a few months "past". It's not purely, or even mainly, for WT training. I think that perception is just down to the fact that it's not used by anyone else quite so often, but it certainly can be.

Hi Juan, welcome to DM. Glad to hear you're enjoying the books so much. It's great seeing so many people discover them through announcements of the upcoming show.

I'm with Elgee. I like Egwene. I don't like Nynaeve much at all.

Don't even get me started on how much I dislike Faile's impact on Perrin's character/storyline. Aviendha is one of my all time favourites. Karede is awesome amongst the minor characters, very well realised.

Hope you enjoy exploring DM. Don't forget to check out the Clubs on the tab up there ^^^^. 

I know in the past we've done a lot of fudging as regards time but the whole reason for all the work on the Main Timeline stuff was so we wouldn't have to do that any more and we could avoid creating confusion. As such I want to have a chat to clarify things in my own head following the start of Odd and Mat's new thread for the BT/Band. 

Odd, you've specifically mentioned in your initial post that it's taking place a whole year after you were at The Citadel as a Soldier. I'm presuming that's a reference to the Alliance RP with the WK. If so, it doesn't fit. That RP is current time, about 3 weeks ago IC, we're in autumn 1001NE at the moment. That's how we've been RP'ing it in the Band and Wolfkin.

Making huge whole year jumps IC in the PSW isn't realistic, partly because of the long OOC periods of inactivity and partly because events in the main timeline tend to happen very closely packed together. If you think of the book events they didn't take place over many years; the whole thing was packed into a very short time frame. 

Maybe it's too early in the morning and I'm overthinking this but I don't want inexplicable time differences going forward. Particularly as these are both important main timeline RP's for The Alliance. They need to line up. Possibly there's an easy fix by shifting something that I'm not seeing so feel free to point it out.

Thoughts/input/solutions.

@Matalina @Oddpositions @Cass and anyone else who has something constructive to add.

lol that's insane

Before my time I think. People have had text instead of a sig pic but I don't think that's quite as extensive as what you're speaking about.  It's always been size restricted since I joined and I can't imagine 100 would fit lol.

Ely frowned. This wasn't the usual reaction to a dunking. The girl seemed worse, if anything, and Ely didn't like her colour one little bit.

Ely grabbed A.D.'s shoulders, hauling the youngster forward against her own shoulder and then shifting to wrap her arms around a small waist. In seconds, she had A.D. lifted once more and was continuing down the street towards the Barracks. Not the most comfortable position but it was the quickest way, and luckily Ely's block wasn't much further. She could hear moans against her back from the limp form so at least her charge was still conscious.

First things first, Ely stumbled awkwardly into her own room and let A.D. slide carefully onto the rug that covered the flagstones between the two beds, catching her head with one hand to prevent it banging on the ground. Hurriedly, she stripped the girl of her wet clothes, dried her off with the cloth hanging by the wash stand, and wrapped her in a thick woollen blanket. Getting her up again and into the spare bed required a fair amount of ingenuity and manhandling but eventually it was done. 

Ely found another dry cloth and used it to  briskly rub and chafe feet that felt like ice. Once she was satisfied that the circulation was improving, she pulled the bed coverings over the girl as well, and set about drying her hair. Thankfully, the Barracks were well heated so the girl was in no danger of getting ill from the brief chill, but Ely decided that a hot drink with some restorative herbs would be a good additional safeguard. Some hot water was soon boiled, then Marshwhite leaves were left to steep in it for a few minutes before a little Andilay Root was added and finally some honey to sweeten the taste.

Crossing back to the bed, Ely perched beside A.D., sliding her arm around the girl's shoulders, propping her up slightly.

"A.D., I need you to drink this. It'll help your stomach and clear your head," Ely spoke in a matter of fact manner but with a gentle tone as she held the cup to A.D.'s lips. "Just a little bit, then you can sleep and we'll talk all about whatever is bothering you in the morning."

Relieved, Ely watched as A.D. managed a few swallows and then let her lie down and settle for sleep. She seemed much more pliable now and she would be safe and warm here. Ely would get to the bottom of the story in a few hours. 

Elynde

Night nurse

It's a colloquial expression in many parts of the UK lol.

Cracking... very good, awesome. Like saying something's sick.

 True lol. But that was pant wettingly funny. Kevin's a treasure. 

5 minutes ago, imlad said:

 

For me it isn't anything about love of the crown/throne, it's the history and legends and folklore that I love/am fascinated by. Despite my natural tendency towards politics, it is actually, in this case, a completely apolitical thing. (Rather counter to much of my politics, but that's for another day and place).

It's not about your politics, or even politics per se, it's that I can't explain what's wrong with the paragraph without partial reference to politics. I can't clarify because, as I already said, I'm not going to derail Sin's discussion thread. 

Indulging in a bit of Would I Lie To You? 

@SinisterDeath that's a  cracking version of Zombie by the way. Dolores was such a loss, her vocal was incredible. 

lol I loved that show, knew from the background it wasn't Miami. I'll get the next one up in a bit. 

Do you plan to grandfather in previous ranks or will people have to work through from the bottom?

Yes, indeed, welcome back Don.  Nice to see old faces return even if it's only to hang out. Though we do hope you'll all write too.

@Maera welcome to the RP minty mine. Have a good look around and just shout if you need any help or have questions. 

NYPD Blue? 

I agree with you on the documentaries. I always enjoy the David Attenborough natural history and wildlife ones as I've grown up watching him. I also like the history ones presented by archaeologist and historian, Neil Oliver.

On 10/18/2019 at 7:19 PM, imlad said:

 

seeing as I'm a bit of an anglophile (much to the chagrin of my dad who has always been uber sympathetic with all the Irish and Scottish anti-English causes, ya know? And the irony is, I was raised Episcopalian aka totally Protestant/Anglican, not Catholic as you would think given his anti-English proclivities). 

 

*shaking my head* There's so much wrong with that paragraph that I can't even. I don't want to derail an entertainment thread with a political tear though. 

The name is vaguely familiar but unless you were active in any of the Orgs or the RP, our paths probably didn't cross. Welcome back just the same.  Many of us do the whole wander off and return thing, often multiple times lol.

Been a lot of changes recently and you'll find some of the old boards and groups have been archived. The Debates and Discussion board is one of those so if that's where the Asmodean thread was...I can't recall offhand...then it's gone.

If you want to talk Books and TV series, you'll find them below this one on the main index page. The Groups (Orgs/RP) have all moved over to Clubs format which can be found on one of the top tabs up there ^^^^. Have fun exploring!

7 hours ago, imlad said:

So I'm guessing you'd say "no" if someone asked if you would recommend the series? Even considering that person likes costume dramas and romance dramas?

I'd say if you can handle watching it regardless of the ending, then it's still worth a watch. It's not quite P&P or Emma, but it's a typically lovely British period production and it's one of those things we just can't be beaten on. The cast are a delight to watch. I enjoyed the whole thing right up to the last 5 minutes lol.

I still have to see the D Abbey film. I loved the series, which I binge watched after it was all over on TV, so hope the film lives up to expectations.

7 hours ago, imlad said:

 

still haven't read any Terry Pratchett,...

Yeah. No. That's unacceptable.  Get on that asap... 

7 hours ago, imlad said:

 

There is an overload, even if you stick to one genre, of telly out there, both old shows and currently running shows. You just can't them all, and if you do, there will probably already be a whole lot more of it made. 

 

I only have Amazon and standard UK cable TV so I'm not especially overloaded. I don't watch a huge amount of terrestrial TV outside of favourites we've been following for years or UK based documentaries. A lot of the shows I watch are either catching up with series I missed in the past or seeing US and Aussie shows that must be acquired lol. Chesapeake Shores is one of my current guilty pleasures in the "not available in the UK" category. Lucifer will now be in my "not accessible unless you pay for it" category as it's shifted to Netflix.

Just finished watching Sanditon on Monday, and I'm torn as to my opinion. It was adapted by Emmy and Bafta award winner, Andrew Davies. He was also the force behind the outstanding BBC adaptation of Austen's masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. Sanditon starred Rose Williams, Theo James and Jack Fox, (of the Fox acting dynasty; seriously, if you don't know who they are you need to change that), and was an unfinished novel. Sadly, despite superb acting from a stellar cast and some wonderful, scenic shooting for the backdrop, the series ended feeling like it too was unfinished.

I didn't actually realise it was the final episode because it felt so much as if one more installment was required to complete the story. Austen is renowned for providing her protagonists with adversity yet always, ALWAYS, giving her readers a happy ending. Cue outrage and uproar across social media when viewers watched the end of this series last Sunday. I suspect it's, at least in part, due to it being a project for ITV (commercial channel) instead of the BBC but it was a huge disappointment and felt like a waste of 8 weeks. *le sigh* 

Favourites for me this year have mostly been Amazon originals. New Amsterdam, a hospital drama which had a knockout first season with brilliant casting, strong main plot and entertaining sub plots; Good Omens, (need I say more? Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman together are double strength genius, and the casting was inspired. Particularly the, always underrated, David Tennant); American Gods, (more Neil Gaiman weird genius plus mythology and a hefty dose of the ever twinkling eyed Ian McShane, what's not to love?); and Jack Ryan, strong casting again in this one with John Krasinski taking lead very credibly, ably supported by Wendell Pierce. I enjoyed all the movie adaptations of the Jack Ryan novels but wasn't sure how the action would translate to the small screen. The answer is, incredibly well... much to my surprise. Thank heavens Season 2 is out November 1st.

I love it! Pretty pretty. Thank you, lovely.

Nothing stopping you. You could do me a new one for our bonding. Freshen up my rotation a bit... if you have time. 

Aww, that suits her! Great job, sis. You always made lovely sigs. 

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