It is rather difficult to debate the tone of the books with someone that thinks the unique flavour of WoT is that it starts exactly like LoTR. The kids don't grow up - they are already adults. How does the whole Two Rivers grow up with them? Jordan steered the story away from the Two Rivers is the Shire into the real WoT story line and tone. I think things like no casual sex means more to you than it does to the story.

So does this mean we didn't do the water trial as well as this one as we didn't get a passive ability from it and just whacked the constructs out of existence, or is it just a different trial? Probably no answer to that one,lol. I vote talk to the dude, always pays to be polite. Hopefully.

Water barrier maybe? Or talk to the Sentinel...

Why does it go talking about traps again? Are they there if we don't look for them? Does a tree make noise if it falls over when there is no one to hear it? This game makes one ask the deep questions of life.

Round Yeah it was so good. And really creepy. Some of the puzzles were hardcore. The sequel 11th Hour was pretty good too - had some pretty scary FMV bits which until that point I didn't think was possible.

Charge

I'll vote to try and befriend them,showing the control the Guardian dude was talking about. So we aren't just all about wetly dripping rage.

7th

Loot me!

🎶 These boots were made for walking... 🎶🎵

Spikes

Scrambled

Scotch

Though we haven't really seen any options that have had negative consequences so far, I'm loath to start firing off spells in celebration.

2. As in not look for what I guess is endgame once we have mastered all the elements but head back to the beginning to choose another element. Marking the vision so we can go there later. That is how I understand it anyway Ninja'd. Ok, it said next path, not endgame... I dunno.

I think I would go for the sacred grove again.

Lol, make love, not war, man.

Lovely

Pocket

Yeah I have read quotes from Jordan saying he was surprised by the backlash and that it did not work as he intended, but I'm not sure how significant it was for me. I think more for me it things like the Cleansing being such huge events in-world, yet having no actual effect on the narrarive. The men would no longer go mad, but it did not actually change anything that was happening. There was a lot backtracking in the story - too many things that should have been pay-off was actually just red herrings. Too many things were relying on dramatic irony where we knew but the characters didn't and the list of things they didn't know seemed to keep increasing rather than occasionally releasing the frustration. And Faile and the Shaido of course. But that in and of itself wasn't such an issue, it was more part of a more indefiniable malaise.

For me there is definitely a slog. Something happens to the narrative, and it is very difficult to put a finger on what it is exactly, as for me at least it isn't any one element.

Eventually. If they aren't all caught up in Mafia. Surely any minute now though.

Oiled

Pretend

I say we man up and show our intent in the most foolhardy and naive manner.