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[Raeona]

Great, now our Lavellans can talk about healing magic and how the Creators sound silly

 

 

To the tavern!

 

Thank goodness this is pre-conclave Lavellans.

 

I headcanon that my Deborah Lavellan was born with only one arm. She worked really hard to still be the First, to fight and cast and do everything else with just the one hand. When the anchor happened she was terrified, but managed to make it work. 

 

The end of Trespasser was brutal.

[drosophila]

I totally see our Lavellans sitting in the back of the meeting while Keeper Deshanna talks about the state of the elves acting like their taking notes....but they're actually doodling badly drawn comics of the pantheon and flashing them at each other.

 

How many years before the conclave is this?

 

If <10:

*Sophia stealthily hands Mayriya a beer and a doodle of Dirthamen's big secret*

 

If >10:

Sophia: Shame on you, Mayriya!

[Cee]

Great, now our Lavellans can talk about healing magic and how the Creators sound silly

 

So this healing magic stuff....Nirwen starts dagger training around 13. Might need a bit of assistance at first. She'll teach your Lavellans where to find things though. If they're that young, you also get Nehn.

 

 

I...may....may....have almost, possibly, I think....completed a chapter draft. And I'd like a chocolate chip cookie. Two unrelated things.
 

[drosophila]

So this healing magic stuff....Nirwen starts dagger training around 13. Might need a bit of assistance at first. She'll teach your Lavellans where to find things though.

 

 

I...may....may....have almost, possibly, I think....completed a chapter draft. And I'd like a chocolate chip cookie. Two unrelated things.
 

 

Woohoo, congrats!

 

*Sophia heals Nirwen and hands over a beer *

[MayriyaNoori]

How many years before the conclave is this?

 

If <10:

*Sophia stealthily hands Mayriya a beer a doodle of Dirthamen's big secret*

 

If >10:

Sophia: Shame on you, Mayriya!

 <10

*Mayriya hands over drawing of June's 'special' crafted weapon to Sophia*

 

>10

*Mayriya's seat is empty cause she casually went out the backdoor*

[Kadan]

lol So I lost my cell phone and yelled to my daughter "Can you call my phone?" The cat says 'raaarrrwwooow' "Not you silly, you can't use a cell phone!"

 

Other random news, I ran over my son's toes today. I'm such a terrible mother.

 

Edit can't not can

[drosophila]

 <10

*Mayriya hands over drawing of June's 'special' crafted weapon to Sophia*

 

>10

*Mayriya's seat is empty cause she casually went out the backdoor*

 

Let's set it to <10, waay more fun.

 

*Sophia hands over drawing of Ghilan'nain's grove to Mayriya* 

[MayriyaNoori]

Let's set it to <10, waay more fun.

 

*Sophia hands over drawing of Ghilan'nain's grove to Mayriya* 

*Mayriya hands back Ghilan'nain's grove with added slow arrow shot by Andruil*

[Sifr]

Finished LiS Polarized

 

Spoiler

I knew what would happen in the end, the entire game was building to it so I tried to prepare myself mentally beforehand...

Even though I didn't agree with a lot of the things Chloe said and did I still really liked her and her character and she was still Max's dearest friend.

But I couldn't do that, I couldn't sacrifice thousands for one, even if most of those people have no names or faces, I just couldn't.

I cried after the funeral started... It was hard watching her get shot, it hit me hard

 

Oh god if there would be a Chloe situation with Solas in the next DA I would flip.

 

I've got mixed opinions about the LiS endings;

 

Spoiler

The problem I have with the ending was the same one that bothers me about Donnie Darko and the Final Destination films, where we have a Shaggy Dog Story where death is the solution to a problem that only existed because an otherworldy influence interfered with events in the first place.

 

Seriously, if Frank the Bunny had never got Donnie out of bed, if Max was not able to rewind time and without the premonitions in Final Destination, then all of the characters would have died as they were supposed to and nothing would have spiralled out of control, thus forcing the universe to either contrive a means to course-correct itself by bumping them off, or going back and preventing them from being saved in the first place.

 

Philosophically I guess we could say it was a study on the nature of people confronted with a situation where they cannot win and that events are outside their control, but at the same time, as a storytelling means it feels extremely cheap and contrived because the entire game is rigged against the protagonists from the start.

 

And you have to feel bad for Max, since the universe seems to really loathe her for some reason?

 

She didn't even realise that punk chick was Chloe before the incident in the bathroom because they had not seen each other since she moved back. That means the only result of the events of Life is Strange is... that Max is forced to live a week of hell, get drugged and assaulted, regain her best friend, only to lose her several times, then be forced with the choice of saving her friend or letting thousands die?

 

Personally, I'd have liked to have had some more options;

 

Maybe one where Max sacrifices herself instead of Chloe (a Heroic Sacrifice ending), one where Max decides that she's going to continue trying to save Chloe regardless (the Madoka Magica ending) or one where Max finally just snaps, having had enough of being screwed around by time and vows that she will save everyone and the universe will just have to deal (the Time Lord Victorious ending).

 

I think what really bothers me is that we were given the illusion of choice, but ultimately were railroaded to sacrifice Chloe as the "good" ending.

 

*End rant*

 

[drosophila]

*Mayriya hands back Ghilan'nain's grove with added slow arrow shot by Andruil*

 

*Sophia giggles and adds a drawing of Andruil's hare*

[MayriyaNoori]

*Sophia giggles and adds a drawing of Andruil's hare*

*Mayriya adds Elgar'nan striking with his vengeance on all of them*

 

(I'm laughing so hard about this IRL because I'm an adult)

[Cee]

lol So I lost my cell phone and yelled to my daughter "Can you call my phone?" The cat says 'raaarrrwwooow' "Not you silly, you can't use a cell phone!"

 

Other random news, I ran over my son's toes today. I'm such a terrible mother.

 

Edit can't not can

 

My mother once ran over my foot with one of those supermarket shopping scooters used by the disabled and elderly. She felt terrible about it but I laughed it off with her. She then did it again, a few years later, at Disney World. Again, things you have to take in stride.

 

I am so raw today. Still crying over Life is Strange. I cried at an article about a lonely old man who called a radio station and they sent a cab and brought him on the show he's so fond of, with a ton of people calling in for him. I cried at some other article. Feels rogue indeed.

[drosophila]

*Mayriya adds Elgar'nan striking with his vengeance on all of them*

 

(I'm laughing so hard about this IRL because I'm an adult)

 

*Sophia adds Falon'Din deciding to dip his beak in it*

[Cee]

Though this also may be why I was able to write again, and it felt less wooden tonight. It's definitely a draft and still needs work, but it felt good to get to a point with it.

[drosophila]

I am so raw today. Still crying over Life is Strange. I cried at an article about a lonely old man who called a radio station and they sent a cab and brought him on the show he's so fond of, with a ton of people calling in for him. I cried at some other article. Feels rogue indeed.

 

have a hug! I'm glad some writing comes out of it!

[MayriyaNoori]

*Sophia adds Falon'Din deciding to dip his beak in it*

*Mayriya adds Sylaise getting fire hot and writes 'this stuff totally happened'*

[Sifr]

I've always pictured the Keeper as younger female Dumbledore.  Patient and kind, but very badass.  She has to be to deal with all of our nutty Lavellans

 

I always imagine Keeper Deshanna as a McGonagall-esque character, a shapeshifting mentor who can be warm, but doesn't suffer fools gladly.

 

[Moondreamer01]

Ellana was... not a nice teenager. so, she'd probably stay away from the rest of you and pouts in her corner because LIFE ISN'T FAIR   she's gotten better fortunately, but she gave poor aunt Deshanna headaches.

[drosophila]

*Mayriya adds Sylaise getting fire hot and writes 'this stuff totally happened'*

 

   

 

That was fun. Must go work now. 

[Cee]

have a hug! I'm glad some writing comes out of it!

 

It's not a bad raw. Though I am also a bit sleepy, which may make it a bit more intense. Still, I was glad to get more written, even if this chapter is nothing special.

[Cee]

   

 

That was fun. Must go work now. 

 

*keeps eye out for agents*

 

[midnight tea]

OH MY GOD... I just found out where DA might have taken the name "Trevelyan".

 

Meet James Bond's villain from "GoldenEye" - Alec Trevelyan.

 

 

That's... quite funny really. Anyway, I've always suspected that "Lavellan" may simply be distorted Llewellyn/Llywelyn (it's a Welsh name - appropriate, given that a lot of how Elvhen sounds has been 'inspired' by Welsh), but I didn't think other surnames could be based on something either taken from RL or other franchises/movies. Now I wonder what Adaar and Cadash could be inspired by.

[MayriyaNoori]

   

 

That was fun. Must go work now. 

Don't work too hard.

 

And seriously....someone with real drawing talent should illustrate that note.

[Raeona]

Ellana was... not a nice teenager. so, she'd probably stay away from the rest of you and pouts in her corner because LIFE ISN'T FAIR   she's gotten better fortunately, but she gave poor aunt Deshanna headaches.

 

Heh, I don't imagine that attitude would do well in the inquisition, thank goodness Deshanna was there to coerce the worst of the folly out of these ladies. My Debs spent most of her teenage years convinced that humans hated them because elves were clearly so much better. It was a long road to realizing that the only one who thought she was superior was herself. Fortunately she got over that before Solas could call her out on it. 

[S.W.]

To the tavern!

All good things end at the tavern.

Well, okay, 90% of the time.
 
 

I've got mixed opinions about the LiS endings;
 

Spoiler

The problem I have with the ending was the same one that bothers me about Donnie Darko and the Final Destination films, where we have a Shaggy Dog Story where death is the solution to a problem that only existed because an otherworldy influence interfered with events in the first place.
 
Seriously, if Frank the Bunny had never got Donnie out of bed, if Max was not able to rewind time and without the premonitions in Final Destination, then all of the characters would have died as they were supposed to and nothing would have spiralled out of control, thus forcing the universe to either contrive a means to course-correct itself by bumping them off, or going back and preventing them from being saved in the first place.
 
Philosophically I guess we could say it was a study on the nature of people confronted with a situation where they cannot win and that events are outside their control, but at the same time, as a storytelling means it feels extremely cheap and contrived because the entire game is rigged against the protagonists from the start.
 
And you have to feel bad for Max, since the universe seems to really loathe her for some reason?
 
She didn't even realise that punk chick was Chloe before the incident in the bathroom because they had not seen each other since she moved back. That means the only result of the events of Life is Strange is... that Max is forced to live a week of hell, get drugged and assaulted, regain her best friend, only to lose her several times, then be forced with the choice of saving her friend or letting thousands die?
 
Personally, I'd have liked to have had some more options;
 
Maybe one where Max sacrifices herself instead of Chloe (a Heroic Sacrifice ending), one where Max decides that she's going to continue trying to save Chloe regardless (the Madoka Magica ending) or one where Max finally just snaps, having had enough of being screwed around by time and vows that she will save everyone and the universe will just have to deal (the Time Lord Victorious ending).
 
I think what really bothers me is that we were given the illusion of choice, but ultimately were railroaded to sacrifice Chloe as the "good" ending.

 
*End rant*
 

Spoiler

ah, I have similar problems.

I like the idea of the moral: i.e. you can't change everything, don't overstretch yourself. Even in the LiS world,you don't actually have *that* much control of events even given time travel powers, BUT the LiS world is so **** that I hate the idea that I can't change it. I mean, at the centre you're looking at the trauma an abusive, cruel teacher who kidnaps his students causes, in a corrupt institution which doesn't care too much from which direction the money goes. I don't like the idea that I just have to suck up all the horrible realities of this world as 'inevitable' when I have a real power to change it - a real power Max uses to fix Arcadia Bay. No - screw that, I'm going to get around it somehow whether by time travel or not.

I also feel that in terms of narrative that it's not compelling. You go through this traumatic nightmare arc where Max is reliving things Jefferson told her, but that leads precisely nowhere - suddenly, TORNADO, and all other discussions are put to the side. I'd be happy even if the Tornado was just symbolic of Max's turbulent mental state right then.