[The Hust Legion]

I thought the sword vengeance when wielded by a person with a unbreakable focus (rake ) made the person almost undefeatable


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This post has been edited by Abyss: 20 May 2013 - 06:25 PM

[The Hust Legion]

So in terms of physical abilities dassem could have put up a fight put if rake really wanted to kill him if would have been easy because archmage and sole taken

[Defiance]

Please label what book your spoilers are from, or better yet don't post spoilers for books that are after Toll the Hounds in this forum at all.

[Kanese S's]

I deleted my post, but it should be pretty obvious that if something's in spoiler tags, it's from a book published later than whatever book forum the thread is in.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

It helps knowing the book the spoiler is from though incase its one that someone has not yet read. The general consensus i've become used to seeing here is that any spoiler stuff is best avoided. None of it bothers me but some people are sticklers for other people not having their experience fubar'd. Go figure.

[Kanese S's]

If people don't like spoilers, they shouldn't click on stuff that's hidden in spoiler tags, especially if they haven't read the whole series.

[18scsc]

In regards to Rake vs Traveller? Hmm, I'm not sure. Without Vengance I'm confideint Rake would win fairly easily, but with Vengance in the hands of someone as driven as Traveller it'd be a coin flip.

blackzoid, on 10 May 2013 - 02:33 PM, said:

1: Traveller attacks Rake to win so that he kills the guy who killed Hood out of thwarted vengence. But Rake said Hood was close and that he was blocking the way. Therefore Hood still alive, but hang on, Hoods body is right there too? This explanation fails any sense.
2: Traveller attacks Rake to win so that he can get to Hood, thinking that he is still alive. But again, even if Hood's body was moved, why did Traveller collapse and start sobbing after "winning" the fight. Should he not have started looking for Hood? This explanation does not add up.
3: Traveller attcks Rake in order to LOSE so that he can get inside Dragnipur and maybe strangle Hood's soul with the Dragnipur chains. Thats a silly explanation but not one that fails any logic test.

Never mind the ho'd win aspect, the possible explanation for why Traveller would attack Rake is not at all apparant to me. Especially considering that Erikson never addresses the fact that Hood's headless body should still be LYING RIGHT IN FRONT OF RAKE when Traveller arrives. Erikson made a big deal of Hood and Rake been almost mirror images kneeling down in the street, so where the hell did the body go? Well?

Well Traveller had been trying for freaking long time to get at Hood, he finaly arrives to see his victory stolen from him. Cue rage, he turns this rage on the man who cheated him of his victory.


Rake saying Hood was close? Well Hood's in side the sword he's holding.


For Rake not standing aside, well he needed to have himself killed and wanted to goad Traveller into killing him.


For Traveller freaking out after killing Rake and not looking for Hood? I assume by this point his rage abates, he relizes Hood is inside Dragnipur (as opposed to arround the corner) and knows he can't get at him. Also he just relized he killed Rake who is more or less a paragon of virtue and is upset about his own actions.

If this makes no since it's because I had no time to edit.

[Abyss]

Defiance, on 18 May 2013 - 05:54 PM, said:

Please label what book your spoilers are from, or better yet don't post spoilers for books that are after Toll the Hounds in this forum at all.

Kanese S, on 19 May 2013 - 08:58 AM, said:

I deleted my post, but it should be pretty obvious that if something's in spoiler tags, it's from a book published later than whatever book forum the thread is in.

Spoilsport Stonny, on 19 May 2013 - 08:01 PM, said:

It helps knowing the book the spoiler is from though incase its one that someone has not yet read. The general consensus i've become used to seeing here is that any spoiler stuff is best avoided. None of it bothers me but some people are sticklers for other people not having their experience fubar'd. Go figure.

Kanese S, on 20 May 2013 - 05:55 AM, said:

If people don't like spoilers, they shouldn't click on stuff that's hidden in spoiler tags, especially if they haven't read the whole series.

How about we just be very clear about this....

DO NOT
MEANING
DO
NOT
POST SPOILERS
FOR LATER BOOKS
IN AN EARLIER BOOK FORUM
EVEN IN BLOCKS.


Carry on.

[Kanese S's]

That seems to have gotten way stricter since I joined. As if the policies of the forum have been changed to coddle those who find spoiler tags irresistible to click on despite the risk of, you know, spoilers.

Why even have spoiler tags if they can't be used?

[Abyss]

Kanese S, on 21 May 2013 - 10:00 PM, said:

T.hat seems to have gotten way stricter since I joined. As if the policies of the forum have been changed to coddle those who find spoiler tags irresistible to click on despite the risk of, you know, spoilers.

Why even have spoiler tags if they can't be used?

It's the TtH forum. If you want to discuss a later book, do it in that book's forum or the general forum.
If someone wants to know what happens in a later book they can ask it there.
If people who have read the later book want to discuss it they can do so there.

There are an abundance of other reasons and places to use spoiler tags.

Posting spoilers risks negatively affecting someone's enjoyment, including someone other than the poster who asks for spoilers.
Posting in the appropriate forum risks nothing.
No one is being coddled, including those who cannot be bothered changing subforums.

If you disagree with this approach and wish to discuss, raise it in the board issues forum or pm the modgods.

[The son of darkness]

the way I interperated the fight given karsa's pov was rake through the fight simple as!

[Malaclypse]

the word you're looking for is 'threw'. You're welcome

ETA: The finest thing I ever did here was invent the god-moderator role for Abyss, he is awesome isn't he?

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 09 August 2013 - 11:00 PM