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I like Balin, he's just really cool guy, I also for some reason liked Bombur. And my favorite quote Thorin to Bilbo just before Thorin dies: Some courage and some wisdom blended in measure, if more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry I must leave it now...farewell.

So fantasy is all about the exploration of ideas, character, compelling storylines and memorable ideas? Certainly, but we must remember the value of a really good, kick-arse smackdown between armies in the thousands, well orchestrated by an author temporarily possessed by the spirit of Napoleon. Some of my favourites: 1) The Battle of the Blackwater - A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin An interesting one, as it's a combined-arms assault by both land and sea on a city with only a small number of defenders. Of course, when the defenders are led by the ruthlessly cunning Tyrion Lannister, things are not as hopeless as they first seem. Martin orchestrates the battle by…

Welcome the latest round-up of news from around Dragonmount. Don’t forget to PM Goldeneys with any item you might like included in the next dispatch. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DRAGONMOUNT!!! And it’s not too late to join the party!! Even if you have only been a member for a short while drop by and maybe tell us what made you join this mad place. http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6 ...................................................... A special time for the Blue Ajah Due to Maria’s recent appointment as the new Keeper for the White Tower, a new Head had to be found for the Blue Ajah. Here is a tongue in cheek statement from the new inhabit…

Well we had another small DM meet it was me Staffy, Leane and Dwynwyn again. I took them to Disneyland. My managers bought us dinner and we had an awesome time. Here's some pics of the day that Staffy didn't take. :D http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c63/ElyssaLliet/P1000737.jpg http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c63/ElyssaLliet/P1000744.jpg http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c63/ElyssaLliet/P1000745.jpg there was one more of all of us but it came out really blurry. That's the last time I ask someone else to take a group shot for us. and for those who are fans of Captain Jack Sparrow here's a little something for you. http://i25.photobucket.com/albu…

I am trying to find an errata for the d20 WoT RPG...tring to run a campaign involving Seachan and don't have the info on them anymore...I found it once about a year ago, but I can't find it anymore. Please help! Thanx guys and gals! Col. Forbin Defender of the Light Seeker of the Helping Friendly Book

Here's a pic just for you Mia. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c63/ElyssaLliet/P1000736.jpg Now make sure you look at the pic closely you won't believe the look I got from my husband for taking that pic. Luckily everyone else knew it had to be done.

Season Premire in 3 hours! I'M TOTALLY PSYCHED!!!! Ok, so here's my guess, Grey won't chose either Chris or Patrick, and instead just run away, they'll both "fight" for her attention, and eventually Patrick will win, because Chris is guest star and has to leave eventually. Kinda pisses me off, because by the end of the second season I thought Shepard was a total jerk. And as for Izzie, I REALLY want her to stay! Mostly because Alex is hands down my favorite character on the show (George is a close second) and I want him to finally, ACTUALLY, get her. Plus Izzie can be cool at times, like when she's not falling for patients. Anyway TOTALLY PSYCHED!!!!

Hey, what changes has DM gone through over the past few years that are not completely cosmetic? Seriously, I haven't been by in a few years and the layout is different, but alot seems the same. I am just curious if anyone can give a breakdown of the changes... this is the fourth incarnation I can remember of DM...

I occasionally do reviews for other forums and I thought I'd do one for Dragonmount just to see what reaction it gets. The book I chose is China Mieville's Perdido Street Station, originally published in 2000 and the first of three books (so far) set in his fantasy world of Bas-Lag (preceding The Scar and Iron Council). This book has won numerous awards and laurels from critics, and by and large I found it stood up to the hype. The review:

I think this was back in 2000 or 2001. The Warder's Org had a huge RP going on. Matalina was captured by a Forsaken, and we mounted a large offensive to rescue her. Ben-T Gaidin led the attack force and we beat a lot of shadowspawn just to get to Mat. As wew rescue her, our party got assaulted by a Gholam. Josef al'March and I stayed behind to cover the retreat. We managed to get away, but I nearly lost an eye and Josef was mortally wounded. If not for the WT healing and the many Accepteds tending to Josef, he defeated death as well. another memory of mine is meeting a bunch of DMers at various times throughout DM history.

okey i hope this doesnt say anything bad...but the fact is its a msg someone sent me and i dont understand nothing about it so if anyone does cause curently peoples is claiming it to be all sorts of languages if it is bad plz just send me a PM or something and i'll take it down but by the words IQ and Einstein i figure it should be inocent enough

This is the general discussion thread, so... Anybody out there besides me love the Beatles? Favorite Beatle? Favorite song or album? Anyone recognize my screen name?

just wondering if any one els think this is strange if i remeber 3 three oats the Aes Sedai have correct then the only time they are allowed to use the power is against creatures of the dark one or inn defence of the lifes, but then how did Elaida still Siuan ? i mean as far as i understand she is not a Black sister and i also think ther are multipel oter instanses were aes sedai use the power inn the books inn vialation off the oats, it kinda irritates me cause when a setting is made you shud not break it without an explantion at least i think thats makes the books less "belivebal" as anyone els noticed this or do anyone have an explantion ? i love the boo…

This arguement is almost as old as the old chicken and egg arguement. Let's reverse engineer this problem by ruling out likely suspects. It definitely wasnt ME. So who else DIDNT kill Asmodean??

Just for the sake of boredom I decided to start a topic on what everyone has last eaten. I just had a grilled cheese/tomato sandwich and a cookies and cream shake. (I usually eat healthier...) Discuss...

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/26/060626232443.lhc6qc94.html Well Harry apparently might not survive after all. I figured this would be heated enough to ask here in debates. Should she kill off Harry, or keep him around? I say keep him, if only that I wouldn't want to read of someone coming of age and then being snuffed out.

You know, a few years ago, being a day off like this would have bothered me. But this is us. We can't do ANYTHING right around here. :D HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Come to the Dragonmount IRC chatroom, we're all alone and sad. :cry: Irc Server: irc.shadowworld.net Port: 6667 The room is #dragonmount, and to get in type /join #dragonmount on the server window. Either download the mIRC client at: www.mirc.com Or connect at: http://www.shadowworld.net/cgi

Since it's come up repeatedly with people comparing WOT to various other things, I thought I'd make a whole separate thread for it. Anyway, the bit I just noticed was an episode from the most recent series of Doctor Who, 'The Satan Pit.' The story is about Satan himself, (or rather the Devil creature that really existed, and all the myths of Satan-type figures in religions and mythology come from him), who was imprisoned by an ancient civilisation before the universe began. There are a group of humans on an asteroid, drilling down to a power source buried 10 miles underground, unaware that they are drilling into the ancient prison. As the drill gets closer, things sta…

My favourites: 1. The Balrog Of Morgoth - LOTR Oh so wonderful! It has the horns, the sword, the whip, the wings, and the shadow and flame effect looks awesome. I also like the fact that it's barely described in the book, just mentions shadow and flame. Easily my favourite bit of the whole film trilogy, I loved what they did with it. And to top it all - it kills off the most-loved fantasy character ever. 2. The Male Dragon - Reign Of Fire I have a thing about dragons, and this was the best one I've ever seen. There is one shot of a ruined London skyline complete with several large dragons nesting in the rooftops. Then the male dragon flies over and blots out the…

Welcome to DM Dispatch interviews, stories and regular round-up of news from around the forums. If you have a story that you think maybe of interest or news on marriages, promotions etc. send a PM to Goldeneys. Coming up, a "de-banding" in the Band, the first Newb of the week, and a view at the Band proboards, are they pressing the PG-13 boundaries? All this and more on your one and only source for DM news, the DM Dispatch.

Yesterday marked the first day of the Fast of Ramadan for observant muslims in the United States. From sun up to sun down, they will not eat or drink. Special prayers will be said each night for the next 28 days. The holiday ends with the Feast of Eid al-Fitr, which will last for three days. I'm expecting this to occurr around Oct. 24th. The fasting is meant to remind muslims of the suffering experienced by the less fortunate. Acts of charity are expected during this month as well. For anyone who doesn't know, I teach at the only public school in the US that requires all students to take Arabic as a second language. About two thirds of our student body is muslim.…

does anyone know of an online roleplay based in a 'high fantasy' world, with elves and dwarves, wizards, dragons and such? it doesn't have to be set in a particular world or from a specific book. please let me know!

The UK's SFX Magazine is interviewing Raymond E. Feist next month and wants readers to forward questions for consideration. You can post your questions here. You need to register at the forum to do this. Obviously only 'serious' questions will be considered ;)

Well, I blame GG, for her constant ridicule! http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20349890-5005961,00.html

JRR Tolkien's third son Christopher has published a lot of his father's work about Middle-earth over the last 33 years since JRR's death, most notably The Silmarillion (the grand mythology that stands beyond The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and probably one of speculative fiction's greatest achievements to date) and Unfinished Tales, a series of short stories and essays by Tolkien which shed light on further aspects of Middle-earth not covered in the other books, including a prequel to The Hobbit where we find out how Gandalf and Thorin met. Now Christopher Tolkien has edited a lengthy chunk of his father's unfinished writing, combining it with other versions from…

I've noticed a few people pushing the limits of what is acceptable for sig pics and avatars. Sometime this week I'm going to go through and edit the offending profiles. Do me a favor and check these guidelines. If you are out of wack, please fix it before I do. =)

Okay, so I see there's a lot of talk about a bunch of different SciFi/Fantasy series. I'd gleefully join them, but I can't because I haven't read a lot of them. But I'm looking for a new series (hooray). I no longer have the unlimited amount of time I used to as a kid, so I'm trying to narrow down my choice of a new series to the one that's most heavily favored, down to those mentioned by only one or two people. -sigh- Whatever, I just need something new to read. Here's what I've already got under my belt: Lord of the Rings/Hobbit (duh) Wheel of Time (again, duh) The Shannara Series Dragonlance (don't hate, you know you love it!) Dune The Hitchhiker's Guide t…

This may be old news to some of you but i just found out and i'm totally Pysched!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D In case you didn't know Peter Jackson is the dude who filmed and directed the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the Movie King Kong... both critically acclaimed movies with lots of awards... so what that means is that Universal got the best guy for the job possible (George Lucas may have been just as good but he wasn't an avid fan of Halo like Peter Jackson) just had to post this...

this thread is for worshipful praise. writers, series, tv shows. no bashing allowed.