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Re: An open letter to George R. R. Martin, author of the Song of Ice and Fire books
@Cliff_Forster said:
After watching the Game of Thrones season opener last night, with little knowledge of the mythology beyond some episodes and back story my wife has given me, I have to be honest, what does anyone see in this?
It doesn't have a plot. This is a massive interwoven story of hundreds of individuals in a massive power struggle in a complex, living, breathing world.
You cannot grasp it by jumping in to any given point. The story is about the people in it, not what they're doing.
Re: An open letter to George R. R. Martin, author of the Song of Ice and Fire books
The goal is the Iron Throne. Take the seat, rule the world. All characters contribute to this struggle in ways that may not be immediately evident. They all matter somehow, even if in a Butterfly Effect sort of way.
Some have said GoT is the story of the Starks. Some might call it the story of the Targaryens. Others still might call it the story of Jon Snow. All of them are right. There is no clear protagonist because that's a matter of perspective, especially in the bloody game of thrones. That's real life: one man's conqueror is another man's hero. One man's savior is another man's villain. Even a beloved king is never without fear of the knife.
GoT is a story of power. Power and the pursuit is not straightforward. Many of us find the moral ambiguity, the machinations and the complexity very appealing. We enjoy that this is not another cut-and-dry protagonist vs. antagonist story with a predictable trajectory that wraps up with a neat conclusion. But we DO know that every thread will collide in the end and that no detail is incidental.
None of this can be understood by committing to a scattered handful of episodes. Limited knowledge begets limited conclusions.
Thrax
Re: My current 3D Printing project
I'll have more pictures tonight/tomorrow, but today's update:
All primary tiles have been printed (I need to print one more desert), and I'm working on the individual game pieces (at least to start) today. I have printed a set of white settlements and cities (the model conveniently laid them out in a nice grid) and the roads. Tonight I'll be printing the disks that help connect the roads. I'll possibly also start on the number chips, as I can still print those in white. I'm going to need to order another spool of white to be able to make the hex brackets, though I may make them in a different color just because. Either way, I'm almost out of ABS.
Re: My current 3D Printing project
Yep. They'll be painted to look like actual game pieces. Once I'm done printing, I'll do a base coat of the general color (gray for the mountain, green for the sheep and wood, etc), and do some detail work. The edges and corners will be brown like dirt paths.
