Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="danbala" data-source="post: 501730" data-attributes="member: 8464">(1) I'm not sure that there is no magic -- its just the case that most of the narators are unaware of it. For example, there is clearly magic associated with the Fire god. One of the worshippers seems to be essentially a fire cleric. The other fights with a flaming sword and heals people. In fact, I believe that character brought someone back from the dead (to a certain extent. Other examples of magic include the mage guild in Quarth and the shapeshifting assassin. There are many other examples, too. Actually magic in this series reminds me a bit of Tolkein -- off camera and poorly understood.(2) PC Races -- true. Maybe Children of the Forest (elves?). But yes, the PCs would need ot be human.(3) Monsters -- the primary monester threat would certainly be the &quot;Others.&quot; But there is also mention made of &quot;Giants&quot; (probably more like Ogres); halfing cannibals beyond the wall, and pretty much anything else up there too. (What's with the Cold Man, for example?)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="danbala, post: 501730, member: 8464"] (1) I'm not sure that there is no magic -- its just the case that most of the narators are unaware of it. For example, there is clearly magic associated with the Fire god. One of the worshippers seems to be essentially a fire cleric. The other fights with a flaming sword and heals people. In fact, I believe that character brought someone back from the dead (to a certain extent. Other examples of magic include the mage guild in Quarth and the shapeshifting assassin. There are many other examples, too. Actually magic in this series reminds me a bit of Tolkein -- off camera and poorly understood. (2) PC Races -- true. Maybe Children of the Forest (elves?). But yes, the PCs would need ot be human. (3) Monsters -- the primary monester threat would certainly be the "Others." But there is also mention made of "Giants" (probably more like Ogres); halfing cannibals beyond the wall, and pretty much anything else up there too. (What's with the Cold Man, for example?) [/QUOTE]

Verification