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<blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6517384" data-attributes="member: 87576"><p>I would bitch and moan about the bits I didn't like because, IMO, they were worth bitching and moaning over. And if it involved superfluous apostrophes, inappropriate real world names, and brain-damaged dwarves with speech impediments then I am certain those bits I would be pinning on him for quite obvious reasons....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you sure you understand what the word <em>dishonest</em> means? Whenever I have offered my opinion of RAS's writing I have explained <em>honestly</em> why I don't like it. Anyway, if you consider my post to be petty sniping there is a little ignore button on the left: use it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Oh, and what do I like about his writing style now? Nothing. His combat scenes were revolutionary when <em>Crystal Shard</em> was first released; I lost interest in them about six books later when they seemed to devolve, like much of the rest of his writing, into a parody of his earlier work.</p><p></p><p>But I love <em>Crystal Shard</em>. That's one of my guilty pleasures. The idea of the <em>Crystal Shard</em> itself: an artefact of evil that draws its power from the sun. The battle with Icingdeath and the 4E-like creative use of terrain to kill it. Even Bruenor's creation of <em>Aegis-Fang</em> (such a stupid name) was a revelation at a time when D&D was so mired in Gygaxian impotence when it came to magic item creation.</p><p></p><p>And his understanding of drow society as revealed in <em>Homeland</em> was almost perfect. Yeah, he has had some big wins as an author, IMO.</p><p></p><p>He also strikes me as a really decent guy who appreciates his fans. So none of my comments are personal barbs; they are aimed purely at his work from the perspective of my own subjective opinion and taste. YMMV.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What makes you think it would be awesome? I mean, seriously?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scrivener of Doom, post: 6517384, member: 87576"] I would bitch and moan about the bits I didn't like because, IMO, they were worth bitching and moaning over. And if it involved superfluous apostrophes, inappropriate real world names, and brain-damaged dwarves with speech impediments then I am certain those bits I would be pinning on him for quite obvious reasons.... Are you sure you understand what the word [I]dishonest[/I] means? Whenever I have offered my opinion of RAS's writing I have explained [I]honestly[/I] why I don't like it. Anyway, if you consider my post to be petty sniping there is a little ignore button on the left: use it. :) Oh, and what do I like about his writing style now? Nothing. His combat scenes were revolutionary when [I]Crystal Shard[/I] was first released; I lost interest in them about six books later when they seemed to devolve, like much of the rest of his writing, into a parody of his earlier work. But I love [I]Crystal Shard[/I]. That's one of my guilty pleasures. The idea of the [I]Crystal Shard[/I] itself: an artefact of evil that draws its power from the sun. The battle with Icingdeath and the 4E-like creative use of terrain to kill it. Even Bruenor's creation of [I]Aegis-Fang[/I] (such a stupid name) was a revelation at a time when D&D was so mired in Gygaxian impotence when it came to magic item creation. And his understanding of drow society as revealed in [I]Homeland[/I] was almost perfect. Yeah, he has had some big wins as an author, IMO. He also strikes me as a really decent guy who appreciates his fans. So none of my comments are personal barbs; they are aimed purely at his work from the perspective of my own subjective opinion and taste. YMMV. What makes you think it would be awesome? I mean, seriously? [/QUOTE]
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