Bran RPG editionprevious thread: >>217760015
Maekar the Macelet
Sleepy Daeron Waters
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>>217766866holy shit they actually learned their lesson from thrones and have a realistic looking bludgeoning weapon
I cant wait to read winds of winter in 2030
Robert Baratheon was a Blackfyre
Is the guy who said Aegon V was going to sacrifice a baby for dragons but Dunk kills him first basing it on anything?
>>217766983It’s likely given the all the hints
>>217766973>Robert>jet black hair >blue eyes >massive buildYeah definitely a Blackfyre you fucking retard
>>217766983This is basically what we know about the Tragedy of Summerhall:>Summerhall's maester Corso sent a letter before his death, describing the tragedy, but a mishap led to ink blotting out much of the information:the blood of the dragon gathered in one …… seven eggs, to honor the seven gods, though the king's own septon had warned …… pyromancers …… wild fire …… flames grew out of control … towering … burned so hot that …… died, but for the valor of the Lord Comman …
>>217766983Egg's fall to madness could be very kino. The toxic mixture of "I'm doing this for the people" "the Targaryens our their saviors" could justify anything in his mind
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>>217767015I just always assumed that line meant Dunk played firefighter and carried passed out people outside until he finally collapsed from smoke inhalation or something
1st for Rohanne Weber
>>217767101There's a lot of ways the story could go. But we won't know until the fat man WRITES THE FUCING BOOKS
>>217767146Dolly Little?
>>217766790Reminder that marital sex is not rape
Its kinda obvious that GRRM put civil wars, plagues, summerhall etc to cull the targaryen line otherwise it would have so many cadet branches like real royals do.
>>217767203Meanwhile, in the North....
>>217766983only death can pay for life, what could you possibly kill that you love so much it would make the sun rise againAegon needed dragons
>>217767203The cadet branch rebelled
My King.....
>>217767269Heath Ledger?
>>217767185Another example of christians being disgusting animals
Is the nights watch an all you can eat situation in the books Sam and Jon seem to stroll into the dining room whenever they happen to be hungry, at least in the summertime
>>217766866>Sigil as two legsNo wonder GURM loves this show
Humiliation ritual
>Don't fucking scream at me you dumbfuck you>look at you with your stupid crown, fucking 48% body fat>and you, you scrawny albino one eyed bastard>fuck you guys
>there are anons right now unironically shitting on the incredibly comfy kino that is akotskngmi
>>217766866IT'S COLD SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT SHRIVELED!
>>217767384
Tumblr is obsessed with asoiaf Targaryan lore because they love the "special superpeople" trope usually present in fantasy. These people will find some random Targ shitter George mentions once and base their entire personality around them. They haven't read the books or even watched the show but are obsessed with Targs. Just check out the hotd fangirls it's nothing but fangirl shit about their favorite incestuous Targ.
>>217767473Tumblr's been doing that with different franchises for like two decades at this point.Have they started making Targ OCs, and shipping them with other characters?
>>217767491Go to archiveofourown.org and be drowned in cancer
>>217767511>Go to GoT category>second fic is Arya x Aegon IVlmfao
>>217767511Whenever Anons claim women can't have autism I just point them at AO3
>>217767473isn't tumblr full of leftists? How do they cope with the fact Valyrians are basically magic nazis?
new tat, what do you think?
>>217767491>Have they started making Targ OCs, and shipping them with other characters?Literally yes. They love shipping themselves with Aemond
>>217767619DA KING IN DA NORF
>the only kingdom to shoot down a dragon>was never conquered>only joined the fold with marriage>gets to keep the prince/princess title>has better perks than the rest of the kingdomwhy did gurm give Dorne so much plot armor bros? seeing all this, it makes sense why so many people sided with the Blackfyres
You know what we call Tagaryens in the Reachz Dunk? Mushrooms, because they have no roots here, they just sprung up one day and many of them are poisonous.
>>217767511Barely any gay shit... if this is cancer then other fanbases have it terminal
>>217767511I personally enjoy fics of ole Bobby B living the good life
Haha right? Only a community of losers would ever obsess over a Targ….
>>217767720Anyone watch Ponies?
>Ugghh those chickens aren’t sitting right, better wash it down with some more arbor gold
>>217767399Yeah they pretty much nailed it so far except for a few minor details
You know what, Baelor, I apologize for my rudeness. Come, brother, let us enjoy a couple of nice cold Fossoway Ciders™.
2nd for Rohanne Webber
>>217767856dude is this a child
>obligatory talking about fisting men's asses scene to fill HBO's vulgarity quota
>>217767399they ruined several key scenes so far. the shittiest one being the Baelor scene. it doesn't make sense even in show canon.
>>217767539>Arya x Aegon IVkino
>>217767856Nigga this is cringe
>>217767935literally could have been about anything else too. like if she was a cripple who was really good at handies it wouldnt have changed a thing.
Gods i wish they’d all lived long enough for Robb to pimp that bitch Catelyn out and make her marry someone for a political gain
>>217767167dolly little
>>217767975Catelyn Bolton, Lady of the Dreadfort.
>>217766790Can someone explain to me, why was Dorne the hardest kingdom to conquer? They had the smallest population, which was heavily concentrated in Sunspear, if Sunspear fall the entire population is fucked because they would have no other choice but too go die in the desert. They also are by far the closest kingdom to Essos geographically speaking. Shouldnt all this make it easier to conquer them?
>>217767856she has a single long braid
>>217767185And even beyond that. Her body her choice. She chose to marry the bastard of the man who killed her brother. No one forced her to go in there with no plan at all, swear by the old gods to form a union with the man, and then honor those sacred vows by spreading her legs for him in her father's bed, night after night after night. Again, she was of age, and she chose that life.
>>217767975lord Walder Frey would be the best option.just imagine the kino chapters
>>217767619How do you get your calves shaped like that?
>>217768021they were the feminist kingdom. they had to win.anyway, they have caves with fish no one knows about and they're all extremely loyal so no one snitched about the caves to any invader because they love their feminist laws so much.
>>217768021>why was Dorne the hardest kingdom to conquerit wasn't hard to conquer, it was hard to hold, basically they'd all go fremen on your ass and hide in caves in the sands underneath that awful sun, do horrid forms of terror attakcs and torture and send assassins, and they will never turn on each other either, eventually you'd just want to give up
>>217768059eat clen and tren hard
>>217767935>Implying that wasn't incredibly kinoMurder all puritanical Gen Z morons
>>217768161it was disgustingt. millennial boomer
>>217767146>>217767167>>217767983my wife
>>217766903Not only that, the armor are SOLID
Cut out the shit scene Cut out the dick scene Cut out the prostitutes scenes Cut out the fingering song dialogue Cut out alot of the scenes of Lionel being homosexual Mash it all together into a movie Boom kino
>>217768189Life is disgusting, grow up or stop watching R18+ shows
>>217768319Agreed, this show needed trigger warnings at the very least
>>217768309>the armor are SOLIDnot really. it only holds up at first glance.
>>217768319>cut all the good stuff>make it a chud show for the 11 weirdos who hate women and vibrant diversity
I kind of thought the dick scene was going to play into a larger joke like thats the only reason anyone remembers him but it turned out to just be a random dick joke
>>217768370oh come off it ser anon, it's stylistic yes but you msut admit it does offer decent protection in comparison to at least most of the armors we have seen from hbo's rapings of the source material
>>217768319>Cut out alot of the scenes of Lionel being homosexualwhere?
>>217768452it looks like plastic. i don't mind fantasy armors.
>me two drinks after promising not to discuss politics
>>217768161don't be a poofter
>>217766983The only baby at the time had to be Rhaegar, but he wasn't yet born. Unless it didn't have to be a targaryen baby?
>>217767146/videos/684493/dolly-little-school-girl-fun/ on epawg
This tree ain't real
what would Egg think of Hess?
>>217768490that's cause it's matte
>>217768073>they will never turn on each other eitherDidn't they kill their own ruler though? The sand sisters or some shit?
>>217768319What about the minorities? Aren't they as egregiously present as I've been led to believe?
>>217766885>Gets stabbed to death by his father figure and lad who he named a son after.Don't listen to dragon dreams, let the girls at the feast flirt with you.
>>217766983Yes they are basing it on basic story development.What is the most climatic ending to a knight and a squire growing into a Kingsguard and a King?The betrayal of an oath to the man for the oath of the realm.
This actually looks good
sansa wasn't raped though. she performed her wifely duties for her lord husband.
>>217768684Just on the show but theres a fair amount of conniving in the books. I think they just mean that literally anywhere else, like what happened in the Riverlands, you’d just bribe a bunch of ambitious middling lords to side with you by giving them the lands and titles of the upper reaches of the nobility and it defeats the whole “entire society operating as one big underground and abandoning civilization just to fuck with you”. But for some reason that can’t happen in Dorne just because the dornish are so mysterious and dangerous
>>217767399If Ep3 didn't sell people on the series, the last scene with the reveal being infront of a large fucking group of people, then they just can't enjoy what KotSK is going for.I still am annoyed at the GoT theme being played to Dunk shitting and the general crudeness of it all but damn it E3 wasn't great all around.
>>217767299thats actually one of the few based things about christianity (too bad no practicing christian denomination today actually teaches that or takes it seriously, much like the stuff in 2 Timothy about not letting women tteach or have authority over a man)
>>217768655then they should have made it shiny instead
>>217768684that's show shit, but what i mean is that the dornish will never turn on each other when being attacked by a foreign invasion, all their beefs with each other die the moment they see white people trying to conquer them, they will always choose dorne, even their own rivals over a targaryen because at least it's a dornish person
>>217768766The whole "oh this series isn't about big political things, so therefore defecation" premise is stupid and is an example of Hollywood really shitting on you, the goycattle.What this series actually needs is an opening crawl that's like a bunch of artistic scenes of peasants or lower class arts and crafts and progressively you get more knight stuff until finally it closes with a perhaps distant image of Egg's coronation or something, which sells the whole theme of this much better.
>>217767938no they didn't preston, you are just autistic
>>217768790it would probably look even more like plastic
>>217767399The music is bad.
>>217768820>What this series actually needs is an opening crawlnigga the episodes are like 20 minutes fuck your opening
>>217768820See I agree with you but I'd hold off on Egg being coordinated until after his reveal happens.Have the first season opener building up to a squire being knighted, it's illusionary to Dunk become Cpt of the Guard, but then oh shit once we know who Egg is the opener transitions into his coronation before the High Spetium.It's not as if we have the rest of the books leading to that happening but I'd rather not spoil the future for none book readers.
>>217768882>oh no, one more minute
>>217768872the music is pretty good though wdymhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1HiKCwwTzo&list=RDa1HiKCwwTzo&start_radio=1
>>217768884What I'm saying is at the end you hint at it. You show a bunch of peasant stuff, you show some knight shields, and then finally you get a kingly image and it's this mysterious figure who is of course Egg.And the show already spoiled it with the fortune teller. Spoiled fucking everything, as if this won't get another season.
>>217768021Just accept it's the way it went down, that it could have went down another way but it just didn't.If I keep speculating to understand this stuff I start becoming a schizophrenic /pol/lack trying to dissect how leftist GRRM is or maybe it's due to his 80's libprog memes about Afghanistan being the graveyard of empires or something.But all of that is bunk, it's just how he wrote it because it had to be written some way. If it was written the other way we'd be asking why they weren't harder to conquer. Why is Robb 14 years old? There is no rational answer.
>>217768910Oh I'm following along with your vision of it anon.In my verison of it it's all shit paper drawn images of shit that happens but shown vague enough, a spider drowning, a lone hero charging an enemy horde, a bald boy kneel with a glowing halo above it, all done in rough paper sketches.But the show is destined for fourteen seasons as told by IMG or whatever site.
>>217768836kek
>>217768934He's 14 because it makes the drugged sex hotter.What are you a faggot who doesn't actually get what 80's libprog was all about?
>>217768953>Look Dany, I know you're only 13 but you should probably let one of your tits out. It would be racist not to. You don't want to be a racist, do you?>O-ok Jorah
>>217768910they should hire you, lol
>>217768823preston is a faggot but you're more of a faggot than preston for defending shit that doesn't make sense.
>>217768963Don't cum then it's not rape.Sorry you are worldly enough to not understand this basic concept white hair.
>>217768966Wtf is 80’s libprog, just hating anything Reagan does?
>>217768811I can see the Yronwoods betraying the Martells to get their title as the premier house of dorne again
>>217768984thanks for the (you)
>>217767399Im mad about how Dunk found Baelor but otherwise its on par with S1 of GOT for me
>>217769233>zesty Baratheonno
>>217766983>kill the boy
>>217768059You don't skip leg day.
>>217768625>wHaT iF rHaEnYs CaMe ThRoUgH tHe FlOoR oN a DrAgOn?!>wHaT iF rHaEnYrA aNd MySaRiA kIsSeD oUt Of NoWhErE?!>wHaT iF rHaEnYrA aNd AlLiCeNt MaDe Up AnD rAn OfF tO eSsOs?!
>>217768021>Can someone explain to me, why was Dorne the hardest kingdom to conquer?They are Afghanistan
do people still think egg has cancer or do they finally understand?
>>217769339yeah but im confused, i didn't think targaryens could get cancer
>>217769359must be from huffing those volcanic fumes on dragonstone
>>217769359kek
>>217769339He's young Varys bro. It's just subterfuge.
>>217769339Egg is a skinhead. He just doesn't like 'em Black(fyre) folk.
>>217769359>>217769386It's true though. I've read FaB like 5 times at least I couldn't name any Targ who died from other reasons besides old age. giving birth or accident or in battle.
>>217766790IS IT DUNKDAY YETFUCKWHY DID THEY HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD SHOW
>>217768021they aren't timmycels but real men
>>217768021They are like Dune Fremen or Afghani Taliban. When invaded they hide in secret hideouts in the desert. They never even show up for battle. The Westerosi marched in, found the cities empty, took up shop in the castles and set up local governors. When the armies marched back north, the governors and their guards all got murdered by assassins and you were back to square one.The only thing that really hurt them were the Aegon I dragon attacks. He straight up nuked some cities, but that was also abandoned when the Dornish shot down one of his dragons (and his sister-wife).
>>217769339people get so upset when I keep telling them he has cancer, that's its a big part of the plot they're missing
>>217767203Seemed realistic given how many dynasties at least in the male line ended up going extinct like with the Karlings, Cerdicings, Merovingians and House of Normandy to name a few. Sometime people just die.
Is it kino?
>>217769868dunk?only kino they've shat out in over a decadecomfy kino, bring some cider
>>217769868It's good so far. Too early to tell if it's kino.
>>217769741Aerys I???
>>217769868no. it's better than hotd but still worse than season 1 GoT. maybe it's season 4 equivalent because a key scene so far doesn't make sense in the show so far like Asha goung to the Dreadfort.
>>217769868Pretty good so far, it's kinda like a Knights Tale. They'll probably fuck it up while adapting the other novellas but that'll be next season.
>>217769896>a key scene so far doesn't make sense in the show so farOkay, I bite. Which one?
>>217768500>"now let me tell you about the maesters Duncan"
>>217769947The one where they’re eating breakfast sandwiches of course
>>217769868so far yes but we are nearing the middle/end so jury is still out
>>217769891Oh forgot about him, I thought he died by natural means. So he's the first Targ death who died from illness or we're counting supernatural ones like that one daughter whose dragon went to Valyria and came back with a bad case of worms or something.
>>217769359Magic cancer
>>217769998Aerys I's death was a mystery (bloodraven poisoned him)valarr and jaeharys II died of fevers
>>217770017>valarr and jaeherysAt the risk of sounding like a BFS, can we chalk this to their inferior Dornish genes.
>Dunk>Egg>Lyonel>Baelor>Raymun>Plummer>Steely Pate>Gwin>the two prostitutes>the stable boy in episode 1Why are there so many likable characters in this show, even the unnamed ones?
This is an indigenous African man btw
>>217770096>>the stable boy in episode 1does he know?
>>217770096the innkeeper sidelining as a seer is pretty chill desu
>>217770109?
>>217770057>can we chalk this to their inferior Dornish genes.i concur
>>217770113the inkeeper is bloodraven
The innkeeper is Varys
>>217770143the tip of my penis is inside your anus
so sick of carrying this house
>>217769868It's okay. People always get caught up in the excitement and hype up shows more than they deserve when they're new.
>>217767146Sorry, you're too late.
>>217767938>they ruined several key scenes so farAgreed, not to mention filming most of it in the dark.
>>217767637>was never conqueredGurm is a dumbass.
>>217767856Still too late.
>>217769947meeting Baelor and adding all the Baratheon show only scenes.in the book, he goes to tell plummer, who is expecting him, that the Dondarion lord won't vouch for him and stumbles on the Targaryens without realizing who they are and particularly doesn't recognize Baelor until the very end so he kneels and stumbles.in the show, he sees them riding into the castle and deliberately chases after them and sneaks in. plummer is not expecting him so it's retarded that they kept the lifted dialogue from the book without change. especially having Baelor saying they are the intruders.>It came to Dunk that he had walked in on something that he ought never have heard. I had best go and come back later, when they are done, he decided. But it was already too late. The prince with the silvery beard suddenly took note of him. “Who are you, and what do you mean by bursting in on us?” he demanded harshly. “He is the knight that our good steward was expecting,” the seated man said, smiling at Dunk in a way that suggested he had been aware of him all the time. “You and I are the intruders here, brother. Come closer, ser.” Dunk edged forward, uncertain what was expected of him. He looked at Plummer, but got no help there. The pinch-faced steward who had been so forceful yesterday now stood silent, studying the stones of the floor. “My lords,” he said, “I asked Ser Manfred Dondarrion to vouch for me so I might enter the lists, but he refuses. He says he knows me not. Ser Arlan served him, though, I swear it. I have his sword and shield, I—” “A shield and a sword do not make a knight,” declared Lord Ashford, a big bald man with a round red face. “Plummer has spoken to me of you. Even if we accept that these arms belonged to this Ser Arlan of Pennytree, it may well be that you found him dead and stole them. Unless you have some better proof of what you say, some writing or—” “I remember Ser Arlan of Pennytree,” the man in the high seat said quietly.
>>217770109that's the joke
>>217770295Seems kinda minor to be honest familia.
>>217770295This is such a fucking nitpick if we compare this mistake to anything in hotd or game of thrones Jesus christ
>>217770273>>Gurm is a dumbass.
>>217770295Thats really not impactful at all
>>217770295>“He never won a tourney that I know, but he never shamed himself either. At King’s Landing sixteen years ago, he overthrew Lord Stokeworth and the Bastard of Harrenhal in the melee, and many years before at Lannisport he unhorsed the Grey Lion himself. The lion was not so grey then, to be sure.” “He told me about that, many a time,” said Dunk. The tall man studied him. “Then you will remember the Grey Lion’s true name, I have no doubt.” For a moment there was nothing in Dunk’s head at all. A thousand times the old man had told that tale, a thousand times, the lion, the lion, his name, his name, his name . . . He was near despair when suddenly, it came. “Ser Damon Lannister!” he shouted. “The Grey Lion! He’s Lord of Casterly Rock now.” “So he is,” said the tall man pleasantly, “and he enters the lists on the morrow.” He rattled the sheaf of papers in his hand. “How can you possibly remember some insignificant hedge knight who chanced to unhorse Damon Lannister sixteen years ago?” said the prince with the silver beard, frowning. “I make it a practice to learn all I can of my foes.” “Why would you deign to joust with a hedge knight?” “It was nine years past, at Storm’s End. Lord Baratheon held a hastilude to celebrate the birth of a grandson. The lots made Ser Arlan my opponent in the first tilt. We broke four lances before I finally unhorsed him. “Seven,” insisted Dunk, “and that was against the Prince of Dragonstone!” No sooner were the words out than he wanted them back. Dunk the lunk, thick as a castle wall, he could hear the old man chiding. “So it was.” The prince with the broken nose smiled gently. “Tales grow in the telling, I know. Do not think ill of your old master, but it was four lances only, I fear.” Dunk was grateful that the hall was dim; he knew his ears were red. “My lord.” No, that’s wrong too. “Your Grace.” He fell to his knees and lowered his head. “As you say, four, I meant no . . . I never . . . The old man, Ser Arlan, he
>>217770367>“My lord.” No, that’s wrong too. “Your Grace.” He fell to his knees and lowered his head. “As you say, four, I meant no . . . I never . . . The old man, Ser Arlan, he used to say I was thick as a castle wall and slow as an aurochs.” “And strong as an aurochs, by the look of you,” said Baelor Breakspear. “No harm was done, ser. Rise.” Dunk got to his feet, wondering if he should keep his head down or if he was allowed to look a prince in the face. I am speaking with Baelor Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone, Hand of the King, and heir apparent to the Iron Throne of Aegon the Conqueror. What could a hedge knight dare say to such a person? “Y-you gave him back his horse and armor and took no ransom, I remember,” he stammered. “The old—Ser Arlan, he told me you were the soul of chivalry, and that one day the Seven Kingdoms would be safe in your hands.” “Not for many a year still, I pray,” Prince Baelor said. “No,” said Dunk, horrified. He almost said, I didn’t mean that the king should die, but stopped himself in time. “I am sorry, m’lord. Your Grace, I mean.” Belatedly he recalled that the stocky man with the silver beard had addressed Prince Baelor as brother. He is blood of the dragon as well, damn me for a fool. He could only be Prince Maekar, the youngest of King Daeron’s four sons. Prince Aerys was bookish and Prince Rhaegel mad, meek, and sickly. Neither was like to cross half the realm to attend a tourney, but Maekar was said to be a redoubtable warrior in his own right, though ever in the shadow of his eldest brother.
>>217770331>>217770341>whole dialogue scene when meeting the next king not making sense in-show is minorBaelor is shown to be retarded.Dunk is shown as a conniving schemer instead of an oaf.>>217770359no u
>>217770295I get where you are coming from, but delaying the reveal of who the Targaryens are is a pointless non-mystery. It works for books because of limited perspectives and non-omniscient POVs, but you can't do that in a visual medium. Or if you do, the audience is going to either figure it out immediately and wonder why Dunk doesn't get it, or they won't figure it out and wonder who the fuck these people are and why they should care.TV audiences are dumb, and this is a case where cutting to the chase works better.
>>217770481you're missing the point. they should've changed the dialogue too. i don't mind the show and the book being different.
>>217768625Half a horse
Ooo, grape salsa is a sleeper hit —sweet, tangy, a little savory. Here’s a super fresh, crowd-pleasing version you can tweak easily.Fresh Grape SalsaIngredients2 cups red or black seedless grapes, finely chopped¼ cup red onion, very finely diced1 small jalapeño, minced (remove seeds for less heat)¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional but great)Zest of 1 lime2–3 tbsp fresh lime juice1–2 tbsp olive oilSalt to tasteFreshly ground black pepper, to tasteOptional add-ins (pick your vibe)1 tbsp honey or agave (if your grapes aren’t super sweet)¼ cup diced cucumber for extra crunch2 tbsp crumbled feta or queso fresco for a savory twistA pinch of chili powder or Tajín for a Mexican-style kick InstructionsChop the grapes finely—smaller pieces = better salsa texture.In a bowl, mix grapes, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro.Add lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.Taste and adjust: more lime for tang, salt for balance, honey for sweetness.Chill for 15–30 minutes to let the flavors mingle.How to serve itWith cinnamon sugar tortilla chipsOn grilled chicken or fishOver pork tacos As a topper for cream cheese + crackersIf you want, I can give you a spicy version, a fruitier dessert-style salsa, or one that pairs perfectly with seafood.
>>217770666Satanic
Not all changes from the books are bad
>>217770666thanks satan
>>217770751tyrion being a drunken fool is good
>>217770295>>217770438I agree that this scene made Dunk more proactive when he shouldn't but it really doesn't put the show on S4 tier, it's still S1 tier in terms of faithfulness. You niggas and especially pr*ston are overblowing this shit.
>>217770751disgusting art desu senpai
>>217770751where is this from
>>217768786>(too bad no practicing christian denomination today actually teaches that or takes it seriously, much like the stuff in 2 Timothy about not letting women tteach or have authority over a man)You unfamiliar with the christcuck debatelord scene? There are definitely denominations that preach that
>>217770796The graphic novels.
>>217770796Graphic novels by Dynamite
>>217770904did the artist want me to jerk off?
>>217770916Catelyn is fucking hot and young and naked in those graphic novels btw
>>217768702there's a mutt playing the puppeteer love interest, but i'm pretty sure she's a mutt in the short story as well, though i can't even remember her name so im not sure.but no, minorities aren't taking up space so far.
>>217767797kek
>>217771129the puppeter is dornish, in the comic shes kinda middle eastern
>>217771159>have the chance to cast a hispanic or middle eastern woman for diversity points>cast a black woman because those give more pointsI get it now, it's like a game
>>217768021they're slightly browner and martin loves that all the in-universe explanations are retarded BS
>>217770438>Dunk is shown as a conniving schemer instead of an oaf.It doesn't really take a "conniving schemer" to get the idea to talk to the highest ranking person directly. He didn't do it in the books because he was too timid. Show Dunk takes more risks, he's still an oaf.Arguably it was a pretty dumb move, because if Baelor says no to Dunk, then that's a definite no and Dunk lost any chance to participate. Nobody would risk pissing off the crown prince.>Baelor is shown to be retarded.Why is he retarded for saying they are guests there? It's a way to make his brother calm down.And while Dunk behaved suspiciously in the way he snuk around, he did have legitimate business with the game master.
>>217771159>comicwho gives a fuck
someone who knows about medieval history explain why below the salt is a thing? why the fuck would salt be expensive? you go to the sea you collect sea water ina bucket, you put it out in the sun to evaporate, hey presto you've got salt
>>217771316Don't reply to me then you knuckle dragger
>>217771318Google's AI says:>Salt was incredibly valuable in ancient times primarily becauseit was the only reliable method for preserving food—essential for surviving winter or famine, transporting goods, and supporting armies.>Labor-Intensive Production: Despite being in the ocean, extracting, transporting, and producing high-quality salt in large quantities was dangerous and labor-intensive.
>>217771318Sea salt was more difficult to collect in abundance compared to rock salt, and the demand for salt was immense.
>>217767619Mirin' calves
....semoc eH
>>217771342I guess that makes sense
>>217770666Based. Fuckin' saved.
>without you i'm a silhouette
>>217768059The magic of horse steroids
Holy shit just binged ep3, That little boy (can't remember his name) is a Targaryen?Did anyone see this coming?
>>217771674Since 1998, yes
>>217771867Lmao sick ai art, can you do a prompt of the joust where the horse gets speared through the neck? That'd look cool, same art style
Anyone heard any rumours about what really happened at the Red Wedding?
>>217772056whats with this pretending to be retarded shit?
>>217772056
>>21776739990% kino10% bino
>>217772080It's been said before but 4chan breeds this mentality of saying retarded shit for attention. Average posts are ignored and only the best shining gems or literal retard mouthbreather shit is warranted a response. Since making gems is impossible for most people they get into the cycle of just saying retarded shit for the (You) rush
>>217772114ai slop
This episode was very cute and made me feel nice
>>217766983>>217767015Now I'm curious if the ritual would have worked if followed through. Danny did it without any baby sacrifice.
>a hedge knight with no jousting experience>a man with broken legs>an old man man with one eye>raymun mogged apple>jewsburyHow did they even win this? Lyonel and Baelor are carrying this team
>>217772144yea good point
>>217772145
>>217772188dany's entire thing was a mess of blood magic, firs the magi killed the horse and makes danys baby a monster in the womb to "save" drogo, then dany burns drogo with the magi being used as a sacrifice with the 3 dragon eggs on the pyre while the comet is overhead then walked into the fire herself, its a combination of many things that made it work
Why did Ashford's major do I approach Dunk>hey so we need you to beat our good jousting guy so we can rig the fightBut Dunk is already trying to beat the jousting guy, by default, that's the point of joustingHe even tells him he's just asking him to do what he was going to do anyway, so why ask
>>217771318The work has to be done by hand, and there is only horses for the fastest travel on land. Even if you can find rock salt, mining it is hard manual labor. There are no steel tools, just iron that breaks down more easily. Miners die young from the dust. Try collecting salt from seawater on your own sometime, you can spend your entire lifetime doing it and never get enough salt to feed yourself for more than 5 of those years. In the Medieval world, the places where it is easy to get salt are so far away it takes years to travel round trip for it.>>217770350This, Dorne is a barren peninsula with an insurgent population. The reason empires tried to conquer Afghanistan is secure the fastest trade route over land. They always fail because the natives have no interest in being subjugated by outsiders, and there is only enough economy for 1 party, so the natives choose themselves in the zero sum game. Dorne is impossible to conquer by force, but if Dorne is always a foreign country then all your shipping routes are at risk that your ports strangle. Keeping Dorne as a foreign country also is a massive waste of resources because the southern kingdoms, The Reach and Stormlands, keep losing men and food to warring with Dorne instead of paying the king better tax and levies.Gurm is of course sucking off Dorne as an analogue for Afghanistan, but even today Afghanistan is independent and does whatever the fuck it wants because every empire rolls in, acts like they win, then leaves with no permanent change to the land. Turns out it's better that way because it's a bunch of space that denies superpowers any projection.
>>217767399>some faggot and a little kidso it's just mandalorian rehash by gurrm?
>>217767906That's a man actually (also they're like 40)
>>217766790IQ CHECK POLL:Where should the next adaptation beA- Aegon's conquestB- First Long NightC- Robert's RebellionD- Original story in a far region (Asshai, Yiti, Sothoryos, etc...)
>>217772211the challengers can freely challenge any of the 5 "defenders", the steward didn't know who Dunk planned on challenging
>>217772211Rigged betting scheme.
>>217772244A has no stakesB leads up to cringe GOT finale where ninja Arya destroys all the Others by one-shotting Night KingD would basically be HBO's fanfiction with ASOIAF name attached to itLet's be honest, C is the only valid answer
>>217767399>MY YUMMY CASHGRAB SLOP I CANT WAIT TO WATCH IT FOR 16 SEASONS LIKE THE FALLOUT SHOW YUMMY YUMMY MORE CONTENT FOR A PIGGIE
>>217772211It didn't make any sense to me neither. Would have been different if they asked him to take a dive in exchange for some money or something. >You know that guy you intend to beat? Yeah, it'd be cool if you didWhere's the moral conflict?
>>217772288how do they know who he's going to challenge?
I wish Alice 3 fingers used her 3 fingers on me if you know what I mean
>>217772196they win because aerion yields and retracts his accusation against dunk
>>217772196the plan is for baelor to attack the kingsguard, they won't fight back just defend themselves so potentially baelor can hold up 3 all by himself
>>217772211>>217772288Andro Ashford is the local favorite and a skilled jouster.the weakest champion on the field would be Prince Valarr if you wanted an easier winDunk could have challenged any of the 5 champions.Plummer is telling him to pick Androw(A match they both know he has near zero chance of winning) and promising that Androw will throw the match. Dunk gets a garunteed prize in the form of Androw's ransom and Plummer/House Ashford gets to make their money back with the rigged betThe show really fucked up by n ot explaining how the champion/challenger system works.
>>217772303At that point Dunk hasn't decided yet so it shouldn't matter much to him. Plus he entered the tournament in search for fame and fortune which he can acvomplish by unhorsing whomever. The major approached the subject with more shsadyness than needed, but Dunk acting like he's facing a moral conundrum is overreacting. Plus, if they suggested him a rival with the intent of Dunk winning, that's because they think Dunk has a chance, so it's good news to him.At best it's a weak moral conflict if there's one to begin with.
>>217772488they need him to challenge andro, if he doesn't the scheme doesn't work, I don't understand how you aren't getting this
>>217772487>promising that Androw will throw the match.Fuck, missed that. Disregard what I said.
>>217772515See >>217772527Missed the part where Androw was supposed to throw the match. Makes sense now.
>>217766983Well, it's confirmed that sorcery was involved (even Barristan himself confirms it), the septon was very much against whatever was planned there, and Egg had gathered his family there to celebrate the upcoming birth of his grandson. It is also known Egg was convinced that having dragon nukes would solve all his ruling problems. Given what we know about blood magic, the baby - and probably not just the baby - blood sacrifice theory sounds like the most likely explanation. ASOS>Did we learn nothing from Aerion Brightfire, from the nine mages, from the alchemists? Did we learn nothing from Summerhall? No good has ever come from these dreams of dragons. Barristan (ADWD)>And because that unlikely monarch had himself followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies where he might have had fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and grief.TWOIAF>In the fateful year 259 AC, the king summoned many of those closest to him to Summerhall, his favorite castle, there to celebrate the impending birth of his first great-grandchild, a boy later named Rhaegar, to his grandson Aerys and granddaughter Rhaella, the children of Prince Jaehaerys.>It is unfortunate that the tragedy that transpired at Summerhall left very few witnesses alive, and those who survived would not speak of it.
I know one bookfag irl and she ships Arya with the Hound
>>217772583She sounds like a perfect candidate to join /got/hotd/dunk/
>>217767299Saaar, please put down the poop and step away from your young sister
>>217772583>The Hound is in the filesfk me
>>217772583she's a freak for sure, ask her if she's a bad pusy fan
>>217769741>>217769998Off the top of my head, and I'm probably missing a bunch:>all the Targs who died in the Spring Sickness>Jaehaerys' daughter Magelle died of greyscale>book Vizzy T died of diabetes>Aegon III died of tuberculosis >Jaehaerys's son Baelor got appendicitis>Jaehaerys's sister Daenerys died of the Shivers>Visenya probably had cancer>Maekar survived smallpox>Daenerys catches dysentery in ADWD
>>217772738>>217769741Death in childbirth was usually caused by infection, too.
I'm sorry but why do the ashfords needs Duncan's acceptance again?They can just tell Androw to throw the match regardless of Duncan's agreement
Jaime was a better knight than Selmybut you faggots arent ready for that conversation
>>217767783Yeah, it’s pretty good.
>>217772934To stack the odds.>Androw, a very competent knight, facees a fucking nobody who can't afford a proper belt to hokd his sword>odds are a gazillion to one in favor of Androw>the Ashfords secretly bet gainst him>Androw throws the joust>Ashfords make bankIt doesn't work if the odds aren't stacked i.e. a joust between more equally competent fighters and they asdumed Dunk would jump at the prospect of a much needed guaranteed win.
>>217772934They don't need Dunk but he's such an underdog that nobody will bet on him. Worse odds=bigger payout.
>>217772934Because Dunk has to challenge AndrowDunk is the challenger. The plot doesnt work if Dunk just challenges someone else, and they cant just give him an opponent by force
>>217773019And it'd be suspicious for Androw to challenge a nobody like Dunk
>>217772934how is it possible to be this stupid, I don't fucking get it, how?
>>217772994That scene is even more goofy than what your webm alone implies.
>>217772994That scene was so goofy. Why did they use CGI skellingtons instead of regular zombies (extras)?
>>217766790rape status?
>>217766866Do normalfags actually think this is unrealistic and not the fucking Tom & Jerry mallets from GoT?
>Targaryens are at the tournaments to make friends in the weakened position they are in>Aerion starts by stabbing a horse and almost causing a popular revolt>Ends the night by torturing an actressWhat the FUCK was his problem?
>>217773087I fell from me horse and hit me head in the last joust (I didn't know Androw is one of 5 champions and thus has to be challenged and can't challenge Dunk himself, its really that simple)
>>217773123He was a Targshit
>>217773123
>>217773123He's got god complex and thinks he's a literal dragon.
>>217773123just targ things
>>217773151even if he could androw challenging an unknown and then losing would look sus as all fuck
>>217773123Hes a targ fucking shit its in their incestuous cunt nature to act this way.
Could someone edit Jake Lloyd to be wearing Targaryan or Blackfyre regalia? It's insulting that after three shows that the best armor we've gotten is Power Rangers slop.
Kinda wish I could finish on a targ's wife tits, desu.
>>217773334Fuck my dumb ass, Harry Loyd*.
>>217767428i unironically thought this was Plummer
>>217773343That's what Aemon the Dragonknight had to do with Naerys.
>>217773223Is he the one that drinks wildfire?
>>217773422Yep.
>>217773343That's your sister you sick fuck!
>>217773334It peaked with S1-2 Loras'.
>>217771325there's the short stories and now the tv show. comics are for retards and mouth breathers.
>>217773422Correct, and he’s forever remembered as a loser and a worthless piece of shit.>”Aerion the Monstrous?" Jon knew that name. "The Prince Who Thought He Was a Dragon" was one of Old Nan's more gruesome tales. His little brother Bran had loved it.>”The very one, though he named himself Aerion Brightflame. One night, in his cups, he drank a jar of wildfire, after telling his friends it would transform him into a dragon, but the gods were kind and it transformed him into a corpse.”
>>217773681MY MOUTHTHE BLOOD OF THE DRAGON DOES NOTHING
>>217766790Horrifically? It was just some pretty basic rape.
>>217773681>but the gods were kind and it transformed him into a corpse.Kek. Raymun Fossoway approved.
>>217769765I’m ready to get hurt again, that cute jewess in the BTS actually cares about the story and not her fanfic or politics.
>>217769868It's kino now but in typical modern day television fashion will jump the shark in a season or two. I'm calling it right now.
>>217773817To be fair, this is smaller scale and more self contained than big long plotlines like got and hotd, so even if it shits the bed in season 2, the first season will remain rewatchable standalone
>>217773422I forgot he was that crazy one>And Aerion... I remember, when I was little, he used to come into my bedchamber at night and put his knife between my legs. He had too many brothers, he'd say, maybe one night he'd make me his sister, then he could marry me. He threw my cat in the well too.
>>217773037the defenders don't get a choice of who they challenge
>>217773123>Every time a targaryen is born the gods flip a coinOne flip you get Baelor, on another you get Aerion
>>217773681>Aerion's quite the monster. He thinks he's a dragon in human form, you know. That's why he was so wroth at that puppet show. A pity he wasn't born a Fossoway, then he'd think himself an apple and we'd all be a deal safer, but there you are.
>>217774169One of the best burns in D&E.
>>217773812that's what they all say before the first season fame hits
Aerion breaking Tanselle's fingers made sense in the books, because she was a string puppet performer and a very good one. That was her craft and she wouldn't be able to do it anymore with broken fingers. In show, all the puppets are gigantic and almost animatronic, and she doesn't even control them. She's a narrator and an actress wearing costumes. No puppet-work whatsoever in all 3 episodes.
>>217774684she literally says shes the painter, yes it makes ore sense in the book but its still broken fingers
>>217772994>>217773092and people say season 4 is great
>>217774684Thats a Preston tier nitpick that doesn't even fucking matter. He wants to hurt her for insulting a dragon so he breaks her fingers.
>>217774789Look, it has its issues, but overall its not bad, its still asoiaf even if a bit distortedNothing to do with seasons 5-8
>>217774789Season 2 and 3 have the shitty Dany plots but those seasons are still considered kino.Its when the bad plots start outweighing the good that shit starts becoming a problem.
is /tv/ a green board or a black board?
>>217774911/tv/ is a green apple board
I don't think I can go back and watch HOTD, bros. They fucking ruined for me when they turned it into a turbocringe soap opera for fem*les filled with endless w*men nagging and bitching, the whole raceswapping, the obvious black favoritism, the dumbification of most male characters and a long etcetera. It just doesn't feel right after watching /dunk/
>>217774966seeds of the same are already sowed in dunk after the shitting scene. s2 will turn out like shit
>>217774928I wish picrel was a green apple.
>>217770751Why is the art so bad? Why not hire someone talented? You'd think ASOIAF could afford it>>217771867Better but still not good enough
>>217768003Cat vs Ramsay snow would have been a powerful storyline
>>217775075wrong season 2 will be glorious they've learned their lessons in season 1 and are polished and at their prime, season 3 will be ok and start the decline, as soon as they move beyond the books aka season 4 its the beginning of the end
If Arya is the spitting image of Lyanna to the point where Bran mistakes young Lyanna for her when he sees her in a vision of the past, why didn't Bobby seem to notice or care?
>>217775175Book wise? I think Robert only saw Arya like once, and she wasn't a woman yet. Sansa probably only moggs Arya in AGoT because Sansa has hit puberty and Arya hasn't yet. There's some text in ADWD that suggest that Arya is pretty now.
>>217775175Arya is late for the lineup when Robert arrives at Winterfell and I think he barely catches a glimpse of her.
>>217775175Robert never even met her did he?
>teacher talking about how she lost her son in a car accident and your bro looking at you like this from across the classroom
>The Targaryens are quintessential Westerosi Duncan. They have been here for 200 years and built up the kingdoms. It is all stolen land from the Children of the Forest and the First Men anyway, nobody is a foreign invader on stolen land. They enriched our culture with their valerian recipes and customs. So yes, I think it was an accident that he killed the horse.
New thread when???
>>217775286>There's some text in ADWD that suggest that Arya is pretty now.Another thing the show messed up
>>217775594>>217775655>>217775655>>217775655
>>217772211They want Dunk to specifically choose him so he can take the fall to a poor rather than lose to anyone else cause it’s cheaper for the family, rather than just hoping dunk chooses him as an opponentY’all people need to pay attention
>>217772266We already know everything about Roberts rebellion worth knowing
>>217772961no one replied because everyone agrees
>>217775536kek
