Greetings and Welcome to Theories Challenges!Â
You may or may not have already taken part in the Theories Challenges that we run from time to time on this message board.
If not, the concept is that a member will post an Obernewtyn scenario, and during a time limit the other members have to "prove" that theory.Â
Eg:
"Prove that Elspeth is the Destroyer and Dragon is the Kasanda Blood.Â
Due on 5th Feb"
Then members need to twist their brains and come up with why this is possible, convincing the rest of the board.
Conditions:
- Theory challenges can't be
too outrageous. A little bit of silliness is ok, but the point of this is exercise is to get people thinking outside their own comfort zones for a plausible answer.
- The original poster will need to judge who wins a round - whoever wins gets to ask the next challege.
- No specific Rushton/Dameon bashing. It can be mentioned but really, it's been done to death in other threads :P
- you can ask the poster questions about the theory :)
- post your Theories Challenges responses in
this thread.
Those of you who are already familiar with the concept might be asking "So? What's new?"
We've decided to award shiny guild points for entering a round, winning a round, and posting up the next theory, to keep things moving!
Points:
2 points per entry (eg, paragraph or so), 0 points if its just a single sentence.
2 points to the winner of that round.
Extra 1 point to the winner for coming up with a new theory challenge - you'll have a week to come up with a new theory after it's announced that you've won a round.
So per round the maximum guild points you can earn is 5 points.
That's ALL?
Not quite ;)Â
We're going to be kicking off a new Theories Challenge every 2 weeks; the winners won't be setting a due date anymore. 5 points might not seem like much, but it'll form a steady trickle of incoming guild points over a couple of months.Â
We'll keep record of the pointage in this thread, and after a couple of months, add it to the guild totals.Â
A summary of the round, points, and winning entries for each round can be found here:
Theories Challenges Winning Entries.Â
Rounds 1 - 65 have been added to the Ongoing Guild Tally.Â
You can read the theories and the winning entries at the link above.Â
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Theories Challenges Tally
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Round 66: 30 June - 13 July 2012
Challenge: In Ashling (p446, 2007) Elspeth's sees and hears the Red Queen (Dragon's mother) say "All the women in my family have it". What did she mean by 'it'?
Set By/Guild: Arwen / Dreamweavers
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Ashlings: |
Dreamweavers: |
Mystics: |
Wanderers: |
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Merimyn |
no one yet |
Bibliophile |
Sionainn |
Pointage: |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Winner:Â Sionainn / Wanderers
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Round 66: 24 July - 31 October 2012 (to encompass Moonfair)
Challenge: I meant the shape is wrong for a sword,' Dameon said. 'You see? A real sword would be the same on both sides, but this side is shaped like a sword with grooves while the other is rounded' [The Sending, pg.704] So, what is the significance of the shape of the stone sword?
Set By/Guild: Sionainn / Wanderers
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Ashlings: |
Dreamweavers: |
Mystics: |
Wanderers: |
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Merimyn |
no one yet |
Elspeth-Innle, Min |
no one yet |
Pointage: |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
Winner:Â Merimyn / Ashlings
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Round 67: 15 December 2012 - 15 January 2013
Challenge: Maruman has been shown to have known Cassy, Hannah Senior and Junior, and Elspeth very closely. What is the significance of him being so close to these four very important characters, and how might this relationship affect the story later on?
Set By/Guild: Merimyn / Ashlings
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Ashlings: |
Dreamweavers: |
Mystics: |
Wanderers: |
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Angels Three |
no one yet |
no one yet |
Lilac |
Pointage: |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Winner: Lilac / Wanderers
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Round 68: 21 January - 21 February 2013
Challenge: In the Sending, Ahmedri reveals that "the Kasanda did not die in Sador." Where did Cassy go after Sador? What is the significance of this in relation to Elspeth's quest? Tie in the fact that the "last key" was left in Sador, and that Elspeth believes this means it was the last key left by Cassy for her.
Set By/Guild: Lilac / Wanderers
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Ashlings: |
Dreamweavers: |
Mystics: |
Wanderers: |
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Meisje |
no one yet |
no one yet |
Karana |
Pointage: |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Winner: Meisje/Ashlings
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Round 69: 10 May - 10 June 2013
Challenge: Where do you suppose the Twentyfamilies leaders' name came from? D'rekta.
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Please come up with a reason why this particular scene was described so well when it could have so many meanings. Maybe Lukas Seraphim built it that way for a reason? (see post for full details)[/strike]
Set By/Guild: Meisje / Ashlings
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Ashlings: |
Dreamweavers: |
Mystics: |
Wanderers: |
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no one yet |
no one yet |
Queen Dragon |
no one yet |
Pointage: |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Winner: Queen Dragon / Mystics
-- end of guild point comp for 12/13 --