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Forum: The Books
04-25-2007, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
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the phantom
The way they crossed rivers was every bit as...The way they crossed rivers was every bit as "magic" as their cloaks and boats and televisions. If he didn't care about one, why would he care about the other? What could be gained from hiding the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-24-2007, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
I know why you're here, SPM...In the secret Barrow-Downs headquarters, the BDs admin/mod team have their weekly meeting. BW: All right, I think that's all of the old business taken care of. Anyone have any new business?... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2007, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Yep. I've established that Haldir is an...Yep. I've established that Haldir is an unnecessary show off. Surely you'll concede that point. I've also established that "magic" items are simply made the way they are and that they are used as... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2007, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
No, no, no- let's keep this issue muddy. :p
...No, no, no- let's keep this issue muddy. :p But how is physical power to influence and interact with matter any more natural (less magical) than spiritual/mental power to influence and interact... |
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Forum: The Books
04-14-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
First- it's NOT magic. Substitute "amazing...First- it's NOT magic. Substitute "amazing natural skills" for "magic" in that sentence. Okay, now that we've fixed that- you are correct if you are defining "normal" as "something they themselves... |
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Forum: The Books
04-13-2007, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Okay, okay... here's a real response to the...Okay, okay... here's a real response to the points you have raised. My whole point about need was in response to the divine intervention argument for "magic". There is a difference between the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-12-2007, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
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the phantom
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Forum: The Books
04-10-2007, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
But the rope didn't need to! One of my primary...But the rope didn't need to! One of my primary arguments is that the situation did not call for divine intervention or unexplained magic. But "magic" isn't "magic" to the Elves. Walking on snow... |
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Forum: The Books
04-10-2007, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Considering your self proclaimed lack of...Considering your self proclaimed lack of Tolkien/Barrow-Downs forum experience, what precisely makes you think that you are in any way qualified to state what honors or dishonors this community?... |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2007, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Okay, time to respond to you silly unbelievers. ...Okay, time to respond to you silly unbelievers. Why? Elves don't consider their "magic" to be magic, do they? The things that we would call "magical" about them are simply natural abilities, the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2007, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Nice piece of work, Alcuin.
For right now,...Nice piece of work, Alcuin. For right now, I'm only going to respond to one little thing that you wrote. If it was "Elvish magic", I think they would have been told about it (as they were told... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2007, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
You know, I think I'll go ahead and throw a big...You know, I think I'll go ahead and throw a big punch. Let's get this thing going. Someone or something untied the rope in that scene. That's the only explanation. In Lorien, Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2007, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Ha ha ha! :D I suppose anyone is welcome to...Ha ha ha! :D I suppose anyone is welcome to throw a punch or two, so long as the spirit of the fight is not ruined. What is the spirit of this fight, you ask? Decidedly drunken. Oh, and I'd... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2007, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
CS- Yes.
Ah, but be warned, as this is a...CS- Yes. Ah, but be warned, as this is a crackpot theory with no absolute proof whatsoever, I am likely to argue very passionately for it. Don't start the argument unless you are prepared to go... |
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Forum: The Books
01-02-2007, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
Heh heh.... a bit tepid, perhaps. Not warm.
...Heh heh.... a bit tepid, perhaps. Not warm. As I said before, I do not claim to have spotted the Entwives. I only claim to have found something that meshes with what I've read from that Teleporno... |
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Forum: The Books
12-27-2006, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 96,247
Posted By
the phantom
I didn't have much to do during Christmas break,...I didn't have much to do during Christmas break, so I got out LOTR and started reading. I won't claim that I found the entwives. It is completely possible that the evidence I found is coincidence,... |
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