One Thing in Common - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-16-2008, 06:57 AM

That is indeed. Nope. You were aiming the right direction before.

Nerwen · 02-16-2008, 07:05 AM

Oh, I get it.

Their spouses both ended up setting fire to everything?

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-16-2008, 07:27 AM

That's it

You may take the thread.

Nerwen · 02-16-2008, 07:32 AM

First, a question about the rules: is it always two people?

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-16-2008, 07:46 AM

Any number you choose, obviously (well, maybe only asking about one person would be somewhat odd

); the very first post of the thread is about five people. I must say I thought till this time that it has to be always about just two people, hm, in fact, I did not even think about it. Might have been easier to think of some questions...

Nerwen · 02-16-2008, 07:56 AM

Okay. Second question. Do they have to be the only people with this thing in common?

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-16-2008, 08:07 AM

Well, they should. On the other hand... if you ask a thing, like, that they had blue eyes, maybe it will do... I think you should specify it, at least, that it may be a thing they may have in common with even someone else, so that someone does not dismiss it... asking what do Bilbo and Sauron have in common, people would generally assume you mean something else than that they wore the One Ring, unless you included also Gollum, Isildur, Frodo and Sam etc.

02-16-2008, 06:57 AM	#1
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	That is indeed. Nope. You were aiming the right direction before. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

02-16-2008, 07:05 AM	#2
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Oh, I get it. Their spouses both ended up setting fire to everything? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

02-16-2008, 07:27 AM	#3
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	That's it You may take the thread. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

02-16-2008, 07:32 AM	#4
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	First, a question about the rules: is it always two people? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

02-16-2008, 07:46 AM	#5
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Any number you choose, obviously (well, maybe only asking about one person would be somewhat odd ); the very first post of the thread is about five people. I must say I thought till this time that it has to be always about just two people, hm, in fact, I did not even think about it. Might have been easier to think of some questions... __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

02-16-2008, 07:56 AM	#6
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Okay. Second question. Do they have to be the only people with this thing in common? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

02-16-2008, 08:07 AM	#7
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Well, they should. On the other hand... if you ask a thing, like, that they had blue eyes, maybe it will do... I think you should specify it, at least, that it may be a thing they may have in common with even someone else, so that someone does not dismiss it... asking what do Bilbo and Sauron have in common, people would generally assume you mean something else than that they wore the One Ring, unless you included also Gollum, Isildur, Frodo and Sam etc. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

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