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Also, hey, people who are just now learning that Brennan is always Like This from campaign four:

I'm thinking of The Man In Black's breath. Of Night and Roads. And you may know a road if it has known a bounded wheel, or the iron shoe of horses. The Americanisms and desperado vibes. Of the industrial revolution and progress of society as a night setting on the old west. All roads lead to Rome. A stranger traveling down the road and bringing disaster when he arrives. Night as Roads as Travel as Progress as not industry or empire but of the inevitable consequences that industry and empire bring. He has been holding his breath since the dawn of time and he is walking down the road. A diamond with many facets distorted but true and a greater truth only visible through that distortion.

I love that one of the things Brennan will do (both because he trusts his players and because he wants them living in the moment) is request the players describe things in detail. Big things, but also stuff like "describe the tub" and "what does the fairy dust look like".

Yk, the "Suvi's favourite colour is red" bit got me thinking, like, for book 2... Yeah, Suvi's probably gonna distance herself from the citadel as much as she possibly can, but she's still namecloaked. Ame's probably not gonna make the gift for Indri (though I really wish she would!!) and though Steel knows her name, there are still many people (like, say, Indri) who would benefit from knowing her name- the namecloak is an undeniable strategic advantage. Also could Suvi even erase the namecloak if she wanted to? I'm doubtful, this is pure, overpowering citadel magic. This is taking something from the wizards, too, in a way. The systemic erasure of who they were before the citadel. So. Suvi, rebel as she is, remains known in Umora as the wizard Sky.

characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough

It makes me sad to not see as much excitement over HINT! as there was for The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One. Erika is doing a damn good job as GM, and everyone's characters are so rich and deep, I'm so excited for more!!! I want more episodes than just four, but god we're getting good eats at chez Ishii. The sound design alone is fucking Emmy quality. Damn you Taylor, let me crawl around in your brain so I can figure out how it works.