Re: What is the Fifth Age?

Weldon Chen wrote:

> And it's just not healthy.  As Tal said, are we in 1996 or
> have we grown?
 >
> "let God kill them, and send them to hell for their sins."
 > They simply aren't worth saving.

Dang, Weldon. I actually thought the thread wasn't so bad until you joined

in the fray. Tired participants in a tired argument, no doubt, but at
least 
it was about ideas rather than seriously flaming our fellow fans the way 
you do. Nice to see some healthy activity in the newsgroup, I thought,
even 
if it's not of the "whose you're favorite mage" variety of the web forum.

I don't think anyone's deliberately spreading falsehoods, so you can quit 
pointing the finger. I beg your pardon, but I, too, have honestly been of 
the assumption--truthfully or erroneously, if an absolutely correct point 
of view can be found--that the SAGA game was a commercial failure.

I personally think it's interesting to discuss the 5th Age now that we 
have a little more perspective, and can put it in the context of how 
similar changes might or might not affect DL in the present and in the
near 
future. As you say, only WotC now knows what is in store.

Well, I personally have "grown" I guess you might say--at least, grown to 
appreciate the Fifth Age and to consider it the best time for the setting 
since 1984-1986. But Morten is free to keep to 1984-1987 as his standard. 
It's like Star Wars--many good, honest fans are interested only in the 
original trilogy, and I really can't blame them. Regards.

--Falconer