Boy oh boy, I’ve been sitting on this for awhile, and certain events of yesterday made it hit a boiling point. Note for the interested: Cherrypicking someone’s posts to demonize them is kind of douche-y, especially when they’re trying to have a dialogue and you derailed it to do so. Cool? Cool.
I have been deeply, deeply frustrated by the way the fanbase and sometimes even the narrative have treated Scanlan, especially in regard to some of the, shall we say, unsavory things he’s done. Now, I’m tagging this “Scanlan Shorthalt critical”, “cr wank” and “cr fandom critical” and putting the relevant venting behind a cut, to do my best to get this off my chest without bothering people who just want to enjoy our gnome bard in peace.
Okay, here we go!
Tag: no really
it’s almost as if actively shunning the gods and being incredibly proprietary about any and all knowledge/ideas/theories doesn’t gel well with being named the champion of a knowledge domain goddess weird
Yes, yes, it absolutely makes sense for a goddess who has hidden the info to her own location inside a person with no knowledge on how to access it, kept secret several rites and rituals, locked away stuff in her own library, and gave an expiration date to the knowledge of how to save the world to choose a pathological liar who has to actively try to be truthful about anything over the guy who tries to contain the knowledge on how to create the deadliest non-magical weapons the world has ever seen and is occasionally a bit tight-lipped about his personal business, but is the first one to volunteer to go research things and places they might encounter and become everyone’s tour guide. All of this totally adds up.
Overdressed & Underappreciated 