It's getting made. I think JohnO is a good writer. Sorry, no new news.

I strongly prefer writing film and TV scripts. I entered writing really backwards. I went to art school for undergrad. Studied animation and film. Fell in love with storyboarding. Worked in advertising. Hated it. Went to grad school to become a director or cinematographer (leaning towards the latter). Only to discover I liked writing scripts and jokes in my first writing class. I've always loved reading books and did some acting as a kid-- but my parents were visual artists and I (and they) kinda assumed that was where I would end up. I worked as a video editor before getting to write for TV and that even further pushed me away from writing description. Because of all of the above-- I prefer the more slimmed down style of screenplays (And I lean towards reading books with minimalist descriptions like Amy Hemple or Elmore Leonards). 'Cause when I'm writing descriptions, it feels kinda weird to not draw the stuff or thumbnail it-- and instead use words to describe it. It always feels kinda ugly and slow. In my prose writing I really tend to try and minimise descriptions as much as possible. Comics are even weirder because every part of my storyboardist brain wants to go at it-- but I also know that would give the artist no-freedom and make the job tedious. (because I've been on the other side of the relationship with a writer over describing.) shrug. It's weird.

No problem. I set aside time in my schedule today and tomo. (after that... its frankly when I'm waiting for a meeting. )

I think its a complicated question that hasn't come up yet. the question that immediately swirls in my head is what if the person hitting the trueice is an iceborn? Or an iceborn holding a piece of normal steel? What about cold iron? What about silver? What about... etc etc...? As I think I've said before I don't like lists I like simple rules which create a lot of variables but which can be felt. (not sure how that plays out).

elements are still influx for rito.

Crap! Never trust a writer to edit his own work!

Yeah I have to say coming from a television background trying to fit a story into 20 to 25 pages of a comic book is really hard and involved a lot of learning, which my editor helped/pushed me through(thanks Ellie!). Personally would have liked to have spent more time (pages) on this story-- but comics normally have a pretty brisk pace compared to TV and manga. So I tried to respect that. Donno, I could go faster but it might be less emotional or I could go slower and the major plot points might take even longer to get too. (ugh!)

1) It's been nice honestly to finally, finally get some of this world building and character stuff in front of the players. 2) Sadly I can't share them. (that would be a spoiler!)

Yep, Ashe's connection to the bow has not be explained yet. Sorry.

1) This will be explore much, much later. (hopefully) When we are looking at Lissandra. Sorry no spoilers here! 2) There are female frost priests. We just haven't been in a place populated or important enough for one to be there. 3) An oath is an oath. Its about the culture you are raised in and your own convictions. Sejuani was willing to break the oath her mother was forced into because she didn't think it should count. This isn't a magical oath. This is your word, honor, and reputation. (now making an oath to a magical creature... that's a different beasty). 4) no spoilers. 5) Really, really hard. But depends on what you are hitting it with. True fire? Not to bad. True ice? yeah okay. Normal earth steel? Yipes. It might shatter the steel instead or both the steel and the ice-- but it would definitely freeze and shatter the weak hearthbound, normal-human hand that you were holding the steel sword with.) Demacian steel? wow good question... donno.

1) No update on Oathfather. Hoping the physical sales do well. That will probably determine the fate of a possible follow up. "Doing Okay" currently. 2) Vedmah is a role/ability. Existing across tribes and factions (and yes Lissy has many of them). It's like saying warrior. But in this case you mean an oracle or seer. The nature of their second sight an vary. Hopefully examined and seen in later stories. 3) Yes, hopefully in Oathfather. 4) No. Not to tribes which worship the old gods. 5) Keenly spotted. Notice how puny the piece of trueice is on Sejuani's and her mom's weapons. True ice is rare. The larger the piece of it the harder it is to control and the more it takes out of you. 6) Dark Ice is different from the True ice, and for the average Freljordians it is known to have better healing and regeneration powers. A person wielding it can even give warmbloods around him/her better stamina and strength-- closer to that an iceborn might have. (At this point I'm not going to answer, beyond what the common knowledge a typical Freljordian would have) 7) Valknu is very powerful. (BTW He was offering the services of one of his attendants. ) He probably wouldn't heal a broken or severed arm where anyone could see. But it is within his power, though that would really tax him and would have _other_ costs. 8). Mind reading will probably be explored in Oathfather. Sejuani believes they are lying about this ability. Kalkia thinks they are telling the truth. This is different from dream-walking. Dreamwalking is how Lissandra's faith communicates. And why the messaging is sometimes difficult to understand or do. 9) If Sejuani's magical ability was stronger-- yes. Is it? Who can say... 10) (no answer) 11) (see #10)

Ultimately at this point, it's fate will be decided by sales of the physical release. (In may I think?) It's done "okay" on universe. Obviously, the hope is people were waiting to binge when it was finished.

So on board wit dis.

The Volibear is about “wildness” and “the wilderness” so it is a friend of ivern in some ways. But only because it is an enemy of fields, domestication, civilization, walls, and rules. It hates “the lies of men” and “man’s attempt to enslave and escape nature.” The more powerful a being is, the harder it is: to understand, to be worthy of its intention, or to communicate with. Probably naga is more powerful than the Volibear or Ornn (because a god > a demi-god) but which is easier to contact? which is more likely to come to your add?

Yeah Kindred cares about death and It hates undeath because that is an abomination to the cycle of life and death — it breaks the rules— so it is an enemy of naga and kindred. Thus I would agree naga cares about “all life” and is somehow fueled by it. BUT this also assumes each life includes an end. (The possible reincarrnation and after-life of a soul is seperate though related issue). Now Illaoi’s faith assumes all “life” serves some unknowable plan — thus we all are instruments of nagakabouros moving the universe towards some greater destiny. Thus a worthy, righteous, and just life to her is one that embraces life itself. Accepting and pursuing all of its messy mixture of ambitions, loves, feelings, and chaos. Now, is she and her faith correct about what Nagkabouros wants? who knows? That is where faith is required.

One of the things I thought was interesting about a religion in a world where you can see dead people, your own soul, magic etc... was that it still required “faith.” You can have absolute proof that your god is real and can effect your world. But you can’t be sure of its reasons or goodwill. Are you worthy of its attention? Does it prefer your foe over you? Is it even possible to understand what it wants? In Illaoi’s color text she tests Gangplank, but really it was a test of her own faith. She had to trust her god’s system over her own feelings. So the uncertainty of these gods’ goodwill and motives is intentional. It leaves a place for our characters’ and audience’s uncertainty. Everyone has to judge for themselves and make choices. There is no guarantee that good will triumph or even that you are fighting for the just cause. So whether your a non-ursine shaman of The Volibear, a vastayan druid, or a worshiper if Nagakabouros — you have to choose to whether or not to trust your god and your connection to that god.

Yeah. there were about a dozen haiku's recorded. But they violated the game's ratings level, so were omited. RE: The above. Most of the characters I wrote VO for have defined syllabic and speaking patterns. (Because real people tend to speak in patterns determined by the complexity of their thoughts, comfort level, energy level, and lung capacity.)

Is it fixed now? ( I’m not the guy who would fix it... but to quote Saul Goodman “I know a guy...”) Should be fixed now

So the culture existed before that golden age, because life was hard, and you needed people with magic to survive. The golden age happened and things got better but the culture didnt change its value system. And even in thst golden age it was still a dangerous place to live. Monsters, magic, cold, and unnatural cold.

No worries. Everyone gets frustrated and salty sometimes. (Me included and often) Just try to remmember my peers and I might be frustrated too. Maybe even about the same things. Or maybe behind the scenes stuff. We are all under pressure, facing restrictions from non-writer product owners, balancing various team needs, regional ratings restrictions, art needs, deadlines, and other stuff. And most importantly Just Normal Life Crap— the same stuff we all struggle with : ambitions and dreams, family stuff,etc... etc... {{sticker:slayer-jinx-wink}}

Thanks! One more week (i think) till the end of the first freljord book. Then a couple months until the trade paperback is released in stores! (Yay!!)

I think there is a very selective process to get into the higher levels of the cult (where secrets reside) but for the lower levels the barrier for entry is probably just a willingness to work and show of loyalty. (i.e. getting to be a the level of a choir boy level pretty easy. Friar level a bit harder, Getting to beCcardinal level --rare and hard.) Lissandra is not called a warmother. But the power structure of her cult and her understanding of loyalty and hierarchy still comes from her freljordian cultural POV. Ashe is dedicated to taking in all sorts of tribes. Her vision to turn all of the freljord into one united tribe. She's even open to having both members of lissy's cult and the old gods. She may not trust all of them... but she knows she has to accept them if she wants to unite their followers. Sejuani follows the old ways. She wants the strongest tribe and believes that a tribe survives in part by preying on tribes weaker than her own. She's more about protecting and elevating the people close to her.

Thanx!

{{sticker:slayer-pantheon-thumbs}} When I was working on the worldbuilding for this, I assumed Lissy was from the matriarchal, child-centric, culture of the Freljord. And though she was creating something new with her cult (a new religion) her point of view was still from within that society. So her motivations, world view, and religion reflect that culture and her somewhat rightfully paranoid point of view. In a way her religion has its own rules, ranks and orders outside of the old culture. But it was built from that culture of oathsworn and valuing children above all. So yeah. She created a place for the orphans and the unwanted (and as Nunu shows her cult sometimes creates orphans to get children.) But the cult also takes adults and volunteers. Was Maalcrom orphan or a bastard? there's a good argument there. (i.e. I'm not going to reveal his backstory.) Maybe he originally choose that path because he liked the idea of being a healer more than being a warrior. Or was he attracted to the notion of a life devoted to something larger than his tribe? Or maybe he saw how badass they were and wanted in on that? Basically I don't think of her cult in black or white terms, because I think it's made of a lot of people with a lot of different reasons for being there. And I think she's too smart to only collect certain people. The frost priests in Sejuani's tribe are pretty clearly "baddies." But I would argue the frostguard in Ant's story are heroes. I think there are elements in Lissy's cult that have to be evil, but if we let it get too evil it wouldn't be realistic. And providing a place for lost children seems like a win-win for her. I can't say if any of this will pan out. Riot changes stuff all the time and I certainly don't feel like have much say in the directions we take. (In lore, character, or games.) But I can say your analysis of what I was doing is correct. (mostly)

This. Is. Amaz... Zing.

I can't speak to Sylas, but thematically I never thought of Zoe's spell theft as "theft" exactly. 1. she's not taking a spell from someone --she's getting to use it too, or getting a random one. 2. she's not really taking a specific ability or specific spell someone has (Unlike the hunka hunka sy-sy) i.e. She's getting a "summoner spell" which feels more like some sort of generic relationship with fate-- than the ability to create a giant flaming teddy bear. So I thought of this ability as thematically about her connection to change and chaos. i.e It was more about "random chance" frequently seeming to fall in her favor... especially in chaotic situations.

{{sticker:slayer-pantheon-thumbs}} not all of this.... but the closest I've seen.

The intention with Zoe was to show that the Aspect choose Zoe because she was so naturally going to be and act like it needed to. (Literally to personify it as a physical avatar) I.e. that the line between the two personalities and consciousnesses would be unclear even to them. They have a sense of "the other" but not where it begins, and just kinda "default to trust." _Merge_ in this instance wasn't meant as a one way street. The Aspect changed Zoe some... but also she changed the aspect. (It was clearly cruel previously) Pure headcanon, but I assumed when the Aspect was looking for its next vessel (in this case Zoe) the aspect of twilight knew (felt? saw?) on some level* that it needed to change... because the world was changing. And what it represented was changing. {{sticker:zombie-brand-mindblown}} (*subatomic? subconcious? metaphysical shift? how do you explain a 4th dimensional being/ concept and abstraction made real by magic?)

Ah okay (thanks!) That’s just something the insights copywriter did. “Forever” is not a part of Zoe or any aspect that i know of. _Merging_ is intended though (and not unique Zoe). I think the insight’s writers intent was to show that Zoe the little girl was forever changed— not the aspect. Thanks

The answer is “i donno, sorry” and also i wasnt consulted on it, or have even read it, yet. (But mostly, I am trying to avoid answering stuff that is too off topic from whatever the original post was about. )

That's not the same quote. "She was **forever ** merged..." _Forever_ is not a word I would have used.

Where does it say? "When Zoe stepped through, she was forever merged with the ancient being" I don't see this in her bio or color story. And that does not seem like the language I used or would use. -Odin

I generally do not answer wuestions off topic. But sure.... im waiting for someone. They are Not related. From Rival schools. (Probably bad translation). Jhin’s father’s felt his school was treated as second fiddle to the wu ju (sp?) school that Yi is the last master of.

Nah, He (it?) is not void corrupted in that story, nor is cosmic horror a part of his thematic direction. No worries... other than a building sized monster bear that make you forget civilization and your humanity.

I believe, our community team handle these sorts of requests. (I think) Message them, they’ll at least know more than me. (I would normaly say reach out on the forums, but many artists check the forums very, very infrequently.). Also even though it’s personal you will probably have to explain it to the community peeps. (But at least that’s in a private chat)

Yes, should be fixed by Weds. Thursday the absolute latest. But Weds is their target and expected release.

I can’t fix it... but it should be fixed by now or soon. They are releasing the various localized versions as they are finished. I’ll check on the timeline today, but my understanding was everything would be done by this weds.

Mostly all the normal, mainstream stuff, Akira, Nausicaa, Ramna 1/2, Inyusha, Battle Angel, Dominion tank police, ghost in the shell, Appleseed, barefoot gen. I’m old enough that that stuff was kinda just getting realsed in the usa for the first time, when i was an early teen. I also like: one piece, Naruto, and blade of the immortal, but i was in college when i got into them. The only kinda esoteric thing i loved was “Short Program” by mitsuru adachi.. book 1 is tied with Akira as my favorite. Just a book of realworld human short stories— but really heartly warming.

I mostly grew up reading manga but i really like: Rucka, mignola, bendis, and kirkman.

correct. Also as shown by the recent problems with the comixology and marvel release we are still in beta. Marvel knows how to do comics publishing. Riot knows how to release simultaneous content in 20+ languages... But we're still learning how to work together.

Laws are more determined by tribes. The cult of the three has it's own rules, but a warmother can choose not to enforce them. (or in sejuani's case banish them)

This was intentional. My thought was partially that in this part of the story (and possibly when they were kids) Sejuani was taking care of Ashe. Your insight was correct, I am showing Sej as the tougher and more experienced of the two girls. And this was a clear way to indicated that she cared about Ashe-- but was dealing with the situation. Just from my own life I noticed the person with the rougher background/experiences tends to take charge when the situation gets f-up... (Also I think Ashe is in grief and is weak from hunger and well... everything-- and this let us see her "recovering" because of these friendship)

Thanks! Though next up is Lux by John O. I think it has some cool surprises in it.

Yeah, he’s a higher rank than Maalcrom. He’s not going away easily.

Yes, and not just in the short term but we will unfortunately watch it grow for a while. In a way, this last issue is almost a flashback. It’s about showing you how important this friendship was to both girls. How obviously close they were, and how they must have leaned on each other in the past. They both grew up feeling alone, pressured, watched, and had difficult relationships with their mothers. But, ironically, the differences within those similarities are what will drive them apart.

Supa-thanx!! Let’s all cross fingers.

Actually wasn’t decided by me. I think the team voted on it. (Lol while was out of office) They were looking for a heroic character that expanding might change players perception of, and thought the freljord had potential and cool stuff players had no idea about.

Shortly after Ashe finishes. I think maybe the next month after.