Not really, since it would mean he went to all the effort of pitting CHARNAME against Caelar for nothing. If you're going to invoke Xanatos, you need to remember that he and characters who fit his mo… (View Post)

Yes, that is the definition of a successful Xanatos Gambit. And it's not what happens here. CHARNAME getting executed means that any progress on Irenicus' part would be effectively reset; he'd have t… (View Post)

Except that the whole reason he sets you up in the first place is because at that point he already knows you're what he's after. What doesn't make sense is that he's then willing to risk his prize in… (View Post)

@Purudaya: You say that as if people haven't criticized those exact storytelling flaws in the original, though. That Beamdog's writing is flawed along similar lines doesn't exempt them from critique;… (View Post)

Everyone realized this. That doesn't make the scene any less awkward and forced. (View Post)