ASOIAF Elimination Game Topics for Consideration

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This is the elimination game topics thread.

The current game is done. It's time to go to the voting thread and pick a new topic: elimination game voting thread #3

Please look over the topic ideas listed here. If you see any you like, please follow the link above to the voting thread and propose them there. Thanks. :)

Also, new ideas are always welcome.

The elimination game registry has lists of past games.

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These are the newest lists. They're from late 2014 & 2015.

- Essosi job you'd most like to have

Essosi job you’d most like to have (topic - hc, list - hc 12/6/14)

banker, Iron Bank of Braavos
Braavosi fishmonger
Braavosi sailor
Braavosi ship’s captain
Braavosi ship insurer
courtesan of Braavos
customs officer for the Sealord of Braavos
faceless man
first sword of Braavos
goldsmith, Braavos
Golden Company, Captain-General
Golden Company, high officer
Golden Company, soldier
healer from The House of the Red Hands (Braavos)
House of Black & White, acolyte
House of Black & White, cook
House of Black & White, priest
justiciar of Braavos
keyholder of Braavos
Moonsinger
mummer of Braavos (you are free to mock the powerful)
mummer elsewhere in Essos (not free to mock those in power)
Myrish carpet maker
Myrish crossbow maker
Myrish lace maker
Myrish lenscrafter/glassmaker
Pentos, city guard
Pentos, house guard
Pentos, household servant
Pentos, magister
Pentos, prince
Pentos, spice trader
pirate
playwright, Braavos
R’hllor, Fiery Hand
R’hllor, high priest
R’hllor, priest
R’hllor, slave
R’hllor, temple prostitute
R’hllor, warrior
Sealord of Braavos
shipyard worker, Arsenal (Braavos)
stone carver, Braavos
unsullied

this list is incomplete as I have not gotten to Qohor or Qarth or Meereen yet. Hope to eventually.

- Favorite Tyrion Moment

Favorite Tyrion mome

4/28/2015 Idea & original list by hc
1. The slap: Tyrion tells Joffrey to do his duty.
2. "Never forget that you're a bastard . . . ", Tyrion counsels Jon to harden himself.
3. "A mind needs a book . . ." Tyrion explains why he reads so much.
4. Tyrion challenges Alliser Thorne to a duel with crab forks.
5. Promises Jon to help bran, then designs a saddle that allows him to ride again.
6. Looks off the top of the Wall and feels less certain grumkins & snarks.
7. "I hardly ever dream of dragons anymore."
8. Charms Bronn away from Cat and rides to the Eyrie with an ax having helped fight the hill tribes.
9. Tyrion proclaims his innocence before Lyssa and a hostile court at the Eyrie; demands trial by combat and wins (thanks to Bronn).
10. Wins Shagga and the hill tribes to his cause with a promise of good Lannister steel.
11. Bronn brings Shae into his life.
12. First taste of battle at the Greenfork.
13. "Peace? There's your peace, Ser Harys." Tyrion smashes his wine cup to demonstrate their chances of suing for peace with Ned Stark beheaded.
14. Tywin names Tyrion Hand of the King in his stead to get Cersei & Joffrey under control.
15. Tyrion consolidates his power in KL. Replaces Janos Slynt, exposes Pycelle, and sends off Cersei's Lannister guardsmen.
16. Makes cousin Lancel into a spy on Cersei.
17. Slap #2: Tyrion slaps and kicks Joffrey for his part in igniting the riot of KL.
18. “That was a threat. See the difference?” Tyrion and Bronn stop Joff’s KG’s beating of Sansa.
19. “Your joy will turn to ashes . . .” Cersei seizes Allaya thinking her Tyrion’s whore. Never-the-less Tyrion makes the threat that haunts Cersei’s thoughts in the months to come.
20. Takes over the production of wildfire and uses it to effectively destroy Stannis’s fleet at the Battle of the Blackwater.
21. “Those are brave men. Let’s kill them!” Leads charge to save the King’s Gate and then breaks up the river crossing of Stannis’ men.
22. Pod Payne kills Mandon Moore saving Tyrion.
23. While recovering from his wounds, he remembers his brief time with Tysha: “What do we do with lazy servants at Casterly Rock? We kiss them.”
24. Tyrion wed to Sansa. Treats her kindly despite her revulsion of him.
25. Tyrion murders Tywin.
26. Tyrion’s palanquin ride with Illyrio.
27. Saves Aegon from the stone man.
28. Agrees to joust with Penny to entertain a becalmed and restless crew.
29. Bids on himself at slave auction to get the price up and secure a better owner, then gets Jorah into the household too.
30. Leads their escape to the sellsword company of Brown Ben Plumm.

- king (best)

Best King

11/15/2014 – list and idea by Lord Lyman
(from LL - I realize this might be better played after November 27th. By then the restriction of talking about The World Of Ice and Fire will be lifted, and we can freely talk about it without the need for spoiler tags.)

1. Aegon I the Conquerer
2. Aenys I
3. Maegor I the Cruel
4. Jaehaerys I the Conciliator
5. Viserys I
6. Aegon II
7. Aegon III
8. Daeron I the Young Dragon
9. Baelor I the Blessed
10. Viserys II
11. Aegon IV the Unworthy
12. Daeron II the Good
13. Aerys I
14. Maekar I
15. Aegon V the Unworthy
16. Jaehaerys II
17. Aerys II the Mad king
18. Robert I
19. Joffrey I
20. Tommen I
21. Stannis I
22. Renly I
23. Robb I the Young Wolf
24. Balon Greyjoy
25. Daenerys I Stormborn
26. Torrhen Stark, the King Who Knelt
27. Argilac Durrandon
28. Harren the Black
29. Mern IX Gardener
30. Loren I Lannister

- s.1 soundtrack (favorite)

9/12/2014

the actual links can be found in Helena's post #31 on p.2 of this thread

1. Main Title

2. North of the Wall

3. Goodbye Brother

4. The Kingsroad

5. The King's Arrival

6. Love in the Eyes

7. A Raven from King's Landing

8. The Wall

9. Things I do for Love

10. A Golden Crown

11. Winter is Coming

12. A Bird without Feathers

13. Await The King's Justice

14. You'll Be Queen One Day

15. The Assassin's Dagger

16. To Vaes Dothrak

17. Jon's Honour

18. Black of Hair

19. You Win or You Die

20. Small Pack of Wolves

21. Game of Thrones

22. Kill Them All

23. The Pointy End

24. Victory Does Not Make Us Conquerors.

25. When The Sun Rises in the West

26. King in the North

27. The Night's Watch

28. Fire and Blood

29. Finale

- Westerosi job you'd most like to have

Westerosi Job You’d Most like to have (Essos is separate because of slavery and other things) (topic by hc, list by hc & Yomi 12/2/14)

1. alchemist
2. bard
3. blacksmith
4. castellan
5. cook
6. dyer
7. fool
8. gold cloak
9. grand maester
10. hand of the king
11. huntsman
12. inn keep
13. kennel master
14. king of the 7 kingdoms
15. kingsguard
16. kingsguard, LC
17. king's justice/headsman
18. king's master of laws
19. king's master of ships
20. king’s master of whisperers
21. king’s treasurer
22. knight
23. lord
24. maester
25. maid/servant
26. master armorer
27. master at arms
28. master of horse
29. merchant
30. miller
31. NW, builder
32. NW, LC
33. NW, first builder
34. NW, first ranger
35. NW, first steward
36. NW, ranger
37. NW, steward
38. oarsman
39. peasant
40. sailor
41. sellsword
42. ship’s captain
43. shipwright
44. street vendor (like Hot Pie before he left KL to join the NW)
45. squire
46. the Faith, high septon
47. the Faith, septon
48. the Faith, septa
49. the Faith, silent sister
50. Warden of the North
51. Warden of the East
52. Warden of the West

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These ideas were suggested in 2014 (1/1/'14 to 9/1/'14).

- amazing race

Amazing race – fastest around Westeros (Kyoshi - 6/30/14)

1. Jon & Ghost
2. Arya & Sandor
3. Sam & Gilly
4. Daenerys and Drgon (or Ser Barristan or Missandei)
5. Bran & Summer
6. Myrcella and Trystane
7. JonCon & Young Griff
8. Varys & Illyrio
9. Sansa & LF
10. Brienne & Pod (or Jaime)
11. Davos & Stannis
12. Selyse & Mel
13. Robb & Grey Wind
14. Ned & Robert
15. Reek & Asha
16. Ramsay & Roose
17. Victarion & Moqorro
18. Tormund & Mance
19. Val & Wun Wun
20. Shireen & Patchface
21. Jojen & Meera
22. Aemon & Jeor
23. Rickon & Osha
24. Margeary & Olenna
25. Joffrey & Cersei
26. Loras & Renly
27. Thoros & Beric
28. Pyp & Grenn
29. Gendry & Hot Pie
30. Doran & Arianne
31. Tyrion & Penny
32. Tywin & Kevan

- dishes (food, best)

Best dishes (K26-dp/hc – 7/12/14)

1. apple tarts/Arya 7, ACOK
2. aurochs, roasted, basted with butter & herbs/Sansa 2 AGOT
3. barley and venison soup/Sansa 2, AGOT
4. blandissorry – a mixture of beef broth and boiled wine sweetened with honey and dotted with blanched almonds and chunks of capon/Tyrion 8, ASOS
5. blood sausage/Tyrion 8, ASOS
6. capons stuffed with onions and mushrooms/Catelyn 2, ACOK
7. cheese and onion pie/Tyrion 8, ASOS
8. crabs boiled in fiery eastern spices/Tyrion 8, ASOS
9. creamy chestnut soup/Tyrion 12 ACOK
10. creamy mushroom soup with snails/Tyrion 8, ASOS
11. Dornish dish of onions, cheese, chopped eggs, fiery peppers/Tyrion 7, ASOS
12. elk roundelles with blue cheese/Tyrion 8, ASOS
13. fingerfish crisped in breadcrumbs/Tyrion 7, ASOS
14. gammon steaks/Tyrion 7, ASOS
15. goat roasted with sweetgrass and firepods, basted wuith honey/Daenerys 4, AGOT
16. greens dressed with apples and pine nuts/Tyrion 12, ACOK
17. honey cakes with blackberries & nuts/Tyrion 7, ASOS
18. honeyed chicken/ Jon 1, AGOT
19. honeyed ham/Tyrion 12, ACOK
20. horseflesh roasted with honey & peppers/Daenerys 2, AGOT
21. hot crab pie/Tyrion 2, ACOK
22. jellied calf brains/Catelyn 7, ASOS
23. jellied eels/Tyrion 2, ADWD
24. lamprey pie/Tyrion 12, ACOK
25. leche of brawn, spiced with cinnamon, cloves, sugar and almond milk/Tyrion 8, ASOS
26. leek soup/Catelyn 7, ASOS
27. lemoncakes/Sansa, various places
28. licorice steeped in honey & cloves/Jaime 5, ASOS
29. Meereenese lamb
30. mushrooms in garlic
31. oxtail soup/Tyrion 2, ACOK
32. pears poached in wine/Catelyn 2, ACOK
33. pigeon pie/Tyrion 8, ASOS
34. pike poached in almond milk/Catelyn 7, ASOS
35. pork, pine nuts & egg in a a pastry coffyn/Tyrion 8, ASOS
36. pumpkin soup/Arya 2, AGOT
37. quail drowed in butter/Tyrion 2, ACOK
38. ribs roasted in a crust of garlic & herbs/Arya 2, AGOT
39. roast goose/Catelyn 2, ACOK
40. roast heron/Tyrion 8, ASOS
41. roasted lark stuffed with garlic and onions/Tyrion 2, ADWD
42. peacock stuffed with dates/Tyrion 8, ASOS
43. roasted swan stuffed with mushrooms and oysters/Tyrion 12, ACOK
44. salads of sweetgrass and spinach and plums, sprinkled with nuts/Sansa 2, AGOT
45. sister’s stew/Davos 1, ADWD
46. snails in honey and garlic/Sansa 2, AGOT
47. squirrel stew with black bread & hard cheese/Tyrion 2, AGOT
48. suckling pig/Tyrion 8, AGOT
49. swan poached in sauce of saffron & peaches/Tyrion 8, ASOS
50. trout baked in clay/Sansa 2, AGOT
51. trout in crust of crushed almonds/Tyrion 8, ASOS
52. venison stewed with beer & barley/Catelyn 2, ACOK
53. weasel soup/Arya 9, ACOK
54. white beans and bacon/Tyrion 12, ACOK

late adds:

- Frey Pies

- Jojen paste

- honeyed lamb with crushed mint and served with small green figs/Daenerys? ADWD

- eighteen & under character (favorite)

Best 18 & under Character (by Lord Lyman - 6/20/14)

1. Robb Stark
2. Sansa Stark
3. Arya Stark
4. Bran Stark
5. Rickon Stark
6. Jon Snow
7. Joffrey Baratheon
8. Myrcella Baratheon
9. Tommen Baratheon
10. Shireen Baratheon
11. Robert Arryn
12. Devan Lannister
13. Edric Storm
14. Edric Dayne
15. Daenerys Targaryen
16. Missandei
17. Tyrek Lannister
18. Little Walder Frey
19. Big Walder Frey
20. Jeyne Poole
21. Loras Tyrell
22. Margaery Tyrell
23. Hot Pie
24. Gendry
25. Samwell Tarly
26. Wex Pyke
27. Podrick Payne
28. Meera Reed
29. Jojen Reed
30. Trystane Martell

- fight, duel or battle (best)

Best fights/battles/duels (by QueenofWhores - )

1. Ser Waymar Royce vs the Others
2. Sandor Clegane vs Gregor Clegane at the Hand's tourney
3. Catelyn Stark's party vs the mountain clans
4. Eddard Stark's party vs Jaime Lannister's party
5. Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy vs Osha's wildling party
6. Bronn vs Ser Vardis Egan
7. Jorah Mormont vs Qotho
8. The Battle of the Greenfork
9. The Battle of the Whispering Wood
10. Yoren's recruits vs Ser Amory Lorch's party
11. Brienne of Tarth vs Ser Loras Tyrell
12. Weasel Soup
13. The Battle of the Blackwater Bay
14. Jon Snow vs Qhorin Halfhand
15. The Battle of the Fist of the First Men
16. Jaime Lannister vs Brienne of Tarth
17. Sandor Clegane vs Beric Dondarrion
18. Strong Belwas vs Yunkai's champion
19. The Battle of Castle Black
20. The Battle of the Wall
21. Stannis Baratheon's defeat of the wildlings at the Wall
22. Oberyn Martell vs Gregor Clegane
23. The fight at the Inn of the Crossroads
24. Arys Oakheart vs Areo Hotah
25. The Seizing of the Shield Isles
26. Brienne vs Shagwell, Timeon and Pyg
27. Brienne vs Rorge and Biter
28. The Battle of Deepwood Motte
29. The Battle of Griffin's Roost
30. Barristan Selmy vs Khrazz

- honorable/least

Least honorable (by hc)

1) Littlefinger
2) Cersei
3) Qyburn
4) Mountain
5) Tywin
6) Jorah
7) Janos Slynt
8) Aliser Thorne
9) Varamyr
10) Jaqen
11) Roose
12) Ramsay
13) Balon
14) Theon
15) Lysa
16) Walder Frey
17) Lame Lothar Freys
18) Black Walder
19) Bronn
20) Jamie
21) Tyrion
22) Pycelle
23) Illyrio
24) Pyat Pree
25) Olenna
26) Shae
27) Mandon Moore
28) Boros Blount
29) XXD
30) Hizdahr
31) Daario Naharis
32) Brown Ben Plumm
33) Axell Florent
34) Melisandre

- honorable/most

Most honorable (by hc)

1) Ned
2) Brienne
3) Hound
4) Catelyn
5) Doran
6) Jamie
7) Robb
8) Roose
9) Old Bear
10) Barristan
11) Stannis
12) Davos
13) Quentyn
14) Dany
15) Tyrion
16) Varys
17) Dontos
18) Loras
19) Jon Snow
20) Jon Arryn
21) Gendry
22) Arya
23) Arthur Dayne
24) Jaqen
25) Qhorin Halfhand
26) Tormund Giantsbane
27) Mance Rayder
28) Asha Greyjoy
29) Victarion Greyjoy
30) Olenna Tyrell
31) Maester Aemon Targaryen
32) Samwell Tarly
33) Kevan Lannister
34) Maester Luwin
35) Rodrik Cassel

- house/family you'd most want to be in

Favorite House (by PancakeMountainThatRides - 4/30/'14)

1. Arryn
2. Baratheon
3. Blackwood
4. Bolton
5. Bracken
6. Dayne
7. Florent
8. Fossoway
9. Frey
10. Greyjoy
11. Harlaw
12. Hightower
13. Karstark
14. Lannister
15. Mallister
16. Manderly
17. Martell
18. Mormont
19. Redwyne
20. Reed
21. Royce
22. Seaworth
23. Stark
24. Targaryen
25. Tarly
26. Tully
27. Tyrell
28. Umber
29. Velaryon
30. Yronwood

- name (best)

Best Name (by Koba/hc - 7/12/14)

[before you shout, "how could you leave x off, or y?" - this is a starter list. I KNOW I'm missing some. If this topic gets selected, there'll be plenty of time at that point to rectify the glaring omissions. And as always, feel free to pm me with suggestions and I'll add them asap. Or post them somewhere below.]
1.Kraznys mo Naklos
2. Rorge
3. Vargo Hoat
4. Syrio Forel
5. Tormund Giantsbane
6. Greatjon Umber
7. Marillion
8. Davos Seaworth
9. Greywind
10.Jorah Mormont
11.Dontos Hollard
12.Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger
13.Pycelle
14. Jojen Reed
15. Illyrio Mopaitis
16. Hizdahr zo Loraq
17. Daario Naharis
18. Tywin Lannister
19. Ygritte
20. Lynesse Hightower
21.Lyanna Stark
22. Ashara Dayne
23. Gerris Drinkwater
24. Sylva Santagar
25. Aerys Oakheart
26. Rhaegar Targaryen
27. The Tattered Prince
28. Drogon
29. Bowen Marsh
30. Hoster Tully
31. Janos Slynt
32. Alliser Thorne
33. Balerion
34. Melisandre

I lean toward names that have lyrical quality. I also like names that are suggestive to me of the character of the character. Nicknames is a category that has been done, though I mostly stay away from those. I included Littlefinger and Tatterred Prince, because they've all but supplanted the real name.

Smartest

Smartest person in ASOIAF (by hc)

1) Illyrio Mopaitis
2) Littlefinger
3) Varys
4) Tywin Lannister
5) Tyrion Lannister
6) Kevan Lannister
7) Jamie Lannister
8) Doran Martell
9) Olenna Tyrell
10) Maester Luwin
11) GM Pycelle
12) Qyburn
13) Quaithe
14) Davos Seaworth
15) Wyman Manderly
16) Daenerys Targayen
17) Catelyn Stark
18) The High Sparrow
19) Septon Meribald
20) Crow’s Eye Greyjoy
21) Maester Aemon
22) Samwell Tarly
23) Melisandre
24) Walder Frey
25) Lame Lothor Frey
26) Hoster Tully
27) Jon Arryn
28) The Kindly Man in the House of the Undying
29) Arya Stark
30) Randyll Tarly
31) Rodrik “the Reader” Harlaw
32) MMD

- Stark & company (your favorite member of the Stark family including their household)

Stark & co. (by hc)

1) Nymeria
2) Grey Wind
3) Lady
4) Summer
5) Shaggy Dog
6) Ghost
7) Rickon
8) Bran
9) Arya
10) Sansa
11) Jon
12) Robb
13) Benjen
14) Lyanna
15) Ned
16) Cat
17) Brandon
18) Rickard
19) Mrs. Rickard Stark
20) Jeyne Westerling Stark
21) master Luwin
22) Hodor
23) Mikken
24) Osha
25) Old Nan
26) Rodrik Cassel
27) Jory Cassel
28) Hullen, master of horse
29) Septa Mordane
30) Syrio Forel
31) Gage, the cook
32) Farlen, the kennel master
33) Harwin, son of Hullen
34) Septon Chayle
35) Jeyne Poole
36) Beth Cassel
37) Brienne of Tarth
38) Guardsmen . . . if we start getting into these guys, fat Tom & Alyn and Wyl . . . we go into the 40’s.
wiki page: http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Stark#Household
historic
21) King Jon Stark
22) King Rickard Stark
23) Karlon Stark
24) Torrhen Stark
25) Bran the Builder
26) Rodrik Stark
27) Cregan Stark
28) Beron Stark
29) Edwyle (father of Rickard)
30) Brandon (brother of Edwyle)

- Stark moment (best)

Best Stark Moment (Koba/hc - the list is new but Koba's idea was proposed a while ago)

1) Brandon and Catelyn are betrothed, but King Aerys murders’s Brandon. Ned marries her instead and they learn to love each other.
2) Ned leads Baratheon forces into KL after defeat of Rhaegar on the Trident.
3) Ned accepts Mace Tyrell’s surrender at Storm’s End.
4) Ned rescues baby Jon from the TOJ (we think).
5) Ned helps lead the put down of Balon’s rebellion.
6) Rob & Jon find the direwolves.
7) Robert makes Ned the Hand of the King.
8) Bran, the climber catches Cersei and Jamie in the act.
9) Bran meets the three eyed crow in his dreams.
10) Catelyn arrests Tyrion at crossroads inn.
11) Bran awakes from his coma.
12) Bran meets the Reeds, especially Jojen the greenseer.
13) Bran, Hodor and the Reeds fool Theon and hide in the crypts of WF.
14) Bran and co. find Bloodraven.
15) Jon kicks ass in the practice yard, much to Alliser Thorne’s chagrin.
16) Jon standing up for Samwell Tarly.
17) Jon saving Old Bear Mormont from the wight.
18) Jon chosen to help scale the heights and take the wildling sentinels (when he meets Ygritte).
19) Jon finds dragonglass.
20) Qhorin Halfhand charges Jon with joining the wildlings.
21) Jon escapes from the Thenns to warn Castle Black and helps lead the successful defense of it.
22) Jon leads defense of the wall against Mance’s hoards.
23) Jon elected LC of NW.
24) “Fetch me a block, Edd.”
25) Jon sees the real danger and arranges for the wildlings to come south of the wall and join the NW.
26) Jon sends Samwell to Oldtown become a master.
27) Robb gathers an army, and wins them and Greatjon Umber with the, “His meat is bloody tough!” moment.
28) Robb dekes Tywin with his move at the Twins.
29) Whispering Woods.
30) Robb slips by the Golden tooth and defeats Ser Stafford Lannister.
31) Arya catches Balerion.
32) Arya avoids the Lannisters and lives on the streets of KL.
33) Arya leads escape from Harrenhal.
34) Arya becomes apprentice in the House of Black and White.
35) Sansa having the courage to bring Sweetrobin down the mountain.
36) Sansa building Winterfell in the snow.
37) Sansa comforting the ladies during the BWB after Cersei leaves.
38) Sansa having the courage to face the Hound’s savage temper and repeated attempts to intimidate and scare her.
39) Sansa dreaming about the Hound

- Stark moment (worst)

worst Stark moment (by hc)

1) Rhaegar naming Lyana QoLaB at Harrenhal
2) Brandon & Rickard’s death
3) Lyanna’s death
4) Ned pretends that Jon is his bastard to protect him
5) Jon Arryn’s murder
6) Jamie pushes Bran from the tower
7) Joffrey’s attempt on Bran’s life
8) Ned killing Lady
9) Ned being made Robert’s hand
10) Lf lying to Cat & Ned about the dagger
11) Cat kidnapping Tyrion and starting the war that ultimately killed her, Ned, & Robb
12) Slaughter of Jory Cassel and Ned’s other men by Jamie’s troops
13) Ned’s injury and incapacitation
14) King Robert’s death/murder
15) Sansa’s telling Cersei about the plan to put her and Arya on a ship to WF
16) Ned learning about Joffrey’s bastardy and telling Cersei that he knows
17) LF betraying Ned
18) The slaughter of the Stark household
19) Robb calling the banners and marching south
20) Charges of treason brought against Ned, he agrees to plead guilty in exchange for going to the Wall
21) Ned’s beheading
22) Catelyn’s deal with Walder Frey
23) Robb trusting Theon and sending him to Pyke
24) Alliser’s Thorne growing enmity toward Jon.
25) Qhorin tells Jon to go over to the wildlings (eventually this leads to charges of treason against Jon as well)
26) Lysa Arryn refuses to put the Vale’s 20,000 men into the field on Robb’s side
27) Greyjoy assault on the north
28) Theon takes WF
29) Theon burns and hangs miller’s boys and claims they are Bran & Rickon. Word of this “double murder” gets back to Catelyn pushing her to desperate measures.
30) Catelyn frees Jamie in hopes of freeing Sansa & Arya per an offer from Tyrion
31) Tyrion wounded and on Blackwater and removed as hand (above mentioned deal goes with him)
32) A desperate Theon trusts Reek and sends him to round up “reinforcements”Reek ambushes Rodrik Cassel killing him and almost all the Stark’s remaining men
33) Reek burns WF
34) Tywin becomes Hand again, opens diplomacy with Boltons & Freys resulting in:
35) Red Wedding: death of Robb, Catelyn, Greywind, many Stark bannerman and several thousand Stark & northern soldiers
36) Dontos makes contact with Sansa as LF moves to kidnap her and remove her from KL (some might see this as a good thing, given what’s coming. Except LF had a hand in that too . . . )
37) Arya at the gates of the Twins as her mother & brother are butchered.
38) Freys disfigure & dishonor Cat & Robb’s corpses
39) Sansa’s marriage to Tyrion
40) Janos Slynt arrives at the Wall just as Jon has lead the defense against the wildling assault on the Wall (and previously he saved Castle Black). Slynt, with a gloating Thorne at his side charges Jon with treason
41) Sansa accused accomplice to Joff’s murder
42) LF captures/kidnaps Sansa and disappears her from the south
43) Arya leaves Westerosand attempts to leave her Stark identity behind and become an FM
44) Boltons moving into/taking over WF
45) Winter descends on WF
46) Attempted murder of Jon
47)

- story arc (favorite)

Favorite story arc (by hc - 7/1/14)

1. Lysa Arryn
2. Petyr Baelish, Littlefinger
3. Robert Baratheon
4. Stannis Baratheon
5. Asha Greyjoy
6. Theon Greyjoy
7. Victarion Greyjoy
8. Cersei Lannister
9. Jamie Lannister
10. Tyrion Lannister
11. Tywin Lannister
12. Arianne Martell
13. Quentyn Martell
14. Jorah Mormont
15. Podik Payne
16. Davos Seaworth
17. Barristan Selmy
18. Jon Snow
19. Arya Stark
20. Bran Stark
21. Catelyn Stark
22. Lyanna Stark
23. Ned Stark
24. Robb Stark
25. Sansa Stark
26. Gendry
27. Aegon Targaryen
28. Maester Aemon Targaryen
29. Daenerys Targaryen
30. Rhaeger Targaryen
31. Samwell Tarly
32. Brienne of Tarth
33. Varys

it has been pointed out that many of these are not story arcs, but something far less. I think that is a flaw in the topic. Unless I'm missing something there aren't 30 solid arcs available.

Hopefully it is not a fatal flaw, because there was some interest in the topic.

- sucker punch moment

Sucker punch moment - that turn of the events you didn't see coming. (hc – 7/14/14)

1. The deaths of Waymar & Will at the hands of the Others
2. Bran’s fall from the tower
3. Attempted murder of Bran.
4. Ned kills Lady
5. The 3EC/ Bran wakes from his coma
6. Catelyn kidnapping Tyrion
7. Death of Jory Cassel.
8. Murder of Viserys
9. King Robert’s death
10. Ned's beheading
11. Death of Khal Drogo
12. Birth of the dragons.
13. Murder of Renly by Mel’s shadow baby
14. Death of Yoren
15. Jorah the spy/attempt on Dany’s life
16. Stannis’ defeat at the Blackwater
17. Arya grabbed by the Tickler & co.
18. Arya kidnapped by the Hound
19. Jamie’s sword hand lopped off by Hoat & co.
20. The red wedding
21. The purple wedding
22. Sansa’s “Florian”, Dontos turns out to be LF’s catspaw; is murdered by LF & co.
23. Oberyn’s head squished by the Mountain.
24. Ironborn take WF
25. Murder of LC Mormont by his own men
26. Tyrion murdering Shae
27. Ramsay Snow ambushing Rodrik Cassel, killing him & most of his men
28. Burning of WF
29. Jon accused of treason by Slynt & Thorne/voted LC
30. Lysa pushed out moon door by LF
31. Aerys Oakheart getting his head lopped off by Area Hotah/Myrcella slashed by Darkstar.
32. Arya killing Dareon.
33. Arya losing her sight.
34. Brienne accused by UnCat of oath breaking.
35. Cersei arrested by High Sparrow
36. Attempt on Dany’s life/escape on dragonback
37. Quentyn getting roasted by a dragon.
38. Jon stabbed by Bowen Marsh and co.

- survive (character you most want to)

Character you most want to survive (The Wolf Lord’s Daughter – 4/19/14)

1. Arya Stark

2. Jon Snow

3. Brandon Stark

4. Sansa Stark

5. Rickon Stark

6. Tyrion Lannister

7. Jaime Lannister

8. Cersei Lannister

9. Sandor Clegane

10. Stannis Baratheon

11. Shireen Baratheon

12. Dolorous Edd

13. Daenerys Tagaryen

14. Missandei

15. Barristan Selmy

16. Arianne Martell

17. Doran Martell

18. Asha Greyjoy

19. Theon Greyjoy

20. Davos Seaworth

21. Gendry

22. Mya Stone

23. Margaery Tyrell

24. Sarella Sand

25. Samwell Tarly

26. Garlan Tyrell

27. Brienne of Tarth

28. Ellaria Sand

29. Tommen Baratheon

30. Myrcella Baratheon

31. Jon Connington

32. (f)Aegon Tagaryen

33. Roose Bolten

34. Byrnden Tully

35. Edmure Tully

36. Meera Reed

37. Jojen Reed

38. Victarion Greyjoy

39. Euron Greyjoy

- sweetest moment

Sweetest/Cutest moment (The Wolf Lord’s Daughter – 7/13/14)

1. Jon giving Arya needle
2. Arya remembering the trick Jon and Robb played on them in the crypts
3. Sansa building Winterfell in the snow
4. Arya and Gendry wrestling in Acorn Hall
5. Jaime jumping into a bear pit to save Brienne
6. Pod looking for Tyrion
7. Sansa remembering the snowball fight with Arya and Bran
8. Jon naming Tyrion a friend
9. Robb talking and holding hands with Bran in his room
10. Ned giving Arya the talk in Arya II
11. Jon celebrating that Bran is alive
12. Jon and Ghost reuniting
13. Wylla Manderly's speech
14. Edmure caring about his small folk
15. Arya or Jon thinking about one another
16. Arya deciding not to give up needle
17. Jon telling Sam that they're brothers, not friends
18. Tyrion thinking that Jaime saved him on the Blackwater
19. Cersei and Tyrion laughing together
20. Stannis making Davos his Hand
21. Bran wanting to tell Meera he loves her
22. Davos learning to read so he can be a better hand
23. Bran thinking that Winterfell isn't dead, just broken like him
24. The Northmen marching in a blizzard to save Ned's little girl
25. Jon asking Tyrion to help Bran and Tyrion keeping his word
26. Stannis saving the watch
27. Drogo vowing to win the IT for her & their son after the attempt on Dany’s life
28. Drogo’s pride in Dany for eating the horse heart
29. Dany having Dothraki clothes made for Viserys
30. Barristan telling Dany about her father and trying to be both truthful & sensitive
31. Jorah baring his soul to Dany by telling the story of Lynesse
32. Tyrion and Tysha - “how do they treat lazy servants in Casterly Rock?” “They kiss them.”

- tragic couples

Most tragic couple (by hc)

1) Lyanna/Rhaegar
2) Lyanna/Robert
3) Elia Martell/Rhaegar
4) Lysa/LF
5) Catelyn/LF
6) Lysa/Jon Arryn
7) Jon Snow/Ygritte
8) Tyrion/Shae
9) Tyrion/Tysha
10) Tyrion/Sansa
11) Tyrion/Penny
12) Ned/Ashara
13) Ned/Catelyn
14) Cersei/Jamie
15) Tywin/Joanna
16) Brandon Stark/Catelyn
17) Brandon Stark/Lady Dustin
18) Sansa/the Hound
19) Dany/Drogo
20) Jorah/Lynesse
21) Margaery/Renly
22) Loras/Renly
23) Stannis/Melisanre
24) Stannis/Selyse
25) Asha/Tristifer Botley
26) Arya/Gendry
27) Jamie/Brienne
28) Brienne/Renly
29) Arianne/Aerys Oakheart
30) Quentyn/Dany
31) Margaery/Joffrey
32) Robb/Jeyne
33) Edmure/Roslin
34) Emmon Frey/Genna Lannister

- who do you want to sit the IT

Who do you want to sit the IT at the end of ASOIAF?

1) Daenerys Targaryen
2) Aegon Targaryen
3) Daenerys & Aegon
4) Daenerys & Tyrion
5) Daenerys & Victarion
6) Daenerys & Jon
7) Euron
8) Stannis Baratheon
9) Shireen
10) Davos Seaworth
11) Tommen
12) Margaery
13) Tommen & Margaery
14) Myrcella
15) Myrcella & Aegon
16) Sansa
17) Tyrion
18) Sansa & Tyrion
19) Nobody (from Annara)
20) Arya
21) Gendry
22) Arya & Gendry
23) Edric Storm
24) Jon Snow
25) Cersei
26) Bran
27) Arianne Martell
28) Garlan Tyrell
29) Jamie Lannister
30) Loras Tyrell

[honeyed chicken]

These ideas are from before 1/1/2014:

- creature

Creatures (by Lady Meera Reed - 1/1/14?)

1) Basilisk
2) Bloodfly
3) Children of the Forest
4) Direwolves
5) Dragons
6) Giant Ice Spider
7) Giants
8) Grumkins
9) Horses
10) Hrakkar
11) Hunting Hounds
12) Krakens
13) Lions
14) Lizard-lions
15) Locusts
16) Mammoths
17) Manticore
18) Mermaids
19) Others
20) Raven/White Raven
21) Shadowcat
22) Snarks
23) Snow bear
24) Unicorn
25) Valyrian Sphinx
26) Wights
27) Hellhounds
28) Aurochs
29) Firewyrms
30) Zorses

- deity/supernatural being

Rebooted topic - deities and supernatural beings

1) Old Gods 5
2) Drowned God 5
3) R'hllor 5
4) The Seven 5
5) Many Faced God 5
6) The Others 5
7) Qartheen warlocks 5
8) Moqorro 5
9) Quaithe 5
10) Wights 5
11) Azor Ahai 5
12) Children of the Forest 5
13) Dragons 5
14) Direwolves 5
15) Coldhands 5
16) UnBeric 5
17) UnCat 5
18) Patchface 5
19) Melisandre 5
20) Bloodraven 5
21) Faceless Men 5
22) Wargs 5
23) Greenseers 5
24) Storm God 5
25) Great Stallion 5
26) Summer Islands god/dess 5
27) Black Goat of Qohor 5
28) Mirri Maz Duur 5
29) Maggy the Frog 5
30) The Ghost of Highheart 5

- locations

best location (by Ours is the Fury)

1. Kings Landing
2. Sunspear
3. Old Town
4. Cape Wrath
5. Storms End
6. High Garden
7. Dragonstone
8. Blackwater Bay
9. Casterly Rock
10. Harrenhal
11. The Trident
12. The Erryie
13. Moat Calin
14. Deepwood Motte
15. Winterfell
16. Kings Road
17. The Wall
18. The Smoking Sea
19. Fist of the First Men
20. The Titan of Braavos
21. The Great Canal of Braavos
22. The Black wall of Volantis
23. Long Bridge of Volantis
24. The Temple of the Lord of Light in Volantis
25. Valyrian Peninsula
26. Port of Qarth
27. Vaes Dothrak
28. Valyrian roads
29. Shadow Lands beyond Asshai
30. City of Asshai

- player (of the game of thrones)

best player (rebooted topic)

1. Bloodraven 5
2. Petyr Baelish 5
3. Varys 5
4. Doran Martell 5
5. Olenna Tyrell 5
6. Cersei Lannister 5
7. Daenerys Targaryen 5
8. Illyrio Mopatis 5
9. Margaery Tyrell 5
10. Euron Greyjoy 5
11. Stannis Baratheon 5
12. Jon Connington 5
13. Tyrion Lannister 5
14.Tywin Lannister 5
15. Roose Bolton 5
16. Edmure Tully 5
17. Walder Frey 5
18. Wyman Manderly 5
19. Brynden Tully 5
20. Catelyn Stark 5
21. Arianne Martell 5
22. Asha Greyjoy 5
23. Sansa Stark 5
24. Ben Plumm 5
25. Aurane Waters 5
26. Renly Baratheon 5
27. Maester Pycelle 5
28 .Devan Lannister 5
29. Jon Snow 5
30. Mance Rayder 5

- weapons & armor

weapons and armor (rebooted list)

1) Brightroar 5
2) Blackfyre 5
3) Dark Sister 5
4) Dawn 5
5) Heartsbane 5
6) Ice 5
7) Lightbringer 5
8) Longclaw 5
9) Needle 5
10) Oathkeeper 5
11) Joffrey's dagger to kill Bran 5
12) Widow's Wail 5
13) Beric's flaming sword 5
14) Sam's dragonglass dagger 5
15) Robert's warhammer 5
16) Meera's frog spear/net combo 5
17) Asha's throwing axes 5
18) Hotah's axe 5
19) Theon's bow 5
20) Bloodriders' weapons (arakh, bow, whip) 5
21) Boiled Leather 5
22) The Hound's helm 5
23) Gendry's helm 5
24) Victarion's helm 5
25) Renly's armor 5
26) Rhaegar's armor 5
27) Jaime's armor 5
28) Bronze Yohn's armor 5
29) Rattleshirt's bones 5
30) Tywin's armor 5

[honeyed chicken]

These are some ideas that we could kick around, but they do not have complete lists. I finished 3 over the weekend, but it takes a lot of time and I won't have much for the coming month or so. It would really help if somebody wanted to step in and complete some of these. If interested and you want to work on one that has a partial list, pm me and I'll send you what I have so far.

- funniest character - from Howlin' Howland

- location you'd like to read more about - from Edd Viper

- who would you turn gay/lesbian/straight for - from Koba. Apologies to Koba!! I left this off by mistake. Makes more sense if you watch this first: here .

There's a bit of discussion on the old thread about this idea starting from post #527 where Koba first suggests it: turn gay for discussion

- Ser Not Appearing In This Book - from K26-dp. (post 8, 12) Would be great if we could do this topic with only characters who are alive when the books start, but not sure we can. Or if we did find 30 they'd be interesting. maybe K26-dp's way is best.

Ser Not Apearing in this book (by K26-dp - 7/8/14)

Howland Reed
Ser Arthur Dayne
Leyton Hightower
Mellario of Norvos
Lynesse (Hightower) Mormont
Rhaegar Targaryen
Lyanna Stark
Brandon Stark
Lord Rickard Stark
Lord Steffon Baratheon
Willas Tyrell
Harrold Hardyng, Harry the Heir

Trystane Martell (does he ever "appear")

- ASOIAF themed reality shows - from Koba (24 so far).

ASOIAF reality show (Koba/hc 7/1/14)

1. Keeping up with the Lannisters

2. Night's watch Big Brother

3. Teenage dragon mom

4. Bachelorette ( starring Sansa and Marg )

5. Essos got talent (starring Tyrion and Penny)

6. Westeros got talent (starring Mance,Patchface and Marilion)

7. X factor (starring Bran,Jojen and pretty much all Stark kids)

8. Direwolf wisperer

9. Rat cheff (starring Manderly)

10. Queer eye for a straight guy (Renly,Loras do Stannis makeover)

11. Pimp up my ride ( all ship owners)

12. Home makeover ( rebuilding Winterfell)

13. You've Got Mail! (Raven tending with Sam & Aemon)

14. Lonely Planetos (travel Westeros with the Hound as your guide)

15. Westeros Myth Busters (Adam & Jamie look at Westeros myths like "is winter really coming" and "is the night really dark and full of terror" and “dragons are real”)

16. Warg my Date

17. Science minute with Grand Maester Pycelle

18. Westeros history with Maester Luwin

19. Food of Westeros, starring GRRM himself

20. Late Night with Melisandre

21. Reading the future with Maggy the Toad

22. Westeros Jackass starring Vargo Hoat & the Bloody Mummers

23. Cribs (visiting various posh cribs of Westeros rich & famous: Highgarden, Casterly Rock, the Eyrie, the Watergardens of the Martells . . .

24. NW Boot Camp. Aliser Thorne puts you through the paces. Are you MAN enough?

- George, you tease! - ASOIAF mysteries and cliff hangers.

There are others that have been around without a list for a while now:

- bards & fools (I have 18 so far)

Bards, Singers, Fools

1) Guyard the Green, ACOK p.349

2) Lancel Lannister, ACOK p.397

3) Rymund the Rhymer, ACOK, pp. 651 & 9

4) Bael the Bard, ACOK, p.746 (Ygritte tells Jon the story)

5) Moonboy, ACOK, 751 (working for Varys)

6) Dontos (yellow motley), ACOK, p.751 (occasionally sells info to Varys)

7) Mance Rayder, ASOS, Jon 1, pp. 96 104.

8) Orland of Oldtown, ASOS, Jon 1, p.102

9) Symon Silvertongue, ASOS, Tyrion 2, p.170,2

10) Tom o’ Sevens (sevenstrings & Sevenstreams), ASOS, Arya 2, p.177.

11) PatchFace

12) Butterbumps

13) Hamish the Harper

14) Dareon of the NW

15) Mushroom (from tPatQ)

16) Fool of the Westerlands (tortured by Ellyn Tarbeck)

17) Alesander Frey (noted absence from the RW)?

18) Collio Quaynis of Tyrosh

19) Galyeon of Cuy

- hand of the King (only found 17, so this may never fly)

Best ever hand of the king

1) Tywin/Aerys
2) Tywin/Joffrey
3) Jon Arryn/Robert
4) Ned/Robert
5) Tyrion/Joffrey
6) Davos/Stannis
7) Ryam Redwyne/??*
8) Rossart/Aerys
9) JonCon/Aerys
10) Kevan/Tommen
11) Septon Murmison/??*
12) Lord Butterwell/??*
13) Myles Smallwood/??*
14) Ser Otto Hightower
15) Baelor Breakspear/??*
16) Maegor the Cruel/??*
17) Septon Barth/???*


* from p.731 of ASOS

- best/worst Lannister moment

- funny moments (Koba, 12)

Funny moments (koba/hc & Lyanna)

1. Tyrion proposes to duel Alliser Thorne with his crab fork/Tyrion 3, AGOT
2. K.Robert sends his squires for a breast plate stretcher/ Eddard 7, AGOT
3. “The night is dark and full of turnips.” Pyp, Jon ?, ADWD (p.144) “Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a tasty bit of gravy.”
4. “Croak no more, brave Toad, for our Great Lord Snow has spoken.” “Henceforth, I shall not even waggle my ears save by your Lordship's lordly leave.” Pyp, Jon ?, ADWD (p.144)
5. “A voice from nowhere,” Sandor said. He peered through his helm looking this way and that. “Spirits of the air!” – p. 87, Tyrion 1, AGOT
6. “Nothing delights me so much as a nice pair of shapely . . . shells.” – p.182, Tyrion 4, ADWD
7. “Now here’s a sight to see,” he quipped as they were emptying their bladders, “a dwarf and a duck making the mighty Rhoyne that much mightier.” P.182, Tyrion 4, ADWD
8. Bronn naming his step-son Tyrion
9. Jaime bluffing to Vargo on behalf of Brienne:
   B: "Why did you do that?"
   J: "I just wanted to hear him say thaphireth"
10. Renly picking on Joff about Arya disarming him
11. Gendry calling Arya a lady & she shoves him down
12. When the QoT is listening to Sansa about what a monster Joff is & keeps having her fool sing louder & louder

- happy loving couples (tragic couples was easy to write. This one? Not so much.)

I know I'm missing some good ideas. Please pm me with them. Thank you! :)

[honeyed chicken]

Done topics.

- actor, favorite

Favorite actor (koba/hc – 7/12/14)

1. Aidan Gillen/Littlefinger,Petyr Baelish
2. Alfie Allen/Theon Greyjoy
3. Amrita Acharya/Irri
4. Anton Lesser/Qyburn
5. Ben Crompton/ Edd Tollett
6. Carice van Houten/Melissandre
7. Charles Dance/Tywin Lannister
8. Ciaran Hinds/Mance Rayder
9. Clive Mantle/Greatjon Umber
10. Clive Russell/Brynden Tully
11. Conleth Hill/Varys
12. David Bradley/Walder Frey
13. Dianna Rigg/Olenna Redwyne
14. Dominic Carter/ Janos Slynt
15. Donald Sumpter/Maester Luwin
16. Ed Skrein/Daario Naharis (s.3)
17. Edward Dogliani/Rattleshirt, Lord o’ Bones
18. Ellie Kendrick/Meera Reed
19. Elyes Gabel/Rakharo
20. Emilia Clarke/Daenerys Targaryen
21. Eros Vlahos/Lommy Greenhands
22. Esme Bianco/Ros
23. Eugene Simon/Lancel Lannister
24. Finn Jones/ Loras Tyrell
25. Fintan McKeown/Amory Lorch
26. Francis Magee/Yoren
27. Gemma Whelan/Yara Greyjoy
28. Gethin Anthony/Renly Baratheon
29. Gwendoline Christie/Brienne of Tarth
30. Hannah Murray/Gilly
31. Harry Lloyd/Viserys Targaryen
32. Ian Beattie/Meryn Trant
33. Iain Glenn/Jorah Mormont
34. Ian Gelder/Kevan Lannister
35. Ian McElhinney/ Barristan Selmy
36. Indira Varma/Ellaria Sand
37. Isaac Hempstead-Wright/ Bran Stark
38. Iwan Rhon/Ramsay Bolton
39. Jack Gleeson/Joffrey Baratheon
40. Jacob Anderson/ Grey Worm
41. James Cosmo/Jeor Mormont
42. Jamie Sives/Jory Cassel
43. Jason Momoa/Khal Drogo
44. Jerome Flynn/Bronn
45. Joe Dempsie/Gendry
46. Joel Fry/ Hizdahr zo Loraq
47. John Bradley/Samwell Tarley
48. Josef Altin/Pyp
49. Joseph Mawle/Benjen Stark
50. Julian Glover/GM Pycelle
51. Kate Dickie/Lysa Arryn
52. Kerry Ingram/Shireen Baratheon
53. Kit Harington/Jon Snow
54. Kristian Nairn/Hodor
55. Kristofer Hivju/Tormund Giantsbane
56. Laura Pradelska
57. Lena Headey/ Cersei Lannister
58. Liam Cunningham/Davos Seaworth
59. Lucian Msamati/Salladhor Saan
60. Luke McEwan/Rast
61. Mackenzie Crook/Orell
62. Maisie Williams/Arya Stark
63. Margaret John/Old Nan
64. Mark Addy/Robert Baratheon
65. Mark Gatiss/Tycho Nestoris
66. Mark Stanley/ Grenn
67. Michael McElhatton/Roose Bolton
68. Michelle Fairley/Catelyn Stark
69. Michiel Huisman/Daario Naharis (s.4,5)
70. Miltos Yerolemou/Syrio Forel
71. Natalia Tena/Osha
72. Natalie Dormer/Margaery Tyrell
73. Nathalie Emmanuel/Missandei
74. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau/Jamie Lannister
75. Octavia Alexandru/Leaf
76. Oona Chaplin/Talisa Stark
77. Owen Teale/Alliser Thorne
78. Patrick Malahide/Balon Greyjoy
79. Paul Bentley/ High Septon
80. Pedro Pascal/Oberyn Martell
81. Peter Dinklage/Tyrion Lannister
82. Peter Vaughan/Maester Aemon Targaryen
83. Richard Madden/Robb Stark
84. Robert Pugh/Craster
85. Roger Ashton-Griffiths/Mace Tyrell
86. Ron Donachie/Rodrik Cassel
87. Rory McCann/the Hound
88. Rose Leslie/Ygritte
89. Roxanne McKee/Doreah
90. Roy Dotrice/Hallyne
91. Sean Bean/Ned Stark
92. Sibel Kekilli/ Shae
93. Simon Armstrong/Qhorin
94. Sophie Turner/Sansa Stark
95. Susan Brown/Septa Mordane
96. Stephen Dillane/Stannis Bartheon
97. Thomas Sangster/Jojen Reed
98. Tobias Menzies/ Edmure Tully
99. Tom Wlaschiha/Jaqen H’ghar
100. Tony Way/ Dontos Hollard
101. Wilkin Johnson/Ilyn Payne
102. Yuri Kolokolnikov/Styr, Magnar of Thenn

- animal (named - as in a pet), favorite

1. Balerion (cat) 5

2. Balerion (dragon) 5
3. Caraxes 5
4. Dany's silver 5
5. Dog (Meribald) 5
6. Dreamfyre 5
7. Drogon 5
8. Ghost 5
9. Grey Ghost 5
10. Greywind 5
11. Lady 5
12. Meraxes 5
13. Moondancer 5
14. Mormont's raven 5
15. Nymeria 5
16. old blind dog at the Fingers 5
17. Rhaegal 5
18. Seasmoke 5
19. Ser Pounce 5
20. Shaggydog 5
21. Sheepstealer 5
22. Silverwing 5
23. Stranger/Driftwood 5
24. Summer 5
25. Sunfyre 5
26. Syrax 5
27. Tessarion 5
28. Thunder 5
29. Vhagar 5
30. Viserion 5

- badass moment, best

Badass Moments (idea from King Tyrion I, hc & company – list)

1. Areo Hotah’s beheads Arys Oakheart. 5

2. Arya kills the Tickler. 5

3. Asha Greyjoy laying claim to the Seastone chair at the Kingsmoot. 5

4. Barristan Selmy, dismissed from the KG, cuts his way out of KL, then disguises himself and comes back in. 5

5. Barristan, armed with a staff, defends Dany from Titan’s Bastard & kills him. 5

6. Barristan kills Hizdahr's pit fighter guard. 5

7. Bran wargs into Hodor and fights off the wights. 5

8. Brienne drops a boulder on a pursuing river galley, sinking it. 5

9. Brienne killing 3 mummers single handed (mostly). 5

10. Bronn, lightly armored, kills fully armored Vardis Egen in a duel. 5

11. Catelyn stops a Valyrian steel dagger with her bare hands. 5

12. Dany mounts Drago’s funnel pyre, survives it and gives birth to 3 dragons. 5

13. Danys’ dragons burn the slave masters of Astapor. 5

14. Drogon kills the undying. 5

15. Dany's rides Drogon out of the fighting pit. 5

16. Davos surviving Battle of the Blackwater. 5

17. Davos standing up to King Stannis and rescuing Edric Storm. 5

18. Donal Noye dies killing a giant. 5

19. Gregor Clegane smashes Oberyn Martell. 5

20. Jamie's rescue of Brienne from the bear pit at Harrenhal. 5

21. Jon Snow rescues LC Mormont from the wight using fire. 5

22. Jon Snow’s duel to the death with Qhorin Halfhand. 5

23. Pod shoves Mandon Moore into the Blackwater Rush drowning him. 5

24. Sam killing Puddles. 5

25. Strong Belwas on foot take down Meereen’s mounted hero. 5

26. Syrio wearing no armor takes down several armored Lannister guardsmen with a wooden sword. 5

27. Tyrion gets between a stoneman & Aegon; goes overboard with him. 5

28. Victarion in combat at the Shield Islands. 5

29. Weasel soup. 5

30. Wylla Manderly stating her loyalty to the Starks before a hostile court. 5

- family feud (worst)

Worst Family Feud

Idea and original list by hc, with additions by Annara Snow, The Wolf Lord’s Daughter, Lord Lyman, and Helena ex machine.

The list has to be pared down to 30 feuds yet & the game hasn't started, but it will in due course. ;)

1. Jon/Catelyn
2. Tyrion/Tywin
3. Sandor/Gregor Clegane
4. Arya/Sansa
5. Tyrion/Cersei
6. Dany/Viserys
7. Aerion/Aegon Targaryen
8. Black Walder Frey/Edwyn Frey
9. Edmure Tully/Robb Stark
10. Catelyn /Lysa
11. Sand Snakes/Doran Martell
12. Arianne/Doran Martell
13. Stannis/Renly Baratheon
14. Stannis/Robert Baratheon
15. Aerys/Rhaegar Targaryen
16. Asha/Theon Greyjoy
17. Balon/Theon Greyjoy
18. Euron/Victarion Greyjoy
19. Cregan/Alys Karstark
20. Ramsay Snow Bolton/Domeric Bolton
21. Jeor/Jorah Mormont
22. Samwell/Randyll Tarly
23. Baelor Breakspear/Prince Maekar Targaryen
24. Lysa/Jon Arryn
25. Wylla/Wynafryd Manderly
26. Hoster/Brynden Tully
27. Bloodraven/Bittersteel
28. Aegon II/Rhaenyra
29. Arianne/Quentyn
30. the Hunter brothers.
31. Axell Florent/Alester Florent
32. Joffrey/Tommen.
33. Joffrey/Tyrion
34. Aegon/Rhaena
35. Aegon the Unworthy & Daeron the Good/Naerys
36. Baelor the Blessed/Daena
37. Fossoway cousins from The Hedge Knight.
38. Damphair/Euron.
39. Rhaenyra/Alicent.
40. Aemond/Lucerys.
41. Nester/Yohn Royce.
42. Erryk/Arryk.

- men of the Night's Watch

MEN OF THE NW – YOMI (10/16/’14)

1. Benjen Stark, First Ranger
2. Blane, a senior ranger
3. Bowen Marsh, Lord Steward
4. Chett, former steward to M.Aemon
5. Cotter Pyke, commander at Eastwatch
6. Ser Denys Mallister, commander at Shadow Tower
7. Donal Noye, blacksmith
8. Eddison Tollett, steward
9. Janos Slynt
10. Jarmen Buckwell, senior ranger
11. Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander till he was murdered by his men at Craster’s Keep
12. Jon Snow, LC after Mormont’s death
13. Maester Aemon
14. Ser Mallador Locke, knight & ranger
15. Qhorin Halfhand, 2nd in command, Shadow Tower
16. Othell Yarwyck, first Builder
17. Thoren Smallwood, acting First Ranger
18. Samwell Tarly, maester in training
19. Grenn, a ranger
20. Pypar, Pyp, steward
21. Dareon, steward at Eastwatch, singer
22. Todder, Toad, a ranger
23. Jeren, steward
24. Halder, a builder
25. Albett, builder
26. Satin, steward to LC Jon Snow
27. Ser Jaremy Rykker, senior ranger & a knight
28. Ser Waymar Royce, a ranger & a knight
29. Ser Wynton Stout, a ranger
30. Small Paul, a ranger
31. Stonesnake, a ranger from the Shadow Tower
32. Ulmer, a ranger & a bowman
33. Yoren, “wandering crow”, a recruiter for the NW

There are other members that could be added if anyone wishes. A list of some past LCs is here http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Night%27s_Watch#Notable_Members

A complete list with over 100 names is here: http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_Night%27s_Watch

- murder most foul (in two parts, 60 murders total)

1st list

1. 163 Great Masters
2. Aegon 'Jinglebell' Frey
3. Chiswyck
4. Craster
5. Donella Hornwood
6. Elia Martell & Aegon
7. Harrenhal Guardsman
8. High Septon #2
9. Jaehaerys Targaryen
10. Joffrey Baratheon
11. Jory Cassel
12. Lady
13. Lommy Greenhands
14. Lucerys 'Luke' Velaryon
15. Maester Kerwin
16. Marillion
17. Merrett Frey
18. Mirri Maz Duur
19. Ned Stark
20. Grand Maester Pycelle
21. Ramsay's "Girls"
22. Renly Baratheon
23. Rhaenyra Targaryen
24. Rickard Stark
25. Rodrik Cassel
26. Saltpan people
27. Shae
28. The Tickler
29. Victarion's third wife
30. Waymar Royce


List 2

1. 163 children
2. Brandon Stark
3. Cortnay Penrose
4. Dareon
5. Dontos Hollard
6. Entire Stark household in KL
7. High Septon #1
8. The Insurer
9. Jeor Mormont
10. Jon Arryn
11. Kevan Lannister
12. Laenor Velayron
13. Lord Lyman Beesbury
14. Lysa Arryn
15. Maester Luwin
16. Masha Heddle
17. Miller's boys
18. Mycah The Butcher's boy
19. Pate in Oldtown
20. Rattleshirt
21. Red Wedding attendants
22. Rhaego
23. Rhaenys Targaryen
24. Robert Baratheon
25. Roger of Pennytree
26. Ser Hugh of the Vale
27. Tion Frey & Willem Lannister
28. Tywin Lannister
29. Villagers of the Riverlands.
30. Weese

- Targaryen character (best)

Best character with known Targaryen blood. (Lord Lyman – 4/29/2014)

For this game we have 50 Targaryens from which to chose a best one. 20 have been selected to go through to a final round of 30. They are the following:

1. Aegon I the Conquerer
2. Visenya (Aegon I sister)
3. Rhaenys (Aegon I sister)
4. Jaehaerys I the Wise
5. Alysanne (Jaehaerys I wife and sister)

6. Daena the Defiant

7. Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers

8. Maester Aemon

9. Aegon V the Unlikely, Egg

10. Aemon the Dragonknight

11. Baelor Breakspear

12. Daenerys Stormborn

13. Rhaegar

14. Princess Rhaenys (Queen that never was)

15. Daeron the Drunk (Maekar's eldest son)

16. Daeron I the Young Dragon

17. Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers

18. Daemon I Blackfyre

19. Maekar I

20. Aerion Brightflame

Prelim round (eliminate 20. remaining 10 join the 20 above)

1. Rhaenyra (Viserys I daughter) 5
2. Aegon III the Dragonbane 5
3. Baelor I the Beloved 5
4. Viserys II 5
5. Aegon IV the Unworthy 5
6. Shiera Seastar 5
7. Daeron II the Good 5
8. Aerys I 5
9. Jaehaerys II 5
10. Duncan the Small 5
11. Aerys II the Mad 5
12. Rhaella (Aerys II sister and wife) 5
13. Viserys III the Beggar King 5
14. Rhaenys (Rhaegar's daughter) 5
15. Aegon (Rhaegar's son) 5

16. Daemon 5

17. Baela 5

18. Daeron the Daring 5

19. Daemon II Blackfyre (aka "John the Fiddler") 5

20. Aemond Targaryen (child of Alicent and Viserys I) 5

21. Haelena Targaryen (child of Alicent and Viserys I) 5

22. Jahaerys Velaryon 5

23. Lucaerys "Luke" Velaryon 5

24. Joffrey Velaryon (queen Rhaenyra's children) 5

25. Elaena 5

26. Queen Naerys 5

27. Aenys I 5

28. Viserys I 5

29. Aegon II 5

30. Maegor I the Cruel 5

[Kyoshi]

Rhaegar<3Lyanna has another thread open...so I'm very confused.

[K-26dp]

"Ser Not Appearing In This Book": Most Interesting Characters That Have Only Been Talked About. Maybe limit it to since the Great Tourney at Harrenhal to keep the more historical characters out of it.

Howland Reed

Ser Arthur Dayne

Leyton Hightower

Mellario of Norvos

Lynesse (Hightower) Mormont

Rhaegar Targaryen

Lyanna Stark

Brandon Stark

Lord Rickard Stark

Lord Steffon Baratheon

Willas Tyrell

etc.

[yomi]

About the murder most foul list: Amory Lorch murdered only Rhaenys, Aegon (or whoever the baby with Elia was) was killed by Gregor Clegane.

[K-26dp]

Best Dish:

Sister's Stew

Honeyed Chicken

Mereneese Lamb

Mushrooms In Garlic

Elk Ronells with Blue Cheese

Lemoncakes

etc.

[The Wolf Lord's Daughter]

How about cutest or sweetest moment? You know, like Jon giving Arya needle, pod looking for Tyrion, arya and gendry playing in acorn hall... I could make the list if we haven't played it before.

[The Wolf Lord's Daughter]

1.Jon giving Arya needle

2.Arya remembering the trick Jon and Robb played on them in the crypts

3.Sansa building Winterfell in the snow

4.Arya and Gendry wrestling in Acorn Hall

5.Jaime jumping into a bear pit to save Brienne

6.Pod looking for Tyrion

7.Sansa remembering the snowball fight with Arya and Bran

8.Jon naming Tyrion a friend

9.Robb talking and holding hands with Bran in his room

10.Ned giving Arya the talk in Arya II

11.Jon celebrating that Bran is alive

12.Jon and Ghost reuniting

13.Wylla Manderly's speech

14.Edmure caring about his small folk

15.Arya or Jon thinking about one another

16.Arya deciding not to give up needle

17.Jon telling Sam that they're brothers, not friends

18.Tyrion thinking that Jaime saved him on the Blackwater

19.Cersei and Tyrion laughing together

20.Stannis making Davos his Hand

21.Bran wanting to tell Meera he loves her

22.Davos learning to read so he can be a better hand

23.Bran thinking that Winterfell isn't dead, just broken like him

24.The Northmen marching in a blizzard to save Ned's little girl

25.Jon asking Tyrion to help Bran and Tyrion keeping his word

26.Tommen playing with his kittens

27.Bronn naming his son Tyrion

28.Brienne saving the children at the crossroads inn

29.Garlan cheering up Sansa at her wedding

30.Ned taking Arya and Sansa to stand vigil in the Godswood after Bran woke up

I think of others later, I got to run. Feel free to make any changes.

[honeyed chicken]

1.Jon giving Arya needle

2.Arya remembering the trick Jon and Robb played on them in the crypts

3.Sansa building Winterfell in the snow

4.Arya and Gendry wrestling in Acorn Hall

5.Jaime jumping into a bear pit to save Brienne

6.Pod looking for Tyrion

7.Sansa remembering the snowball fight with Arya and Bran

8.Jon naming Tyrion a friend

9.Robb talking and holding hands with Bran in his room

10.Ned giving Arya the talk in Arya II

11.Jon celebrating that Bran is alive

12.Jon and Ghost reuniting

13.Wylla Manderly's speech

14.Edmure caring about his small folk

15.Arya or Jon thinking about one another

16.Arya deciding not to give up needle

17.Jon telling Sam that they're brothers, not friends

18.Tyrion thinking that Jaime saved him on the Blackwater

19.Cersei and Tyrion laughing together

20.Stannis making Davos his Hand

21.Bran wanting to tell Meera he loves her

22.Davos learning to read so he can be a better hand

23.Bran thinking that Winterfell isn't dead, just broken like him

24.The Northmen marching in a blizzard to save Ned's little girl

25.Jon asking Tyrion to help Bran and Tyrion keeping his word

26.Stannis saving the watch

I think of others later, I got to run. Feel free to make any changes.

Cool! I will put it into new topics asap.

Decided to put a post in for my new topic ideas too, as I like discussing them a bit.

Sucker punch moment - that turn of the story you didn't see coming.

For example:

- the appearance of the Others in the prologue of AGOT. They come in and immediately slice up 2 of the first 3 characters you've been introduced to - including the POV character (Will)

- Jamie pushing Bran from the tower

- the appearance of the 3EC.

- Ned's beheading

- etc, etc, etc

[Edd Viper]

Something about places? Say, 'place you wish were in the books more,' or 'mentioned-only place you want to be in the series the most.'

[Edd Viper]

sorry, posted twice by accident.

[Howlin' Howland]

Best Dish:

Sister's Stew

Honeyed Chicken

Mereneese Lamb

Mushrooms In Garlic

Elk Ronells with Blue Cheese

Lemoncakes

etc.

Whar? No Frey pie?

I also wouldn't mind an EG for funniest character:

Dolorous Edd

Tyrion

Stannis (there's a whole thread on Stannis's humor on the General Forum)

[Edd Viper]

I also wouldn't mind an EG for funniest character:

Dolorous Edd

Tyrion

Stannis (there's a whole thread on Stannis's humor on the General Forum)

I second this. Make sure to include Jaime, Pyp and Shitmouth too.

[WexPyke]

Actually I will vote - smartest seems very interesting.

[HexMachina]

Are you including ideas from the TV shows? If so, best soundtrack could be a good one no? (Only because there have been some that I really liked recently :p)

[Kyoshi]

I like soundtracks and smartest. Are we going to vote?