----- Original Message ----- From: "Sander" <dragaera at juima.org> To: "Dragaera list" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 6:21 AM Subject: Stupid Vlad? (was Re: "The time has come, the Walrus said) > Steven Brust wrote: > > You keep forgetting that Vlad is an idiot. > > This intrigues me. Do you really see Vlad as an idiot? I mean, sure, > he's not a super intelligent Vance-like character with more intelligence > and skills than a small town, and yes, sometimes when he's taking a > stroll out on his own after making powerful enemies he's not thinking > all that clearly and should have been a bit more practical, but despite > that I still see Vlad as a pretty intelligent guy. > And I don't believe this is just because of the bias of seeing things > through his eyes. I usually have an instinctive loathing of less > intelligent characters, but Vlad never made any warning bells ring. > I agree Vlad may not be super-intelligent, but he does seem to think very fast on his feet. Slightly off topic, does he seem to be bragging in the books lately regarding his knife throwing prowess? P.S. I am trying to get used to this response style you have adopted. Ian