Let's play a game: Save the Ancients!

[Iscah]

I also don't understand what establishing Hyth's skill level has to do with whether there was hypothetically a way to save the Ancients.

[SannaR]

I also don't understand what establishing Hyth's skill level has to do with whether there was hypothetically a way to save the Ancients.

I feel it came about with talk from others about how convocation members are perceived as being strong in magics. And that Hermes must also be strong in magics. Hythlodaeus was brought up as a counter point. As even if one might not read his parts in the story or how he's seen to behave as being down on himself he had been a choice for the seat of Emet-Selch before Hades was given it.

[LilimoLimomo]

I also don't understand what establishing Hyth's skill level has to do with whether there was hypothetically a way to save the Ancients.

If you want the full context, read my posts and and replies quoting my posts; that's where this aspect of the discussion comes from.

I considered offering a TL;DR, but after a few attempts I realized that in doing so I wasn't being fair to either side of the argument, so it's probably better to just let the original text speak for itself.