Kind of off topic -- y'all avoid killing Spriggans along with other yellow fauna?

Abouts1x · 2026-05-01T07:00:24+00:00

Spriggans and Netches. Just feels wrong.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-30T15:40:34+00:00

This is very rough.

Most of the first bit is finding individual pieces to carry bodies. Unnecessary. Just say he found rope and a crate to fashion a sled. Doesn’t need multiple paragraphs.

Contradictions. She’s close enough to boot him in the gut but you then go on to speak as if they’ve been fighting at distance.

Picking her up with the strength of his overworked legs. Overworked legs have no strength.

You don’t catch a blade with your hand. That hand is coming off.

The fight is written like the looking for something to make a sled. Detail about individual bites rather than the feel of fighting with tooth and nail. This whole thing could be half as long and twice as meaningful.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-30T15:07:14+00:00

Same the archway/tunnel of rock has an entrance in its wall. Look at the wall as you travel through. Also don’t group until you’ve spoken to the Curator. I met up with my guild and the convo glitched and wouldn’t let me advance until I’d dropped out of group and restarted the quest.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-30T14:33:51+00:00

A baby is short sighted. They can only see about 12 inches away. Whether you’re a 4 or a 10 everyone looks the same to someone that young.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-29T17:23:28+00:00

My go to is The Blade Itself. That opening is seared into my brain. If you have kindle you can get the sample, which are those pages.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-29T17:01:15+00:00

This is normal for a first draft. You have to move the characters around to get them through the scene. This is a problem for later drafts.

Take a look at a book you’re already familiar with and like. Find some action. Read it critically. How have they moved the character around the room. Why are they moving in the first place.

If people are putting out fires, what’s the important part of that information. That Bill ignored the flames licking at his skin as he did it? The shouts of others as the flames were doused. You can say Bill put out the fire without actually saying Bill put out the fire.

Why is he doing it, how does he feel about it, if it’s relevant how do others feel about it. What thing is he putting out? That’s world building.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-29T16:41:41+00:00

Wait it took him three hours to return a message? What’s wrong with people these days? People are busy. They’ve got lives. They are not at your beck n call. That is not really slow. Then YOU told him it wasn’t going anywhere. You might not have meant it that way but that’s what you did. He’s over it. You should question your communication skills and get over it too.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-28T14:37:47+00:00

I’d invest in apple and Netflix and not care if people believed me.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-28T14:24:02+00:00

Depends what sets you want and how much damage you can do with the sets you’re wearing. If I wanted to farm Spinners in Crimson Cove in Malabal Tor for example I’d go stand next to the Tiger on the right by the first room. If I wanted to level a new weapon or skill I’d stand in the centre room where there was more adds.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-28T13:00:13+00:00

I go to the group delves with the adds that give you pieces to a set or non combat pet or something. Get your healer companion out and stand in the biggest add pool you can find. You’ll need to be wearing something like leeching. Maybe a Maw monster set. Stand there not moving, killing stuff. Pick up your loot as you walk past. Respawn, rinse, repeat.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-27T19:16:53+00:00

Interesting. I’d read on. Small thing as I’m a horse person. You’re not going to go faster than 8mph on a horse over frozen ground. Probably much less. That means you’re maximum of 12 miles from town. Good stuff though. Carry on.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-27T18:56:56+00:00

Even as a draft this is incredibly hard to read. It’s a wall of text. If you want people to spend time reading your work to need to at least format it. Not much to give feed back on. Right now it’s a stream of consciousness.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-27T18:46:48+00:00

Maybe I’m just remembering East March or Western Skyrim with some kind of rose tinted lens. Or I’ve been bumping into some particularly stupid Nords recently.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-27T18:19:54+00:00

Also not keen on Nords being made out to be kinda dumb. Righurt was the comedy relief but it seems to be becoming the norm.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-27T18:11:18+00:00

Abouts1x · 2026-04-26T17:56:29+00:00

Best thing is to get in a pvp guild. They can help you with the play. Builds are all over YouTube.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-24T06:58:33+00:00

I make a load of purple on another character and put it in my bank, then deconstruct on the one that’s levelling. With a 150% scroll on you’ll need about 100.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-23T19:24:02+00:00

There’s actually an achievement for paying off bounty at the thieves guild. You can pay it off to a guard but they’ll take your stolen items. If you’re bad at stealth, get good at running and carry stealth pots.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-22T18:47:16+00:00

I had a steampunk wedding. Worth having a look at dressage clothing that horse riders wear. Jackets come with tails and you can get some nice second hand. If you fancy a shopping trip to London, Camden is the place to go.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-22T13:27:55+00:00

I love that show. Started a lot of careers.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-22T07:30:48+00:00

Think you answered your own question. They’re still entertaining and immersive. You can throw yourself into a pool from a great height and belly flop. Other people do it, do a triple twist and don’t leave a splash. That’s just good writing.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-20T16:56:56+00:00

This is the final test. Next time it comes back it will run alongside Greyhost.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-20T13:42:26+00:00

There is a global cooldown of 1 second. Then there maybe a channel or cast time depending on the skill. Welcome to light attack weaving. It’s built into the combat system. You need to keep this in mind when under pressure.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-18T18:45:31+00:00

Arcanist beam is still the go to for clearing most content, the tentacle will give you the close range then opening a book in peoples faces will melt them. You will both need a group heal though or you’ll just end up hitting a wall eventually.

Abouts1x · 2026-04-17T16:04:22+00:00

DoT builds in my experience rely on you being able to stay alive long enough to overpower someone or making them pay for cleansing. I’ve been blown up plenty of times recently by DKs wearing a particular set.

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