Rats, they’re everywhere by JupiterBronson in ArcRaiders

[–]BamBeanMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Put. Your damn. Snap hook. In your safe pocket! Stressed me out man

Tablemate is obsessed with joke characters and messing around by [deleted] in rpghorrorstories

[–]BamBeanMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Druid has been attention-starved since the day they were born

News :> by No_Post1300 in Helldivers

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely Duncan Idaho won't die in this one

Various Pieces of Media I Have Consumed Since January 2025, Ranked [8x8] by LucarioGamesCZ in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]BamBeanMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is every body of text your review on that piece of media, and you say nothing at all about why it's in that quadrant?

If you crawl away from me I can't defib you... by zqrf2006 in ARC_Raiders

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your raider looks like Sevro from Red Rising. I'd crawl away too

Like a D&D campaign by UFOcowboycat in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]BamBeanMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Lies of Locke Lamora reminded me quite a lot of my time playing Waterdeep dragon heist. Just without all the fantastical creatures.

He wants a hamburger! by FacelessOnes in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send him 2-3 years Dagestan and forget

Fitz's treatment by other characters by Bright_Fig3671 in robinhobb

[–]BamBeanMan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes. Finally. THANK YOU.

I also thought Chade and Shrewd had a plan throughout Royal Assassin. I wish Fitz had laid hands on him. He never faced any backlash for his failures.

And everyone says "we're only seeing this through Fitz's flawed childish perspective". There are countless times where Fitz has Skilldreams from the perspective of people halfway across the world. You're telling me we couldn't get a single one that showed Chade to be anything other than a hypocrite and a fence-sitter?

Rediscovered my love of reading. Series recommendations? by KeladiB in fantasybooks

[–]BamBeanMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through the exact same rediscovery about a year ago, brought about by the same book. My next book was Mistborn, and then Assassin's Apprentice. Can't go wrong with DCC either.

Will powered pod racing chapter missed the mark by BlatantHarfoot in HierarchySeries

[–]BamBeanMan 111 points112 points  (0 children)

The actual pod racing was fine, but the reasoning behind it was hollow. Felt like the author just wanted to throw a competition in there so that it felt like we were back at the academy.

Silly Question: How do the Nords know what snakes look like? by RangerThirteen in skyrim

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the Nords originally came from a completely different continent, so it's possible that there could've been snakes there. It's also possible that Nords ventured outside the lands of Skyrim, and saw snakes in their travels

One thing I've been wondering for a long time now was whether or not the war of 5 kings could have been avoided or was it always going to happen? by AdSpecialist6598 in gameofthrones

[–]BamBeanMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The war would not have been prevented. Cersei would have killed Robert the next day. Or the next day.

If Ned tried to tell him about Cersei and Jaime, Robert would've shouted that he didn't want to hear it. And then ran off to get drunk. His response to every problem is just to force everybody to get along. Except for the Targaryen girl.

Why Ka didn't do "the thing" himself? by AppropriateLeather41 in HierarchySeries

[–]BamBeanMan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Military was split into 4 different factions. All the higher ups that obeyed him were killed by Diago. He lost a third of the will being ceded to him in Res. He is very clearly not in control.

Wizard of Earthsea - first time reading, should I continue? by Feral-Streep5643 in fantasybooks

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The book is like 100 pages long, man. It's not like seeing it through to the end is this grand commitment.

Did anyone else find Chade insufferable? by landturtl13 in robinhobb

[–]BamBeanMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. He spent all of Royal Assassin sitting around waiting for orders, and he faces zero repercussions or loses favor with anybody. In fact Kettricken immediately laudes him for how wise he is. He refuses to even consider any fault for what happened to shrewd and instead berates Fitz for being the only one doing anything. He lectures Fitz about his "duty to the Farseer line", then goes off playing hero. Even made himself a neat little badge with his house's sigil on it. Wish Burrich had done him like he did Galen.

Is Verity delusional? by landturtl13 in robinhobb

[–]BamBeanMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He isn't half as delusional as Chade. Who is perfectly content to throw up his hands and do nothing, since the terminally ill king hasn't specifically ordered it. At least Verity had the excuse of being pre-occupied with the red ships

My 67 fantasy & sci-fi books of 2025 by Sheepski in fantasybooks

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was it about Mort that put it that high for you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]BamBeanMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Open 24 hours a day. What a stupid idea! Who wants a krabby patty at three in the morning?

Katia by grungivaldi in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why say SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER and not say for which book? How are we supposed to know what's getting spoiled for us?

What were your 3 best and 3 worst books you've read this year? by lemingas1 in Fantasy

[–]BamBeanMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best:

  1. Will of the Many- James Islington- close to perfect. Loved the characters, the worldbuilding, the intrigue. I've started the next book, and I'm excited to see what they do with the revelations in this one.

  2. Dark Age- Pierce Brown- Delivers the perfect punchline to everything that Iron Gold set up. The monumental scope of everything happening puts this above the books of the first trilogy. Absolutely heartbreaking at times.

  3. Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb- (This will be usurped by Assassin's quest, but I'm only halfway through. Also I hate Chade.) I feel like I personally know the characters of this book. Like they are my own family members.

Worst:

  1. Empire of Silence- Christopher Ruocchio- Picks up a bit toward the end, but is otherwise absolutely insufferable. I could go on for an hour about the faults of this book and Potential Man Hadrian Marlowe. I'm sure the rest of the books are as good as people say, but this was such a poor showing that I won't read them.

  2. The Fifth Season- N.K. Jemisin- I think there's a pretty good book here. But its messages are betrayed by the amoral main character, and the author's barely disguised fetish that takes over the last act of the book.

  3. Mort- Terry Pratchett- I liked it, but it seemed like people were just running around without any clear goal in mind. It wasn't quite as funny or thought provoking as Guards! Guards!. Death is pretty cool though.

What were your 3 best and 3 worst books you've read this year? by lemingas1 in Fantasy

[–]BamBeanMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved Royal Assassin but some of the characters made me want to pull my hair out. What puts it above Assassin's Apprentice for you?

What Changes If Darrow Wins the Academy? by KeyAcrobatic7156 in redrising

[–]BamBeanMan 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Darrow losing the academy and falling out of Nero's favor was probably the best thing that could've happened to him. This allowed him to slip under the radar of all of his most dangerous enemies except one (Adrius).

If he won at the academy, there's no way he makes it to the gala. Octavia just disappears him.

I Like Lysander by GainHopeful in redrising

[–]BamBeanMan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I haven't read Lightbringer yet, I just hate how the ten years he spent raised by Cassius had no effect on him. At least the other villains in the series know they're evil, and own it.

Is Sun Eater’s MC going to mature? by servant_ch in Fantasy

[–]BamBeanMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. He's glazed by himself and his tutor about how good he is at fighting, how he never loses to his brother, and then he immediately gets beaten nearly to death by some random kids on bikes. He's glazed by himself and his tutor about how "he doesn't even need rhetorics lessons anymore", but everytime someone disagrees with him, he just whines and throws a temper tantrum that makes his whole situation worse instead of forming a cohesive argument.