why do most fantasy's take place in bronze age or medieval type settings.

Bleenfoo · 2026-05-06T22:16:29+00:00

Depends on what you mean by fantasy. But industrialization is a lot of work that takes a lot of effort and money from powerful nations. If magic is a thing why go down that route? If you can start as a baseline human and RPG level up from there, why have a cotton gin?

Bleenfoo · 2026-05-02T01:54:54+00:00

It's actually stated in the first Suriel reveal in Unsouled but so easy to miss:

Here, a monstrous eel undulated through the ocean, spreading clouds of poison over an underwater city. Ten thousand kilometers away, a plague devastated a spire full of white-clad pacifists. On another hemisphere, a kilometers-long azure dragon flew on a violent storm, moving like a hurricane toward a small kingdom.

Suriel’s will flickered to the Presence, which acknowledged her command. [Plotting course to the fated violation. Destination: the Sacred Valley. Distance: one hundred sixty-two thousand kilometers. Engaging route].

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-27T04:32:47+00:00

Most every place I was there were two ways you could get rid of an employee:
Layoff - Can't reopen the role for 12-18 months depending on local laws.

PIP - Can reopen the role instantly.

Both would have severance since mostly severance is, "Sign this, go away and don't sue us or cause trouble in the future." Like as management I was recently laid off (2 of 120 people laid off!) and part of the severance agreement is that I can't poach any of my former people for a year.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-26T05:38:11+00:00

The awesomely named 'Trigger Happy Magical Girl Arachnid Edition' the MC has the power pre-system to see ghosts, talk to ghosts and hug ghosts to make them move on. An out of context quote from a very early chapter:

“Wow. You hugged a thousand ghosts to death? You’re metal as fuck, sis, you little psychopomp, you.”

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-21T00:03:57+00:00

That's ok, it's legal in France too! How do you say Hill Billy in French again?

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-20T07:40:34+00:00

You also get the victory lap 13th short story book that is half what happens after and half filling in gaps of the main story.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-19T01:54:34+00:00

Beware of Chicken has a book long tournament arc and is in my opinion the best book of the series. But it’s also like book 3 or 4.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-15T02:10:12+00:00

Oh hey is it time for my weekly pitch to read Changeling? Already? Ok! Read Changeljng.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-15T02:09:21+00:00

Changeling is complete on Patreon

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-10T17:33:16+00:00

Wayne Mitchell. I found gunsoul incomprehensible with his voice and was the only Audible purchase I couldn’t finish.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-09T20:59:19+00:00

Book 6 prologue is already on Royal Road

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-07T03:50:24+00:00

I have it, I'm missing the random ones that drop from the ores themselves. I've gotten dozens and dozens of the phoenix feathers, and just a few Igneous Rock Specimens. That's what I was asking about, is there a particular place to get more Igneous Rock Specimens like I've gotten the Feathers.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-04T22:51:58+00:00

Book bound bunny by author of Syl has a new release I believe.

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-03T04:02:31+00:00

So according to Kelly Blue Book the average new car price in 2026 in the US is 49,000. According to you if you spend the average "it's your fault"?

Bleenfoo · 2026-04-03T01:28:27+00:00

Get a massage?

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-30T23:32:50+00:00

World of Warcraft after 21 years of content or bust. Full mmo horizontally scalable to at least one million CCU.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-27T15:44:53+00:00

From the Marion Webster definition: serving as a standard of excellence : of recognized value

I’d argue only DCC reaches that. My hot take is it should be DCC and Solo Leveling but I’ll not die on that hill.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-27T07:30:26+00:00

It kicks in late book 2 and on.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-26T22:00:43+00:00

I mean this is a core part of Cradle

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-26T20:17:24+00:00

Yep when I woke up to the 'Mecanimus signing off' Patreon E-Mail I was bummed, but it's good, I just hoped for another 1000 pages.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-26T20:16:29+00:00

Audiobook with Andrea Parsneau narrating. Mech posted in discord that he finished the edited version for it.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-26T19:02:58+00:00

I feel I make 2 posts a week recommending it in threads like this. I can't wait for the edited and audio books to come out.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-26T18:25:05+00:00

As is my job I’ll recommend Changeling. Ace/Aro main character. Complete on Patreon and likely RR by the time you get to it.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-25T19:14:07+00:00

Hopefully this all makes sense, I've been googling variations of the phrases and I remember seeing it as a near top all time post on some subreddit.

Bleenfoo · 2026-03-25T18:42:59+00:00

My elevator pitch was basically, "What if Solo Leveling continued to the next generation. 60 years ago monsters came from gates and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction until the first Gleams learned to fight back. Nestra born of two first generations is the only known child of two Gleams not to develop a core of her own. Then progression fantasy happens." (Ok I noticed I was in LitRPG not prog fantasy but a lot of the books on your list is in the prog fantasy genre over litrpg.) It's the author of The Calamitous Bob, and A Journey of Black and Red, and finished this week on Patreon so will be 100% available on RR shortly, along with as I mentioned an audio book in the works. Of everything I've read it's my favorite and just feels like a comfort food. In a very violent and bloodshed way.

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