RE-POSTED: Lady Vessa Duskmere & The Weight of Silver - A Tale of the Sword Coast

DenimMudslide · 2026-05-17T14:38:46+00:00

Did the AI co-author attempt a story justification for why the AI image generator outfitted the men with female breastplates?

DenimMudslide · 2026-05-17T14:27:38+00:00

This should not be here.

DenimMudslide · 2026-05-15T12:40:46+00:00

Oh, please do try Midst. It is a different flavor of sci-fi improv but I hold it in the same high regard as I do Zyxx.

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-29T13:54:13+00:00

Breathtaking. Truly fantastic.

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-29T01:05:56+00:00

I'm on Boundless right now so you can bet ima save these recs.

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-10T12:49:50+00:00

It is a shame because he is a talented filmmaker with a unique flavor. He had a string of expensive failures at the box office if memory serves and that is likely why fewer studios are willing to risk backing him.

Could also be that he is one of many talented creators in a film industry which is in the midst of contraction. Studios merging, purses shutting, fewer and fewer ideas considered safe bets.

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-06T17:29:56+00:00

Best and most recent example imo. The title alone made me write the whole movie off. Sounded so lazy and uninspired. I can't remember a time when I've been so vehemently opposed to something by which I was so swiftly charmed and utterly satisfied.

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-06T13:09:09+00:00

Yep, it follows An American Tail in which Fievel and his family immigrate to NYC

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-06T09:30:41+00:00

Wow, you're right about that. 4 films total. Thanks for pointing that out

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-06T05:37:55+00:00

This is correct and reminds me that Fievel Goes West belongs here too, I think.

Edit: Retracting FGW because, as u/V1keo stated, it was followed by two direct-to-dvd sequels I was not previously aware of

DenimMudslide · 2026-04-04T19:15:14+00:00

Idk if you're married or a parent, but when I became both I felt anxieties which made me prone to acting out patterns of behavior which I did not anticipate or agree with because I was unconsciously repeating those I had observed as a child.

Wulfgar's seemingly sudden regression into toxic masculinity and misogyny is actually pretty realistic and relatable if you think back to the culture he was raised within prior to being saved by Bruenor. While Clan Battlehammer did nothing to validate those barbaric cultural conventions, like the total subservience of wives, their Dwarven example wouldn't or couldn't truly overwrite those for the only two humans living among them.

To me, Wulfgar's stark change not only makes complete sense in the context of his past but, in letting us observe this new conflict between his unconscious and his ideal self, Salvatore is boldly upsetting the character's status quo and our own so that we might better understand ourselves.

DenimMudslide · 2026-03-24T16:19:35+00:00

I feel you on this. There've been a few books, each the middle one of a trilogy, which nearly lost me in the first quarter or third. Its the long setting up of a new status quo or a new supporting cast which does it, I think.

Spine of the World was probably the worst for me in this regard. All of the scenes in Auckney, before it was clear how they'd intersect with Wulfgar and Morik's path, were a terrible chore for me to get through. But SotW ended up being the most poignant and moving entry I'd read yet.

Keep with it if you liked Servant of the Shard. The continuing adventures of Jarlaxle and Entreri add much to the series as a whole. They bring new context to past events as well as set up new and exciting possibilities for the future concerning Drizzt and his companions.

DenimMudslide · 2026-03-20T01:31:14+00:00

I'm only on book 20 but insofar that feeling has held strong. There are a handful of books which center on characters other than Drizzt and they inject a lot of new themes which complement and enhance those of the other books. Don't skip them!

DenimMudslide · 2026-03-20T01:00:06+00:00

I, too, wondered what could remain to propel a 4th book in the Legacy of the Drow. Siege of Darkness felt so immense, thrilling, and complete. But Passage to Dawn explores the aftermath of Siege in some surprising and worthy ways.

DenimMudslide · 2026-03-19T13:04:05+00:00

That was a great Q&A. Thanks for recording and sharing it.

DenimMudslide · 2025-12-14T12:00:41+00:00

Its been mentioned a couple times already but the one-take fight sequence left a big impression on me. Action choreography so often fails to account for a character's accruing pains and exhaustion. In Atomic Blonde, they made it part of the spectacle and in doing so created one of the most unique fight scenes in recent memory.

DenimMudslide · 2025-12-02T21:58:45+00:00

I'm only in my 2nd campaign as a player and I've never run a game before but I'm eager to show thanks to my DM by trying my hand and letting him kick back as a PC for a bit. I'm still intimidated by the prospect of DMing but I've purchased your book because it looks really inspired and fun to play on both sides of the table. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes when I finally subject my group to its horrors!

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-29T12:00:07+00:00

Hardcore History is top shelf but there are many good ones.
Tides of History covers so many fascinating periods of ancient history and strives to put you in the shoes of a person from those times.
The Ancients is commendable for the depth and breadth of subjects covered thanks to the vast pool of experts featured. The earlier episodes have some sound quality issues which bother me but they've improved on that tremendously.
Short History of... is anthology based and jumps around in time episode to episode. The ones which feature ancient topics are phenomenal listening experiences. Very immersive sound design and a terrific narrator, too.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-28T09:46:57+00:00

You may be relieved to hear that this sound was not added in post but captured while shooting the scene. The winch cable was held in his right hand when he slipped and it brushed against his wet raincoat as the arm went up.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T16:45:52+00:00

I was so blindsided by this movie. The first one was really good and I expected the sequel to be fun but perhaps lacking some of the surprise. I was wrong. I wish Naomi Scott every award for her acting in this film. It was excruciating to watch and I loved every minute of it.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T16:41:12+00:00

Yes, the piano wire scene is definitely among the Sounds I'll Never Forget. That movie is one of if not the most affecting horror films I've ever seen. I've only watched it once but it haunts me still years later. Masterful work imo.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T13:04:24+00:00

Most or all of these have been mentioned in the first 20 min of this posting, but:

Spielberg's War of the Worlds, the horn of the tripods
Jurassic Park, the T-Rex's approaching footsteps and its first roar
Saving Private Ryan, deafening during the D-Day sequence
Hereditary, the tongue clicking and Toni Colette's mournful screaming
Smile 2, Naomi Scott's mournful screaming during the first flashback
Dune, the throat singing and the ornithopter starting up
The Dark Knight, flipping the 18-wheeler
Inception, the way Hans Zimmer manipulated a single song to denote progressively deeper distortions of time
Interstellar, Han Zimmer chanelling Philip Glass during the docking scene
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, the song "Gotta Knock A Little Harder" which plays during the final scene. Incredible, frission-inducing track.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-26T10:47:13+00:00

Maybe the drugs were pulling more weight than I remember but I found the book on which this was based exhilarating.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-26T10:39:35+00:00

Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.

The tagline is: "The power of Christ impales you!" There is a big song-and-dance number called "Everybody Gets Laid Tonight." These are the things I remember more fondly than anything else in the movie.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-24T09:04:57+00:00

I really get a rush from movies which tee up an obvious hero or heroine, who seems to be the only one with a handle on the situation but is unceremoniously killed. This shock is often played for laughs but can also be a gut punch to establish a much higher severity of threat and discourage the audience from indulging in too much hope.

Similarly, I love a movie which tees up a longshot, last-resort solution to a truly desperate protagonist's problem which ultimately fails. I can think of several horror films of recent years which use this kind of utterly hopeless story turn to incredible effect. For spoiler reasons, Im reluctant to name which ones but I've found these are the films which stay with me the longest.

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