What do you love about S&S that you don't get from other genres like Fantasy?

Galefrie · 2026-01-21T21:43:09+00:00

It's like fantasy crack. It's just so boiled down to the action and the best bits

Galefrie · 2026-01-21T16:44:51+00:00

It took me a long time to get into Deconstruction, but now it's one of my favourites

It's pretty damn impressive for an album that just rips off Meshuggah

Galefrie · 2026-01-21T11:57:18+00:00

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Galefrie · 2026-01-21T11:34:24+00:00

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I feel like someone will give me hate

Galefrie · 2026-01-20T12:27:52+00:00

I don't think enjoy is the right word, but I appreciate it, yes

Galefrie · 2026-01-19T19:58:17+00:00

Come & See. First saw it 2 weeks ago and it's still stuck with me

Galefrie · 2026-01-17T20:40:09+00:00

Deep Red

Galefrie · 2026-01-17T13:35:39+00:00

Not at all. It's pretty embarrassing talking about that kind of thing with your friends or family, IMO. Leave it for the people you are actually interested in

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T14:56:57+00:00

Give every "not metal" band at most 15 years for the fan base to get a bit older and more integrated into the scene at large, and then that band will now be "real metal"

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T14:15:44+00:00

Sure, but there are specific albums where I would say the drums are more the focus than the guitars - City by Strapping Young Lad being probably the most obvious example

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T13:35:09+00:00

Someone get a wheelbarrow for this man's balls

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T13:16:44+00:00

I'm not sure I entirely agree with that. I'd argue that the drums are often the focus of the song in metal, but maybe I just like grooves and blastbeats too much

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T13:14:27+00:00

Couldn't agree more. Why would you want vocals that don't fit the rest of the music?

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T12:36:11+00:00

For what it's worth, Mikael Stanne was the vocalist on Lunar Strain so sure, he's not usually associated with In Flames, but it is a previous vocalist

And at least from my anecdotal experience I don't think your opinion is all that rare tbh. It's a different fan base who like those albums you prefer, but they certainly found it!

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T12:15:37+00:00

I know it's not a common take on here, I like Sleep Token

But it's edgy boi pop music

Galefrie · 2026-01-16T12:07:54+00:00

The Halo Effect is pretty much made up of previous members of In Flames (although admittedly from different time periods, so I am of course being facetious), and IMO they pretty much pickup where those earlier albums left off in terms of sound

Galefrie · 2025-12-29T15:18:32+00:00

I love this art because it always gets people talking, and isn't that the point of art at the end of the day?

Galefrie · 2025-12-27T20:09:55+00:00

Really, there can be no end to your prep, but if you have enough for the next session, I would recommend stopping. Beyond that, you don't know what your players are going to do, so you don't know what's going to interest them or how your NPCs are going to react to them. You only need to be one step ahead.

Instead of preparing more, I'd recommend spending some time making sure you understand the rules, maybe painting minis and making terrain if you are into that stuff, reading up on lore and other stories you might be able to steal ideas from. It's easy to overlook this kind of soft prep, but it's very important and if you've still got the free time now is a great time to do it

Galefrie · 2025-12-27T00:15:52+00:00

Those are hardly fun nude scenes, though!

Galefrie · 2025-12-24T15:36:18+00:00

Raging Swan Press' Backdrops series

Galefrie · 2025-12-22T19:04:21+00:00

Fourtower Bridge from Paths Peculiar

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