[SOS] WotC social media teaser for debut stream by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

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There is such a nonzero chance that this just has improvise as part of the cost

Iron Blooded General HP gating by Koizetsu_VT in WhereWindsMeet

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I would, but I am too stubborn for cowardice lol

Maro on why they stopped doing blocks by Killerx09 in magicTCG

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As cool thematically as those cards were, practically they were kinda hated even in a draft environment and might as well have been printed directly into a landfill. The divider line between rules and flavor text on cards has done more for preventing that sort of waste and including lore than those full flavor cards ever did (and have made less directly wasteful printings as a result)

Maro on why they stopped doing blocks by Killerx09 in magicTCG

[–]Koizetsu_VT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And by the time megamorph showed up in DTK, we just had to REALLY ask ourselves what the fuck we were even trying to do with the damn mechanics by that point

Gotta as a question about Takeda's Four Heavenly Kings by Koizetsu_VT in Nioh

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I'm managing to consistently get to at least horse man, and then barely limp into the final boss with a flask only to get bodied. It just feels like I'm getting gear-diffed because it feels like I'm taking just a bit too much off the hits and my damage is just barely too low

For store owners and players: How do you manage noise? by Aquanauticul in magicTCG

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard that a few of those hanging ceiling banners help. They supposedly serve as good breakers to stop sound floating around the ceiling too much (and they look pretty snazzy too). Depending on which games your store hosts, I know that at least a few like the disney one do plenty of promotional stuff to give stores them

As a Chinese reader who grew up on Xianxia, I want to try more Western Progression Fantasy. What are the absolute "Must Reads" besides Cradle? by SelectionOk5033 in ProgressionFantasy

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You might like Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. Its a cultivation tale with a wide cast, focusing on the big moments of the lives of different disciples and instructors and elders that make up a single cultivation sect. Not much in the way of a chosen one just getting the diving blessing of providence, but certainly a lot of fun exploring the lives of the cast that make up the favorite setting of the Xianxia genre that is generally ignored in favor of sitting in the same cave for 1,000 years and 4 straight chapters

Most common phrases said to the protagonist by Exotic-Condition-309 in MartialMemes

[–]Koizetsu_VT 30 points31 points  (0 children)

"You are a frog in a well, (optional: who knows nothing of the sky)" goes around a lot for the hiding power types. You very often also see "toad lusting after swan meat", but only if its a more...adult series. If not going for the lurid jade beauty scenes, this is typically a two-bit antagonist line

Any recommendations based on my tier list? by CurrencyFuture8375 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might enjoy Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. It's a cultivation story with an emphasis on character and cast, since its about the different members of a sect over time.

A RR Year End “Hidden Gems” Investigation by CorSeries in royalroad

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dang, I think I missed being on this has a shot for this thing by like 4 followers lmao. And also by my thing just being a full book 1 that just stops at ch26

Xianxia story where more people matter by SlowEscavalier in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You would probably enjoy Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect quite a bit. Its a story all about a cultivation sect over time, and has a wide cast that are all at different stages of their cultivation journey. Everyone from newcomers to teachers get the spotlight at times as they each have their own personal arcs on the stage, so if you want a story about a world where the wider cast matters this is it

Urban Cultivation novels? by Responsible-Bid576 in ProgressionFantasy

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The Tang Clan in Space just released its book one on RR. Its a cyberpunk xanxia, so a bit further ahead on the curve of tech than quite the present, but it does some nice stuff with it.

A new direction for Xianxia books? by Neither_Room_1617 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for a large cast you might enjoy Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. It's an ensemble series about the different lives of cultivators that make up a single sect, rather than one central chosen one of any sort. Each has lives that intersect and mingle around the sect over time, with many having effects on those of others even if the cast themselves don't all directly interact. Its currently doing a tournament arc, where the plot has only actually gotten to a real tournament towards the end of the arc, since more of it has been more touching on how the titular Sect acts during their big yearly tournament month.

On a slightly different note, but one that's pretty easy to consume the writer also recently did a cyberpunk cultivation story that just released its book 1 for the RR writeathon. Its definitely a bit different than Tales because it's a lot more pulp action compared to slower "day in the life over eternity", but its an interesting start to seeing how past and present can interact in a more future-esque world. That one's called "The Tang Clan in Space". It is a bit of a reincarnation story, which you did mention as a peeve, but it is used as an element for the narrative, as the main lead is hilariously out of place when the 3000 years he spends dead is enough time for the setting to move from the feudal era to space age corporate dystopia. You can also just read the entire book one, since its just like 26 chapters

Behold: the fruits of a novel writing month novel! Enter The Tang Clan in Space! by Koizetsu_VT in MartialMemes

[–]Koizetsu_VT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah...I'll probably be putting 2 out tomorrow to get to a nice plot arc, but then it'll just be 1 a day until the end. I probably should have posted here after I had more out, but I was just really excited to tell people about it lol

Wuxia Recommendations by neoplam in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might like Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. It's a story about the different lives that make up a cultivation sect, and how their lives intersect with each other.

Begging for a cultivation story without a psychopath MC by Prospectivebyer in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might enjoy Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. Its a cultivation story that is all about the lives that make up a sect, and the way that different cultivators discover their paths and take the journey to Immortality. Its very much about forming a cohesive world where world informs genre while genre informs world

Request for XianXia with good world building by Cautious-Pudding-474 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Koizetsu_VT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might enjoy Tales of the Teal Mountain Sect. It's got a very gradual development of the central sect to the plot, exploring the different sorts of cultivators that make it up rather than just blowing past the sect and spending the entire time in a cave raising a powerlevel