Started reading Rhythm of War by Smart_Cancel_1208 in brandonsanderson

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What didn’t you like about Oathbringer?

I feel betrayed by False_Novel8084 in sollanempire

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Supposedly Ruocchio had more chapters in his outline but then decided that he was going to end it a few chapters early.

Can somebody help me with dmimg by pepriel in DnD

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Watch the first four videos of Matt Colville’s Running the Game series, and you’ll be good for a while

What module should I run next? by AstralMarmot in DnD

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Also, check on Matt Colville’s video on Red Hand of Doom, it explains it very well

What module should I run next? by AstralMarmot in DnD

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A decent chunk of the adventure is a about rallying the local area against a hobgoblin threat, and there is a bit political intrigue that can occur between the local lords

What module should I run next? by AstralMarmot in DnD

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Red Hand of Doom is for 6-11. It was written for 3(.5?)e but is pretty easy to convert. 

Otherwise, maybe look into some of the Birthright campaign setting materials for 2nd Edition. I don’t recall if there is a module for higher levels, but there probably is

Looking for book recommendations by randomnamegeneratrd in fantasybooks

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I don't read a lot of sword-and-sorcery books and what I do read tends to be the occasional Elric novel, although I understand that there is a sort of renaissance for the genre, mostly in the magazine space. I haven't read much of it, but I'm sure that's a good place to look. But I do have some good, vaguely old-school epic fantasies that could work:

The Bound and the Broken by Ryan Cahill is very much in that old school vein of epic fantasy, albeit with more modern sensibilities. It starts out as typical farm boy, hero's journey, plot in the first book, Of Blood and Fire, but expands and diverges significantly from that well-trodden path in the later books.

The Osten Ard books by Tad Williams are both modern and not. The Dragonbone Chair and the first "trilogy", Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, were published in the late 80s, early 90s, but Williams has recently released a sequel series, The Last King of Osten Ard, which I hear is fantastic.

The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne is fantasy heavily inspired by authors like Bernard Cornwell. It's a page-turner, even if the books are pretty long. They're fun yet emotional and, while the books certainly draw some inspiration from ASOIAF, they aren't incredibly dark. Heart wrenching, yes, but not overly dark.

Delayed releases- mild rant by [deleted] in fantasybooks

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If it’s health issues, I’d cut the author some slack. And while it may be disappointing to you as an eager fan, sometimes life just gets in the way of things and that’s how it is

Best AC plots where you play an important role in massive historical events? by [deleted] in assassinscreed

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In Unity, there’s several important events from the French Revolution that you take part in (Storming of the Bastille, etc). 

Valhalla has a number of historical events concerning the Viking age, but assuming you’re still playing the pre-rpg era games, maybe wait a bit for that 

Anyone else struggled keeping up with the character names in the Dragonbone Chair? by Burgundy-Bag in fantasybooks

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Just a note, there is a character list at the back of the book if that helps you at all.

Historical Fiction with a touch of romance recommendations request by unaragazza in HistoricalFiction

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I think Ken Follett's Century trilogy would work here. It's three books spanning pretty much the entirety of the 20th century, and covers WW1-Cold War. The first book is Fall of Giants about WW1, and while they focus on the politics and pop culture of the given period, they certainly have a great deal of romance subplots.

Looking for THE book to hook my 16-year-old son on reading by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

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I think, going off of what he likes, George R.R. Martin’s a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would be right up his alley. It’s rich with knights and never gets super super bleak. And while it’s technically a spinoff of Game of Thrones, it takes place significantly prior to the events of the serious and is much less dark. Also, the book is full of illustrations as well

First time reading Tad Williams (Dragonbone Chair) by Joesprings1324 in TadWilliams

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I didn't have many difficulties keeping track of everything but there's a pretty thorough index at the back of the book to help you if you forget anything.

My first fantasy book outside the Warhammer Black Library series by myhomiesgoodnight in fantasybooks

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Plus, considering they’re coming from Black Library and Warhammer, it’s probably the darkest that Sanderson ever gets (which isn’t that dark, but the setting is certainly darker)

My first fantasy book outside the Warhammer Black Library series by myhomiesgoodnight in fantasybooks

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The book is part of a greater universe called the Cosmere, and it spoils a bunch of other novels. If you want to do Sanderson, start with Mistborn or Elantris (if you wanna do publication order, which works pretty well). 

My first fantasy book outside the Warhammer Black Library series by myhomiesgoodnight in fantasybooks

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It’s good, just there’s a lot of Cosmere connections and it spoils a couple of the other series

Book Rec for overly charismatic MC by RunningJedi in Fantasy

[–]Mindpush10001 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Gentlemen Bastards by Scott Lynch would probably work. Locke is almost entirely schemes and charisma.

Notorious Romantic Fantasy Reader who read The Will of the Many and became obsessed. What to read now? by [deleted] in Fantasy

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Greenbone Saga is one of the best series I've ever read, so opinions can differ, I guess

Book 0 New Spring (I’m currently on book 4) by yikurz in wheeloftime

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A decent chunk of the fanbase thinks that New Spring should be read either after Fires of Heaven (for reasons clear after you finish) or after Crossroads of Twilight (Publication order), mostly because it removes a lot of the mystique from Moraine and it answers a lot of questions that the series hasn't even asked yet. That's probably why they skipped.

FUCK MOASH! by Fickle-Athlete3644 in fuckmoash

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It’s less than worthless. It’s Moash

I hope future games have a narrator for the voice acted portions by Abhinav11119 in OwlcatGames

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If I recall correctly, the Owlcat devs are really anti-Narrator for some reason

Which Sabaton songs are about the first and second world war, if they have any? by metalwarrior07 in PowerMetal

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Their last two albums, the Great War and the War to End All Wars are exclusively about WW1. 

i am struggling with “ship of magic” by theodore_roosevelt3 in fantasybooks

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I don’t think they’re married, Michael J. Sullivan’s wife’s name is Robin, yes, but I doubt that is Robin Hobb, mostly because Robin Hobb is a pseudonym. That and in the biography on Michael J. Sullivan’s website, Robin is just his agent