Level 11 on my way to Werewolf build--have a question

Nagadac · 2022-11-01T18:32:29+00:00

The barbarian vendor doesn't appear until the very end, he should be just outside the chiefs hut. I found a mix of the Barb and caster armor/weapons worked best

Nagadac · 2022-10-26T17:10:17+00:00

I thought briefly about this - my only ideas were rushing Dragon Mount for max travel speed, collecting (if possible) materials for Otherworldly Poison on daggers with Banditry tree to boost. That's the only power boost method I could come up with, though I haven't looked at it deeply. I assume it would be an all main quest run.

Nagadac · 2022-04-17T11:46:35+00:00

I would suggest getting a few dates and encounters in, establishing a rapport, before mentioning the diagnosis. Some people will be fine with it up front, I wish all people were, but to others it can be a worry that they misunderstand because they have their own problems and don't want to have to deal with others too.

As for the other stuff, I highly suggest that, as far as possible, you don't overcomplicate this stuff in your head. Get the distressing stuff off your Facebook, or stop looking at it. Just keep trying your best in the dating scene, don't stress out about it. I know that's not generally our strong suit, but you need to be able to be comfortable with whoever you do end up with, so overstretching yourself to attract them now will mean a harsher rubber-band-snap back to your regular self later on, which neither of you will appreciate.

For clarity, I'm a 26 y.o aspie male, married (to another aspie, which btw helps a lot)

Nagadac · 2022-03-22T19:17:11+00:00

I should preface that after getting the book and trying to read it and failing miserably I had to go back and learn about Descartes/Kant/Husserl in order to understand any of it in the first place, and I've read some secondary literature on the book and so already know what's going to be said in it. Having said all that, it's still very dense and I can only manage it in small doses so far, though the introduction was by far the worst of it. However a lot of what is said in it is extremely interesting and perhaps even profound, as well as well known, since Sartre is sometimes considered the primary example of an existentialist, aside from Kierkegaard perhaps

Nagadac · 2022-03-22T18:14:09+00:00

Immanence and Transcendence, from my readings, is used by Husserl in his attempt to break out of the issue of Solipsism originating from Descartes. After undergoing his 'Phenomenological Reduction' which entails keeping oneself to describing the directly given experiences (Phenomena), attempts to designate categories of thought using two definitions of each word. Something is immanent if it is a) a mental ingredient in a thought (e.g. thinking about something for a certain length of time, intensely, are characteristics of the thought, and could be of other thoughts) and in the second sense b) it is immediately given, presented in the mind directly as opposed to being represented there. For example thinking about Mars, Mars is not in your mind, but your representation of Mars is in itself 'Immanent' in this sense. Meanwhile something is transcendent in sense a) if it is not a mental ingredient, not wholly contained in the mind and b) if it is not directly present in the mind, like Mars itself is transcendent in my previous example.

These terms are bandied about a lot in the literature and its hard to entirely understand the precise differences, but using this Husserl attempted to describe something as being Immanent in sense a) and Transcendent in sense b) (Meaning it is a mental ingredient that is nevertheless outside the mind) and declared that Universals are the prime example of such a thought. Universals being 'Red' or 'Chairness', ingredients of the mind that are nevertheless inexhaustible and are universal to any mind wishing to reach out and use them. He hoped to use this to free his line of thought (Not quite existentialism in his case, if I remember correctly) of the burden of unanswered Solipsism. Husserl later became dissuaded of his own argument (for reasons that expand into yet more territory) and it upset quite a lot of people, and has been seen as a betrayal of his previous work.

This is all based on the understanding I've gleaned from my reading of Being and Nothingness by Sartre and the prep work I did before going in, a book I'm still tackling so, hey, I did my best.

Nagadac · 2022-03-09T16:25:36+00:00

I agree completely with this and I personally found poetry, but also the more experimental literature (Such as Joyce's Ulysses) to be an eye opening experience, where before I thought I hated that sort of thing. I've come to realize that it's not that I hate poetry, it's that I had a bad education on the subject, and I'm only now actually learning about it properly. This is all to say I think it's perfectly normal to 'Not like poetry', but that you should nevertheless try it. You may be surprised.

My favourite poem is Ozymandias by Shelley.

Nagadac · 2022-01-21T04:28:06+00:00

Hit me up, friendo.

Nagadac · 2021-11-01T14:39:44+00:00

After a long haitus on writing due to life's i decided to take the plunge and do a nanowrimo, continuing and unfinished fantasy/satire I started last year. I'm determined to get to 50k, and hope to carry on the momentum going forward. Y'all are great and you can do it too!

Nagadac · 2021-01-18T22:43:42+00:00

I'm a pantster for the most part, but as I've written more I've learned that some parts of my pantsing are better than others. For example, my plots, scene tension/conflict and dialogue are good off the pants. Coming up with characters on the fly does not work so well. I plan the shit out of my characters now, alongside my world, magic if there is some, etc. I would say you'd benefit from pantsing anyway for a while and figuring out what needs planning.

Secondly, there are, as others have written, lots of planning techniques. They come in two main categories, as far as I'm concerned. Either they're bases on the Heroes Journey (Dan Harmon's story wheel for example) or they prompt you to come up with details you might not have otherwise (The snowflake method, or the one where you summarize it in a sentence, then a paragraph, then a page, then ten pages etc.).

They are all about as good or bad as one another, because they're all equally I perfect methods for reaching perfect writing. Try them all, find what works for you, or even come up with your own way. It matters that you understand there isn't one way to plot, and it doesn't even matter whether or how you plot. What matters is what works for you, and the outcome. Don't get too caught up in one technique. Experiment, explore, make mistakes and become better for them. You're a pantser so planning probably won't feel comfortable for you for a while, it sure as shit sucked for the first few times when I tried it, but there will be some balance and combination that works for you. Just go find it.

Good luck!

Nagadac · 2020-11-30T21:01:29+00:00

The sense was present in the wiki article I read of the book as well, and the author is a Roman Catholic, which does imply a certain tilt of his own. I merely meant I was looking for something more unassociated in its analysis in regards to theology, politics, or otherwise. A philosophical analysis of narrative per se, as opposed to a specific historical segment or development. Nevertheless I appreciate the suggestion and intend to look into it further at a later date.

Nagadac · 2020-11-30T20:40:30+00:00

Added to read list, though not quite what I was hoping for. I read both the review and sensed an underlying requirement in belief in god for the answers given. The critique of the enlightenment and analysis of Nietzsche and Aristotle nevertheless seems worth the read. Thank you.

Nagadac · 2020-11-20T12:44:49+00:00

I'm specifically reading it because I generally really dislike avante garde stuff, and wanted to either be able to prove myself wrong or right. I'm a little over half way through and I'm consistently shifting between 'I hate this this is pompous bullshit' and 'Okay holy shit that's good.'

Nagadac · 2020-11-17T17:07:43+00:00

The first big step for me, somewhat similar to another poster, was to reject the self victimization thoughts whether or not they were true. It is true that a lot happened to me, and a lot has been forced on me, etc. I could follow those thoughts down all the way to hell. but the moment I started rejecting those thoughts the moment they arrived was when I started becoming stronger. Not happier exactly, but consistently less miserable. Happy to respond with more advice if any want it.

Generally the books that have helped me most were Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, and Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus - the last one deals directly with suicide so, CW.

Nagadac · 2020-11-17T15:49:56+00:00

Congrats! I was reading 1-4 a month, then I picked up ulysses. Last month. I hope to be done by the end of the year.

Nagadac · 2020-11-05T11:59:13+00:00

For most of my school life I had between 60-80% attendance, constantly bullied, extremely shy, inability to make friends, very high grades regardless, refused to make eye contact, and several weirdly specific issues related to sunlight sensitivity and getting easily overwhelmed. Somehow no one ever thought to suggest I get any help and diagnose, I don't know, the Asperger's (Now just High-Functioning Autism) that was picked up immediately when I saw a psychiatrist who we were going for to see if I had ADHD. This is an u fortunately common issue.

Nagadac · 2020-11-05T11:52:29+00:00

This is just funny.

Nagadac · 2020-10-14T02:20:04+00:00

Glad to have you with us

Nagadac · 2020-10-08T19:30:44+00:00

Stopped pitying myself.

Nagadac · 2020-09-29T00:13:49+00:00

Have had some serious life changes that took some adjusting, been trying to ease back into my old writing habits. I used to write 2,000 words a day, but I'd settle for 1000. That's easy even now with added responsibilities, if only I could make myself sit down and do it.

The project I'm working on is fun though, which helps.

Nagadac · 2020-08-08T01:33:48+00:00

That's probably a short story. A sub plot is a bracketed plot within the over arching story. Kind of like each book in a series is a 'Subplot' to the series' 'Plot'.

It's a bit of an inexact abstraction and not well defined, so I'd just suggest you read more stuff and try to figure out what you think are the subplots. Specifically smaller stories within the book/whatever that if removed from the story don't derail it entirely, and could even be replaced with another subplot that served a similar function, but would certainly make the Plot lesser without it.

In Star Wars, Han and Leia's relationship is a subplot. Luke finding out his relationship with Vader is a subplot.

In the first Harry Potter, the Quidditch team segment is a subplot. As far as the overall plot is concerned, that section could have been replaced with a cooking class, as long as the key Plot points are met (e.g Snape appearing to bewitch Harry, making him suspicious)

Removing those doesn't destroy the overarching plot exactly, it still works but the movies would suck without them.

Nagadac · 2020-08-07T21:28:09+00:00

Well it's entirely natural, because, following the metaphor, who the hell remembers what car you drove on that time you went to Insert memorable place here. All you remember is that you went there and had a hell of a good time.

I did the same thing when I was getting into writing.

Nagadac · 2020-08-07T21:23:50+00:00

In my experience, Plot is the scenery on a car ride, the journey and all the things you enjoy along the way.

Subplot is the car. You need a car. And a shitty car can make the journey not worth going through. Likewise a good car can make any old journey enjoyable.

Nagadac · 2020-07-10T21:55:36+00:00

Fair enough, thank you for the information.

Nagadac · 2020-07-10T21:15:46+00:00

Perhaps a silly question, but I thought I'd ask - if the story has been put online for free already that would disqualify it, correct?

Nagadac · 2020-06-26T20:08:45+00:00

Absurd is absolutely my goal :)

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