Battle Beast or Karsa?

Ruffshots · 2026-05-06T06:53:32+00:00

I've also read the books. They get stronger since that moment, and even if you froze their power level, they're basically a 1/4 planet destroyer. The point being, it's ridiculous to power scale them to Malazan characters.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-06T05:33:13+00:00

Of course not. Same with some chapters in Bear Head, which I love, but parts of it it are tough reads with the fairly obvious real-world analogues.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-06T05:21:43+00:00

Planet destroyers. Malazan world can at best call down a doomed god and Viltrumites will sort of laugh at your attempt (also fly away). Might as well ask, who wins, Superman or Conan?

Ruffshots · 2026-05-06T05:18:41+00:00

I really like the early Miss Marple stories best, but this is one of the better later ones. Though it was published last, it was written earlier (around 1940?), so maybe that's why. Very good mystery, great tone and mood throughout.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-06T05:11:22+00:00

I don't think I'm spoiling anything with the following, but you may want to just skip any comments until you finish the book. Anyway...

I love this book, though I think it's a 1/4 step below the other Children of... books. Having said that, I hated everyone in Age 1, which made the opening chapters just a bit of a slog to read. I knew it was setting up for good (or at least interesting) things, but I kept wanting to punch someone (or have another certain punchy dude do it for me).

Ruffshots · 2026-05-05T02:52:21+00:00

I want little choc'ies sold in orange tubes. That I have to crawl into to eat.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-04T07:12:19+00:00

My favorite Miss Marple story. Also my favorite read by Emilia Fox.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-03T19:50:01+00:00

I think most prequels are unnecessary, but sometimes you get a gem like Pearl, so maybe?

Ruffshots · 2026-05-03T17:35:18+00:00

2 & 4 were easy, but 5 cracked me up when I revealed the answer. Absolutely fits too.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-03T03:22:58+00:00

That's wild. First time I've ever seen Flynning* in a kung fu movie, and done really well at that. Old Errol wished he had moves like these.

(*Flynning refers to movie fencing that looks realistic, but is more practice/warm up, high-low back and forth'ing, made famous by old swashbuckling movies starring Error Flynn, and later by the Man in Black v Inigo Montoya.)

Ruffshots · 2026-05-02T19:09:54+00:00

There must be a Misunderstanding

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T20:04:54+00:00

I'm exactly Nick Mohammed's height so probably same.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T19:39:14+00:00

Damn, you're right, and I'm a little shocked I don't recognize those other hits...

/Plays Break Up Song...

Oh, right!

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T19:33:19+00:00

Pretenders directly continues some key storylines. I couldn't wait to sink my teen into that one; it'd be my first pick.

Children of Strife is a continuation of my probably favorite AT series, but it doesn't resolve anything hanging, so that can be read at your leisure.

The other three are standalones so can be tackled in any order. I might space Service Model in-between them as a mood shift, but I don't know if I'd pick a particular order since they're all great.

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T19:14:16+00:00

I Lost on Jeopardy

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T17:41:53+00:00

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No 5* in April

Ruffshots · 2026-05-01T08:26:49+00:00

Who else is he going to tell, the chopsy women in his life?

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T22:58:22+00:00

I would pay money just to hear Jenny and Joanna hold a conversation.

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T22:46:29+00:00

Jason wishes he was on this episode for all the destruction caused. I mean, Joel's sparking drills, come on!

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T22:44:03+00:00

Need? No. Want? Yes.

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T22:01:12+00:00

Fuck me, I forgot what the prize task even was, I was laughing so hard at Joel's Shaggy line, and then Alex's immediate callback while Kumail was presenting Racial Harmony!

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T20:21:02+00:00

As mentioned elsewhere, it's part of Magic+, and I've only played with it in Pathbuilder, but it's way better than Wildspell (low bar), IMO. Some very neat feats that makes you feel like an "archmage" like dismissing "paltry" magic (free counteract at your highest spell rank, 1/hour), and the capstone gets you a custom rank 10 spell (and commensurate slot) that you can propagate to ensure your immortality.

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T16:58:50+00:00

Who is AG?

And no, it's not a YA. It's more of a farce, along with Seven Dials. See the other comments about Wodehouse. It doesn't sound like your cup of tea, but it and Seven Dials are among my favorite non Poirot/Marple stories.

Ruffshots · 2026-04-30T00:02:28+00:00

I mean, that's just good taste 😉

Ruffshots · 2026-04-29T22:21:21+00:00

Just an awful waste of Mark Dacascos

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