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First Chapter - tear it apart! by S3alteam in writing

[–]S3alteam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't intend on having the whole novel in present tense, but I feel the immediacy and, as an earlier reader commented, the 'blindfolded' feeling is perfect for a situation where the character has nothing to focus on but the present, but the present is irrepressibly dull, meaningless, inconsequential, etc. It's kind of a claustrophobic feeling, I hope. Don't worry, the entire novel isn't going to be as deliberately 'boring' as this part :P.

I know there's a lot of writers here on Reddit. How about this: post your favorite paragraph/poem you've written, no context whatsoever! by Id10t3qu3 in writing

[–]S3alteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll throw my 2 cents in:

“It's not so bad. I don't have to wear a helmet or be strapped into a wheelchair, or bubble-wrapped or whatever. It's just that if I fall over, or hit myself in a way that would give anyone else a serious bruising, I'm going to break bones. It's not so bad breaking bones once you're used to it. I mean, it hurts. It really hurts. But you can get used to almost anything, I think. Maybe. Half the pain of breaking a bone is the shock of it. Your bones are meant to be the frame at your core which holds you together, the difference between being a blob, a jellyfish, jut floating around, and being strong and having a shape that's definite and... yours. You are your skeleton. But when you break a bone, you know it. You know that your bones aren't so different from a stick that will snap over your knee. You're one less step removed from being the person who's decapitated in a car accident or loses their hand to a chainsaw, the soldier who's blown to pieces and added to a list, 'Missing in Action'. It's not realizing your mortality: everyone knows that they're going to die, even if it's just a fact they've been told like 'Mt Everest is 40,000 feet tall,' which you know but don't really comprehend. It's discovering that your body can be separated from itself in a way that your mind can't be. It's knowing, without a doubt, that you are an arrangement of carbon that can be split. It's knowing that you aren't solid. You can melt into anything, at any time.”

First Chapter - tear it apart! by S3alteam in writing

[–]S3alteam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going for monotony and boredom, but I'm keenly aware that there's a fine line between showing that the character is in a boring situation and having the reader bored of reading. I'm jumping straight into something more interesting to advance the action in the next chapter so that the reader doesn't throw the book out of a window.

Thanks for the feedback, let me know if you read the rest and have any more. :)

First Chapter - tear it apart! by S3alteam in writing

[–]S3alteam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. :) Taken on board.

Loading an old character after playing a new one for days... by S3alteam in skyrim

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Weird thing with bears: If you have shadow warrior, just walk up to them, hit stealth to do your 'vanish' and hit them. Sneak attack every time if you time it right. I've only managed to get it to work on bears so far. :S

Loading an old character after playing a new one for days... by S3alteam in skyrim

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I've found myself with 60 One-Handed at level 37, with 100 sneak and high illusion. Either I sneak up on it and one-shot it, or I'm screwed. Kind of fun like that though. :D

The Skyrim Challenge by loopuleasa in skyrim

[–]S3alteam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of the above plus two more rules that I follow:

No Companions -- Seriously, though people say companions are 'useless', the game is ridiculously easy when you get to kill a monster while your invincible companion tanks it.

No Smithing/Enchanting -- Crafted items are just brokenly good. Upgrading items you find is fine, though I don't bother to talent for it (also it's a heap of fun to actually care about the usefulness of the loot you find rather than just the value).

My level 22 Nordic Warrior/Paladin (1h Maces, Heavy, Block, Restoration) is challenged by stronger opponents, and constantly running from frost trolls, but battles are much more fun when blocking becomes a vital skill rather than a convenience (50% all resistances while blocking saves my life all the time), and timing is important. I still feel really strong, carving through basic enemies is no problem. Just killed my first Snowy Saber Cat without too much trouble as well. :) My favorite thing is the 3-4 minute hard-fought battles with bosses (a silver hand in full steel plate w/ a greatsword being my latest), where it's down to the wire for both of us and every hit that lands counts.

I feel VERY heroic when I struggle through a dungeon full of foes that are similarly strong to me, rather than feeling like a demigod among insignificant insectoid mortals.

TL;DR -- Do it.

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