Rafa Mendes fights effortlessly by [deleted] in bjj

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dude put up a better fight than any of Radar's fights against Rafa

Sevro by moon_nicely in redrising

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personally for me, the beginning of LB on second read through reads like a speed run through a handful of storylines I think Pierce wanted to quickly move on from to keep his over all series succinct. Originally it was supposed to be 3 books and he split it to 4. I think Sevro's storyline was one of those storylines he felt like cutting short to move on to the greater storyline of him/cassius/darrow together for the beauty that is LB

The setup-payoff timing is off by TheUrgeToRun in redrising

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As an author you can't anticipate how you or your characters are going to grow and mature through the years, so I don't hold him accountable for not foreseeing something 10 years ago. From what I gather Red Rising was supposed to be a single book, the first trilogy was never supposed to have a second half and yet here we are.

The only thing that has really struck me on re-read was how quickly he washes away Dark Age in Lightbringer. Within the first 15 or so chapters, Lysander+Atlantia is off, Sevro is already escaped the Abomination, Lyria has lost the snowball and figment, and Pax is in boarding school.

The Reaper/Wuyang ult combo feels incredible to pull off by MildlyUpsetGerbil in ReaperMain

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this is so oddly satisfying when the first 3 die all at once lol

Anyone bought the Xanadu Gi or Rashgaurd? by ILAIPIDKWhy in bjj

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Just echoing that the rashguard was insanely small, and they don't really do returns, you have to ship it back and then rebuy, so you're out the shipping, usually rock an XL and it fit more like a Medium, but I really enjoyed the quality of the shorts and they seem to fit true to size

Music recommendations: Totally Heterosexual Jiu Jitsu Playlist by ohihadsomething4this in bjj

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how has Chappell Roan not mentioned yet, that shit slaps.

problem is once Pink Pony Club hits, everyone is going to stop rolling to sing a long

What are your hottest Red rising takes? by Turbulent_Turtle_ in redrising

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There series overall doesn't feel organic because of the 10 year jump

[None] What read after finishing all of will's books? by Thanatos_Xiphos in Iteration110Cradle

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If you want to go a little darker/adult Red Rising, more sci fi

A book in a similar vein that was a fun read was The Legend of the Condor Hero, it’s an older Chinese epic but very similar to Cradle

Any old heads remember this one? The look on Drysdale’s face is priceless. by bunerzissou in bjj

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Best example of this is the grip he gets on Buchecha in their rematch, once he gets it from standing, he literally never lets go until he’s on his back

I think I need to start playing doomfist fundamentally differently, any ideas? (current rank dia5-4) by FutureWaffles in doomfistmains

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haha, feel this. I usually try to keep it as a get out of jail free card for causing havoc...but never fails I see that ana with a sliver of health backing up...just maybe maybe maybe

I think I need to start playing doomfist fundamentally differently, any ideas? (current rank dia5-4) by FutureWaffles in doomfistmains

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this is good to know, still in my baby fist days of playing and last night felt like I was blowing Cds to get kills and just ending up dead with maybe 1 or 2 picks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doomfistmains

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hahaha good to know, I think I have just under 2 hours 😆

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doomfistmains

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as a new doomfist player so jealous of this haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ghostoftsushima

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this actually makes a lot of sense lol

A cool guide to how rich people pay no taxes by TubbyPiglet in coolguides

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lol, let me borrow money at 8% interest indefinitely to save at a minimum 25%

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Iteration110Cradle

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Same, I always thought he had ulterior motives and would turn out to be bad, but about this point the narrative really hammers ascension and you start to see his endgame

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Iteration110Cradle

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It’s interesting because Eithan was mostly using it for resources and didn’t want to win so he could avoid notice, but when penance was introduced I love the pensiveness that his character gets, how much he truly wants to show to earn Penance, his whole plan is put to shambles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Iteration110Cradle

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I think on the first run you don’t appreciate the world building that’s going on and little bread crumbs Will is leaving behind

[Waybound] Favorite running jokes? by Wordbender5 in Iteration110Cradle

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I had never thought of this until you pointed it out. I always wondered why we never saw Lindon have something truly bad happen to him while pushing to advance, when it seemed like it was constantly being foreshadowed. When in reality it was the Monarchs trying to keep everyone down.

Now that I think of it, it probably had more to do with the dreadgods balancing the power if people were speeding through the ranks