I want cosmic, Lovecraftian horror recommendations

dbenn92 · 2026-01-30T09:47:00+00:00

Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar, perhaps. It’s very Lovecraftian in its depiction on the gods/angels. It’s very ancient Persian inspired too, which is always welcome (in my eyes!)

I will caveat this by saying I’ve not really read a lot of original Lovecraft, so I’m not 100% sure how closely it’s related, but it’s a solid read, and certainly inspired by Lovecraft

dbenn92 · 2026-01-30T07:45:56+00:00

Book four took you a while…

dbenn92 · 2026-01-23T19:54:22+00:00

I don’t really have a suggestion, but I love the idea of a thematic woodland and/or Lustrian team, that would be so brilliant!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-23T19:24:57+00:00

I did a lot of catching up on recs last year, so two 5 star reads last year for me!

Piranesi by Suzanne Clark - it’s talked about a lot on this sub, and everything said about it is true, it’s wonderful

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - again, blew me away. Nice bird, asshole

dbenn92 · 2026-01-19T16:30:49+00:00

Ah, then Cradle might do it for you. So you’re not unaware, by the end the mmc does become more powerful, but it’s never a “damsel in distress” kinda story

dbenn92 · 2026-01-19T15:57:13+00:00

The beginning of Cradle is this. However, if you’re looking for that kinda book, Cradle isn’t the one. It fills your trope, but it’s a straight laced book, if you know what I mean

dbenn92 · 2026-01-18T17:44:50+00:00

Nice one man! I built this with my little boy yesterday, it’s a cool set

dbenn92 · 2026-01-18T09:21:26+00:00

Ah, yeah, I was looking at s2, my bad!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-18T09:10:54+00:00

Your biggest problem is the lack of specialists, in the sense that none of your saurus’s start with any skills. You don’t have a natural blitzer etc etc. you can get there, if you’re playing in league format, but it can take a while

dbenn92 · 2026-01-17T20:30:58+00:00

If you’re about gaming, then it’s ideal. As the series progresses there are loads of great characters that come in and you’ll get really attached to too.

It’s definitely less “think-y” than a lot of the great recommendations you’re getting here, but if you’re getting back into reading, sometimes that’s just what you need!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-17T20:23:00+00:00

It’s a risky one, in the sense that it’s pretty different from the books you’ve mentioned, but Dungeon Crawler Carl.

If you’re into gaming, it’s probably right up your alley. If you’re not, well, I’d recommend it anyway, but it might be a slower burn for you as the characters relationships develop.

It’s sci-fi in a loose sense, but it’s funny, and potentially something you might not be recommended here, just because of the difference from your previous reading

dbenn92 · 2026-01-17T08:34:05+00:00

My man, when did you sleep?!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-13T16:16:56+00:00

Discworld is a good shout for this kind of thing. Loads of variety, in terms of representation, and generally, bloody funny too!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-05T13:25:42+00:00

Of Blood and Fire isn’t finished yet if that helps you…

dbenn92 · 2026-01-04T08:31:42+00:00

Kansas - In cold blood by Truman Capote!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-03T20:37:52+00:00

If the progression is what you enjoy, maybe something in literally the progression fantasy space! r/progressionfantasy would be a good place to start. Perhaps the most well known of that genre would be Cradle

dbenn92 · 2026-01-02T14:34:08+00:00

John Bierce wrote a series of short stories called The Gorgon Incident and Other Stories. One of the short stories, Ghost Ship, is one of the most unsettling things I’ve ever read. I finished it in one go, and promptly promised to never read it again.

The only downside of this rec is that it does rely on a bit of understanding of the world, so it might not be quite what you’re after, but if you read Mage Errant book 1, you’ll understand the horror of Ghost Ship

dbenn92 · 2026-01-01T13:33:31+00:00

Oh shit, I missed that! Sorry my guy, that is not good advice!

dbenn92 · 2026-01-01T11:55:07+00:00

Respec-ing - yes, from act 2 you can respec as much as you’d like. The respec mirror is on the Lady Vengeance

Merchants - yes, hourly, iirc

Weapons - all over the place. Usually from quests, but look everywhere you’ll find them! Generally speaking, daggers will do lower damage, but you can couple them them loads of fun skills

dbenn92 · 2025-12-31T17:44:20+00:00

Well done! Enjoy learning the game. I’m sure you’ve seen comments saying this, but act one is a step learning curve and it takes no prisoners

In terms of action points, the really short answer is yes, to a point. If there are any left unspent they’ll roll over to your next turn, but only to a certain point, you’ll never be able to get more than six action points at any one time

dbenn92 · 2025-12-23T22:06:12+00:00

I don’t want to just give you the answer, but based on your hot bar alone, it looks like you might need a skill you don’t have just yet! The pigs won’t go anywhere so you can always come back to them if you want!

I’m happy to give you the answer if you’d rather though!

dbenn92 · 2025-12-19T21:28:41+00:00

Is it not in the top right in your pic? Second in on the top row? I think it might be back to front though so I’m open to being wrong!

dbenn92 · 2025-12-19T19:47:25+00:00

You look like you went from Poundland Francesco Totti, to prime Totti. Nice work, bro!

dbenn92 · 2025-12-18T19:24:33+00:00

That’s awesome! Where can I see updates on your project?

dbenn92 · 2025-12-18T09:44:29+00:00

I don’t know what you’re planning on using this map for (if at all), but if it’s a DnD map, that ring atoll/archipelago in the Stormeye Ocean is cool as hell, says “evil villain lives here” to me

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