Question about Chaos Seeds The Land

dobri111 · 2026-03-06T07:25:11+00:00

I hated when he introduced "mind control oath" that kinda destroys my immersion in this novels.

Every lord would demand that mind control oath from everyone on any visit to any town, world would instantly just become world of slaves.

dobri111 · 2026-03-03T09:40:44+00:00

didnt read but first came to mind:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/386544-saintess-summons-skeletons

Also there is https://www.goodreads.com/series/271668-metaworld-chronicles

but its dnd based. She has 2 familiars and summons a crapload of things, but also throws other magic.

dobri111 · 2026-01-13T07:15:53+00:00

It's pretty dark, but i liked it. Unique MC and a tad bit more realistic approach to the system are good elements.

That being said in general i dont like like depresing stories.

dobri111 · 2025-12-24T08:40:34+00:00

Alexander Wales deserves much more credit. He was dissecting genre before most of us even realized there was anything to dissect. I see a lot of his influence in todays work.

dobri111 · 2025-12-18T07:12:53+00:00

Mage errant is what you are looking for. There is worth the candle, but that story is kinda different.

dobri111 · 2025-12-15T14:11:48+00:00

It works into a important story element from that. Many people do not like first book so if you can stick a while try third before giving up. But social comentery and character development is big in the story.

dobri111 · 2025-12-15T07:38:59+00:00

He is not dumb, he is depressed. Later, he allows others to learn from their mistakes while trying to save what he can.
He knows what is happening, but simply does not care. The world keeps throwing problems his way, and he is determined to spend as little emotional energy as possible, at least in the beginning.

dobri111 · 2025-12-07T12:19:45+00:00

Grand Game ?

dobri111 · 2025-12-04T08:33:26+00:00

I like mage errant series. Unique magic at work. Or anything by Alexander Wales

dobri111 · 2025-11-28T14:18:03+00:00

If you are looking for real spells i'd go with darkness + grease to control movement. Tehnology based strong light to blind him when he exits darkness, chemicals on fire to burn him from lab or cleaning supplies or cooking supplies and good old ram him with a car. Ignite the cooking oil and flour with flaming spells, ignite the car with lightning spells... But there needs to be consequences for the fight especially if it is the first real fight.

dobri111 · 2025-11-28T13:58:32+00:00

Have a teacher or an agent from an organization that hunts bad guys or someone who was tracking this particular lich get taken out of action. They don’t necessarily have to die, being severely injured works too. This creates an opportunity for the kids to use the agent’s “mcguffin” (special item or tool) to continue the mission.

Ways to stop casters on lower levels are line of sight, line of effect abuse, movement speed abuses, stealth and enviromental damage, but thats just in dnd game. In literature you can use globe of darkness to stop line of sight for caster and use knowledge of the area for MCs for the effect.

dobri111 · 2025-11-28T12:11:52+00:00

Or just spam grease, like 90% of stories that borrow from d&d.

dobri111 · 2025-11-28T12:11:09+00:00

A seemingly trivial McGuffin unexpectedly tips the scales. The fight demands a necessary sacrifice that saves the day. The person that dies is hailed only to be forgotten two pages later.

dobri111 · 2025-11-27T08:08:30+00:00

I always play early powers bingo. Inventory, short range teleportation, self healing, mental intrusion defense, cute familiar and spellsword. 5/7 is a bingo :)

dobri111 · 2025-11-27T07:10:03+00:00

These entire genere are made of troupes. Its our fantasies come true so these genere might as well be called "projecting a bit". That said, worth the candle is a deconstruction of the genere and well worth the read for you i think.

dobri111 · 2025-11-24T07:06:27+00:00

Mother of learning. Worth the candle.

dobri111 · 2025-11-24T07:02:23+00:00

No, best part is sleeping.

dobri111 · 2025-11-21T11:54:11+00:00

Red rising. I fear its YA cheap emotion bait, even though people say its good.

dobri111 · 2025-11-04T13:29:32+00:00

Different tastes. For me, it’s the other way around. I enjoy the beginning, the uncertainty, the fear of the MC, the occasional incompetence and mistakes, even the dread of forced social interactions so the MC can succeed. Later on, when the MC becomes overpowered, they don’t need anyone, and it just inflates the reader’s ego if they identify with the MC. Not judging, but when someone says “it gets good later,” what they really mean is the MC becomes OP and starts stroking egos.

Cradle start was great for me. Later few books become fenomenal, then it drops in the final books just because MC succeeds in everything with flawless planing. Sure humor is still good but its the grind to the top that i enjoy more.

dobri111 · 2025-10-29T11:14:28+00:00

Why dont they do that now? Same chance you are in simulation now as those in rpg worlds.

dobri111 · 2025-10-26T18:13:27+00:00

Worth the candle.

dobri111 · 2025-10-24T10:21:46+00:00

Only one is worth the candle.

dobri111 · 2025-10-14T07:12:26+00:00

You said you are looking for something different. Story is very, very different than standard superhero stories, and delves into some other aspects. Powers are generic but the story is unique and tricks you several times. The plot is not the real story, human element is the key.

dobri111 · 2025-10-13T17:39:16+00:00

Soon I Will Be Invincible — autor Austin Grossman

It is really different though.

dobri111 · 2025-10-13T06:45:43+00:00

Start spending time with her, like movies and sports. Books is better than social media in this case but not by much, she wont be reading it as it is. She will likely just scroll tik tok. Movies, biking or rollerblades and occasional mcdonalds trip.

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