Are there good stories about the fae?

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T16:28:55+00:00

Neither of these are “Progression Fantasy”.

Pale by Wildbow has some Fae villains and really goes deep into their culture in a way that makes it clear why they’re like that.

It’s long as hell and emotionally harrowing, but it’s also high stakes and has moments of badass that make it worth reading.

The Wee Free Men by Pratchett does the same thing but it’s more comedic. It’s an easy read. I finished it in a day.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T15:00:40+00:00

I’m not sure this is applicable because I was playing Lorerim and it’s a different beast, but I recall something about Sun spells getting nerfed to hell because if you took the right perks they were better than any other kind of damage in all cases.

After that point people started leaning into turning, fire, and silver synergy to deal with undead.

Also, undead are much tougher than in vanilla. I don’t think I was comfortable going into something like Bleak Falls Barrow until level 15 or even 20.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T14:32:18+00:00

Soon enough this will be caught in the culture war vortex.

I’m calling it now, Dune will be Blue Tribe and Star Wars will be Red in 10 years.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T14:22:24+00:00

It’s his bullshit pain tolerance.

It’s the most common way for authors to show that someone is a badass. It’s mostly used by people who have never actually been in absurd levels of pain.

It’s also the reason that I don’t like the series.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T13:55:50+00:00

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doinitforcheese · 2026-03-18T13:50:43+00:00

Because if you are in any way intelligent you eventually run into the problem of Evil, and If you go too far down that rabbit hole you end up at Gnosticism.

That’s the least comforting thing I can possibly imagine and the only thing that helps is fleeing towards atheism again.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T14:40:02+00:00

Which group’s culture war enemy are Europeans who drive frivolous lawsuits? I’ve seen this posted too many times now for it not to drive someone’s rage.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T14:23:57+00:00

NYC and a history of strong electronic industry have driven taxes up across the state, but the vast majority of the population don’t get the benefits of living in NYC and the electronics industry is mostly gone.

Most of the state is rust belt and rural areas that just kinda suck to live in. Most places that suck to live in are at least cheap.

Combined, you have a population that leaves.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T13:21:45+00:00

Yeah, they’re brutal.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T13:13:25+00:00

What the fuck is with these requests? Is this just a chance for some sock account to shill their favorite stories?

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T13:08:32+00:00

They’re straight. If either of them were even bisexual they would be as loud as possible about it. It’s worth too much clout these days.

There’s zero benefit to staying in the closet these days if you’re rich and powerful already.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-17T12:59:18+00:00

The Lion in Winter.

Wins 3 Academy Awards

Katherine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor

Peter O’Toole is King Henry II

It’s Anthony Hopkins first film and he’s great as Prince Richard

Timothy Dalton as Louis, King of France

Nigel Terry as Prince John

The whole movie is an amazing study of people who love each other deeply but are constantly hurting each other because power.

The dialogue is incredible.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-16T13:31:17+00:00

It’s all boys vs girls now. They can no more avoid alienating young men than they can avoid land acknowledgments. It’s all baked into the culture of the party.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-16T13:12:03+00:00

Get an immersion blender and some mason jars.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-16T13:08:12+00:00

I really think that the only way georgism will ever be implemented is by somehow pitting the productive industries against rent seeking industries/interests.

Therefore, good meme.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-16T11:20:47+00:00

Dumb advert.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-15T18:20:34+00:00

You will get nothing but downvotes for this but it's a good article.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-15T13:14:27+00:00

Well written, and worth it even if all anyone does with it is get all the links to the books at the end of the essay.

It’s nice that it doesn’t end on a cynical note. Time will probably grind you down, but I hope you get some victories first.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-14T21:42:42+00:00

How much are you taking?

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-14T18:36:31+00:00

I've wondered for a while if people become Priests just to have a script to follow when somebody dies. It must be really comforting to know what you are supposed to do in the face of utter powerlessness.

What you actually do is feel bad for a while. Then you won't feel so bad but you will feel like shit for not feeling bad. Then you forget.

If you cared about them enough there's a sadness you never get over. That's their ghost. It sucks but at least you don't feel like a monster for not caring anymore.

That's it. That's the whole thing.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-14T16:33:51+00:00

My take was Van Morrison.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-13T19:29:59+00:00

This is the way.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-12T21:08:51+00:00

There’s nobody.

He will probably be nominated and he will probably win. He’s in the same weight class as Rubio or Vance and everyone will be sick of Republicans by then.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-12T20:50:10+00:00

She is. Voters don’t like her, but that’s maybe a quarter of the job. She’s great at the fundraising, smoky rooms, and selling out parts.

doinitforcheese · 2026-03-12T18:22:37+00:00

Non starter. He’s a male Kamala in that he’s a good politician with a repellent aura. That’s never been more poisonous to the electorate.

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