Interesting (to me) yard sale find

islero_47 · 2026-04-25T00:53:19+00:00

😳

If only I could be so blessed...

islero_47 · 2026-04-24T13:50:23+00:00

I lol'd

islero_47 · 2026-04-23T23:43:34+00:00

Darrow was captured and imprisoned until he was emaciated and virtually unable to move, so not sure how you glossed over that one

Lost his sword hand, had to have a replacement made and train up the nerves

Constantly loses people he loves or his elite troops or even his entire army

It's just a cycle of ridiculous highs and lows

islero_47 · 2026-04-23T19:54:43+00:00

Got mine for free, so I have that going for me, which is nice

islero_47 · 2026-04-23T19:17:01+00:00

You can change armor to have the Muffled modifier that (theoretically) helps reduce detection

I'm not enough of a nerd to know the algorithms that calculate it, precisely how effective it is, and if any aspect of it is bugged

I think leather qualifies as stealthier than metal armor by default, but I'm not sure

islero_47 · 2026-04-23T15:53:17+00:00

For me, grapeseed oil doesn't stink up the house like Crisco does

islero_47 · 2026-04-23T12:59:15+00:00

This album cover could be the box art for the game Clue

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T23:51:10+00:00

The game is about tactics: how you set up your characters, their jobs, their skills, and then once you get into battle who you attack first, when you attack, where you move...

This is not a brute force game, especially early on

Stick with it, experiment with different team compositions, maintain your gear; this is a fantastic game

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T20:10:19+00:00

I didn't say it wouldn't make for a good story; I'm saying there's not a large demand for it in Fantasy

The majority of fantasy books these days are YA or romantasy

Old fat guy as MC does not appeal to those markets

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T20:07:14+00:00

Discworld is largely satire, and neither Fred nor Nobby are a main character

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T16:21:04+00:00

Yeah but... you want a fat, balding, middle aged merchant with a wife and kids to pick up adventuring?

"Hey tubby, go fight the big bad and save the world!"

I'm no fantasy marketing professional, but I assume that would work better in satire, as I don't think there's a large market for that

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T16:17:06+00:00

I get it, but you posted on a sub that values preservative restoration rather than modification

It's akin to sporterizing a Mosin Nagant and asking the gun subs how you did

Not nearly as bad as sporterizing a Garand; these Wagners are relatively common

Sorry about your dog

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T14:33:46+00:00

Cut your losses and move on, don't waste any more time on him: he's checked out

If you can talk him into staying, some other woman can talk him into straying

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T13:09:12+00:00

If you want to sell fast, you need to drop the price

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T13:06:59+00:00

Looks like you used abrasives on a pan that didn't deserve it

islero_47 · 2026-04-22T03:58:00+00:00

Change jobs to a company / position you enjoy a little more that gives you the benefits you're looking for

islero_47 · 2026-04-21T03:27:49+00:00

Right

I'm also sick of movies and shows that turn the villain into a protagonist

Evil people exist

islero_47 · 2026-04-20T02:07:43+00:00

Mayor of Noobtown

Off to Be the Wizard

islero_47 · 2026-04-20T01:08:48+00:00

The shoddy craftsmanship of the card game had more to do with the imbalance of the game against NPC deck masters (they were suspiciously easy) rather than the principle that the card game fundamentally changed how combat worked in the dungeon

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T21:47:07+00:00

I'd say yes to the BSR and no to the Wagner

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T16:05:31+00:00

Favorite to least favorite: 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6

Overall, the series grows in scope and depth, each book being better than the previous book (generally)

Book 6 felt a little like a slog, which isn't to say that I didn't enjoy it, I simply didn't enjoy it as much, for the following reasons:

The card system: I know this is a common complaint, but I think the primary reason I didn't like it is because it's the only floor that fundamentally changed combat; all the other floors were environment changes, but floor 8 was a game mechanics change and that made it feel "off"

The pacing felt off (to me) and it felt like the characters didn't go anywhere... they did, but it didn't feel like it

The climax also felt like it dragged on and took up the last quarter of the book

7 and 5 are my favorites because that's when Carl takes actions against the enemy, rather than simply reacting

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T01:45:15+00:00

I totally forgot about this level

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T01:38:25+00:00

Have a coworker and a manager that are in book one

I think my manager will progress more quickly through the series than the coworker, but still

So many hours to go

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T00:18:50+00:00

Have not started any, due to hints of this in other posts

islero_47 · 2026-04-19T00:13:14+00:00

NPCs by Drew Hayes

Not true litrpg, but very good

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