I completed book 8 of Dungeon Crawler Carl yesterday and now I’m on to the new Dresden novella OutLaw.

Oh good. Nothing too serious, then.

Does Cædfel count if one can include “married to the church”?

If you enjoyed progression fantasy like Cradle, Dungeon Crawler Carl or The Dresden Files might be up your alley.

It was my understanding that some of these were built so the wheels didn’t fall off at all. I’d just like to make the point that this is not normal.

My guess is something like the Scientology speed runs that have been happening in other places in the world, but predominantly in the US.

A spokesperson said that the only reason they didn’t open source Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.11 for Workgroups at the same time was that it was still in use for some highly critical systems.

/s //Probably

Net thing you’re going to tell me is that those left-wing rags the NY Times & Washington Post were actually Sane Washing Trump too.

If you love epistolary things, give Ella Minnow Pea a try.

(Also I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention DraculaDaily.com)

It took me 2 tries to read it, I knew there was something beautiful there the first time but I wasn’t in the right place mentally.

Just got the brand new Murderbot book by Martha Wells (Platform Decay) and I’m excited to tear into it.

I heard they weren’t making yardsticks any longer.

I come here for the shitposts, not “what is this shit‽‽,” posts

That’s my thought too. The Vision Pro is more Newton than anything it’s compared to today. I’m sure that there will be echoes of it in some piece of tech in the next 10-15 years, but it’s not the right device for the right time right now for most people.

The more “vanilla” version of the 4th hole in a heteronormative coupling refers to the cisfemale’s cismale partner getting pegged.

We’ve got some big projects happening with work that are all coming due at the same time, so I haven’t been doing much reading. I am listening in small bursts to Dungeon Crawler Carl to prep for the book release in May and getting ready for Bingo to start back up on May 1st.

I hope people will be able to join us again! If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

First, I fully support the, “not all books are for all people and spend what little time we all have focusing on that which brings you joy in a rewarding sense.

That said, if it is DCC, you’re not seeing the heart or soul in the first couple except in brief instances I think on purpose. You really start getting it in 3 on, because the first 2 are purely survival mode for Carl and Donut. Once you progress deeper in the dungeon, the machinations of the outside universe seeps in a bit more and provides a foil for Carl, et al. to react to and in cases interact with beyond just the next dungeon battle. (Also MD has said it will be 10 books total (9 stories with the last one split in 2 volumes)).

The floors do also seem to be inspired by different types of games.

Floor 1–2: Basic Old School Dungeon Crawl Floor 3: Dungeons and Dragons/RPG Floor 4: Rogue-like Games Floor 5: MMO Game Floor 6: Battle Royal (maybe?) Floor 7: Maze/Puzzle Floor 8: Pokémon/Collectible Card Game Floor 9: Real Time Strategy/Management SIM

It’s widely regarded that the first 2.5-3 books in The Dresden Files are the weakest writing. Not bad, but immature writing skill.

The series gets very good and deeply engaging after that, but that’s a close comparison to what you mentioned.

#lifegoals

UM, ACTUALLY, if we could get some VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE in the PARLOR ROOM to MAKE SOME NOISE, This would be a GAME CHANGER. (Yes, I know that’s his son Sam, but ¯\(ツ)/¯)