New adventures in niche genre fiction
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bjornwildeI've moved on from the Forgotten Realms books I had been reading and into Eberron novels and I am much happier. Nothing against Farideh, I still enjoy her story (although that last book had me wondering how she lost Wisdom points), but Eberron is a much funner world for me. Basically it's an arcane punk world, where a century long world war drove arcane innovation to the point where things are somewhere around the turn of the 20th century as far as technology goes. Yes, magic as technology!
Right now I am reading two different trilogies in the world; the Heir of Ash and the Dreaming Dark.
So far, The Heir of Ash is winning for me. I've read two books out of the trilogy, and it is basically a race by the heroes to catch up to the villain to keep the doomsday weapon out of his grasp. So far it is a much more thrilling, pulpy sort of adventure, though I must admit I wish the characters had more depth. Also the villains of the piece can be a tad over dramatic.
The Dreaming Dark has potential, and it could just be I'm not in the proper mood for it. I've just started the first book, so they're still setting the stage, but so far it's a noir-ish sort of mystery with our heroes being out of work veterans, just after the great war I mentioned, who end up getting employment finding someone for an old acquaintance of questionable morals. So far the thing I like the most out of this is twice now goblins have been viable people and not just monsters to kill.
I've also read more fantasy comics, and Pathfinder has faded in my estimation. The D&D comic is much better written, though it does have it's problems, and Dragon Age: Magekiller is just amazing and makes me sad that it only has 5 comics to its story. I still love Marisel and some of the other characters from the Pathfinder fiction, but the story just isn't for me and the world's design can be cheesy. Like skulls on breastplates of armor and giant ones for the flood gates of damns...really?
Which could impede my playing her in game but then again she is an iconic character from the Pathfinder game. I could just run with that as the primary canon, with the audio dramas and comics as inspiration. I don't know though. I'm funny in how closely I feel I need to stick to canon. I mean the game is for fun and I should play how I want to play, but if I get too far away from the source, how does that not become an original character, which is not allowed in game? Like where is the line? I guess that's up to each player.
Regardless of that question, I think I need to decide on characters to focus on for periods of time. I have too many at present and I'm not doing anything with them. I need to play, but keeping 9 pups active is a fools errand. I think it'd be good to pick three to play for, say, a couple of months. I also need to figure out which pups want stories of their canons told and which don't care. I know Brunnhilde/Valkyrie specifically doesn't want me telling stories, but are there others? That could narrow things down as well. Also which want detailed stories and which are good with hand waves or brief mentions.
I know I want to get Sabine back in action. I want to keep pace with her canon mates, at least near enough, but as to other pups? Not sure. Maybe Tybalt since I've already started Ashes of Honor.
Right now I am reading two different trilogies in the world; the Heir of Ash and the Dreaming Dark.
So far, The Heir of Ash is winning for me. I've read two books out of the trilogy, and it is basically a race by the heroes to catch up to the villain to keep the doomsday weapon out of his grasp. So far it is a much more thrilling, pulpy sort of adventure, though I must admit I wish the characters had more depth. Also the villains of the piece can be a tad over dramatic.
The Dreaming Dark has potential, and it could just be I'm not in the proper mood for it. I've just started the first book, so they're still setting the stage, but so far it's a noir-ish sort of mystery with our heroes being out of work veterans, just after the great war I mentioned, who end up getting employment finding someone for an old acquaintance of questionable morals. So far the thing I like the most out of this is twice now goblins have been viable people and not just monsters to kill.
I've also read more fantasy comics, and Pathfinder has faded in my estimation. The D&D comic is much better written, though it does have it's problems, and Dragon Age: Magekiller is just amazing and makes me sad that it only has 5 comics to its story. I still love Marisel and some of the other characters from the Pathfinder fiction, but the story just isn't for me and the world's design can be cheesy. Like skulls on breastplates of armor and giant ones for the flood gates of damns...really?
Which could impede my playing her in game but then again she is an iconic character from the Pathfinder game. I could just run with that as the primary canon, with the audio dramas and comics as inspiration. I don't know though. I'm funny in how closely I feel I need to stick to canon. I mean the game is for fun and I should play how I want to play, but if I get too far away from the source, how does that not become an original character, which is not allowed in game? Like where is the line? I guess that's up to each player.
Regardless of that question, I think I need to decide on characters to focus on for periods of time. I have too many at present and I'm not doing anything with them. I need to play, but keeping 9 pups active is a fools errand. I think it'd be good to pick three to play for, say, a couple of months. I also need to figure out which pups want stories of their canons told and which don't care. I know Brunnhilde/Valkyrie specifically doesn't want me telling stories, but are there others? That could narrow things down as well. Also which want detailed stories and which are good with hand waves or brief mentions.
I know I want to get Sabine back in action. I want to keep pace with her canon mates, at least near enough, but as to other pups? Not sure. Maybe Tybalt since I've already started Ashes of Honor.
