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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

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    Post by: Stealthy, Jul 27, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Not sure if the endgame changed or not, but there's definitely been a change in themework and internal conflict with Cat. We swapped from questioning Cat's morality to it being more about her control freak nature and power and all that. Really makes the latest Cordelia chapter all the more alarming. Also, Tariq burning up his entire bloodline for the greater good is just peak him. Good is not gentle and all that. Pilgrim was pure utilitarianism no matter the cost. There was this striking...
    Post by: Stealthy, Dec 25, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    25 chapters in, including the prologue and interludes, and our main character has yet to fight an on-screen battle against the Dead King in the Dead King War book. Closest thing is putting down the Scorched Apostate and watching a drow flashback, but those don't really count. Given that we have to wrap up this Arsenal arc, then have several chapters dedicated to a war conference and table setting before setting out on an offensive... I'm guessing fifteen more chapters before we get there?...
    Post by: Stealthy, Mar 31, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    That was a fairly useless pair of chapters. I guess Akua being revealed is something of consequence, but that could happen anywhere else so I don't think it counts.
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 30, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Eh, it's pretty irrelevant since Pilgrim came back to life. Both because that resurrection overshadows the dreams as a thing to complain about, but also because you don't need to avert the consequences of someone's death when they're still alive. There's really nothing the dreams copped out on.
    Post by: Stealthy, Aug 3, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So Masego is no longer a mage, but is somehow still the Hierophant and can still choke out gods. I guess the explanation we didn't get is... that Hierophant isn't a purely sorcerous Name? Even though his whole schtick is using magic to kill gods and replicate miracles? Sure, if Below basically said "Okay Masego, you've got ten days to reclaim some magical powers or you lose your Name", then fine, but no indication that this is the case. Normally Cat would be right, that the Sisters were...
    Post by: Stealthy, Jul 24, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Saint dying was an "oh well, nobody liked her anyways". Lost one of your heaviest hitters and her spectacular feats of bullshit, but this was a fitting point to end her. The Saint is incompatible with Cat and Good holding hands to take down the greater evil, and if the story is to finally take us there she needs to die. And so Cat killed her in a clever way, even if that way was basically undercut by us being told two reasons why it wouldn't work immediately before it somehow did. But...
    Post by: Stealthy, Jun 21, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Don’t call on the Sisters to guide you through portal making because you want to prevent them from falling prey to the Dead King. Proceed to have the two fight over control of a dead body, which is exactly how you lost your last bottomless source of primordial power. Yeah, okay Cat.
    Post by: Stealthy, May 24, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Characters are still good, and mortality has done wonders for Cat. Learning patience and cooling off is good character growth. Pacing is still complete trash. Plot is no longer as painful as the drow arc was (though it's not great), and the story gave them a fitting nerf (sunlight, but the power levels are still a problem at night) and established a reason why humans actually matter against the Dead King (somebody has to take the day shift). Her most recent scheme went a bit too well, but...
    Post by: Stealthy, May 8, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Well then. RIP Grand Alliance. I mean, not actually because Cat wants them to take the day shift in the fight against the Dead King, but you should've done that camp raid.
    Post by: Stealthy, Apr 12, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    - Epilogue, Book 4 Both quotes are from Black's perspective, so basically as accurate as we can get. While trying a search and rescue on Black is straightforward, she has to be acting through intermediaries both because of her Role and it's also just more effective. It makes the most sense for her to stay with Grem while she does so... because what would she be doing on her own? Of course, us saying all this means it'll get answered by Cat talking to Grem next chapter or something.
    Post by: Stealthy, Mar 30, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Just realized this, but where's Scribe? I realize she hates Catherine and isn't inclined to do her or the Army of Callow any favors, but she's supposed to have been with Grem (and really doesn't have any alternative places to go), and is significant enough that she should've been remarked on.
    Post by: Stealthy, Mar 29, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    All we need is the Augur not doing anything and we've got a perfect storm.
    Post by: Stealthy, Mar 27, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Errata, from the comments section of the latest chapter.
    Post by: Stealthy, Mar 1, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Eh, story's been pretty transparent that no Names in charge would be a plank in the Liesse Accords, and that it's largely about placing restrictions on Named. You're not breaking ground by saying so. This just made the connection between that rule and it being rather antithetical to Levantine political structure (and their general culture). This is the first time Cat's been worried about Good accepting the terms, as up until now it's just been about getting them to the table. The point isn't...
    Post by: Stealthy, Feb 26, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I think the story wants dzulu to be on the same level as the Watch and the true Mighty to be lower tier heroes, with a few like Rumena being stronger, which is considerably more reasonable. Still powerful, but not moronic singlehanded army-wrecking powerful, or at least that's what Cat is acting like. Of course, portrayal hasn't been consistent with that, which breaks things. I'd be inclined to forgive Urulan as a one-off mistake, but there was still a lot of bullshit thrown about in...
    Post by: Stealthy, Feb 13, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    All good points. Typically, I think claiming Rule over a portal would require some level of proximity, but Rule's a pretty flexible aspect. He can probably replicate Malicia's brainwashing effect and vice versa, though less refined. Being able to lay a domain over Iserre (territory he has claimed) that would invalidate portals is a big step up from his first appearance, but not unreasonable. And on review, portals opening up to Hells is more a Tyrant thing than what you'd get out of the...
    Post by: Stealthy, Feb 8, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So obviously we have more than just Tyrant magically fucking around with the area. It was one thing when there was just a scrying block going on, but now fairy gates are sometimes hell gates? And the Observatory is being attacked? Keep in mind that our newly minted pair of goddesses didn't want to try attacking the Observatory. Sure, Kairos is up to try, but wouldn't actually succeed. Doesn't have the capability to pull off something of this scale. No, this is a real heavyweight at play....
    Post by: Stealthy, Feb 6, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So, a couple months too late, but we finally got a good explanation for why the Drow caved when put in Arcadia. Since the weakness seems to apply only when in the sunlight, it'd be a strange thing for a species that hasn't known sunlight for ages. Would freak them out. Definitely explains how that one Mighty could've got killed by fae without royalty getting involved. The Mighty are still overpowered, but at least they now have a very exploitable weakness. But more importantly, Cat's...
    Post by: Stealthy, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    This better not be a fake out.
    Post by: Stealthy, Jan 23, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Everything is on fire, Malicia and Cordelia look like they're gonna start bringing out big guns, and Masego is probably finally learning how to teleport. On the bright side, Catherine's army of drow has popped out right next to the Tyrant and Hierarch, so that should give those two some good screentime.
    Post by: Stealthy, Jan 14, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Anaxares, I love you. Back when he and Cat had their first chat, Neshamah said that the Tyrant had a plan to take down an angel that not even the Bard picked up on. Sure, he's the Dead King and is one of the world's best liars, but looks like the Hierarch (rather unsurprisingly) might be key to that trap. Black has apparently taken up Cat's bad habit of snarking against people who can kill him at will. Also, this explains why Saint hates Ranger so much. Anyhow, is Bard really still trying...
    Post by: Stealthy, Dec 14, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    This is a big potential step forward for Cat as a character, but a bigger step back for the story. Make Cat lose? Knock her off the throne? Even strip her mantle? Sure, go for it. I can roll with that. But this is a return to subordination, and to tertiary characters to boot. The story is off the rails and I have no idea where it's going to land. And not in a good way. This isn't how you throw your protagonist to rock bottom. There's supposed to be an expectation of the protagonist climbing...
    Post by: Stealthy, Dec 11, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I figure yes in some ways, no in others. The sense of "jesus christ it's been six fucking months since we left the Crusade" will be gone, but the chapter bloat will be felt more. Excess Chapters = Excess Material, and if you're going in one full swing you'll feel that drag in a different way, even if individually each scene is good. Also some of the "why the fuck is this happening?" questions that linger for days/weeks on account of the serialized format will be answered in hours instead,...
    Post by: Stealthy, Dec 7, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Let's also remember the sheer size of the ask made by the sisters. The Hellgods aren't real stingy about what you want to buy, so long as you can pay for it. Hanno's mom, after a lifetime of paying her dues, asked to collect by laying a curse upon those who wronged her. Her sacrifices were sufficient, and so those Ashurans suffered. Warlock, after a lifetime of serving Evil, asked for the power to save his son. Again, his service was deemed sufficient, and so he obliterated a fleet. And both...
    Post by: Stealthy, Dec 3, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    With the end in sight, it's clear that the now truncated Book 4 is all about Cat's flirt with immortality. Teach us the powers and the highs, and the costs and the lows. And because this is Catherine Foundling, she will always worry about the latter more than the former like a good ol' pessimist. The Prologue and Battle of Camps was meant to show off how Cat is a battle-wrecker who can toy with the paltry heroes she struggled with in the past. Keter was to explore apotheosis, set up...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 30, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    From her internal monologue in Kaleidoscope VI. Masego confirms this later in Chapter 25, saying that she turned her prison into an anchor and wove herself into the fabric of Winter. The "prison" being her binding to the cloak, and I guess it's keeping her soul from being completely devoured by Winter despite weaving herself into it. Her situation is similar to that of Ivah and the Peerage, where they're still mortals but the oaths put a bit of Winter into them. So she's basically bound to...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 29, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm with Cat here, I missed her human self more than I even thought. If she's going to get her mantle back, please keep her like this. Great banter between Cat and Rumena. If Cat comes out of here with the drow, put down Rumena as top candidate to run them. Gotta up that dread lieutenant count. Also I guess this revealed where Cat planned to put the drow. Sure, she didn't actually think Rumena would take her up on the offer, but offering something she was going to do anyway fits her style....
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 29, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm pretty sure the third verse was fulfilled way back at the end of Book 3 with Black. Love ends with the kiss of a knife? She severed her relationship with him by stabbing him. Trust is the wager that ends your life? Black's gambit has been described as breaking Cat's trust in him, as that trust led to Black reducing her to a tool and nearly killing her. Hell, it caused her apotheosis so metaphorically that trust did kill her (only metaphorically. Fuck you Warlock). This verse is all...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 26, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Awesome. This 1) gives Errata a month to get shit together before diving back into the Crusade, and 2) we’re virtually guaranteed to get a glimpse of Kairos and Anaxares in the epilogue or a last minute interlude.
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 26, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Now there we go. I had fun with this one. Cat deciding that because she was in the air she could ignore her body for a bit was pretty dumb, and she's certainly outgrown the "three gates a day" rule (I mean maybe she broke it before but whatever). The whole point of this chapter is Cat not fighting like a bloody idiot anymore, and safe to say it accomplishes that. Plus a dash of reaching towards the "ancient demigod" power level she's supposed to have. Speaking of power levels, that's kindof...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 21, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So I watch RWBY for some reason, and man did it leave a bad taste in my mouth. The Pats weren't playing yesterday, so I couldn't rely on them to be a palette cleanser, so hey, maybe now that we're on to some action my favorite currently updating web series can do it. Eh. Should've remembered that the first chapter of battles tend to be a bit boring. I grieve, not for the problems of power creep, but because Robber is now officially outclassed and has lost all purpose.
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So what bothered me about the last chapter wasn’t the “get on with it” nature, or how a Black’s Last Lesson chapter is now something I really do want, but the timing of the Sve reveal. Archer gave Cat the two faced figure last chapter, setting up the question. Then next chapter we’re handed the answer, and Cat goes on a tangent about how she’s gonna use it against the Sve. C’mon Errata, you’re better than that. Gotta pace that out. More breadcrumbs. While there’s some cohesion problems,...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 15, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Go to read new chapter. Title is "The Calm Before". Really? Then what were the last two chapters? Didn't hate it, actually. I mean, the whole "yet another chapter before the action" is still irksome, but conversations between the Woe are always good. There's also a fair amount of wondering if Errata reads this thread (or maybe Ryuugi emails out his rants), because man does some of this dialogue feel targeted. Going back a few chapters, I felt the same thing when Warlock tried to explain...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 12, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'd love to read an edited version of the Guide. One where Errata has more than two goddamn days as a deadline. He's a good enough writer that I know he could fix a lot of the problems, like the typos, chapter bloat, extraneous scenes, and especially the skipped scenes. Some of them are tougher, like the ridiculous drow power creep and Black cheapening Akua's death (it led to a fine moment in its own right, but when Cat said that Akua wasn't really her rival she was full of shit), but if...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 9, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    “Irritant’s Law: inevitable doom is a finite resource, and becomes mere doom when split between multiple heroic bands. Nemeses should never simultaneously engage a single villain.” Save yourselves some time.
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 9, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    The Crusaders show Masego the face of god, and he tells it to shut up and tries to capture it as if it's a fucking pokemon. Seriously, the incantation he used is the same one he used to capture Sulia back in Book 3. Now it doesn't work because this is a capital G God and his pokeball isn't strong enough (you gotta weaken it first, ya dolt. Plus toss on a status effect like last time), so instead he just winds up banishing a god. Then Warlock Reflects the divine power back on the Crusaders as...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 5, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    The Dead King left the Kabbalis Book of Darkness deliberately unfinished to lure in powerful mages who wanted to find and master the full text so he could harvest their bodies as backups. Now that's the clever stuff I like to see. On the other hand, interesting thing regarding Vivienne: She's got her confidence back, so Hakram didn't cut off his hand for nothing, but she's kept her hair grown out regardless. She's embracing the regency, then, and leaving Thieving behind for now. Hello...
    Post by: Stealthy, Nov 2, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So if I understand correctly, the plan is to take Shatha's Maze and blow it up. Shatha's Maze, a sorcerous wonder that has never failed through any fault of it's own, dating back to one of the rare golden ages of Praes. One based on wards, something that the current Warlock is a specialist on. And the best he can do is turn it into a bomb. Why. And are we sure the Ashurans brought no heroes with them? That seems pretty dumb. Granted, any hero they'd be able to bring would be leagues weaker...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 31, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Black’s probably alive. Damn, and that was a good sendoff. So who wants to bet that getting captured was All Part of the Plan? Personally I think it’s a tossup, but if true then there better be a good explanation. If they do parade him around, I could see him being brought to the Highest Assembly for condemnation, and he’d find an opportunity to speak. Cordelia may be smart enough to keep him silent, but she may underestimate his skill with words. He’s not Malicia, after all. But still,...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 29, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Well, there's two nations they gotta fight. The Dead King and the Chain of Hunger. We've been told the Dead King doesn't really go for full on invasions, just raids to grow his armies. He's said that - if he tried - he could conquer a whole lot of Procer without too much trouble. From what we've seen, there's no reason to doubt that, but he doesn't because that puts his neck on the line after he gets a couple centuries of darkness established. So while Procer probably takes losses whenever...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 28, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So I’ve been thinking about what I said about a lack of hard and fast rules for conventions. In book 4, they haven’t applied at all in the current drow arc. I guess not facing Named influences it? But idk, it hasn’t even been remarked on. The Skein arc did with the whole over complicated plan thing, and while there wasn’t a hero to foil it which gave Cat leeway, it still fulfilled the trope by failing. Never answered the question of why someone as genre savvy as Cat even bothered, though....
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 27, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Fic has several good things going for it. First is the characters, because this story is filled with good fun characters. Even the characters who aren't strictly speaking fun are still interesting. The author is great at establishing the different perspectives, how they conflict and how they're wrong in some ways and right in others. You just don't see web fiction pull off unreliable narration this well. Second strong point is the dialogue, especially the banter. One-liners galore, and it...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 26, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    That doesn't describe most of the Heroes we've seen. The Crusade's main 5 (Saint, Pilgrim, Witch, Champion, and the White Knight) are the only ones I'd bet on winning. The Silver Huntress was trained by Ranger, so there's a possible surprise sixth. Beyond that? Caution and cleverness is more the schtick of the villains in this story than the heroes, and the twenty other heroes in the Crusade are lacking in power and cleverness. If one of them somehow scraped a win, it wouldn't be out of...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 22, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Which is why the drow are being built into an auxiliary army for Callow, one which certainly doesn't need Cat to keep it in line. Cat's goal has never been about making Callow capable of fighting off invaders without her. It's to stop having those invaders in the first place. But yeah, Cat's basically a god and the drow - as has been well established - have nothing on her. Some of the more powerful Mighty may be worth effort, but will still be slaughtered. At times, that's been fun. The...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 17, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So as problematic as the whole drow arc has been, I actually liked this chapter. Some interesting bits. Cat's willing to bestow titles on other drow of sufficient worth, rather than just Ivah. Doing so lets her draw on more power without going fae-crazy (like she did during her raid of the Crusader camp), as she can shunt it onto those she titles rather than just the soulbound Akua. Kinda mitigates the biggest cost of her powerup, which violates a recurring theme of the series. I wonder how...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 12, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So it's late, and my "thought to word" may not be clear enough, but I think this is pretty straightforward. There will be no death scene in the next chapter. We just got it. Because what is there to show? The 5 Man Band of Heroes (aka, the only ones who have ever mattered in the Crusade) have assembled for the first time to end him. His army was slaughtered to a man, and they found him alone without a speck of power to his Name. Oh, and it was finally time to bring out one of the big guns....
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 10, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Thief couldn't tap into her aspect while this was happening. There's no way for Hakram to shut it down, or even some unprecedented narrative shenanigans to trap her. I've been thinking and this really isn't sounding like a transition. It can still come about, especially if Hakram succeeded here, but she wasn't on the path to a transition, but something worse. I still think that naming a Thief the Regent was an inadvertent mistake on Cat's part and is fueling a story where a Thief would...
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 5, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Meanwhile Masego's are gonna be complaining about the subpar prosthetic and how Hakram should've just waited until he got back.
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 5, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    This is Saint telling Cordelia how she fucked up. I don't know how you can say that none of her mistakes have to do with name lore when that very thing is spelled out in front of you. Putting aside whether or not you think her ignorance is justified, this explanation fits exactly what happened. She saw a Crusade as a political tool; it was a war that all her principalities would be required to fight in, and the pretext for it was acceptable enough for her to kick off the Grand Alliance....
    Post by: Stealthy, Oct 2, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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