Eric
@ericvulgaris.bsky.social
TTRPG enthusiast. video game trailer maker. Wasting away again on Margarita VIII. He/They
Really liked it. It's no Tombs but nevertheless I found the conversations between ged and arran extremely rewarding. And I think the way it ends with Ged is very poetic. Suiting.
October 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Really liked it. It's no Tombs but nevertheless I found the conversations between ged and arran extremely rewarding. And I think the way it ends with Ged is very poetic. Suiting.
Pretty good! My friend called this kinda genre of sci-fi cooperation porn and I totally get it. Very anti-mothership ttrpg inspiration. But very good! If you like his other book the Martian you'd like this. A little corny and a little tiresome by the end there but im glad I read it before the film.
August 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Pretty good! My friend called this kinda genre of sci-fi cooperation porn and I totally get it. Very anti-mothership ttrpg inspiration. But very good! If you like his other book the Martian you'd like this. A little corny and a little tiresome by the end there but im glad I read it before the film.
Inventing the Renaissance got recommended to me by like at least 4 friends and for very good reason. This book was made for me and didn't disappoint. it does my favorite gimmick "what we were taught is wrong" but it isn't about superiority. It forgives and is a love letter to historiography itself
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Inventing the Renaissance got recommended to me by like at least 4 friends and for very good reason. This book was made for me and didn't disappoint. it does my favorite gimmick "what we were taught is wrong" but it isn't about superiority. It forgives and is a love letter to historiography itself
I'm sorry but this word play the game can suck a dictionary. this is like the 5th word that aint in its arbitrary database.
July 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm sorry but this word play the game can suck a dictionary. this is like the 5th word that aint in its arbitrary database.
Well friends it has finally comes down to this. 5 and a half IRL years later we've arrived at the end of the Great Pendragon Campaign today. The final years of the Arthurian saga.
July 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Well friends it has finally comes down to this. 5 and a half IRL years later we've arrived at the end of the Great Pendragon Campaign today. The final years of the Arthurian saga.
@friendly-ghost.bsky.social's wargame deepest valley might be better than Root
May 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@friendly-ghost.bsky.social's wargame deepest valley might be better than Root
the 1930s hollywood moral codes got me down, so I snuck in a Paul Blart and the audience loved it. Hollywood Animal is seriously so much fun
April 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
the 1930s hollywood moral codes got me down, so I snuck in a Paul Blart and the audience loved it. Hollywood Animal is seriously so much fun
A Drop of Corruption is fighting for the best book I read this year. Picked this up after Red Seas and I couldn't put it down. Just a solid mystery/thriller book set in a low fantasy biopunk setting. Sequel to The Tainted Cup but more standalone sequel.
April 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A Drop of Corruption is fighting for the best book I read this year. Picked this up after Red Seas and I couldn't put it down. Just a solid mystery/thriller book set in a low fantasy biopunk setting. Sequel to The Tainted Cup but more standalone sequel.
Rumours of the literary pursuits' demise of are exaggerated.
I wanted to DNF this book and frankly should've. Its pacing is deplorable. So slow then so fast. Story was so forced and unbelievable and idk wasteful? All for about 5 chapters of good quality stuff. Zero intent to continue the series
I wanted to DNF this book and frankly should've. Its pacing is deplorable. So slow then so fast. Story was so forced and unbelievable and idk wasteful? All for about 5 chapters of good quality stuff. Zero intent to continue the series
April 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Rumours of the literary pursuits' demise of are exaggerated.
I wanted to DNF this book and frankly should've. Its pacing is deplorable. So slow then so fast. Story was so forced and unbelievable and idk wasteful? All for about 5 chapters of good quality stuff. Zero intent to continue the series
I wanted to DNF this book and frankly should've. Its pacing is deplorable. So slow then so fast. Story was so forced and unbelievable and idk wasteful? All for about 5 chapters of good quality stuff. Zero intent to continue the series
My reading pace also fell out of a window and blackmailed by my growing obsession with helldivers 2 and fixing cocktails.
Um this book I think would be better read than audiobooked. So many names and places felt too similar to keep track. It felt so broody and morose compared to the other two.
Um this book I think would be better read than audiobooked. So many names and places felt too similar to keep track. It felt so broody and morose compared to the other two.
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My reading pace also fell out of a window and blackmailed by my growing obsession with helldivers 2 and fixing cocktails.
Um this book I think would be better read than audiobooked. So many names and places felt too similar to keep track. It felt so broody and morose compared to the other two.
Um this book I think would be better read than audiobooked. So many names and places felt too similar to keep track. It felt so broody and morose compared to the other two.
February 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This book is fucked up. No easy way to put it. I heard it was "blood meridian in space" but no way. The story is so focused and the overt sexual violence is too much to make it a redeemable read.
February 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This book is fucked up. No easy way to put it. I heard it was "blood meridian in space" but no way. The story is so focused and the overt sexual violence is too much to make it a redeemable read.
First time I read this was 2017? It's been a while and I don't remember much. I really like the characters of the Black Company and the Ten. But I always thought the writing itself was kinda average. But maybe I should not be comparing it to Daughter's War. Anyways I'll read the trilogy this year.
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
First time I read this was 2017? It's been a while and I don't remember much. I really like the characters of the Black Company and the Ten. But I always thought the writing itself was kinda average. But maybe I should not be comparing it to Daughter's War. Anyways I'll read the trilogy this year.
The Tainted Cup was a very solid low fantasy mystery book. Loved the Pacific Rim-esque Leviathans, the strange horticulture and bio tech, and the Ana/Din duo. Audiobook's narrator also was perfect. Looking forward to the sequel later this year
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Tainted Cup was a very solid low fantasy mystery book. Loved the Pacific Rim-esque Leviathans, the strange horticulture and bio tech, and the Ana/Din duo. Audiobook's narrator also was perfect. Looking forward to the sequel later this year
Actuaries are the real life mentats and psychohistorians who steer the global trillions in pension funds.
See their comments on how badly the prior models are underestimating the risks and remember these models have been the basis for policymaking.
See their comments on how badly the prior models are underestimating the risks and remember these models have been the basis for policymaking.
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Actuaries are the real life mentats and psychohistorians who steer the global trillions in pension funds.
See their comments on how badly the prior models are underestimating the risks and remember these models have been the basis for policymaking.
See their comments on how badly the prior models are underestimating the risks and remember these models have been the basis for policymaking.
I really didn't enjoy foundation. Every single character is smug or an ignorant fool. No between. Seriously every time a crisis appears rationality wins the day? Especially against ignorant warlike powers? Give me a break. Give me more le guin sci Fi please. Not this.
January 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I really didn't enjoy foundation. Every single character is smug or an ignorant fool. No between. Seriously every time a crisis appears rationality wins the day? Especially against ignorant warlike powers? Give me a break. Give me more le guin sci Fi please. Not this.
Surprised how much I loved this classic. Canticle feels like the Citizen Kane of post-apoc sff. I see it now definitely in Fallout and even 40k! I hope this isn't a "guy's first movie was boss baby" energy.
Helps to be raised Catholic to read it. I gotta read Foundation now to compare its themes.
Helps to be raised Catholic to read it. I gotta read Foundation now to compare its themes.
January 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Surprised how much I loved this classic. Canticle feels like the Citizen Kane of post-apoc sff. I see it now definitely in Fallout and even 40k! I hope this isn't a "guy's first movie was boss baby" energy.
Helps to be raised Catholic to read it. I gotta read Foundation now to compare its themes.
Helps to be raised Catholic to read it. I gotta read Foundation now to compare its themes.
My Mausritter hexmap attempts have been rough. I tried to do multiple hexflowers and it was awful and disjointed and messy. I changed tack and thought I'd make a map with mighty empires tiles and that result felt too virgin for customising with mousey landmarks.
But don't dismay. I have an idea.
But don't dismay. I have an idea.
January 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My Mausritter hexmap attempts have been rough. I tried to do multiple hexflowers and it was awful and disjointed and messy. I changed tack and thought I'd make a map with mighty empires tiles and that result felt too virgin for customising with mousey landmarks.
But don't dismay. I have an idea.
But don't dismay. I have an idea.
I liked the Big Sleep more. This one felt more muddy plot wise and not as witty, but maybe that's because I'm now acclimated to Chandler and maybe I'm just chasing the dragon. We'll see when I get around to reading the third one! When I get around to it.
January 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I liked the Big Sleep more. This one felt more muddy plot wise and not as witty, but maybe that's because I'm now acclimated to Chandler and maybe I'm just chasing the dragon. We'll see when I get around to reading the third one! When I get around to it.
I wasn't prepared for how much I was going to like The Big Sleep in reading format. I love the film and noir in general. Probably the best book of 2025 for me so far. It is octogenarian so like the morals of its time might be problematiqué for ya, but the writing more than compensates imo. So good!
January 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I wasn't prepared for how much I was going to like The Big Sleep in reading format. I love the film and noir in general. Probably the best book of 2025 for me so far. It is octogenarian so like the morals of its time might be problematiqué for ya, but the writing more than compensates imo. So good!
Yeah I'm out. My YA buffers are spent. The books totally fine! Foreshadowing the final duel between her and the duke was great. Even the battle was good. I'm just.. I need a YA break.
January 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Yeah I'm out. My YA buffers are spent. The books totally fine! Foreshadowing the final duel between her and the duke was great. Even the battle was good. I'm just.. I need a YA break.
My wife's been HOUNDING me to read Tamora Pierce. maybe a little bit too young YA for me but alright. I feel like the whole book was all about her hiding her gender which I really liked! But then the final 10% is just like full fantasy with magic swords, suspicious teachers, and evil demons? Lol
January 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My wife's been HOUNDING me to read Tamora Pierce. maybe a little bit too young YA for me but alright. I feel like the whole book was all about her hiding her gender which I really liked! But then the final 10% is just like full fantasy with magic swords, suspicious teachers, and evil demons? Lol
The Dark Queens is a fascinating and quick read about a 6th century rivalry between two Frankish queens Fredegund and Brunhilde. How circumstances and grit left parts of Francia with inspiring and scheming women in charge. Great ttrpg fuel but beware I found the Frankish names hard to keep straight!
January 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Dark Queens is a fascinating and quick read about a 6th century rivalry between two Frankish queens Fredegund and Brunhilde. How circumstances and grit left parts of Francia with inspiring and scheming women in charge. Great ttrpg fuel but beware I found the Frankish names hard to keep straight!
The Dispossessed was wonderfully rich and good. it's not gonna make it in my top 10 books, sadly it didn't deeply resonate with me the way it does for many others, but respect to Le Guin. She can make two people from different worlds and make them talk past each other, cogently, is just phenomenal.
January 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Dispossessed was wonderfully rich and good. it's not gonna make it in my top 10 books, sadly it didn't deeply resonate with me the way it does for many others, but respect to Le Guin. She can make two people from different worlds and make them talk past each other, cogently, is just phenomenal.
My 2025 book thread.
Lies remains pretty great. First time I read it has to be nearly a decade ago? Definitely good food for blades in the dark. Camorr's own characterisation is something special. I just wish it had even more interesting women characters. But I'll read the sequels this year too.
Lies remains pretty great. First time I read it has to be nearly a decade ago? Definitely good food for blades in the dark. Camorr's own characterisation is something special. I just wish it had even more interesting women characters. But I'll read the sequels this year too.
January 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My 2025 book thread.
Lies remains pretty great. First time I read it has to be nearly a decade ago? Definitely good food for blades in the dark. Camorr's own characterisation is something special. I just wish it had even more interesting women characters. But I'll read the sequels this year too.
Lies remains pretty great. First time I read it has to be nearly a decade ago? Definitely good food for blades in the dark. Camorr's own characterisation is something special. I just wish it had even more interesting women characters. But I'll read the sequels this year too.