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Would you believe me if I told you I've never heard of that artist? It's not what I usually listen to, but I like it.

I haven't seen a few of my favorites on these lists, so I'll go ahead and post them myself.

THE SHADOW CAMPAIGNS by Django Wexler

Brilliant fantasy fare set forward a few hundred years. Two soldiers, Winter Ihernglass and Marcus d'Ivoire, are caught up in a struggle between their new commanding officer and a mysterious demonic cult. While the story is clearly focused on the military and many of the action scenes are large battles, later books deal more with politics and scheming as the characters delve deeper into the various conspiracies and intrigues surrounding them.

THE TRAITOR SON CYCLE by Miles Cameron

Historically inspired military fantasy, centered around a mercenary leader called the Red Knight and his oddly personal fight against the monstrous forces of the Wild. Magic is a mysterious force that few know how to use properly, but is almost limitless in its applications. Cameron is a medieval historian/reenactor, so there's a level of authenticity here that's absent from other fantasy series.

GENTLEMAN BASTARD by Scott Lynch

Following masterful thief and con-artist Locke Lamora and his best friend and partner in crime Jean Tannen, this series details the duo's struggle to get filthy rich while still being alive to enjoy their wealth. On the surface, the world is bright and clean, filled with wondrous magic and happy people. But we all know that's just a shiny coating on top of a pile of garbage, or otherwise there would be no reason to read the books.

THE ELDER EMPIRE by Will Wight

The most interesting series on the list from a stylistic perspective. This is actually two book series telling one concurrent story. The first follows cynical assassin Shera, while the second stars conflicted sea-captain Calder. The Empire that's lasted for a thousand years is crumbling, and two factions are at odds about what to do. One wants to crown a new Emperor, while the other wants to divide the Empire between the four demi-godlike Regents. All the while, the Lovecraftian horrors known as the Elders are beginning to retake what was once theirs.

CROWN OF STARS by Kate Elliott

I'll be the first to admit it won't be to everyone's liking. It's a bit slow at times, and a little confusing, but I liked the confusion. Plot threads are left hanging for several books, questions are not answered, and sometimes they're answered incorrectly. But when everything does come together, when everything starts to make sense, it's so incredibly satisfying. There was one section that overwhelmed me with so much emotion that I had to put the book down to collect myself. Even though I've since gone on to read other things that I've objectively liked more, that has never happened to me since.

Text based. Rarely do we actually use dice here, it's largely system based if we do anything intensive.

 

Otherwise normally we do free-form.

 

Right now, Edge of Destiny seems to be picking back up, and I opened Reverence a few days ago if that interests you.

There is some interest in reviving/starting over the Kubera RP, and it is kind of dice-based.

I will look at these three. Thank you.

I-Am-X, what anime is that GIF from?

Technically DBZ, but Trigun was the first anime I watched knowing what anime was.

Castle Story. All I do is sit there and build castles. So many castles.