I've realized that I'm missing something in the most recent books I've read. I long for books with a very rich world in terms of mythology, flora and fauna โ well, everything, really.
Good examples are the Harry Potter books and the anime The Ancient Magus' Bride, plus Discworld. Rowling put an incredible amount of energy into creating a rich fantasy world that went far beyond the basic recipe of "Basic world with a hard magic system and a sprinkle of dragons". The wizard schools really felt relevant and necessary in that world, and every subject had its own plethora of info and skills one needed to become accomplished. In The Ancient Magus' Bride, we have the faerie world, a wealth of flora and fauna, many mythological creatures tied to legends from the British isles and individuals which are more than just humans with magic skills. I love how the mages' skill is tied to the faerie creatures and not a science that one can simply dissect and quantify. Discworld is the same, although I'd say it does things a bit differently than the former ones. Harry Potter and Hatori Chise are new to their respective magical worlds and so everything is described through their eyes as new and awe-inspiring, while Pratchett has characters that are familiar with their worlds to a lesser or greater degree. You don't get that feeling of surprise and wonder there. But you still have a great variety of creatures and plenty of mythology. Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle are also good examples.
Stuff that I've already read and that doesn't come close to the level I want are the Dresden files, the Grishaverse and Mistborn. Mistborn and Dresden has the plethora but are quite dark or dystopic in tone. The Grishaverse just doesn't have enough.
So, ye great and benevolent users of this magnificent reddit, perhaps you have what I'm looking for?
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Edit: Also, Sรฆhrรญmnir is depicted mostly as a boar, so having the PRF weapons be effective against beasts makes sense as well, though I wish beast-effectiveness wasn't introduced like this.
tldr i want to tackle a style of story in a new light, i'm a mediocre writer on a good day, and i don't want to end up with 15000 pages of crap because i'm not talented enough to make it coherent. tell me about your similar experiences in the comments.
i'm turning 18 in 2 weeks. i have been developing this world since i was 14. it's called the Midden (i'm not publishing so fuck bethesdas copyright) and it has evolved so much over the years in imagery, setting, the way magic works, characters being finalized, etc. it used to be my pride and joy but i realized i'm just too trash to finish it.
these characters have grown like real people in my mind, and the magic and abilities they gain in the saturated, surrealist work torn by territorial disputes have been refined almost to a science.
at times it made me feel like one of those painters who would drive themselves mad painting the same thing over and over while locked in a basement. i must have written a thousand pages of the same 3-4 events trying to get the imagery and wording perfect. but i can't. nope. nada. this book used to be my pride and joy but now it just degrading when my friends ask how it's going because it will never see the light of day.
theres so much i can't do, and that i could write out right here about it. it has me so frustrated. i can't build a plot. i simply pile on details and imagery until i can put a new scene in. it's pretty depressing because everything is dying off in my head. so many themes and arcs are being forgotten, and if i beer do decide to re write it as a more talented adult, who's to say the story will match the ambition i have now? it will never hold up to my expectations because they're too high and i've no mind to reach them.
anywho, this post was pointless. but i guess leave similar experiences below. and thanks for reading.
Yeah. He was the Centaur for Disease Control
Dr. Zeus
You could say it was my Achilles's Elbow.
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Hello. I have a question for those present.
I have been studying Irish culture and mythology for many years, I consider it beautiful and interesting, in many ways it is similar to Slavic - and the question arose: do you still have traditions associated with it? .. Maybe some signs or holidays that people carry out now?
I would like to hear about it from the Irish themselves.
This was all done by my friend and it all makes sense in a way.
Basically cypher in game has a voiceline stating "I am Prometheus and you are just a god" a little bit of background knowledge Prometheus was a titan who sided with the gods in titanomachia because he can see glimpses of the future. This looks to be a fun little detail because Cyphers ultimate helps predict the future movements of the enemy.We can also take prometheus bringing fire to the humans as a symbol of cypher bringing knowledge about the enemies to his team. But if we pry deeper we see him talk to the radiants as they are gods. We can take this as the radiants being gods and the agents who rely on radiant tech to be titans. We can use this to correlate each agent to a god or titan. Also Cypher being prometheus also makes sense to why he dies every cinematic. He has to live in suffering just like Prometheus with his liver being torn out. This may also go past greek mythology and spread to different mythologies as well.
Right now the agents I think that are correlated to gods and titans are:
Cypher-Prometheus, due to his voiceline, him dying all the time, and giving information to his team
Omen-Hades, Omen has been strongly associated to with death and darkness with his abilities. His ult also lets him teleport, but he is in a shadow-like form. His blind and smokes create darkness and his teleport unravels him like shadows and re assembles him from the shadows again. He also has this voiceline to sage, "Sage the life you give do you ever wonder where it is taken from?" This shows that omen may have seen the realm of death and the dead souls just like hades who rules the underworld.
Skye-Demeter, Due to skyes power being with nature just like demeter. Demeter can also be cruel during the winter and Kay/o tells us that he has seen the future where skye grows and just like demeter skye may become even more deadly.
Sova-Artemis- This is an interesting one because Artemis is a half titan born from Leto and Zeus, Sova has been related to the hunt such as him stating, "I am the hunter" Artemis also being the goddess of the hunt. Sova also has radianite in him with his eye which gives him the "half god" aspect and uses radiante tech giving the "half titan" aspect. Sova also uses a bow the preferred weapon of artemis.
Brimstone-Atlas- This is mainly because of the ways brimstone is depicted in the die for you video, he is shown holding a sphere of something on his back. Atlas being cur
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And in fairness I will give Bayek a pass since he creates the Hidden Ones.
I think that Assassin's Creed should focus on the Brotherhood much more, getting contracts and what it's like to actually be a part of the Brotherhood. With the current characters they are not assassins, they are just woven into the conflict.
Even with all the issues, I think Unity probably gives the best look at what the Brotherhood is like, and I'd love to see more of that.
Maybe in AC Infinity they will focus less on ISU Artifacts and more on the general conflict with the Order of the Ancients, maybe even go back to the founding of the Order.
To clarify: A lot of ancient European and Mediterranean religions are taught like they had a consistent pantheon, in terms of the gods involved, their relations with one another, and their history. Zeus is the god of thunder, slayer of Kronos, brother-husband of Hera, and father of Heracles. Frigg is the wife of Odin and mother of Baldur. Horus is the falcon-headed son of Osiris and Isis, and the slayer of Set.
However, I know that in the case of many Near Eastern religions, there was never really a unified mythology, and was instead a loose collection of city cults with varying degrees of syncretism with one another. Was this ever the case too with European religions? Were there swathes of ancient Greece who had no clue who the hell the Titans were, or that Zeus and Ares were related? Did the priests of Set have a narrative for their god sans duel with Horus?
If that is the case, then when did the modern codifications develop? Was it done by outside historians compiling all the myths? One state imposing its rule (and subsequently their own interpretation of religion) upon the rest of the people? Modern historians trying to codify a confusing subject?
I'm always so sad to hear that Irish folklore/mythology isn't really taught/talked about commonly in Ireland besides children's books and whatnot. I'm a huge mythology nerd and I've honestly found Irish folklore absolutely fascinating! It's dark, complex, and just captivating. There are so many cool gods and figures and the stories are epic! Honestly, after living here for a while and actually being able to see the amazing landscape/environment in person, it's no wonder that the ancient peoples were so inspired.
I know that most countries are usually kind of out of touch with their native mythology/folklore but I feel like Ireland has something really special that deserves so much more hype.
EDIT: @shanebtops has shared an AMAZING list of reliable and accurate resources in the comments, please check it out if you'd like to read more on the subject :)
Looking for fiction / fantasy. Ideally Irish folklore but it's fine if Scottish or other Gaelic lore is there.
Essentially, just like I learned a lot about Greek mythology through Circe / Song of Achilles / Ariadne, I'd love to learn about Irish or Celtic lore. (:
I don't mind the length or year of publishing, anything that's good would do.
I am using remora submarine. My ballast tank rooms and engine room have been infected, effectively 3 pumps infected. I tried blasting and clearing all 3 pumps using frag grenades yet even after clearing each pump, this piece of shit fungi just won't die. Already cleared water and unplugged the pumps before bombing them.
How the hell am I supposed to clear this crap by myself when it just keeps growing back.
Yup, just a Loki day.
I'm reading Gaiman's Norse mythology and I notice an interesting parallel between the Greek and the Norse. In both the Titans or Giants come first, and then later the Gods (Olympians and Aesir) are descended from them.
In the Norse Odin is the son of Bor, who is the son of Buri. I'm not sure if Buri is a giant but the wives of both Bor and Buri were giants
In the Greek, Zeus is the son of Cronos who is definitely a Titan
Are there any other mythologies with this parallel? What would be the significance of having Gods descend from these other divine beings who are clearly distinct from them?
There were hints of this type of DLC being released since earlier this year. Even a trailer from earlier in the year ended with a hint of what was to come and the setting looked like something from Ragnorok.
So why is this sub specifically acting surprised all of a sudden? There was no hints of anything else but a Ragnorok DLC and now that it is officially announced, this sub wants to act all bitter. Furthermore, this is just par for the course for Ubisoft since 2018 when Curse of the Pharaohs released for Origins and then in 2019 with the Fate of Atlantis DLC. This has always been unofficially seen as the "mythology trilogy" so it was basically given that Valhalla would also recieve some sort of mythology DLC which it now has. And yet people here still want to act like they [you] have been living under a rock since 2017 when Ubisoft did a soft reboot to the franchise which has since then been highly successful.
At this point I just need to accept the fact that this sub is nothing but a bunch of bitter people who is unwilling to just accept that the old AC is not coming back and that Ubisoft is going in another direction. I just find it funny how we all knew this was coming based on 2 factors (1) Both Origins and Odyssey had similar DLC and (2) Ragnorok DLC was hinted at earlier this year.
So go ahead and cast your downvotes cause I know how this sub operates.
If a Hindu Mythology based plane was to be released, what would the rating on the Rabiah Scale for such a thing be beforehand?
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