Shelfie, Warrior of Light

Book blogger, writer, Dungeons & Dragons fan, dog dad. He/They.

[Shelfie, Warrior of Light @ShelfMadeMan]

I am, at last, on the 🟦🌤

Now I can stop wondering what to do once Elmo inevitably burns this place to the ground.

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@keewa No one wants to be held up by roadworks, so we're not going to repair the roads. You're welcome.

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I'm always baffled when I see shit like this in the wild. This is Marvel Rivals. Who are you trying to impress?

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It's a shame, really, because it's an excellent translation, and Wilson's notes (both in-text and through external sources like interviews, substack, etc.) make for genuinely interesting thinking.

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Wilson's real 'sin' is that she paid particular attention to marginalised characters within the text (and was marketed on that basis), enraging that particular breed of terminally-online bigot who thrives on imagined notions of tradition and longing for a non-existent past.

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There's also rumbling about "modern language" and "accuracy", which has no real relevance given that every translation is guilty of the same. Fitzgerald, Fagles and Lawrence in particular just added things according to their respective styles and the literary fashion of the time.

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So much of the criticism levied at Wilson's translation of the Odyssey seems to be that alternative translations boast more "beautiful" or "epic" language, which is honestly one of the most "I curate my bookshelf to look smart" takes I've ever seen.

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Everyone's always asking, "Would you still love me if I was a hamster? Would you still love me if I was a worm?" Forget that. Would you still love me if I was Odysseus, King of Ithaca, returning after a 20 year absence?

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@keewa Lembit's out here, fighting the good fight by aggressively interrogating retail workers until they admit they're putting government mind-control nanites in the gouda.

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Safety tools like this are a useful and commonplace part of TTRPG play, and knee-jerk opposition to their inclusion just demonstrates that you're not a safe person to have at the table.

[Kyle Mann @The_Kyle_Mann]

Had to see it for myself. It's true: the new edition of the D&D Dungeon Master's Guide encourages players to raise their arms in an "X" if they are triggered by any in-game content.

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And just for funsies, here's other stuff that didn't make the cut.
#veilguardspoilers

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Alright, let's go.
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Hit the "kashlok or taamlok" conversation with Taash, and just

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He seems nice.
#veilguardspoilers

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@finbeess Not gonna lie, the ham and jam slam sounds kinda good

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Me: *excited to start exploring Treviso*
Desmal, Bloodbound to Elgar'nan:

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@keewa I'm sorry, I'm with the 'chippies should be eaten with your hands' crowd. Using cutlery is serial killer behaviour.

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@maatdraws The eyes though 👌

Here's mine - Caius Mercar, Shadow Dragon Mage.

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@Myrmidia Happy birthday~

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If you aren't signed up to Myr's Patreon, you absolutely should be, because her character art is 🔥

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Obsessed with how good this boy looks
#Rookreveal