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Forty Stories by Anton Chekhov... I have long been told that Chekhov is a classic of Russian literature, and was gifted this book by a student of mine. While I enjoyed most of it, I believe Chekhov hasn't aged well. I read mainly to experience things or visit places I can't. Chekhov focuses more...

Marshal Ney, The Bravest of the Brave by A. Hilliard Atteridge Joachim Murat, Napoleon's Great Commander of Cavalry by A. Hilliard Atteridge I read both of these at the same time, bouncing back and forth in order to stay chronological. Both were written at the end of 1890s, and despite some...

Bought this for the quarantine. Loving the mechanics. Wiping out an enemy army and then slowly burning your way through their territory, leaving nothing but burning buildings in your wake is so satisfying. Anyone still playing?

Nature is beautiful.

Last month I spent 680 euros on a flight to the USA, found out last week that it was cancelled by the airline so I cancelled the ticket and they said I would get a refund if it applied. Haven't gotten the refund yet and I'm starting to suspect I won't get one. Then my boss only paid me half...

The Exploits of Baron de Marbot by Jean-Baptiste de Marbot This book follows the military career of Jean-Baptiste de Marbot, who is referred to as Marcellin because everyone in France has 12 different names. He starts off as a 16 or 17 year old kid on his way to Italy. Typical of France...

Just finished Episode 4, and I have to say that I like this show. I really want to love it, but as Qhure said about, it doesn't wade heavily enough on the mysticism. Norse legends are amazing for their humanity (irony intended) and I think this show captures it well. What little mysticism it...

The Norman Invasion by Marc Morris - I read another book by Marc Morris called A Great and Terrible King which was very good, and so I picked this one up. Definitely a great 'story.' It is filled with great 'characters,' political backstabbing, battles, Vikings and extensive castle building...

Post more pictures as your army grows, my man! Those guys look dope.

Part of the charm of the original WC3 was that it was tongue-in-cheek and the unit details were kind of funky. It let your mind fill in the blanks. With these screenshots, I feel like I'm watching something that a couple of dudes on a forum put together. A fan-made reskin, if you will.

Good Christ those minis make me want to get back into warhammer

I still have WC3 on my old laptop, and I play a match or two almost every two weeks. I also still enjoy messing around with the map maker. Seems I'll just keep plugging along and doing that instead of giving my money to these Chinazi hacks. Anyone else notice that you hit a certain age and you...

A Great and Terrible King by Marc Morris Details the life of Edward I also known as Longshanks, or the Hammer of the Scots. An amazing history book for two reasons; it is easy to follow, and the author tells a great story. I also enjoyed the concise way in which he describes English feudalism...

I watched the first and second episode and actually really enjoyed them. But then...

Kudos to your paint job. Shit's making me mad uncomfortable

I dig drone and synth stuff a lot. Not sure why.

Lasalle - the Hussar General: the Life and Times of Napoleon's Finest Commander of Light Cavalry 1775-1809 by John H. Lewis I have a penchant for Napoleonic history, specifically from the perspective of the footsoldiers - the grunts. Too often historians tend to focus on kings and generals...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick I think this book created a new category in my mind; books that as good as their movie adaptions but for entirely different reasons. I would recommend it to anyone who likes speculative science fiction.

Germany, my dude. EDIT: So i posted up by my front window all morning to wait for the delivery truck. Some broken down piece of shit with Italian plates just showed up and I'm like, "Is this the guy?" Go outside and sure enough he is right in front of the main building. Turns out it was this...

I ordered some books for myself for Christmas and the delivery service showed up on Friday and claimed I wasn't home. But I was home all day and my doorbell didn't ring. I saw the email saying they had visited on Saturday and sent in a ticket with special instructions as I technically live in...

Because it's as clear as day that it was a sizable chunk of change? Sapkowski demanded 16 million, CD Projekt Red scoffed and came back with a counter-offer and it was enough to satisfy the old man. It clearly wasn't a fit fat zero because then he wouldn't have settled. So it had to be up...

It wasn't disclosed to the public.

It was the 'battle' of Sodden, which I always pictured as a Battle of Brenna with sorceresses.

Not sure about that. Poland is a whole different ball game.

Listen, I know the Witcher took off because of the games and not the books. But what I'm saying is that Polish law doesn't give a shit. Sapkowski ended up getting a shit ton of money when CD Projekt Red settled out of court.

Books are totally worth reading. Don't write off his books because he is a grumpy old Pole. You're comparing storytelling in video games to storytelling in novels. Might as well teach latin to a pig. Apparently there is a special law in Poland specially for intellectual property. If someone...

This show will be forgotten in one month. Good riddance. Hope the one they make in 20 years will be better.

It wasn't made for people who read the books, because they fucked those people over with their shitty adaption. This wasn't made for anyone except Lauren Hissrich and her career. Doesn't matter. It's not the fact they put black people in the series. It's the fact they took white characters and...

And the cave looks like the set from a children's television show that teaches kids which animals live in Africa and which live in Australia

You're too distracted by how ham-fisted the dialogue is to notice such a minor failure. Careful using the word high end.

I just finished episode 8. As a fantasy show it is something you put on in the background while you do other stuff. As an adaption it is a fucking catastrophe. Fuck. The only problem with the SJW stuff is that a white character was casted with a black actress. Nothing else really bothered...

Oh, man. You should 100% read the books. The first two are short story collections that follow Geralt (and most of the time Dandilion, who they have renamed Jasker in the tv series) on his adventures. The saga is more focused on Geralt and Ciri. EDIT: Made it through 3 more episodes. Episode...

I'm binging it. Here are my thoughts on the first three episodes... Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 By the way, I should mention I love these books. Honestly my favorite fantasy after Lord of the Rings. I also lived in Poland for two years just because I loved them so much.

Yeah, I'm about it. Hoping the dark elves get some beefier melee units too. Their whole race just feels so flimsy.