>2026>I am forgotten
>>24971818In an age when rhyme is out of fashion in poetry, she is nothing less than an iconoclast
>>24971734Giving you the benefit of the doubt and presuming you aren't racist, the very fact that you're seething only indicates that her work is in fact provocative and emotionally effective.
she cute doe
>>24972008She's also a model now
>>24972009wouldn’t mind having her over for a private shoot ya feel me
The bulk of western fantasy (yes even today) is based on Christian philosophy, or its bastard child humanism. Good and evil, sin and redemption, sacrifice, justice, moral character arcs, etc.The remaining works that aren't, are largely based on some flavor of nihilism or existentialism. There's nothing wrong with this, but I want something fresh. Off the top of my head the only western fantasy series that isn't really based on the above is the Earthsea series.
>>24972027I was gonna say nice selfie, but I know you can't grow a mustache like Nietzsche's.
ruins edition FAQ:>What is worldbuilding?Worldbuilding is the process of creating entire fictional worlds from scratch, all while considering the logistics of these worlds to make them as believable as possible. Worldbuilding asks questions about the setting of a world, and then answers them, often in great detail. Most people use it as a means of creating a setting or the scenery for a story.>"Isn't there a Worldbuilding general in >>>/tg/ already?"Yes, there is. However, that general is focused on the creation of fictional worlds for the intended purpose of playing TTRPG campaigns. Here you can discuss worldbuilding projects that are not meant to be used for a roleplaying setting, but for novels, videogames, or any other kind of creative project.>"Can I discuss the setting of my campaign here, though?"If you want to, but it would probably be better to discuss it on >>>/tg/ . We don't allow the discussion of TTRPG mechanics, however. If you want to discuss stats or which D&D edition is best, this is not the place.>"Can I talk about an existing fictional setting that is not mine?"Yes, of course you can!>"Does worldbuilding need to be about fantasy and elves?"Worldbuilding, as already stated above, and contrary to what many believe, does not inherently imply blatantly copying Tolkien. In fact, there are many science-fiction setting out there, and even entire alternative history settings which do not possess supernatural elements at all. Any kind of science fiction book has an implied setting at least, which involves a certain degree of worldbuilding put into it.Old thread: >>24868365
What if we built a world... together...
>>24970029Does anyone have any advice for elementally-themed ancient temples/ruins? What about elemental architecture in general besides obvious shit like Water having lots of canals?
>>24971539why don't you engage with anyone's answers? why the fuck does OP have to do it you lazy nigger
>>24971965What are you looking for as far as a temple?
>>24971965think about the architecture as an extension of the element (ie water buildings should have a flow, not look all bunched up and awkward). look into the symbolic meanings of the elements to different cultures, or how they worship deities who represent those elements.
What books did you receive from Santa this year /lit/?Not gonna post a pic but I got: >The Encyclopedia of Demonology & Witchcraft>The Imago Sequence by Laird Barronand>a first edition printing of Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison Fairly modest haul but you know what, I'm satisfied. Merry Crimbus everybody!!!
>>24971246>nip shit>white nigger shit>cuck shitMy God, how dysgenic are you?
>>24971259>nip shitWelcome to 4chan
>>24970596Old Nick is also a name for the devil.
>>24970442>>24970980>>24971194>>24971200>>24971246Very nice, anons. Very nice.
I am thankful.
So I am reading Alcibiades and Socrates says the education and lineage of the kings of Persia is superior. This has been bothering me for a while, in quite a few greek texts Ive read (from Xenophon and Plato, or from Xenophon, Plato, and wrongly attributed to Plato) they show some admiration for the Persians and recognize some superiorities, I thought Greeks were extremely chauvinistic and saw all non greeks as inferior.
the reason nobody ever thinks about ancient persia today is because the modern day country, iran, is controlled by an islamic theocracy and islamic theocracies always have extreme difficulty in acknowledging the existence of their nations pre-islamic history. that means that they rarely ever, if ever, market ancient persia to the world, preserve its history and culture and just spread the knowledge of the era in general. they do none of that because muslims do not want to do thatyour confusion would never exist if information about persia were more common
>>24971785>>24971799In Charmides, Socrates also refers to Thracian king Zamolxys as the perfect monarch iirc.
>>24971785Xenophon was a Persophile who adored Cyrus the Younger and fought for him. He also had an axe to grind with Athens so he talked down their system.
>>24971907He admired Cyrus the Great. About working under Cyrus the Younger, he semed to think he was decent based only on what Proxenus told him, but he also reflected that (recalling he speaks about himself in third person):>He went on the campaign like this, then, fully deceived―not, however, by Proxenus, for he did not know that the attack was against the King, nor did any other of the Greeks except Clearchus. When they came to Cilicia, however, it then seemed clear to all that the expedition was against the King. Although they feared the journey and were unwilling, the majority nevertheless followed along out of shame both before each other and before Cyrus. Xenophon too was one of these.He wasn't a fan of all things Persian, and what he likes about Cyrus the Great reminds much of Sparta, and he did seem to be more evidently a Laconophile.
>>24971785Why does this look like Nick Mullen?
>>24971735>posts pic of the most literate man of his times
>>24971735>Huh?>nah, man, jacking off is like...magic n shit, haha...>Anyways, how's your niece doing? Still slutting it up in grade school?
oh yeah take a nice steaming shit on my chest which I shall promptly eat up for my next initiation into the grade of Magister Templi
allow me to get dressed (in the skin of a leopard) and grab my magic wand (a buttplug) and perform the ceremonial rites (you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around/that's what it's all about)
>>24971735It was really sexy when he became a loli girl in TOARU
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
>>24967488source?
>>24971959Call of Cthulu
>>24967488Whatever happened? A breach in the very unity of life, a biological paradox, an abomination, an absurdity, an exaggeration of disastrous nature. Life had overshot its target, blowing itself apart. A species had been armed too heavily – by spirit made almighty without, but equally a menace to its own well-being. Its weapon was like a sword without hilt or plate, a two-edged blade cleaving everything; but he who is to wield it must grasp the blade and turn the one edge toward himself.Despite his new eyes, man was still rooted in matter, his soul spun into it and subordinated to its blind laws. And yet he could see matter as a stranger, compare himself to all phenomena, see through and locate his vital processes. He comes to nature as an unbidden guest, in vain extending his arms to beg conciliation with his maker: Nature answers no more, it performed a miracle with man, but later did not know him. He has lost his right of residence in the universe, has eaten from the Tree of Knowledge and been expelled from Paradise. He is mighty in the near world, but curses his might as purchased with his harmony of soul, his innocence, his inner peace in life’s embrace.
>>24971985>>24971959>>24967488free read on wikisourcehttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales/Volume_11/Issue_2/The_Call_of_Cthulhu
Now that this board and site is fucking dead, where is everyone going?
>>24971540is it because of the new captcha? at first i hated it but now i like it.
booktok is where it's at fr fr
>>24971556Its Christmas. I know you don't believe in God and all but unlike you some people have families.
>>24971611soc.culture.literature
>>24971540Hell, probably.but for now im going to work.
I'm listing works by /lit/ users. (Individual authors with their own books rather than anonymous amalgamations like The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra.)What are your thoughts on these works? Have you read them? Will you read them? What other books should I add?
>>24970727How do you bongbros survive in that socialist hellhole? Do you live in some nice country cotttage?
Please consider this to be from a /lit/ user, even though I have yet to translate it into english.
>>24971374didn't you share some of this in English?
Anyone want to beta read this and tell me where you stopped reading? I'm hoping someone gets to Chapter 10.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDmtTCFh1DPUPqj9Qfy8zPHlMLaL-2ul8vD3MdkLvos/edit?usp=sharing
>>24971640what are some books you have read on writing?
Unironically, what did it teach you?
>>24969483My fellow Christians, what the point of this part of holy Bible? The episode of the Levite's concubine, also known as the Benjamite War,[1] in Judges 19–21 concerns a Levite from Ephraim and his concubine. They travel through the Benjamite city of Gibeah and are assailed by a mob, who wish to gang-rape the Levite. The man takes his concubine over to the crowd,[2] and they rape her until she collapses. After she dies from her ill treatment, the Levite dismembers her body and presents the remains to the other tribes of Israel. Outraged by the incident, the tribes swear that none shall give his daughter to the Benjamites for marriage, and launch a war which nearly wipes out the tribe, leaving only 600 surviving men. However, the punitive expedition is overcome by remorse, fearing that it will cause the extinction of an entire tribe. To ensure the survival of the Benjamite tribe while still complying with their oath, the Levites pillage and massacre the city of Jabesh-Gilead, none of whose residents partook in the war or in the vow, and capture its 400 maidens as wives for the Benjamites. The 200 men still lacking women are subtly allowed to abduct the maidens dancing at Shiloh.
>>24969483It taught me that 99.99999% of everyone that has ever lived or will live in the future is completely damned, including myself. We all have no hope of escaping hell. It is literally impossible to live in today's world and enter the gates of heaven. Every single thing that society programs you to pursue is in direct opposition to what Jesus specifically teaches.
>>24969483I'm not sure if there is a personified deity, but the Bible does have a high degree of the poetic genius (as Blake describes). KJV onlyists love to mention the "power" of the scriptures, but what's objectively happening is that the aesthetic quality of the poetry and prose is very captivating.
>>24969483how to really appreciate the western canon and western thought with it deeply embedded in everything about society. also, old testament God was metal as fuck.
>>24969483A lot of references that I wouldn't have understood otherwise.
sansa editionASOIAF wiki: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Main_PageBlog: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/Old blog: https://grrm.livejournal.com/So Spake Martin (interviews): https://westeros.org/citadel/ssm/Book search: https://asearchoficeandfire.com/SSM search: https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=006888510641072775866:vm4n1jrzsdyGeneral search: http://searcherr.work/TWOW samples: https://archive.org/details/411440566-the-winds-of-winter-released-chaptersold: >>24922194
>>24949686Martin's world is boring.There are demographic changes beyond migration and rise of King's Landing
>>24969206>>24969321I'd put Sansa above Cersei and Shiera but not above Dany.
>>24970383it's just cold here, zero snowworst option, I'm miserable but can't even larp about how cool it is to be miserable. shit sucks.
How did 2 men tear down a tower while lugging around a baby?
>>24969206>>24969321I miss the fanarts we used to get before the show came out and everything turned into >>24971427
Varg is on his way to deliver the African children watermelon for Christmas ed.Old >>24967122
I miss you.
>>24971833When I was very young I had an e-gf tell me she was asexual only to later cheat on me with a girl she knew irl.
Thinking about how not a single animal was wanted ;_;
>>24971833O.o spider kitty
>>24971833She's a girl, I'm a guy.>>Even sent me a text reading "Next time something else might happen".It was said in a somewhat flirty way with an emoji.Still very odd.
Have you read with a partner? Cuddling, each reading their own book or both reading the same book.What was that like and what are fitting books for such exercise?
I read stoker's vampiric novel out loud to a girl from my class as we cuddled together on the library couch. she could barely understand the prose as it was, and of no help was the relatively dryness of the first few chapters. The situation all the more acute when she decided she wanted to take over reading. She could barely pronounce a shocking amount of words, such as "voluptuousness," "imperious," and "preternatural." Much beyond proper pronunciation, it was clear as she read that she was in that flow state of reading (whether out loud or in your head) in which the words arrive at their proper cadence, but the understanding of their composite meaning is lost completely. Her body was very soft and warm althoughsoeverbeit.
>>24971887stop it. it hurts.
>>24971900Take no heed of my actions. Carnal desire is spark to the dry tinder of the human heart. Despite what the temporarily embarrassed socî malorum will tell you, it is not better to have loved and lost, as the hole that is opened only grows.
>>24971900god i miss the 80s
Not a fan. I need no distractions while I’m reading and i can’t listen to another person breath near me. I also don’t think i like physical contact so that could be an issue
"A Very Randy Christmas" EditionPrevious: >>24951364/wg/ AUTHORS & FLASH FICTION: https://pastebin.com/ruwQj7xQRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS: https://pastebin.com/nFxdiQvCPlease limit excerpts to one post.Give advice as much as you receive it to the best of your ability.Follow prompts made below and discuss written works for practice; contribute and you shall receive.If you have not performed a cursory proofread, do not expect to be treated kindly. Edit your work for spelling and grammar before posting.Violent shills, relentless shill-spammers, and grounds keeping prose, should be ignored and reported.(And maybe double-space your WIPs to allow edits if you want 'em.)Simple guides on writing:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24971688Very antisemitic post. Your credit score has been negatively effected.
>>24971688Merry Christmas, friend.
When was this general any good?
>>24971926Never. Writers who actually write don't need this place or know it exists
>>24971942The guy who wrote The Netanyahus was a regular here
God I wish I was Icelandic.
>>24971462Polish, Lithuanian, Thai.A black guy is most likely a tourist but there are some. A thai girl is most likely a warbride. A polish-lithuanian is most likely a construction worker. Recently the brown muslim cabbie types started showing up.
>>24971430Would you like to support your allegations with a single shred of evidence?>>24971451Pot meet kettle. I‘m not the one decrying bravery and steadfastness in the face of possibly the most evil state in history because some college students I find kind of annoying have also managed to be correct on the matter.
>>24970659What's that Harold Bloom quote about reading being a fundamentally solitary activity? I don't want to read someone else's shitty slop I have my own reading list, thanks.
>>24971448But Scandinavia is overrun with arabs and africans
>>24971940You only know what pol allows you to see, you useless shut-in
