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  1. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I tried installing Yonder because the version on there is apparently edited and has new stuff related to Callow, but it demanded I give it the ability to ability to place phone calls for "Digital Rights Management" reasons (pinky promises to not actually place calls). It can fuck right off lmao. Highly recommend ripping a copy off of wordpress before it goes offline, I didn't confirm the math but someone in that reddit thread is claiming the full series would cost ~$500 given the sheer...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Nov 17, 2022 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    ... I'm a little shocked by how much my dislike of the Cordelia/Cat pairing soured me on the entire work. All the politicking and so on I think worked out great, and I overall really liked the ending, but the incredibly complicated relationship between Cat and Akua became one of my favorite parts, and I was really looking forward to seeing where they ended up and then rereading with that endgame in mind. ... And EE made her the fucking side hoe? I feel suprisingly betrayed. I didn't think...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Apr 6, 2022 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    This last one was really good. Looks like we're getting the final calm before the storm, because the author said that February will be the last Patreon extra chapter, meaning the story will wrap up before March. I am really looking forward to doing a full read through will all of it there in a few months. Such a good story, and I've been following it for ~4 years now. Kind of insane to think about.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jan 16, 2022 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 27, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Halt and I have been chatting about it on Discord lol. Headed to the airport in a bit but will write down some thoughts on the recent events later.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 10, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Lmao let me get this straight then, you kept reading 8 chapters of "pretty bad" regular story every month, so you could have the context for the 1 extra chapter of good stuff? Your brain is a strange place my dude.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 3, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    It took a two month break between the previous book and this one. Normally that's a one month break but this one was two, probably because it's the last book so they wanted to make sure they were good to go with the outline plotted out fully.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 3, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Sorry but the extra chapters which aren't essential to the primary characters or story being locked behind I think literally $1/month min murders your will to read? Guess you didn't actually like the story much lol. I recognize that even $1/m is not available to some people, but damn man, the rest of the story is still great fun to read.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 3, 2021 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Judging by the stated consequences of the battle being lost I don't think the cure can be worse than the disease. Also I think the Pilgrim walked into what he did with both eyes open. He was pretty clear about that imo.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Dec 24, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Yeah, another reminder that Good and good are not the same. Very curious about how it'll be spun. [spoiler]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Dec 23, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm not gonna lie, the previous deaths/sacrifices in the war were a bit meh in my eyes and I didn't care much either way. This is the first time I really felt much of anything in that area. [spoiler]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Dec 22, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Really enjoyed this last chapter. Kinda down we didn't really get to see the Drow kick ass before they were nerfed, but like Legacy said seeing Vivienne kick ass and come in to hold the line at the end was so freaking cool.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Dec 18, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Agreed.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Apr 6, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Yeah I was bitching about that on Discord. There is zero tension for me with that 'cliffhanger'.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 31, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Ended up forgetting to do this since Halt pointed you to TV Tropes, but I moved the full list into Dropbox.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 24, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    ... that's banable right?
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 8, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Yeap. And you can tell that was the plan. Can't wait for Cat to shove this in their faces as she tears them apart down the line.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 8, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Masego's banter has definitely become top notch: [spoiler] [spoiler] He honestly remains one of my favorite characters, and I'm eager to have him back in the picture. That said,[spoiler]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 7, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Huh. When was the last time we heard of Scribe? If it was before Black's capture then she might've gone off on a quest to find him, since her loyalty is to him alone.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 29, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    How so? Seems pretty in-character for the Saint of Swords to get riled up by what Catherine did, and since they really don't understand what she brought with her now I can see her saying "fuck it" and going for the assassination. As far as she knew, if successful she would've decapitated the last real threat from Callow and been able to wipe out both the Army of Callow and the remaining Legions of Terror in one stroke. Callow collapses into infighting, the Dread Empire continues its...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 29, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I actually liked it. Newly human again Catherine is a lot more fun than Winter-Cat, and having her play the Saint of Swords like this was a lot of fun to read. Much more entertaining than the endless super-powered fights we were seeing for most of the book. Here she's fighting smart again, and that's always been the most enjoyable parts of the series for me.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 28, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    No that was the summer fae. You should probably reread if you're that confused on the details. Let us know how the drow arc plays as a whole when you're done!
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 6, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Interlude was fun all around, but that final conversation between Friedrich and the Dead King ranks in my top scenes from the entire series. All the way through you can tell that the DK is playing an entirely different game from everyone else, and I love him to death for it.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Dec 12, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    TBH it was pretty meh, but Akua wins the best line:
    Post by: Nazgoose, Nov 28, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Used to be on the side of "Ryuugi is a killjoy", but I'm growing increasingly disappointed with the Guide. We've skipped climax after climax, and Cat is just making me sad. It was only two chapters ago that we had this interaction: Since then, Cat has used portals to cut through a column (a property previously not shown), flood a city, drain a lake, and is now considering using it to steal precious mineral deposits and full on fortresses for battlefield deployment. You sure are showing us...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Nov 7, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm gonna be very disappointed if they kept him alive. There's literally no reason to.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 29, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Idea for that that is 100% not backed up by text. We know that Procer somehow does stand up to all of these monsters, and they do not really have significant Named. But who said narratives only work with Named? Entire world works off of them right? So maybe Procer, through being the final real bastion of Good on the continent, and managing to do so without Named, has accumulated narrative weight of being able to punch above its weight class? So even without Named, things will go just that...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 28, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I think it's enough to say that I'm bored enough that I skimmed and didn't come away with that.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 18, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    It felt like Errata could've skipped all the non-Mighty fighting. Just have her go in, and skip ahead to when she first meets the mighty. There's just no need to dwell on her scything through grunts, it's boring at this point.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 17, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    New chapter is out, and I'm getting very bored of the drow arc. Cat is leaning on Akua to a ridiculous degree, and there's just nothing interesting about Cat cutting her way through the drow. We're told this was going to be the first real fight, but then she creams everyone without trouble. Sure she's just now going against the Mighty, but does anyone doubt she'll be just fine out the other side at this point? She's the last of Winter, and there's no disadvantages to drawing deep anymore,...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 17, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Also note that the oaths give obedience to the Sovereign of the Moonless Night, not to Cat. $20 says that Cat shoving the mantle's effects onto Akua for extended periods of time will result in her usurping the mantle and all the drow with it.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 15, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Yeah from what we've seen I really don't see them being even remotely capable of taking any of that knowledge.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Sep 24, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Only explanation I can come up with is that the new plan is going to be to help them evacuate elsewhere. But that still seems like the worst of ideas. The dwarves may not care if they just want the space, but do you really want to take the risk they won't follow to finish the job? And even if they don't, the drow are evidently terrifying and the only reason they're not a problem is because their current borders don't let them. Put them in a place where they can gather Night safely and you're...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Sep 14, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Right up until this point I could buy that maybe this somehow wasn't the worst idea ever. But today we find out that [SPOILER]Which throws me firmly into the gtfo and never come back camp.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Sep 14, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    We don't quite know when it becomes public though do we? I went back through and tracked down all the relevant quotes for the Uncivil Wars: https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/chapter-27-callows-plan/ “What Foundling does isn’t thinking outside the box so much as stealing the box and hitting her opponents with it until they stop moving.” – Extract from “A Commentary on the Uncivil Wars”, by Juniper of the Red Moon Clan...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 30, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    So the next one is out. [SPOILER]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 13, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    New chapter is out: https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/chapter-28-archaic/ [SPOILER]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jul 9, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  38. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm not too sure about that. I imagine that if he'd done that from the start then the narrative of the crusade (which requires that an attack take place) would let the heavens help them find a way around it faster. That's not really the case when you've had a protracted battle already that ends in this stalemate.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 27, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  39. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Newest chapter felt incredibly short. All they did was decide how they're going to refer to each other during the negotiations. That was literally it. I'm not alone in feeling like quality has dropped since they went up to 3/week am I? Even copy editing mistakes are slipping through.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 14, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  40. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I really don't think she has. I even went back and reread it to be sure, but I see nothing in it that doesn't fit within the narrative of her waiting for the best time to strike. I guess you could assume she's legit, but I really don't see why you would. On a different note, the new chapter is out.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 6, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  41. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    It's not really in her nature to admit defeat like that. As much as I'd enjoy having Akua as the monster on the leash, if you go back and reread one of her interludes, she's someone who will always struggle for control. She'll play her cards, work her way into the best position possible sure. But she doesn't care about being on the winning train unless she's the one driving it.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Jun 4, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Prologue for Book 4 is out, along with a bonus chapter continuing the White Knight's story.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Apr 9, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  43. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    It's probably the Dead King. We've been told he farms humans to add to his army, and keeping them inside his hell is probably safer than in Creation.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Mar 10, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
  44. Nazgoose
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    You're missing the part where Black tells her bringing Diabolist to Arcadia was a mistake, and that she should consult people other than Masego next time. Cat responds in her thoughts that she did, she'd consulted with him. That means that this wasn't a contingency plan, this was the plan. And that's where it falls apart for me.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    It's not about Akua not being defeated, it's that having Cat be an uninformed pawn in Black's plan undermines Cat's development. The start of the fight, with Cat considering the ramifications of the tempo and how many moves she has to win within was one of my favorite scenes so far. It very clearly showcased all of Cat's growth, and painted her as someone who could stand on her own two feet. To have her screw up and be bound was also fine, because it showed she's not at Black's level of...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Feb 26, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    See I don't love that though. Black being the guy always in full control starts to get old, and this was a good moment (imo) for the Empress' plans to nearly go catastrophically wrong because she underestimated Diabolist. That moment when I thought Cat had really fucked up was one of the most satisfying moments in the series, because as she admitted, she's been stumbling from victory to nearly pyrrhic victory without staring defeat in the face in full, and the only way for characters to...
    Post by: Nazgoose, Feb 25, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm a little concerned that the updates might drop in quality with three per week to be honest. On a separate note... Had anyone else noticed that clicking on the title takes you to the main page, but clicking on 'Home' takes you to a summary page which includes titles and summaries for the first two books? [SPOILER] [SPOILER]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Chapters where Cat does nothing should be from the perspective of other characters. I'd rather have an interlude than a chapter of her describing everything going on around her. She doesn't work very well as a passive voice.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Nov 1, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    Not a fan of the newest update. It's nearly 100% telling and not showing.
    Post by: Nazgoose, Nov 1, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    WIP A Practical Guide to Evil by Erraticerrata - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler]
    Post by: Nazgoose, Oct 5, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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