Tag: Grimdark
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Warhammer 40k: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide 🚀✨
40k Lore Beginner’s Guide Chaos Gods Games Workshop Grimdark Horus Heresy How to Start Warhammer 40k Imperium of Man Space Marines Warhammer 40000 Warhammer 40k Warhammer 40k Factions Warhammer 40k Guide What is Warhammer 40k Xenos🤔 1. Introduction: Welcome to the Grim Darkness So, You Want to Know About Warhammer 40k? Let’s be honest. You’ve heard about the Warhammer 40k universe, and you’re curious. 🤔 You also probably heard that its lore is “HUGE” 🤯, a “complicated and vast” cosmology that can be “a little overwhelming for new people”. You […]
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Hopepunk: Your Ultimate Guide to Killing with Kindness 💥✊
Alexandra Rowland Community Found Family Grimdark Hopepunk Noblebright Radical Kindness Restorative Justice Solarpunk What is HopepunkWelcome. You’re here because you feel it, don’t you? 🤔 That vague dissatisfaction with the endless parade of grim, cynical, and nihilistic stories. 😠 The feeling that in a world facing real, tough challenges, art seems to only offer us two choices: pretend the darkness isn’t real, or wallow in it until we drown. 😥 […]
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Warhammer the Old-World: A Deep Dive into the Grimdark 🦉
Beastmen Bretonnia Dwarfs Factions Guide Gotrek & Felix Grimdark Grimdark Philosophy Lore Guide Orcs & Goblins Order vs Chaos Skaven The Empire The Old World Tomb Kings Total War Warhammer Tragic Hope Vampire Counts Vermintide 2 Warhammer Fantasy Warhammer RPG Warhammer Tabletop Warhammer the Old-World Warriors of ChaosPart 1: The Soul of the Old World – Philosophy, Themes, and Vibe Welcome to the Grimy, Grubby Heart of Fantasy 🖤 Let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t your typical high fantasy. 👑 There’s no shining, clear-cut “good guys” 😇, and evil isn’t some faraway shadow. 😈 Warhammer: The Old World is something else: […]
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High Fantasy: The Dragon’s Atlas 🐉 | Ultimate Genre Guide 🗺️
Epic Fantasy Fantasy Books fantasy games Fantasy Movies Fantasy Subgenres Game of Thrones Grimdark High Fantasy Lord of the Rings Magic Systems What is High Fantasy World-Building📣 Part 1: The Call to Adventure – What is High Fantasy (And Why Do We Need It?) 🧭 Welcome, Voyager: Your Journey Begins Here Let’s begin with a feeling. ✨ It’s the scent of an old paperback 📖, a mixture of paper, dust, and vanilla. It’s the low hum of a console firing up […]
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Epic Fantasy: Your Ultimate Genre Journey Guide 🦉🗺️
Cozy Fantasy Elden Ring Epic Fantasy fantasy games Fantasy Genre Fantasy Movies Fantasy TV Shows Game of Thrones Genre Guide Grimdark Hero’s Journey High Fantasy Lord of the Rings Low Fantasy Magic Systems Romantasy The Witcher World-Building📣 Introduction: The Call to Adventure You’re here for a reason. 😉 You feel the pull of something more. You sense a world (or maybe worlds 🌌) just beyond the veil of our own. A place of soaring castles 🏰, ancient magic ✨, impossible creatures 🐉, and stakes so high they could shatter a continent. […]
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Sword & Sorcery Fantasy: The Ultimate Deep Dive Guide 🦉
Anti-Hero Conan the Barbarian Cosmic Horror Fantasy Worldbuilding Frazetta Fritz Leiber Grimdark Gritty Fantasy Heroic Fantasy High Fantasy vs Sword and Sorcery Low Magic Michael Moorcock Pulp Fantasy Robert E. Howard S&S Sword & Sorcery Fantasy The Witcher TTRPG🗺️ Part 1: The Call to Adventure – Your Journey into Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Begins Welcome to the Wild Frontier This journey doesn’t start with a definition, but with a feeling. 😌 It’s the smell of ancient dust in a forgotten tomb. 🏺 It’s the heavy weight of a coin purse, illicitly gained. 💰 […]
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Low Fantasy: The Ultimate Atlas 🗺️ A Gritty & Magical Guide 🧭
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Fantasy Books fantasy games Fantasy Genre Definitions Fantasy Movies Game of Thrones Grimdark Grounded Fantasy High Fantasy vs Low Fantasy Intrusion Fantasy Low Fantasy The Witcher Urban Fantasy What is Low Fantasy🗺️ Part 1: Welcome to the Borderlands: Defining Low Fantasy 🤔 So, What is Low Fantasy? (And Why Is Everyone Arguing About It?) Imagine a scenario. You just finished watching Game of Thrones. ⚔️ Before that, you finished reading the Harry Potter series. 🧙♂️ You loved them both! You enjoyed the gritty, human-scale conflicts in […]
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Dark Fantasy Guide: 🦇 A Deep Dive Journey into the Abyss 🕳️
Anti-Hero Berserk Castlevania Dark Fantasy Dark Fantasy Books Dark Fantasy Games Dark Fantasy Genre Dark Fantasy Movies Dark Fantasy Themes Dark Fantasy TV Shows Dark Souls Elden Ring Gothic Fantasy Grimdark Moral Ambiguity The Witcher What is Dark Fantasy World-BuildingPart 1: Welcome to the Abyss (An Introduction to Dark Fantasy) 😈 1.1 A Story to Start: The Shadow in the Mirror 🪞 Imagine this for a moment 💭. You’re no hero 🚫. The armor you wear is rusted 🔩, and not just from the rain 💧. The sword at your hip was stolen from […]
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Fantasy: The Ultimate Genre Guide (Books, Films & Games) 🔮
Dark Fantasy Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Books Fantasy Films fantasy games Fantasy Genre Grimdark Guide to Fantasy High Fantasy Low Fantasy Magic Systems Romantasy Urban Fantasy What is Fantasy World-Building🗺️ 1.0 The Call to Adventure: What Is Fantasy Fiction? Hey there, traveler! 👋 You’ve just picked up a guide to the most boundless and amazing of all literary genres. You’re holding a map to a land with no borders, a history with no beginning, and a future with no end. This is the fantasy […]
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