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Getting started with fantasy: where do I begin?

quiet-alder-22

Be gentle, I'm new here. Most advice I find online contradicts itself. This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

rustling-reed-401 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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tidal-finch-23

rustling-reed-40 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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still-beech-281 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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rustling-moth-85

still-beech-28 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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misty-pine-17

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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pale-rowan-36

This deserves its own thread.

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quiet-beech-178 more

Good question, following.

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quiet-fern-21

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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amber-yarrow-873 more

quiet-beech-17 wrote:

Good question, following.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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sunlit-lichen-862 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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hollow-hazel-48

Small correction, but the point stands.

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rustling-alder-82

sunlit-lichen-86 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Same experience here.

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wry-lichen-542 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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tidal-beech-751 more

wry-lichen-54 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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quiet-yarrow-95

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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