Reddit mentions of Critical Failures (Caverns and Creatures Book 1)

I've been reading this book about some guys playing D&D and messing around, there's a half-orc in the party and an NPC sneers at him and says "orc scum". The half-orc, Cooper, replies with "your mother is the one who was covered in orc's cum last night".

Shitty joke. I lol'd.

Edit: added sauce.

If you want the same kind of low-brow D&D shenanigans you get in a game, start here...


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Right now: The Sorcerers Concubine, which I picked up expecting a trashy fantasy romance but have so far found to be very well written with very nice world building. The plot may turn out to be a standard magical-construct-girl meets travelling-sorcerer-boy job but having an author who can bring some depth to even the minor characters is a nice change in the fantasy porn supernatural romance genre.


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Some others:

Critical Failures is probably the series I've enjoyed the most; it's got a hilarious absurdest style and I highly recommended it it to anyone that's every played tabletop RPGs with a bunch of people that seem intent on fucking around and derailing absolutely everything. The series has both novel sized "plot advancement" books and short independent stories that are the characters fucking up a specific situation.

> “I didn't say it was something good, and it depends on a lot of contingencies.”

>“What's a contingency?” asked Greely.

> “Shit that could go wrong.”

>“Yer plan depends on a lot of shit going wrong?” asked Greely. “I like them odds.”

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The Dungeoneers is what happens when a dungeon is faced not by a party of adventurers but by a large well equipped team who systematically move through the dungeon with methods designed to minimize risk and maximize profits. Naturally things go wrong at some point. A very nice take on the invading-a-dungeon genre.

> “Made a mistake, did ye?”

> “No,” Durham said. “I solved a sheep murder.”

> Thud blew a smoke ring and took a pull on the flask, mulling that over. “Thinks ya might needs ta elaborate a bit on that, lad.”

> And so Durham told him. He told him of the strange ritualistic circumstances surrounding the discovery of the murdered sheep. He told him of the singular one-legged seamstress, the cryptic cipher tattoo and the secret fishmonger identity of the mysterious rogue, Harengs. He spoke of part of the evidence being eaten and another part being knitted into a lumpy sweater. And at last the reveal, when all of the seemingly disparate parts came together to show that it had been the victim’s sister Bluebell all along. By the time he was done, Mungo, Nibbly and Giblets had joined Thud in his audience.

> “The watch captain read my report,” Durham said, as he neared the tale’s end. “Laughed until he had tears running down his face then sentenced Bluebell to execution by way of being the main dish at the City Watch potluck. He at least remembers me now. Every time he sees me he asks if I have any new baaaffling cases and starts laughing again.”

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Slammed In The Butt By My Hugo Award Nomination by hugo nominated author Chuck Tingle. He put this book out about 24 hours after he was nominated for a Hugo, and I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but it wasn't a hilarious work of epic meta-fiction crammed into a short story. I seriously recommend this to everyone with a Kindle Unlimited membership, even if you're not into gay erotica; Chuck Tingle's massive library of work is full of satire, self referential humor and making fun of the genre conventions of indie-published erotica.

> As a fictional character, the very idea of me finding love within the lifespan of a short story is something to behold, a miracle that fills me with endless gratitude.

I can't be the only one that thought of Critical Failures when I saw this.

Mogworld by Yahtzee Crosshaw
I will never stop recommending this. From the bitingly sarcastic game critic of "Zero Punctuation", this story is equal parts funny, and dramatic. It focuses more on MMORPGs than traditional tabletop games, but even as a non-WOW player I understood and loved every minute of it.


NPCs by Drew Hayes This story focuses more on the aspect of traditional tabletop roleplaying, such as Dungeons and Dragons. It's about a group of NPCs - such as a bartender, a reluctant damsel in distress, and a former minion - who have to take up the roles as fake heroes in order to save their town. It starts off a little bit slow, and at first I was rolling my eyes thinking "okay, I know where this is going" but then it went off in a completely different direction. Highly recommended.


Critical Failures by Robert Bevan
I didn't like this one personally as much as the others - it was a bit too vulgar for my tastes. However, it got some really good critical feedback (heh) and it definitely is an interesting concept. It's basically about a group of players who get trapped in a tabletop game by a sadistic GM. If you play a lot of tabletop games, you can probably see a lot of your group members in the characters. It's part of a series too, (I think there's at least 3) so this one should keep you occupied for a while.

Game Night

The Merchant Adventurer


I haven't read either of these two myself, but they are both on my list, and seem somewhat similar to the kind of thing you're looking for.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088XPHOK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1

Definitely the Caverns and Creatures - Critical Failures series by Robert Bevan.

HILARIOUS.

And the first book is free. (NOTE: I am not Robert Bevan. Or Robert Paulson.)

Stop playing games until your grades imporve. Uninstall steam and every game from your computer. Only allow yourself to play when you are dont with ALL of your homework/school work. If gaming is the only thing that lets you escape depression then find some hobbys, /r/Throwers is a great way to spend time. Read some books, since you are into gaming I would recommend critical failures. Above all else though, get good grades.

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I jumped on the Kindle Unlimited wagon right after it went live (unfortunately I started school and have little time for recreational reading) and now I'm a huge fan of small/self published authors so kudos to you! On that note, a book I read that had me laughing was Critical Failures! by Robert Bevan

Critical Failures by Robert Bevan is the funniest thing I've read since Hitchhiker's Guide. Truly laugh out loud funny, and the best part was that the humor flowed naturally from the story and situation.

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Thanks again, Cary, She sighed as she pulled on the gloves. So, after Hogwarts, do you want a career in 'transmutation'? Or are you like the rest of Gryffindor and want a big bravado job like auror or quidditch star? She teased.

OOC: JEALOUS. I have always wanted to get into D&D but was always too shy to ask the guys I know who play it. I've been reading Critical Failures rn (if you haven't you should) and it is making the want to play so much stronger.