Richard Bailey
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I am currently working on expanding my writing topics and exploring different areas and topics of writing. I have a personal history with a very severe form of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.
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BEHEMOTH VR Stamina Management Tips for Boss Battles
In Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, stamina isn’t just a mechanic—it’s your lifeline. In the brutal, unrelenting world this VR epic throws you into, conserving your energy in the heat of battle means the difference between walking away victorious or crumpling under the crushing weight of a towering monstrosity.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
The Ember and the Crown - Part 3
The wind howled through Arlavorn’s spire district like a beast in mourning, clawing at the bone-white towers and rattling the glasswork domes that crowned the palace rooftops. Dust lifted in swirling eddies across the marbled streets as if the city itself were trying to breathe out the corruption settling in its lungs.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
Outdoor Fitness Activities for Mental Clarity: A Natural Path to Emotional and Cognitive Renewal
In our fast-paced world, mental fog, burnout, and emotional fatigue have become all too common. While therapy, medication, and mindfulness practices offer support, one profoundly effective, and often overlooked, tool is already right outside your door: outdoor fitness.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Longevity
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH PSVR2 vs PCVR: Which Offers the Better VR Experience?
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated virtual reality titles in recent years. Set in a dark, brutal world brimming with grotesque giants and high-stakes combat, BEHEMOTH combines cinematic storytelling with visceral, physics-driven gameplay.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
The Ember and the Crown - Part 2
Rain slashed against the lacquered eaves of the Roseward Gate as the trio passed beneath its snarling gryphon sigils, the storm offering no kindness for returning exiles or outlawed mages. Drevril’s capital, Arlavorn, breathed with veiled menace. Market stalls remained shuttered, their canvas draped like corpses. Crimson banners snapped on parapets above, but beneath them, the scent of burning ink and alchemical ash stained the wind. Something sacred had been disturbed.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
Top 10 Hidden Secrets and Easter Eggs in Baldur’s Gate 3 You Probably Missed
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a sprawling RPG packed with decisions, danger, and detail. But beneath its epic main story lies a rich layer of hidden secrets, subtle nods to classic D&D, obscure character moments, and cleverly buried treasures.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
The Ember and the Crown - Part 1
The summons arrived with the quiet weight of a blade unsheathed in darkness. Wrapped in scarlet vellum and sealed with the sun-crowned crest of Drevril, the parchment exuded an unnatural warmth, like paper left too close to flame. The sigil binding it glimmered faintly with threads of memory-ink, a craftwork so precise that even Elira, standing several feet away in the shadowed inn loft, could feel the thrum of imitation power.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
Shadows Over Soravin - Part 5
The once-proud ruin, hollowed halls of learning and vaults of buried arcanum, lay under a bruised sky. Ash still curled from fissures where forgotten magic had been disturbed, and the rain that fell was thick, laced with the taint of alchemical run-off, slicking the blackened stones and whispering like dying words into the cracks. The vault was gone. Collapsed. But its echoes still throbbed in the bones of the city.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
The Importance of Self-Care for Mental Health: More Than a Luxury, It's a Lifeline
Redefining Self-Care Self-care is often misunderstood. For some, it conjures images of spa days, scented candles, and cozy nights with a good book. While those things can be part of self-care, the true essence of it goes much deeper.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Longevity
