I've been reading the Conan Chronicles of late. I started with Robert Jordan's rather poor clones (which were still better than the Wheel of Time, mostly because they actually came to an end), before moving on to the originals, which are far superior.
In the last few weeks, I've noticed an improvement in my handling of combat. Previously, combat has largely consisted of "you hit, doing 5 damage. He moves there, takes a swing, and...." Frankly, it was a bit tedious. However, in the last few weeks, there has been a lot more description, and more cinematic action.
Anyway, I put this change down to reading Conan, which is fairly minimalist on descriptions, but which is also quite vivid, which is what RPG combat really needs.
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