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SamazonE replied to the thread cultural differences.Cultural difference is interesting. And so is tourism. You do not have one without the other. How warlike are they? Who is an ally? How... -
Ned Marcus replied to the thread Making a language.Inventing a language is interesting, but it seems like a lot of work. I think it took Tolkien a lifetime, to develop his languages. For... -
pmmg replied to the thread Inviting thoughts on mixed progression systems..I just show my characters getting better and more skilled as the story goes on. It would seem highly likely that all characters would... -
TThinkerX replied to the thread Inviting thoughts on mixed progression systems..I spent years trying to reconcile AD&D and Warhammer game mechanics with storytelling, and still have notes featuring character classes...
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MMichael Terrance replied to the thread Inviting thoughts on mixed progression systems..Good point, and thanks for that. I am actually intending to use it as a story element by having my protagonist try to use both systems...
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MMichael Terrance replied to the thread Making a language.For someone so young, I am impressed that you have come up with ideas like gender delineated language. Japanese has some good examples...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Inviting thoughts on mixed progression systems..Focus on the story, not the mechanics. Game mechanics don't mesh well with storytelling.
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MMichael Terrance posted the thread Inviting thoughts on mixed progression systems. in World Building.I am working on an Isekai story presently and am thinking of incorporating both the usual LitRPG-type progression and a Xianxia-type...
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MMichael Terrance replied to the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures?.I have always found history, anthropology, philosophy, and languages interesting, and I think basing your world on real historical (or...
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a while back I made a post about culture. this is pretty much a continuation of that post. I'm basically asking about the kind of... -
DesinKalaScribe replied to the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing!.This is exactly how I felt throughout writing my book. I went through three complete re-writes. I changed major character... -
AlexS replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.In the 1985 blockbuster film 'Back to the Future', why is the protagonist straight? His girlfriend only exists in one scene. She doesn't... -
Miles Lacey replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.I have non-white characters because my WIP is set on a tropical island and I happen to find creating cultures based on those of... -
Insolent Lad replied to the thread Your first writings?.My first writing (perhaps not surprisingly) was poetry. I was making up little poems before I could write, for that matter. And my first... -
Miles Lacey replied to the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing!.Here are some of the road blocks I've faced over the years: 1. Past experience of publishing stuff that was trashed by others. 2...