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    MSadiq replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..
    I've decided on two calendars for my world. One solar, which is kept for agricultural purposes, while the other is lunar, which is the...
  • JBCrowson
    JBCrowson replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..
    Like Skip, I have not needed to reference days of the week or months as yet (2.5 books into the series). If I did I would probably have...
  • skip.knox
    skip.knox replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.
    Exactly this. Most of those planning scenes are to be found in movies. They're there for a particular purpose: to mislead the audience...
  • skip.knox
    skip.knox replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..
    I write alternate historical fantasy, firmly set in an alternate Europe. You'd think that'd make things simpler, but it really doesn't...
  • Fyri
    Fyri replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.
    This is the first I heard of elves being connected to Asia, actually! I wouldn't think it, since they seem to be stereotypically tall...
  • CupofJoe
    CupofJoe replied to the thread Just hello.
    Hail and well-met Romy Good to have you here Leap on and enjoy
  • Queshire
    Queshire replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.
    Well, I'm not sure about the history, but I can understand why. A lot of traditional Asian cultural aspects are stereotyped as being...
  • X
    xww replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.
    Indeed,but I think High Elf used a lot of Asian symbol, in fact, Asur is from Asura, a kind of demon in Hindu culture
  • Meema
    Meema replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..
    I did the exact same thing. Just keeps it easier.
  • Meema
    Meema replied to the thread Hello From an Old Person.
    Thank you!
  • Meema
    I checked in on FB this weekend and turned right around and left. Nope, nope, nope.
  • CupofJoe
    CupofJoe replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.
    I've never thought of Elves as particularly Asian in look or style. I used to play a Wood Elf army in Warhammer Fantasy Battle and they...
  • Ž.J.
    Ž.J. replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..
    Is it a single calendar for the whole world of your setting, or just of a specific nation/civilization?
  • Karlin
    Karlin replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.
    I've been thinking about this . I'm coming from a different angle, the characters. Do the characters need a planning session? I...
  • P
    Penpilot replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.
    I don't think what I do is anything special, but for my climaxes, it generally unfolds like this. Come up with plan, execute plan...
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