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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    This thread has become the best thread in existence. Angel was like...one of my all time faves :)
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    And that's your slang term for today ladies and gents!
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Steerpike, what is a ponce? I must know! :P
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Well, perhaps I could ally the vampires with my race i intend to create?
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Thank you all, but as Foster suggested, I'm going to choose to make my own race. If you want to help with brainstorming, I posted a few quick ideas in the brainstorming forum :).
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Thank you for your insight, it's hard not to be original when it's my own race! :)
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Well, I chose vampires because I wanted to write a war story, something dark and gloomy. Not hopeless, but...Desperate I guess. Nasty, brutish, blood-sucking vampires were perfect as an enemy of the other races.
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    Ok, so this isn't an "is this cliche" post, I just want to see who likes vampires and who doesn't. Just so we're clear, I'm not talking the sparkly kind. If you do like vampires, how would you like to see them portrayed in a medieval european setting?
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    Evolutionary descendents?

    What I really want to ask is, what does everyone think of my idea? Is it sound? Does it need touch ups? What aspects do you not like?
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    Knowledge on medieval knights?

    Are there any websites or research books that anyone can recommend regarding what life was actually like for a medieval knight, what the rules were, and what political abilities or weight knights had?
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    Evolutionary descendents?

    Well, I wasn't going to actually use the term in my story, as they would have no conept of evolution. I simply used it so those answering the question could better understand what I meant. In the story they call the elves "distant cousins lost to time" or "our lost cousins." Or just cousins...
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    Evolutionary descendents?

    Oh, I suppose I should have added more detail Anyway, they also have heightened sight and hearing to help them deal with predators like snow tigers (or the occasional rogue dragon). They operate under a limited democracy (similar to ancient greece) rather than the human feudal system. If I can...
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    Writing test, does your story suck?

    I had like...one. Also a possible maybe lol.
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    Evolutionary descendents?

    I kinda wanted an opinion on one of my races. They are basically Elven descendents called the Druvan. They use limited magic, like they can light candles or lanterns. They can also open doors and so forth. They lost a lot of their magic ability when the elves migrated up north after their...
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    Depression or Suppression

    Dude...you said bollocks, you just became amazing to Americans everywhere... :D Sorry, ADHD. Steerpike is right, clichés still have a large audience in fantasy. They became "cliché" for a reason after all. Cliche applies mostly to cheesey one liners, in my opinion. :P
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