Some odd monsters called the "moontowers." Not related to my current writing, but consider them concept art for a game I plan to make eventually...
Does having partially-demonic blood/'essence' have any malicious (or just weird) effects on the imp's behavior before the actual possession...
I don't know, if normal-sized humans could survive as hunter-gatherers in Africa, where lions, crocodiles and elephants exist, without walls (much...
I mean, they aren't not worth having? There're plenty of roles and tropes that fit 'little people' well (stealth, agility, low-resource...
Honestly, my only recommendation is to simplify or just not overexplain it, and say "these glowy-eyed people can absorb and reproduce matter."...
Since alcohol is (as you stated) a suppressant, I think the answer basically writes itself: intoxication would suppress magic. The gooier your...
You could still give them badass titles, but just make them more heroic. Mag Ro'Nosh Dragonbreaker Kozra Zan The Indomitable Leyra Mong Mountain...
The Ivanians aren't so much 'typical fantasy humans' as they are reverse High Elves. Replace the air of "we're too good for you to be us" with...
This is already a concept too entrenched in my worldbuilding to exactly rip out either way, but that doesn't mean there's no room left for...
First of all, minor language quip: "reincarnation" implies a mortal being returning after death. Perhaps for a being of Shiva's power, the...
I'd say whether Tolkien tropes are a 'trap' comes down to what sort of fantasy you're writing. If your world is meant to be enigmatic, or a draw...
The thing is most conventional building materials aren't inherently harmful to the environment, it's how they're produced and how the waste is...