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    Designing a Religion: Faith in Strange Places

    Consumers vs Preservers is typical. The "short sighted" simply want to consume. They don't care. Just eat for today. Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Of course, if they did that, then they there wouldn't be any food left. Hence the "other side" in conflict. For languages, Old French might work...
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    Help with possible problems or questions about my magic system

    You can review some older French titles, both for people and for awards and such as inspiration. Create a word list. For each of your keywords, generate a list of similar words. Highest, Royal, Enlightened Order, Society, Magistrate, Council, Court Most, Complete, Authoritative Sacred, Hidden...
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    Battlemages; Do you use them?

    Magic energy attracted to other magic energy, perhaps? ABR
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    Hello there!

    It could be ADHD. The YouTube channel 'How to ADHD' (How to ADHD) has a bunch of videos about it. If you are starting projects but cannot continue with them then it's the adrenaline kicking in. That gets the brain to function at a normal level. As the project moves into "boring" stuff, the...
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    Any Media Depicting a Robot Society?

    There might be something in nano-structures. There are two schools of thought: first is a Yang, absolutely place everything type of approach. The other is to allow the mechanism to develop on its own. As for "what does it want", read up on "The Selfish Gene" (an older book). Mother Nature is...
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    Why wouldn't you wear a helmet?

    It will depend on the world. In Star Wars they stopped wearing armor because the offensive force of blaster bolts over ran any armor at the time. A sniper is a different kind of unit. In the field, a soft hat has been used to blend in with foliage for may decades. A hard helmet would be for the...
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    Battlemages; Do you use them?

    If a character is going to be GREAT at welding a sword, then that is all they do. Think of it like a musician, if someone wants to be excellent with a guitar, they will not be grand at anything else. That being said, I would not exclude the possibility and I like the idea of a warrior being able...
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    Greetings, Programs!

    I am a truck driver in the gas fields during the workweek, and a fantasy and science fiction author during the weekend. Pondering what makes an epic adventure is a hobby. I enjoy world building and creating character arcs. I am presently working on a fantasy novel of a woman whom dares to take...
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    New member, first time writing

    Ugh, prose. Lots of books written about how to write books, too. Seems to be something that people argue about quite often. Neat magic concept! My first thought is Urban Fantasy.
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    Hello there!

    If you are starting lots of stories but not finishing them and are a visual thinker, then you probably have ADD. The process that you need to use to get things done ..... isn't quite the same as everyone else. I speak from experience on that one. As for the beginning - skip it. You'll rewrite a...
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    Designing a Religion: Faith in Strange Places

    Regarding #4, the argument is Yin vs Yang. Conquer the Earth (Yang) or work with it (Yin). This is an idea which manifests itself with: a) consumers and b) interactors. The consumers would be the drunks, the simple minded "just chop down all of the trees" -type. The interactors would be those...
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    Designing Religions: What Does the Shape of a Place of Worship Mean

    That is an interesting question which I have not thought of before. It seems that the physical building is a direct relationship of wealth which is a direct relationship of power. The poor people who practice folk religion usually meet in low infrastructure areas: fields, groves, hilltops or...
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    Does my magic system need to be more complex?

    The actions of the magic upon the world and its characters need to be communicated simply to the audience. Elf heals human. Human goes ?)*(* happened?! Nice and simple. Internally you might have some hit dice or magic levels adjusted for the characters. For example, the elf has 8 points of...
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    Does it make Sense for a Patriarchal system to exclusively have Female rulers?

    I agree with skip.knox, the terminology is inconsistent to what a prospective audience associates with the definition. The system itself sounds fine. Sounds like a religious caste on one side and the administration on the other. The traditional Hindu system has the priests as caretakers of the...
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    Magic System- Help!

    Here are some of my thoughts ... What is the relationship of magic to the story? How important is it? Does the understanding of the magical system a requirement for the audience to understand the story? In Star Wars: A New Hope, we are placed in a world where the audience is already educated...
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