Recent content by Bass_Thunder37

Pop culture in high fantasy can be very good if used correctly, sparingly, and not just thrown in to be thrown in. But you also have to make sure that A) Most of your target audience will understand it, or B) They won't freak out about not understanding it. Example: (This is a highly shortened...

Hm, maybe with the new rule set and all I can get my old buddies back together, and play another campaign. Already got one in my head. Nein.

Well, though I agree that there can't really be too much research if you feel it's necessary, theres one way for there to be too much research. "When it makes you want to stop writing. If you get to the point where your research is getting in the way of writing, you should stop letting it get...

Ah, D&D, it's been ages since I played. I've always wanted to get back to it, but working my dad's shop has kept me too busy. What's changed in the five years I've been gone from her? Did they finally invent guns? Can I trade in my Paladin's sword for an FM-FAL? Are the Warforged battery-powered...

I'm incredibly neurotic, and write a post like five times before actually hitting post, it might have been left in from a previous draft. I won't edit, just so people know what you're talking about.

Well, talking about this concept of famous people fan-fiction, you have to recognize the greatest self-insertion fan-fic ever, Inferno, by Dante. And as a religious history major, I intend on eventually writing a story about Emperor Leo III-V, Constantine V, Pope Gregory III, John of Damascus...

Bold type? Oh, sorry, I don't know where that came from. It wasn't intended. Well, my point is, what has been considered a fatal flaw throughout the beginning of this thread is inevitable and good for writing. The kind I brought up and explained a post or two ago is not. And it more accurately...

I use a different pen name for everything, as I write very disparate stuff. It's just because I'm a little paranoid. Manga - Nakazora Jin (Yes, I write manga. I know it's not writing per se, but whatever. Name means Hollow Gin, who would be the best thing ever in Bleach) Religious Stuff - Gareth...

Here it is in simpler terms There are no fatal flaws, there are regular flaws that can get you killed. If there were a true fatal flaw, it would have to be something like "Feels an irresistible urge to commit Sepukuu upon hearing the word 'The,' while living a world named The." Fatal flaw is a...

Well, here's another way to think about it. Everybody has one defining issue, that "central flaw." It branches off into creating other problems complications and quirks, or "flaws." And none of them are truly "fatal flaws, until they get to the point where they consume or destroy your life...

Well, I may not have a psychology/sociology/whatever degree, but I do enjoy to disseminate and examine my friends' personality traits and behavioral patterns, and though I always find several small imperfections, they always end up, one way or another, tracing back to one main large flaw...

That's not really a flaw, it's a weakness. A flaw is something that makes a character imperfect and realistic. A weakness is an insta-kill put in just to make a character not seem overpowered. (Atleast in writing)

I actually think fatal flaws can be important, so long as they're written well. Not something like, "Burns in sunlight," or "Is too Proud to get help, (until the plot requires him to get over it)" Something more along the lines of, "Too proud to ask for help, which eventually causes his...

Well, I demonstrate it quite outright, with a hideously obvious display of his evil. Michael bashed in the gate with his sword's pommel. And that's when he saw something he wished he hadnt. King Kassidus stood atop a pile of burning corpses. But they weren't being burnt by normal fire. This...

Well, this is simple Strengths: Dialogue, Overall plot, Humor Weaknesses: Detail, Using a Thesaurus, I tend to have strange word choice at times Distinction: My characters constantly poke fun at all of the fantasy tropes, make slight nods and parodies of classic fantasy, and one of them...