Recent content by BiggusBeardus

Yeah, I was using it mainly to compare when things happened and how much time passed between things. Definitely could be a time suck if you aren't careful.

Hello! When I'm world building, I like to research various time periods in our real world and see what happened when. Recently I came across this cool timeline web page and I thought someone here might find it useful. https://histography.io/ Enjoy!

This is from an old D&D book, but maybe it can help you.

Billybones While I find your responses humorous, they aren't very constructive for this topic.

I've got multiple magic systems. Most of them don't use words. But wizardry does. Technically it doesn't HAVE to use special words. To cast a spell a wizard must create an intonation that resonates at a specific frequency and vibrates the Essence around them. The actual words don't matter. It is...

I've actually posted here about that before. I hate coming up with fantasy words because if I search the word, it is ALWAYS something in some language or is someone's name. That's why I'm asking here about weird fantasy words. If I do use magic words, they are going to be strange like my example...

Queshire wizardry magic system is kind of like that. The actual words didn't matter. They are something that the caster uses to help focus their mind on the effect being created. Prince of Spires and Gallio I'm not trying to go FULL con lang, but I would keep jibberish words consistent. If I...

Thanks! That sounds perfect!

Hello! I'm writing stories about magic. I've thoroughly developed my magic systems, but as for WRITING them, I'm wondering about "magic words" in the text/dialogue. My first instinct is to just say something like: she spoke the arcane language... But I think I would run out of ways to say...

Thanks for the responses folks! Demesnedenoir I have decided to make the training a montage. I don't really know how to do that in writing (as opposed to film), but I'll figure it out. pmmg I am rewriting what I've got. I think it's boring and doesn't move things at all. What happened in...

Thanks for the response! Sub/side plots are another thing I'm struggling with. I think I have some elements that could be a sub plot, but I'm not sure. Right now, I have a few chapters that introduce all the characters in the story, then they jump into the adventure. During this time all the...

Hello! I've been working on actually writing chapters, but I'm concerned I'm writing "filler." I'm going back and writing a new outline and determining how each chapter "moves the plot forward" but I'm not entirely sure what that means. The basic plot is find the magical relic. Not every...

Sorry. I was trying to be brief. I don' think I was very clear about some things. Medea has the power to see potential futures. She is an oracle. During a ritual she has a vision about Dal (MC) obtaining a powerful magical relic and he is bathed in green light. This happens in Chapter 3. She...

Hello! I need some group thinking. I've got a chapter where a character has a vision of a potential future that relates to the MC. Would it be too rushed to connect that vision to the MC in the following chapter? Or should I let it go for a few chapters and reveal it later when the characters...

I think I'm going to make up some stuff. I've generally tried to keep my stories pretty "clean" for the sake of younger readers, but I feel like I need something to fill the swearing need. Thanks for the responses!