Recent content by ChaoticanWriter

Sorry if it a day later since my last posting. XD That was an article I wrote a couple years ago. THIS one, I just published an hour ago!!! ... And I'm quite excited about it. Check out my new article about medieval cities and roads, as a companion piece to some random name generators I...

From the dawn of civilization, humanity has found itself in times of both growth and conflict. It is said that we began as hunter-gatherers within more tribal systems. With the emergence of agriculture, working the land to grow food has created the ability for people to settle down in places...

Hello friends! I've unleashed a NEW random name generator for fantasy cities on my site! In the same thread of some of your favorite fantasy name generators you use to cook up cities, worlds, nations, characters, etc. Click here to try out the Fantasy City Name Generator!

Dimensions and Planar Cosmologies in Fantasy Worldbuilding Speculative fiction is rife with stories where the veil between the physical world and beyond is thin, where only those with the knowledge and the power can traverse the complex chaos that exists beyond material existence. Whether you...

Storytelling: Three Act Structure, and How it Works! (Act One) Every good story needs a plan. Many storytellers, authors, and screenwriters often put their ideas in an outline before committing their full word count onto a page. This comes in handy, since the direction of a story can take...

https://www.chaoticanwriter.com/aetherpunk-magitech-and-technomancy-whats-the-difference/ Greetings all, Posting a worldbuilding article where I dig into the contextual differences between three concepts of magic and technology fusion. Aetherpunk, Magitech, and Technomancy.

(ooooohhhh.... writing this comment after writing the below, and realized I went too far, and now its a rambling essay. ... Damnit. XD ) -------------------- Your honor! As a humble country lawyer (not really), longtime DM and tabletop geek myself, I can tell you from my experience that...

Hello staff! Out of respect for the space, and advance querying,... I'm hoping to open a thread called "Ask me about my fantasy city! If I don't have the answer, I'll create one!" Probably a bit long for a title, but the idea is that I open the thread, and anyone who wishes to partake in a...

Exaaaactly! ... One of my current struggles is that I discovered that there is a follow-up trilogy to this series "First Law World", that explores other parts of the map, with other prominent characters, while the overall story of the world continues forward. While I've moved on from the...

I just finished The First Law trilogy recently. (The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, The Last Argument of Kings) This series is considered to be on the edge of "grimdark", and I think I know why. While it has dark themes, bloody battles, murderous intrigue, torture, deep complex...

Interesting observations! Video games do seem to grab attention more because of the graphical element. TellTale Games sort of lived in this genre of visual/graphical animated storytelling where you could play it like a game (interact with button presses), but it truly is a story which the...

For those who are not familiar, interactive fiction (IF) is a type of fiction told through software, which simulates scenes in which players use prompts or text commands to navigate through the story, control a character, and interact with the environment. Early versions of this genre came in...

Hey all! I got around to posting my new article on my site: Hard vs Soft Magic: A Fantasy Spectrum - Chaotican Writer Of course, this is a topic that has been done before (most topics concerning storytelling have), but this is one area that I'm fascinated in, because I am a fan of stories with...

Sounds like the fires are being lit again! =) Who here has experience with managing groups, or projects? Just making sure. Things like this have a way of fizzling out without some direction.

Is this still going, or has it gained traction? If so, drop me a link or an invite.