Recent content by ChasingSuns

The god of liminal space. Forever changing, always in flux. Probably would end up also being the god of existential crises :P Due to this constant change, I would also constantly both exist and not exist (Schrodinger's god?).

I think something worth exploring for this concept would be the mechanics of dictatorships. The super could garner some loyal supporters as his reach grows, with more joining along the way. There would be a cult of personality surrounding the hero. Think a group like the Nazis, except with a...

If you think about it, you could even make it a large part of the world in terms of the evolution of ship construction. Perhaps those exposed command decks used to be common, but have since been done away with for the obvious reasons. You could even feature an older ship ran by a veteran who...

I suppose it comes down to fortifications. Is this a fortified structure? If not, then palace would definitely fit, although it would still have similar functions in terms of rooms and such.

I guess then my answer is that, you have some of your answer. If they love mead, then have a meadery, for example. Like I said, you can likely eliminate many usual parts of castles in favor of what operates due to their personal needs, or in this case, personal hobbies. At that point, it just...

That makes sense to me. I would imagine that each of these officers would have some level of leadership training. It would make sense in a system where any of them could theoretically take command. You brought up something that I often think about in sci-fi. I always wondered, in a world with...

I like this idea. I would also be interested in seeing what a heretical order of psionic monks would look like in opposition to the regular psionic monks. Considering there's always breakaway groups in religions, I could definitely see this being a possibility.

This is an interesting thought. I guess it would boil down to how society develops. I would imagine some form of command would be necessary, unless you're either operating with a hivemind, or a group that is just SO incredibly well-trained and disciplined as a unit that they can operate without...

Personally I would look into the history of the ranks. More specifically, the words chosen. I just looked up the term ensign, and it seems fitting. The word itself refers to a mark, standard, flag, or such similar things. Considering that one of the duties of an ensign is to carry the colours...

I kinda started with a bunch of random ideas. A character here, a faction there, a kingdom in a fantastical location down yonder. I eventually wondered what it would look like if all of these different individual ideas existed in the same setting. How would these characters and factions function...

I definitely share the sentiment of coexistence between magic and religion. After all, if a priest were to conduct a magical feat, would it not be considered the will of god, or a miracle? Granted, in my story the major religious groups don't even know about the truth of the universe or the...

Thank you, I totally missed the part about channeling. That makes things click a little better for me. I think this system definitely has a lot of potential. Something that I am curious about is the idea of comparing the forms of magic to super powers. I noticed that you did mention certain...

The price of magic in my current work is a certain wearing down on the soul. This can manifest itself in many ways (including physical deformities), but the most common is madness. Most mages don't actually have an understanding of where their magic comes from (though they do have theories), and...

My question regarding this is, what purpose does the familiar serve? Do they provide some boon to the spellcaster? Or is it out of a pure desire to create life through the manifestation of the familiar? Do they just act as a guide, or perhaps as a bridge between the magic user and the greater...

Hmm, let me see. Here's what I have off of the top of my head. Greed: a sort of life drain/power drain/energy drain (needs it all) Envy: able to turn people against each other (creating envy between people). Sloth: a time-slowing ability (that way Sloth can take all the time in the world)...