Recent content by Crimstone629

I haven't yet put in any easter eggs for my world, having just started writing the story, but these all sound great! The stories behind them are cool and the ideas themselves are really interesting, in my opinion.

For me, it depends on how the "Chosen One" is written. I honestly don't mind characters who are simply fated by prophecy to do something, especially if they don't want to accept their destiny. Chosen Ones who gain special powers for their status can be good too, but I usually find it has more...

Personally, I typically name my protagonist in one of two ways. I either translate a word related to them into another language and maybe alter the spelling, or I think of names from the real world culture closest to the fictional one my protagonist belongs to. Sometimes I look up names from a...

There are a lot of good examples of stories being written based on RPGs. Off the top of my head, the Dragonlance novels were based on a group of people's Dungeons and Dragons games, and they became a very large, popular series. There are both strengths and weaknesses to writing this way...

I think another good way to do it is to translate the description of a place into another real-world language that's close to the feel you want for the place or culture naming it, and then make small changes to spelling so it's not a direct translation and feels less like it belongs in the real...

Hey there! I'm just starting my first fantasy novel, so I figured it would be a good idea to get involved with a community like this one. I enjoy world-building, role-playing games, and just about anything involving fantasy! My favorite genres are high fantasy and urban fantasy. I'm looking...