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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Is it possible to have non-cliché dwarfs?.Probably to do with the correlation with the Scottish Highlands and the dwarves being a mountain-centered society (albeit more... -
D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Where do I start?.I start with a general idea or theme. It doesn't have to be a story idea per se, but some kind of idea for the setting (like a magic...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread the use of AI to sculpt your writing.Yeah, like most creative types, I'm no fan of AI, though I do see some nuance. I think it's wrong to use AI to write a novel for you...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread How do you name your Faerie/Little People ?.I actually haven't incorporated them into my setting (still debating it), but I've been toying with making a race of fae that are...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.I'm going for a more mythic feel for my setting, like Sword and Sorcery or Beowulf. So, the magic system consists mainly of rituals...
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So, most fantasy settings seem to assume a vaguely mediaeval (or arguably Renaissance) level of technology. There are castles, knights...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Tall Dwarfs....Maybe they are a "half-dwarf" with both human and Dwarven lineage? Like, they either resemble a tall dwarf or a stout/stocky human...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.I don't recall Gilgamesh rhyming, but then again, I read it in English and not Akkadian or whatever language it was written in. I don't...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Post Apocalyptic Fantasy.I know there are some anachronisms, like the crossbows, but that's deliberate since post apocalyptic settings are often inconsistent in...
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So, an idea I have been brainstorming for some time now is a modern world (either our world or a fictional analog) experiencing a global...
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D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Elven race / elves - what do you like about them?.I'm on the fence whether to include elves into my own setting, but I like the anime dark elf variety. I like elves being inherently...