Recent content by D. Gray Warrior

Probably to do with the correlation with the Scottish Highlands and the dwarves being a mountain-centered society (albeit more subterranean.) I figured they'd have Swedish accents, being from Norse mythology and all. Alternatively, you could have yodeling dwarves in the Alps

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 system, historical eras like the Bronze Age, or unconventional technology.) My current project came about because I want to explore a conflict between technology...

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, to make music for you, or make any other kind of "art" on your behalf so you don't have to put it any actual work or effort into it. I think it's a bit...

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 essentially a hybrid of elves and satyrs. They bear a striking resemblance to satyrs (think the faun guy from Pan's Labyrinth) but like elves are magical and have...

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, making pacts with entities, and enchanted objects. I think stereotypical fantasy magic where a wizard casts fireball after waving his hands and uttering some...

So, most fantasy settings seem to assume a vaguely mediaeval (or arguably Renaissance) level of technology. There are castles, knights with plate armor, trebuchets and long swords. However, this kind of setting has been done to death, and the real world provides us with tons of examples of...

Maybe they are a "half-dwarf" with both human and Dwarven lineage? Like, they either resemble a tall dwarf or a stout/stocky human. Like, half-dwarves could still have beards, but their beards are shorter and closer to human length.

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 think Milton's Paradise Lost rhymes, but I think there is still some kind of poetic meter to it.

I know there are some anachronisms, like the crossbows, but that's deliberate since post apocalyptic settings are often inconsistent in the level of technology. It's kinda the point (and part of the fun) of the genre.

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 cataclysmic event that causes societies everywhere to collapse. After awhile, things settle down. The apocalypse is still recent enough for people to be...

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 magical while humans lack any natural affinity for magic. That way, there are actually differences between them instead of elves just being pointy-eared humans...

I do both. I write (and worldbuild as I need). Other times, I get a cool idea for a world, and make that, and sometimes story ideas pop up from it.

Well, my dream has always been to make webcomics, but I can't really draw. I have been teaching myself and improving somewhat, Also, I can only really draw on paper. Aside from dabbling in simple pixel art, I have no experience with digital mediums. Also got a superhero graphic novel in the...

So, I assume most writing advice here is tailored to novels and perhaps also short stories. But is there anyone else here who prefer to make scripts? I think I am better at writing scripts than I am with novels. I've never been great with the fanciful descriptions found in novels, and my...

I don't have much of a magic system at the moment. It's kinda vague because it's a low magic world. I'm leaning towards a ritualistic form of magic that involves summoning and making pacts with entities, with some alchemy and enchanting magic mixed in. There's also theurgy or "holy magic" that...