Recent content by El_d_ray

I want an interesting idea for a setting, how this world works, what makes it stand out to me. Then I start build regarding this point but only as needed, if the story or illustration demands some stuff, then I will work this out. It can sometimes be daunting, that I want to add some details...

Very brief search through the internet led me to believe that viewing scars as something repulsive or ugly is a more modern tendency as we view body beauty as something that suppose to be preserve in the most untouched way. In a very simple manner: our society allows us to be unharmed for a...

I just mean, this is a question that's came up.

Why was she tried to destroy the world?

You previously mentioned: >and then, Abai emerged. the people began to distrust the elementals. I'm not sure I understand what you mean here, what exactly tipped the scales? How the system lost it's balance?

Without context and just reading the title, my brain went to the movies, when blue screen is the same as green screen used in some scenario. Reading it, I would definitely connect to the computer error kind of things, and applied to humans would be something like "phase out for a moment". I...

I just want to comment that your guide is very appreciated and useful! Thank you for putting it all together. Unfortunately can't contribute data on my own as my resources not in English. I did found original Shogun book very good depiction of work on the ships of that time period, including...

I think the explanation for the lack of tech works here, but I wonder where people come from? Because I don't really see the reason for them to evolve naturally in this kind of setting. Where they created by someone else? Or elementals came to this world when early human happen to exist already?

You know, it might be a cool way to start a book or a short story. Something to comeback to eventually. Thanks for an idea

In vacuum? Yes, but I should take into the account what can I do with the thing at my current level. If I personally cannot make it better right now without years of study, then the work is largely done. The other question is, should it be published or banished. The matter is to move on and...

You go through the piece another time and can't think of anything you can improve without dissolving it into something different. Wether you want it or not, you did your best and nothings else can be improved by you at the moment. I'd say this is the moment, when it's done. And it probably...