Recent content by Geldor

I am currently writing my dissertation (I study Ancient History) on the development of a Messenian Identity in the Classical Period. During my degree there has never been the slightest mention of the study of ethnicities, yet somehow I chose to focus on it in the most important piece of writing...

Wow, I really did not expect this thread to get so big! You guys have given me a lot to think about, the main point is that I don't have a clear narrative worked out as of yet! You guys have given me so much to think about and I cannot thank you enough! In my head the whole morale system that...

TheKillerBs, thanks for commenting! Personally I am more a fan of morally grey low fantasy rather than the good vs. evil trope. So I wanted my magic system to reflect that; a morally good person might sacrifice upon the Blood Stone with the best intentions but then they must do seemingly 'evil'...

Elemtilas, thank you for your comments! You have given me plenty to think about! As for the sacrifice; there is no specification as to what is needed to be sacrificed. The person must continue to sacrifice until the stone begins to lose its red colour. The slitting of a wrist or opening a...

I am currently in the process of world building for fun, I have an idea for a story that I might run with. But still, world building comes first! At this point, as you might've guessed, I'm currently working on my magic system. I hope that you can tell me what you think. Magic is not...

Cheers for the replies guys! I am making this website as a platform which I can share my writings, lore, sample chapters of my historical fiction and fantasy, and blogs on writing! I kind of want to make a name like a title first and then have the domain name after. I've started writing down...

Hi all, I have recently decided to create a website to showcase my work and to put my name out there as I'm sure many of you have! My issue is the creating of a name for the website. I understand the simple techniques for making a name such as alliteration to keep it catchy, and for it to...

Its a good idea having a Phyrric ending to your story, I haven't seen it done very often and I assume that is because it is difficult to accomplish. I think you need to put more information in the thread to get suggestions on improvement though.

I'm having trouble developing creatures that are cave dwelling and subterranean predators to provide some form of danger in the caves and abandoned mines of my World. With many high fantasy worlds such as Warhammer and Middle Earth, these creatures are often rat-men or goblins, however I am...

In a new work i'm doing i'm following a Roman Plebian (working class citizen) and would like to know if any of you fellow scribes have any suggestions on history books that outline life in the Eternal City for both rich and poor. I would be most thankful.

The Archaia are evil beings born of sorcery, they have the bodies of women but where their legs should be is the body of a great spider. They have a insatiable hunger and lurk in the deep and dark places ensnaring the unwary and overpowering the bold. They were formed when a sorceress named...

Throughout fantasy there has been a generic foe for the heroes to fight before the main antagonist, usually these are orcs. This seems to be the 'safe' option for many fantasy writers out there but whenever someone does try to leave this cliche cult then they're whipped for it unless they do it...

Beast Master

I have my own version of witches and wizards in my WiP but it doesn't seem to fit so i'm passing it on to you. Witches In my world witches are a sort of primal being that has control over the world about them. Their primal energy allows them to uproot trees, manipulate their growth and even...

During my work in progress I have decided to kill off all my main characters at the end of the book save two who survive an live to tell the tale, while doing so (killing off the characters) I kill nearly all the people on the continent. I think that it works well but may leave the reader on a...