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    The parents were always there....

    I tend to agree with him actually... Not that it wouldn't be a cool idea to have had his parents visit. It's just not very plausible. They sent him away to keep him safe, why risk his existence being found out by visiting him? However this might help... I can't say without major spoilers to...
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    What are your storytelling pet peeves?

    Personally, my favorite pet peeve is a whiny main character (e.g. Terry Goodkind's sword of truth) Richard was constantly whining about something or another. "I don't want to be the seeker. I just want to go back home and stay a woods guide." And when like, a ton of people try to explain to him...
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    Real Historical Figures in a Fantasy World

    I personally never tried doing it, and yes, There is such a thing as real people fan fiction, but if a story involving an actual historical person is done RIGHT it can be good. I heard the two examples cited already that I was going to cite (Napoleon + Dragons, Lincoln + vampires). Another...
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    Who rules small towns of cities?

    I don't want to say I'm being a grammar 'Nazi' when correcting something in German, because that would be wrong.. but it's Bürgermeister if you're giving it a 'germanic spin' as you say. Burgomaster is sort of like a Anglicized spelling of the word. It's kinda like howwe call the country...
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    What to say when there's no God?

    I remember in The Sword of Truth they didn't have gods, but they would always curse "By the Spirits!" and in Codex Alera they would always curse "Ravens!" because ravens were a bad omen. So really, it just depends on the world you set up. You could make it anything. My fiancee, in an effort not...
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    Elemental magic systems - is there still some fire left in them?

    My two books that I'm writing, though vastly different in style, use, well, approximately the same style of elemental magic. But it's far from limited to the the base four, in fact those aren't even the most powerful. My urban fantasy's more complex than this so I'll just explain my epic...
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    Dragon Age 2 Expansion

    Indeed Greybeard beat me to it, but the achievements are up on xbox360 already... I just 100%'d it on thursday and they posted the DLC achievements the next day. DLC: Legacy Cost: TBD Achievements: 5 Points: 120 Conductor 30 Defeat an ancient evil in the Vimmark Mountains. Deep...
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    Facebook Connect Tab

    It did that to me when I was trying to log in from my phone. Quite annoying really. Had to go try to post somewhere and log in when it said I couldn't post until I logged in.
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    What is the role of magic in your world?

    I saw a movie where non-small dwarves worked out very well. It was a comedic reimagining of Snow White and the 7 Dwarves, or in this case, Schneewittchen und die 7 Zwerge, because the movie was in german. It was simply called '7 Zwerge'. Granted it was one of the comedic points of the movie...
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    Naming a Fantasy World

    I named my world Xexia(pronounced ZEHCK-SEE-AH). I have no idea how I came about the name. Honest to God I don't. It's the name of the planet, and just like when we say "The earth beneath her feet rumbled." I say "The xexia beneath her feet rumbled." to stay consistent. Instead of having earth...
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    Best Cure for Writerblockitis?

    Combine all three! Go for a walk in the rain with your MP3 player! LoL! Nah, but seriously. For me it's the same sort of clear your head stuff. The best ideas come to me when I'm on a bike ride, or car ride.
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    Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition vs. 3rd

    oh... that's looks NICE. I was looking for something like this! and free nonetheless. I'm going to have to wait til I get home to check it out, but check it out I will. Hopefully I can work something out before my game on saturday. Never played 1st. I started with 3.5, but had a friend who...
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    Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition vs. 3rd

    I DM 4th ed with my group. I like it. It takes a lot longer to make a character and level up because of the picking of spells, but it engages the players so much more than any of the previous versions did. Take 3.5, we have a Barbarian, a Cleric, and a Wizard fighting some goblins. Barbarian -...
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    Hullo there Scribes!

    Hiya! I'm razzazzika. It's a mouthful. One of my more... creative character names in a novel that I'll probably never get around to writing. I'm very ADD, as many of my posts in the future may tell you, but hey it's who I am. As for writing, I TRY to stay focused on one story, but it doesn't...
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    What is the role of magic in your world?

    1st post here, liked this topic. My magic is related to this conversation. In my world magic is linked directly with emotion, and each emotion is linked to a different type of magic. The more raw emotionality you can pour into magic, the more powerful your magic becomes. The magic in my...
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