Recent content by Rob Ball

The Romans claimed that the original inhabitants of Britain were Giants but were chased into Cornwall. Most of the British myths see them either as builders or as the cause of earth works such as mountains or valleys, generally by falling over and or dying. Some were cunning (Finn McCool) and...

Why not use pangea as a guide. I know its not a perfect circle but it might be useful for working out where terrain features will be and general size and mass.

Also I think Pucha sounds really good.

As miles said use existing language to start with. I base a lot of my races on old folklore so I go back as far as I can and find a name for that type of creature that is unfamiliar. Bounce through traditions and languages and see if anything strikes your fancy. The description sounds cat like...

Magic is a way of turning your mental process into a physical one. To do this you need a conduit that is both physical and mental, i.e chanting is not physical but has a presence or a totem that has been given a mental meaning. Most magic is charms and curses and though based on tradition...

I've decided to finally get some of the ideas i have had in my head for years onto paper. Not sure which ones yet but hopefully engaging on this site will help. Hope everyone else is getting on well with their writing. Rob