Recent content by Saigonnus

Picked up Space Engineers a while back. Been stuck on that since.

Perhaps like the ancient Athenians, they use sortition; random selection for their governmental positions. That would allow for basically any sort of person (with the exception of criminals) to be in control and have experts in the various fields be "on tap" rather than "on top". It relies on...

As to the former question: I think if hypothetically magic had been dormant for centuries, then reappeared, then it would stand to reason that those that decended from the last generation of mages could suddenly be able to sense it and maybe in some minor ways even manipulate it. This ability...

I actually believe that they exist (even to this day), but are rare enough that they never had and probably will never really have suficient population to set off and start their own civilization. I think they were just part of the Human civilization; because technically, they are Humans not...

If they are just as smart, then there is no reason they can't make up for their lack of strength some other way. All three of those peoples have severe geographic limitations; (the Taron live in the mountains; the African pygmys in the desert, and the Negritos are island dwellers; i.e. rocky...

Actually, there were a couple of strains of ancient Humans that were literally of a height with halflings; mainly due to what was available for food in the region; so they were somewhat localized to parts of Asia? I believe. As for your other point, I think that if they have the same intellect...

My one attempt at this did have humans, but they were tertiary characters, didn’t really affect the story except in one instance. The main characters were cats ; knights who use magic on top of their built-in melee weapons. The secondary characters were other cats. As expressed above, they...

Depends on the culture; as any fantasy world should be. Prisons in the real world have developed basically the same wherever you go in the world because they all came from the same concept centuries ago; perhaps even further back than the ancient Egyptians, and really the only things that vary...

Maybe the ability to do magic neutralizes the ability to even get drunk in the first place? The more powerful the mage is, the less they are affected by drugs and alcohol. Like the magic burns away any toxins that enter their blood. No drunk mages, no drunken brawls; and no destroyed towns.

Make these portal appear randomly across the world. Then you'd have Asian people, African People, South and Central American People... people of all genders, colors and cultures. It could help explain the affinity some cultures have with certain animals. The "Jaguaros" of central Mexico in...

I can imagine a few situations in which technology simply won't work, or might be less efficient than magic. Why use an ordinary (technological) bullet when you could make it much more effective with magic (exploding rounds, fireball rounds or even teleporting rounds)? I would think in any...

For one of my worlds (the only one with races other than human), I went the "can't interbreed" route for all of the races that exist. From a physiological standpoint, the 'Irin (pronouned "e-reen") are similar enough to mate with Humans, Ruaka or Ahrak; given they are all bipedal humanoids with...

I think the ideas are solid, though you should consider outlining just how they are perceived on the various planets within the universe. Also, you should come up with a few "orders"; religious or otherwise that either revere/venerate the Solar Maidens or malign them. Each one would likely have...

I like the idea... they use it in the Belgariad series; another for you to read. This is what I was thinking also. Having a good outline of what's possible in the world; with their own abilities could give you a consistency. You'd also have to consider the implications of the church itself...