Recent content by SMAndy85

The planet of Aitera is tide-locked to the god of light, who just so happens to look like a red dwarf star. The people believe that being too close to one of the gods will kill you, because they are too powerful. This is fairly true, as travel too far into the hot side and you'll die from heat...

I kind of like the crystal idea, but with a tweak. So, this crystal reacts to magical power. Those with the Potential make it glow. More potential = more glowing. It glows in a specific colour to begin with. To test control, you ask them to choose a different colour, and try to focus it into...

They were created with the basis that when you see something as red, it is reflecting that wavelength of light. I am aware that this isn't how melanin works when it comes to dark skin and protecting against UV rays, but I imagined that a version of melanin that protects against infrared light...

I would agree with you completely if it wasn't for the red dwarf star these people live around. A red dwarf gives off more infra red, and very little ultra violet. I may make the skin darker per your suggestion, though. The name I gave them is meant to translate as "god scorched", and the god in...

I've been working on a world for the past half a year, and I believe I've finalised the first race of humanoids on my world. For the most part, all the intelligent species on my world are human with a flavour, which is environment based evolution at work. With a huge generalisation, the Elsvidd...

Then I think you should play on that, and not have a set of symptoms that they all suffer. It's different for each human and each beast, and partly dependent on their relationship. It would make it more believable if people have different ways of coping, much like different people suffer...

If vampires are for fear, then you could have something like a succubus for lust?

There are many legends about becoming a werewolf. You're right, the bite is one of them. I would imagine that as a transfer of saliva to bloodstream, but that suggests that it could also be transmitted by other fluids. Blood could be one of them. Other methods for becoming a werewolf in myth...

Werewolves are my favourite mythological beings ever. One possibility is that the freedom of running wild is a great stress reliever, so immediately after the full moon, they are completely chilled out, which lasts until the new moon. Some myths around them suggest their power waxes and wanes...

It also depends on how literally you want the "turning to stone" to be. As above, in the Harry Potter books, if you saw it through a reflection, or not with a direct look (peripheral vision) then you'd only get a partial effect, and it would be possible to revive the victim. The Basilisk, as...

My theory was that If it is a metal that only certain people know how to make, it would be easier to control. Anyone can make a mold and melt gold, and thereby counterfeit large sums of money.

So my basic question is this: Would it be possible that Aluminium could have been discovered earlier than it was (that is, the purer aluminium discovered in the 1800s)? What other technologies would enable such a thing to occur? My theory is, that given use of Magic in fantasy worlds, would...

What about ramming? There's nothing to stop someone from reinforcing the front of their ship with steel to allow it to be used for intentional ramming. Although then you've got the potential for taking damage to your own ship at the same time. You'd need to have some serious reinforcements both...

I now have a rejected idea. On a tide-locked planet, the main inhabitable area has a small land-bridge that leads to the bright side of the planet, where no one can live. I had a City there that was based along a wall that spanned the entire land bridge. The worst criminals were exiled to the...

Iron/Steel swords require more knowledge of working the metal than it does to make bars. One could argue that iron bars on a cell door could predate iron swords. I don't know about actual history on this, but it makes sense to me. You could always double this up with the others, if you wanted...