Recent content by Son of the Roman

you are trying way too hard to make a fantasy copy of Jesus. The sheer amount of theological terms and concepts you used was fun to read, but is laughable if taken as a unique story. If you just wanted a theological answer, it would probably be best to go to a theology forum.

A world entirely devoid of salt wouldn’t last long. I don’t know about other creatures, but humans require salt to live. Hernando De Soto talked about the extensive salt trade in North America, and how a salt deficiency led to painful deaths, where people looked and smelled like corpses long...

Prophecies are definitely my least favorite trope if the story is trying for any suspense whatsoever. my favorite trope is probably the “secretly/humbled royalty” trope. A king being humbled, either voluntarily or involuntarily, from his throne rarely fails to intrigue me, even if it has been...

I think European culture is largely ignored (don’t shoot me yet). The reason I say is because we always end up getting a vaguely English or German flair, but we don’t often get stories based in other regions. Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean are rich with culture, yet they remain largely...

Obviously in a lot of contexts it wouldn’t work very well, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say adapting a foreign language is offensive.

Neither giants of Native American folklore, nor giants of the biblical record were unintelligent. Many Native mythologies portray them as sinister or cannibalistic, but never idiotic. Meanwhile the accounts from Scripture call them “mighty men upon the earth.” I think our modern day depiction...

That’s actually one theory of what it meant. Some commentators believe the “sons of god” are angels, but others believe that they were the offspring of Seth, with the “daughters of men” being of the line of Cain. If the second theory was correct, they became giants through natural means as...

Giants play as the main antagonists in one of my stories. They’re about 7-9 feet tall and extremely strong. They are slow however, and depend on tough armor of bone and leather to make up for their lack of maneuverability. Their strength is matched only by the dark aura about them.

How about instead of making their racial traits what makes them unique, have their culture make them unique? Perhaps have normal elves, but they are industrious? Or perhaps they sail the seas in search of resources to bring back to their homeland?

Don’t forget the kitchen sink elves! But seriously though, it’s completely up to you if you use elf races, or even elves at all. Just don’t forget to add some original flair to them!

I don’t see why not. Many Eastern Native American tribes had stories of a giant horned serpent with a large gem in his forehead. Many legends recount how killers of this beast kept the gem as a good luck charm of sorts. It makes a lot of sense for someone to keep a trophy from their hunt...

The term means “the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.” This term is most often associated with European monarchies, but is occasionally used for ancient Levantine and Mediterranean rulers of nations and city-states. Conversely many...

My work is heavily inspired off of pre-Columbian cultures, so mainly feather cloaks, cotton leggings, or clothes made from spun bark. I would like to take this time to describe some of the Aztec cultural quirks in regards to clothing. Most clothing was made out of cotton, but only the...

In my book it tends to be very vague, as I feel an in-depth description would ruin its ominous feel. Basically, “magic” is only used by the antagonistic priests who are influenced by dark spirits, and occasionally by a demonic giant or two.

Still doesn’t make sense if there is magical beings apart from humans, or if the “wizards” are more powerful than humans.