Recent content by Steel Dragon

I think trying to subvert cliches is even worse. There is such a thing as audience expectation for a reason. Eventually you have to give people what they paid for. Sure, it would be a hell of a twist if Arthur gets Excaliber from the lake, shoves it up his ass and uses it for a pogo stick then...

No, but one of them wields the Sword of Omens and yells "HOOOOOOOOOOO" a lot. Only kidding. Actually the Tygrin are kind alike that, being based off the Jaffa from Stargate. Kilgorath is a lot like Teal'c crossed with Krunch Bloodrage from LFG. The Lions would be more of a nomadic horde...

Maybe this is weird, but I actually write my novels around a video game structure. I have my character notes. And then I follow a loose level -> Boss structure. If I get stuck somewhere, I write a journal entry on the problem and it helps me find a solution. But for the most part, I fly loose...

I have a race called the Tygrin. They're basically humanoid cat people, based on tigers. Hell, they're basically the Kilrathi from Wing Commander (good artists borrow, great artists steal, after all). Hell the main Tygrin character is called Kilgorath as a lampshade. They are just one such race...

Honestly, for about the first three books, my main party is lucky enough to be getting out of situations alive that they don't have time to worry about things like society.

It doesn't matter, because Daenerys is coming anyway, so is Jon (Jaehaerys) Targaryen, the new King in the North. There's going to be a fight for the throne anyway. But according to law, Cersie is kinda the last one standing of the Baratheon line. And she'll just give up having children, so...

Just happened to find this on Pinterest.

No, the term I'm looking for is rerebrace. I was just wondering if it perhaps had a different name. Thanks for the confirmation on the name.

Slight question about armor. Since I plan to use them, what are those things on his upper arms called? About the only reference I can find on the subject calls the piece of equipment a rerebrace. But I thought that was exclusively part of a suit of plate. These are kinda independent and strapped...

To start with, just weapons and armor. I look at it the way Stargate SG-1 handled the Tau'ri finding Naquadah. At first, all they could figure out to do with it was build nukes. Eventually as the series went on, they found more uses for the stuff.

Don't worry about being perfect. I used to play hockey, and every coach I ever had would talk about the "perfect shot"...and how pointless it was to try and look/wait for it. As one coach said, "If you can see the goalie, let it rip." In hockey it's rarely that first, perfect shot that goes in...

Have you ever seen Equilibrium. Christian Bale movie before he became Batman. It's about a dystopian society and its sotry might give you what you need. You can read my synopsis, or watch it unspoiled first and come back.

I go for the big honking dragons. D&D scale, World of Warcraft scale. Adventurers may run across immature dragons, but, mature dragons should be big leviathans. 10' at the shoulder or bigger. Massive wings. Pure destruction and carnage at their fingertips. I usually make their scales very hard...

Respectfully disagree. The Asian dragons I'll give a pass to, sort of the exception that proves the rule. But to me, nothing else is a dragon. "The role of a dragon," as you propose it can be filled by any malevolent being. There's no difference in this context between a dragon and a kaiju. And...

I thought it was enjoyable, but could have been a bit better on the pacing. It skipped around with the lore a bit. I would watch a sequel, though.