Recent content by Swordfry

I really only like watching fencing, archery, javelin and a little bit of the judo and taekwondo. And also the jousting-wait no sorry that would be far too cool to have in the modern world. But really, though, those are the ones that interest me. The ones that would have been very practical for...

The overall use and aspects of magic. Magic was a danger to the caster, as a slip in the pronunciation of the incantations, or trying something too big or fancy could cripple you or get you killed. There was also, if I recall, much more freedom with the magic other than the typical list of...

Sounds good, pretty interesting. Let me give you a little suggestion to think over to maybe expand on these guys more: Have them be literal shadows, flat, one dimensional beings in our dimension and others that is not their home plane, and have them become fully fleshed beings when they kill and...

Interesting. Sounds like interdimensional changelings, but they have to kill what they change into. Could have some real potential here. Are they bound to shadows and darkness?

I suggest you look up pictures of power lifters and strong men. A lot of them look kind of fat, but that is all abdominal muscle, but maybe with a little fat covering it. Way I see it, there are three main kinds of fit body types for both men and women: 1. "fat" muscle, like power lifters...

Well to me that's exactly what magic should be. I cannot stand how modern culture has made magic such a procedural thing with spell books, incantations, and all of that. There's a spell for a fireball, one little flame, a line of fire, but what if I wanted to create say a wall of fire? And there...

You could make their digestive system like that of a cow's: multiple stomachs. Having to process a human diet and lots of grass would take multiple stomachs to process all of it. Or you could possibly even somehow make it so that one or more stomachs only digest the grass. Something like that...

I have actually taken this into consideration. They do have physical features which aid them: Rough, slightly rigid, dark brown skin that provides camouflage and natural protection from the abrasion from climbing trees too much. Their feet are also similarly tough with extra thumb like...

This race, like all my others, are built to survive everywhere, but thrive specifically in one environment. This forest race are expert climbers for a number of reasons. Access to food and avoiding predators are the biggest things, especially since they are a good two feet shorter than the other...

I'm going to repost this from the Worldbuilding Reddit to get a bit more feedback: One of my main races in my fantasy world is mostly a forest dwelling race. They stand 4-5 feet tall, and are adept climbers and carpenters. My world is paced with sprawling, densely treed forests, but fit...

I agree. Having magic as a raw, ever present force of nature seems more realistic, and sometimes cooler and more fun to me. I think most stories try to touch on this, but just express it as just saying magic is like less of a force of nature, and just more of a divine energy or something...I...

Thanks a lot. Don't know how I missed this, but I don't spend so much time on tv tropes anymore, and for the better, lol. See I knew this was a thing, and not uncommon, but I just needed to place a name and several clear examples to it.

Cool. I'll look into that, especially with that new Disney movie coming out based on that culture, lol. Just to clear the air, I meant "magic is in the air" like saying "love is in the air." It isn't literally in the air, it's just an energy that permeates the whole planet. *looks at topic...

Yeah you have a good point, but I suppose I'll elaborate just a bit more to clear this up: Everybody can use magic, but the vast majority of people choose not to because of the consequences. In this world, this magic comes at a big cost. Every single use taxes one's body, mind, or spirit. It's...

One of my ideas for my fantasy world is that this fictional earth-like planet of mine literally has magic in the air. It is really just a very primordial form of energy that was used in creating the planet by the gods. Every intelligent living being is capable of performing magic, which is only...