Most of our inspirations on creating something interesting are sourced from either personal experiences (involves travelling to certain locations to gain insights, accumulate new ideas by doing something that you possibly seldom do etc.) or material resources (like online research or books)...
In my thread Wars and Revolutions - Do You Have Them in Your Stories, I came across a reply by Antaus which intrigues me to discuss an interesting topic.
From the excerpt of my reply to him, I have shown my approach to categorize major events in my WIP.
I called each division of historical...
The periodization of your fictional history does resemble one of the Elder Scrolls, simply love the way you put epochs to differentiate major events one from another. I also have a similar approach to this, but the events were somehow metaphysical in nature for the first two known periods...
Wow.
Well, I did not realize that suddenly there are many replies popping out a few days after my opening of the thread. I am indeed surprised that people interested in this field.
I may say that writing a fiction sourcing from role-playing games is one of the means of "rediscovery"...
My skylake was not made up of buttery substance after all, despite it was actually made up of magical salts which properties flourish the strange ecosystem inside the skylake. The chemical composition of the lake made Lovecraftian-esque creatures like floating worm-snakes, ugly yet cute...
It sounds like the world of your story will get to be reshaped completely after these three massive wars, both physically and ideologically.
I see. Perhaps someday I will chase for Game of Thrones series (or its more delicate novel series) for this type of politically dynastic warfare for...
How about "Wind Crater"? Because of my main concept for the lake is described as very deep below and have unusual large rocky spikes which normal lake does not possess, is there any other words besides "crater" which can describe such?
I have been intrigued by conflicts in stories, specifically real open conflicts. I love how wars or revolutions can reshape society and bring unprecedented changes to a story's setting. It is interesting to think out a series of events that can influence how characters interact with the world...
Thank you :), it is indeed sounding more natural. Alternately, I have also thought of the name "Wind Crater", but I am unsure whether if it suits my story's location or not.