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u aspersum reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general) with
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Human beings are sexual - there’s nothing inherently ‘wrong’ with that. Sex can exist without emotion and it be part of normal human... -
u aspersum reacted to D. Gray Warrior's post in the thread How do y'all make up "fantasy names?" with Like.
I usually just make up gibberish that I think sound somewhat alright as a name. I did name one character after Soren Kierkegaard just...
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u aspersum reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Do any of your characters swear? If so how often do they swear if at all? with Like.
This reminds me of when I was in basic training many yeas ago. The entire unit, about 40 men, was lined up in threes, and the...
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u aspersum reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Do any of your characters swear? If so how often do they swear if at all? with Haha.
We have one character who's more likely to say, "Blast," or "Rat spit," in part because she was raised by mostly vampires and the...
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u aspersum reacted to Queshire's post in the thread Should Pizza exist in a "fantasy" setting? with Like.
*shrug* Sauce, cheese and meat on bread. There's no reason it couldn't have been invented in a fantasy setting. Same with a sausage on...
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u aspersum replied to the thread A Setting Based Around Gryphon Riders.With the caveat that I don't know what the behaviour and size of Gray Warrior's griffins actually are, I would agree. But, what're the...
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u aspersum replied to the thread A Setting Based Around Gryphon Riders.That's assuming they are meant to feel free (I doubt that's something non-human animals feel anyway, but I digress). The griffins are...
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u aspersum replied to the thread Plz help me come up with an antagonist for my story.'Djinn' is the original pronunciation of the word (and still used by many people) with 'djinni' being an alternative. 'Genie' is a...
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u aspersum reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Plz help me come up with an antagonist for my story with Like.
They are the same critter. No different than there being no real difference between Wizards and Sorcerers.
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u aspersum replied to the thread A Setting Based Around Gryphon Riders.I wonder...if they are obviously burning a lot of energy carrying around their riders and presumably flying very fast or performing...
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u aspersum reacted to pmmg's post in the thread What's the best writing advice you ever received? with Like.
I dont know that it was advice. More like a comment. I wrote a sentence like 'It was late in the day when Eldin caught up with the two...
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u aspersum reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's with Like.
Nothing about having suspicion towards them means they are not legit, but by policy, I am not spending the energy to separate the wheat...
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u aspersum reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's with Like.
The best thing about that whole exchange is Mad Swede's incredibly poetic line, hidden at the bottom of the last screenshot: But soft...
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u aspersum reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's with Like.
I was approached by both rose1 and Festus in DM's, and it should be noted that neither of those threads still exist. I don't know how...
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Welsh people are just like most other people. So write the characters first, then worry about potential stereotyping. There is no single...