Recent content by Valena

It's fine, it's fine :D I think I know how to use it, but not how to explain it. That why I was throwing the bone - basically to see what you guys do with it and which loopholes, or traps, or snares come up with for me to dodge.

Oh, I shall never again doubt the mighty indifference of an ungulate! But I see what you're aiming at and I'll think it through. This really is rubber duck development for me. Thanks a lot for the comments!

wow, so much to think about - that's great! The general idea about "belief" as a power is by the way inspired by Pratchett's Small Gods. Starting with Eduardo's comment: Unpredictable magic - absolutely. Especially its strength and range would vary dramatically. So, if they tap into some sort...

I'm thinking more like today. You would not get arrested for crossing roads when a black cat is near by. The public would anyway not really accept that there is such a thing as magic. It's different to acknowledge that sth. weird is happening or has happened and to all out embrace the...

Imagine a world that is shaped by the wishes and believes of those inhabiting it. For example, let's assume there never was a moon. But for some reason the idea came up and the media backed it, so people started to believe there actually was a moon. The combined believe of thousands of people...

To me, it sounds like a combination of Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz with maybe a hint of Ghibli's Spirited Away or Howl's moving castle. You could consider your world to be crafted via 'soft worldbuilding' as suggested by TJP and then use the 'visual effect' - the blending or changing...

I agree with TJPoldervaart. Fantasy is mostly a label put onto something to help it sell, so don't stress yourself about that. Long story short: you can absolutely write fantasy without magic. Long story long: In German literature, we have a clear distinction between 'fantasy' as a genre and...

Hello everyone, just a short 'hi' to all of you. What to know about me? Well, I'm a hobby writer and an active pen-&-paper gamemaster and player. I like big scale stories, classic fantasy and strong characters. Nice to meet you all!