This thread has become the best thread in existence. Angel was like...one of my all time faves :)
And that's your slang term for today ladies and gents!
Steerpike, what is a ponce? I must know! :P
Well, perhaps I could ally the vampires with my race i intend to create?
Thank you all, but as Foster suggested, I'm going to choose to make my own race. If you want to help with brainstorming, I posted a few quick...
Thank you for your insight, it's hard not to be original when it's my own race! :)
Well, I chose vampires because I wanted to write a war story, something dark and gloomy. Not hopeless, but...Desperate I guess. Nasty, brutish,...
Ok, so this isn't an "is this cliche" post, I just want to see who likes vampires and who doesn't. Just so we're clear, I'm not talking the...
What I really want to ask is, what does everyone think of my idea? Is it sound? Does it need touch ups? What aspects do you not like?
Are there any websites or research books that anyone can recommend regarding what life was actually like for a medieval knight, what the rules...
Well, I wasn't going to actually use the term in my story, as they would have no conept of evolution. I simply used it so those answering the...
Oh, I suppose I should have added more detail Anyway, they also have heightened sight and hearing to help them deal with predators like snow...
I had like...one. Also a possible maybe lol.
I kinda wanted an opinion on one of my races. They are basically Elven descendents called the Druvan. They use limited magic, like they can...
Dude...you said bollocks, you just became amazing to Americans everywhere... :D Sorry, ADHD. Steerpike is right, clichés still have a large...
Ok, so I know that ancient greek city states were a limited democracy, like Athens. Correct me if I am wrong, but a limited democracy is a...
What about having a communist nation in a medieval era, I feel like that could be original.
I was speaking of your typical, middle ages high fantasy. Such as LOTR or GoT.
So you're writing something akin to an alternate history type thing? If so, that sounds interesting.
Is there any true need to base a culture you are wrting off of a real, living or dead, culture?