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pmmg replied to the thread A world laid upon dreams spiralling into reality (quite literally-ish).I think, if you are going to write lovecraft you should not be afraid of the names. You could pick a different beast. -
Karlin replied to the thread Your first writings?.20 years ago, during a bout of unemployment. Time travel story about a pilot who finds himelf in Biblical times, playing the role of... -
D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Your first writings?.Might for story that I remember writing was a kitchen sink science fantasy story about a Medieval knight fighting various bad guys... -
AlexS replied to the thread Mercury as armor.The Demon may not care the armor is looted, but the Demon Prince who's in charge of a horde of 10,000 Demons may care if his dead... -
Hi, I'm Alex from Las Vegas, writer of short stories and a few unpublished novels, looking forward to meeting you all! -- Cautious...
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Zilver replied to the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures?.Sounds like what everyone inevitably does... How could you possibly avoid doing this to some degree? Culture is definitionaly a human... -
MMajinHotTuna replied to the thread A world laid upon dreams spiralling into reality (quite literally-ish).Oh your not alone there. I had a similar reaction when I first heard the name too. I am gonna change it, or rather make a nickname out...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures?.I think some parts of it are unavoidable. The environment partially shapes the culture. So the moment you take a real earth environment... -
TThinkerX replied to the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures?.The primary country in my main world was inspired by the AD&D 'Historical Earth' series. I became interested in the idea of a magical...
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What are your thoughts on basing your fictional culture on real life ones? Like, having an icy kingdom to the far north known for its...
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skip.knox replied to the thread What about archaic-style language?.I'm steeped in archaisms just now. I recently finished Guy Mannering by Walter Scott, and am embarked on Honoré Balzac next. One of the... -
TheCrystallineEntity replied to the thread Your first writings?.Technically the first story I ever wrote was when I was 4 or 5. Just a bunch of scribblings in a small notebook. It featured a magic... -
Saigonnus replied to the thread Your first writings?.My first was about 2 decades ago. About a young man who is on his way back from somewhere (I have never decided where), and had to pass... -
Saigonnus replied to the thread A world laid upon dreams spiralling into reality (quite literally-ish).I hadn't read anything by H.P. Lovecraft, so I wasn't aware. Still sounds awful to me though.
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pmmg replied to the thread A world laid upon dreams spiralling into reality (quite literally-ish).I think the story world is a fine creation. I question using HP's stuff directly. Wouldn't HP already have an origin story for...