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mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.mine are the only beings who every truly used magic, humans have a workaround version. -
thatoneguywho- replied to the thread Magic systems please!.mine are literally the ONLY six of their kind to ever exist. magic is sort of a primal energy in my world, created after a big-bang... -
mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.I decided that my "God's" are kinda like superman, the last of a race, but instead of getting powers from a yellow sun, they're just...
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MMSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.You can thank the Norman invasion for that haha. As for Beowulf, we can actually frame its time. I don't remember the details, but...
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thatoneguywho- replied to the thread Magic systems please!.truly a wall... my divine are just life that developed in a part of space perfect for it, and they only became powerful because...
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mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.Ok, I'm gonna paste the lore below, prepare for a text wall: Version 1: the lore people know Roughly 55,000 years ago, before everyone...
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Karlin replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.Here is part of my own shot at it. Based on Gilgamesh, with some Biblical stuff throw in (they are not much different). If interesting... -
Karlin replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.You may find this epic, oral tradition, interesting:Epic of Manas - Wikipedia Epic of Manas - Wikipedia
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.It's all a mater of style, what you're trying to achieve, and personal preference. The thing is that most readers wouldn't know a POV... -
MMSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.A bring-over isn't accurate, as the corpus is older than the arrival of Scandinavians on Anglo-Saxon England, evidenced by names such as...
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thatoneguywho- replied to the thread Magic systems please!.going directly into the western highlands of her continent(the region with magic), and having multiple people who she hired use...
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Zilver replied to the thread Magic systems please!.Alright, so my magic 'system'! My story is set on contemporary Earth, in a non-specified country that I'm modeling on countryside... -
Zilver replied to the thread Magic systems please!.Hi mr. clean (and everybody), Thanks for this post, it's a great challenge. In fact, it made me realize I have never attempted a...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.Tolkien has. If you're looking for examples. Several of the stories set down in the Silmarillion originally started as Epics in the...
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CupofJoe replied to the thread How far do you go with worldbuilding?.I used to be an extreme world builder. It would start with the maps, then the histories of the nations and characters, weight and...