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Incanus replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.In the Osten Ard books by Tad Williams, the immortal Sithi (who are basically elves) are quite obviously derived from Japanese culture... -
Esraa_Saeed replied to the thread Creation of Arda.Contiuation As the final traces of Nai essence were drawn into the roots, a concentration remained-too dense to disperse, too defiant to... -
Incanus replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.Unless 'plan' is here defined differently than I would image, aren't fantasy stories involving a quest essentially using 'plans'? The...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.The Council of Elrond is a planning meeting of sorts. Do we use the ring, hide the ring or destroy the ring? Ok we're destroying it, so... -
MMSadiq replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..I've decided on two calendars for my world. One solar, which is kept for agricultural purposes, while the other is lunar, which is the...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..Like Skip, I have not needed to reference days of the week or months as yet (2.5 books into the series). If I did I would probably have...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.Exactly this. Most of those planning scenes are to be found in movies. They're there for a particular purpose: to mislead the audience... -
skip.knox replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..I write alternate historical fantasy, firmly set in an alternate Europe. You'd think that'd make things simpler, but it really doesn't...
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Fyri replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.This is the first I heard of elves being connected to Asia, actually! I wouldn't think it, since they seem to be stereotypically tall... -
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Queshire replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.Well, I'm not sure about the history, but I can understand why. A lot of traditional Asian cultural aspects are stereotyped as being... -
Xxww replied to the thread Elf and Asia Culture.Indeed,but I think High Elf used a lot of Asian symbol, in fact, Asur is from Asura, a kind of demon in Hindu culture
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Meema replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..I did the exact same thing. Just keeps it easier. -
Meema replied to the thread Hello From an Old Person.Thank you!
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Meema replied to the thread My "Warm" Welcome to Reddit Where Decency is a Crime and AI-Phobia is a Religion.I checked in on FB this weekend and turned right around and left. Nope, nope, nope.