There are many different fantasy governments, but the most common is that of a monarchy with a supporting aristocracy. This … more…
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Creating Shildaria – Technology Levels
The feel of a setting comes as much from what things are around as from the people and buildings. If … more…
Creating Shildaria – Geography and Political Mapping
We dealt with Isolation and Interaction in a previous blog post and started with a concept. Now, it’s time to … more…
January Writing Update – Winning is about Persistence
One of the interesting aspects about art is the dichotomy between structure and creativity. In order to make something, you … more…
Creating Shildaria – Societal Philosophical Orientation
Once I have a general concept for the society and a basic idea of the geography, I need to put … more…
Creating Shildaria – Foundations of Society
Last week, I posted my concept for the Horselords of Shildaria setting. The next step is to deal with the … more…
Creating Shildaria – Concept
For the next several posts, I’m going to be writing in-depth about creating the setting I’m going to use for … more…
End of the Year Update
It’s the end of the year and the end of the quarter, so let’s see how I did with my … more…
Magic and the Humanities
There is a hypothesis that the defining traits of humans is our ability to apply what we learn to create … more…
How Magic Affects Religion
In Dungeon and Dragons, Pathfinder, and many other roleplaying games, divine magic is as common as arcane magic. It comes … more…