Every society develops a set of codes and behaviors which makes up part of what we call culture. While some … more…
worldbuilding
Religion and Government
For most of human history, not only did the government tell the citizenry what religion to follow, but the government … more…
Government and Magic
One of the purposes of government is to protect the populace from the small percentage of the people that would … more…
A Tale of Two Theocracies
The Blake Heira series is set in the City of Frothwere, the capital of the country of Myos. Priests of … more…
Making Fantasy Governments Interesting
For reasons I can’t explain, this didn’t get posted yesterday. Sorry about that. The Song of Ice and Fire series … more…
Unusual Fantasy Governments
In my opinion, the best part about fantasy is exploring ideas. These are concepts that may have never existed, or … more…
Learning from my Many Failures
It’s the last Sunday of March, so it’s time to talk about goals. From the title of post, I’m pretty … more…
Fantasy Governments
The default government for fantasy seems to be feudalism, a complex structure of lords and vassals where allegiances between noble … more…
Military Ranks in Fantasy
One of the most frustrating things about reading fantasy that deal with fighting and the military is that there seems … more…
Military and Culture
I have been dealing with computer issues for the past few weeks. I’m hopefully back and should be able to … more…