Otherworldly Historian

@thearcaneaxiom

Thanks.

I notice a lot of events that could be pinpointed as particular allegories to real world events. Would you consider yourself more of an allegorical writer, or just drawing inspiration from real world history (as you would need to either way)?

I feel like I am more of a taking inspiration from history person because…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

Your thing with the true minds is interesting. So does the religion have an ascension mechanic or a like achieving true mind diety status mechanic in it.

Also, I think I forgot to tag you and forgot a piece to my thing on the Rossians.

Religion:

The Rossian state is officially atheist. They were previously Syjist but…[Read more]

I finished some stuff about one of my countries.

Ok, so the first thing I will probably say about the word of Kharvia is that it is basically on the edge of being a sci-fi and a fantasy. I say that because Kharvia as a world is closer to the late 1800s early 1900s and is in the process of entering a (for lack of better words) new era. It is a…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

Is the true mind like some sort of creator or diety?

Aside I would love to talk about fantasy religions. That may warrant another thread. Also, I don’t have a bunch of time tonight to do it (I have a big euro test tomorrow.

@loopylin

You could not do a language-based magic system and do something with sigils. Basically, symbols carved into the rock would do things.

@thearcaneaxiom

Ok so I just lost the post I was going to do. I think it will take me a bit to retype so I am kind of sorry about not getting back about Kharvian culture yet. I was going to make a post for each of the eastern countries (and Animar which is technically not a country. At least not yet). There is also a western Kharvian continent…[Read more]

I have found (and not to criticize Sanderson) that generally his books fit within my pretty good list but never really get to the top of my personal charts. This could also be because I haven’t read the right ones yet or the fact that I generally prefer dark fantasy (@folith-feolin tells me that stormlight gets better (which words of radiance…[Read more]

I have found (and not to criticize Sanderson) that generally his books fit within my pretty good list but never really get to the top of my personal charts. This could also be because I haven’t read the right ones yet or the fact that I generally prefer dark fantasy (@folith-feolin tells me that stormlight gets better (which words of radiance…[Read more]

@hullofellowhumans

Personally for me Sanderson is pretty good. He does have some good writing advice (ie laws of sanderson). I have only read the first two stormlight books. They were good but I didn’t check the third one out. I have been reading other stuff and haven’t gotten back to them. Personally I wasn’t very impressed by the first storm…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

Also the oceans thing is very interesting. I like worlds that stray from the norm.

I would love if you explained.

@thearcaneaxiom

Also the thing about the true mind is kind of confusing as I don’t know what the everything is. It seems cool though.

@thearcaneaxiom

About the auras. I personally don’t know much about dimensionality but I had more conceptualized it as this like mental awareness. It takes training to be able to use it and unenhanced it generally can only be expanded by about a foot from bare skin. Your basic aura (the non-enhanced one) can go through anything. The only thing it…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

Ok, so the oskrion complex is like kind of imploding. I don’t really know if that was the best way to explain it. Basically, it continually implodes and explodes simultaneously At the end of a month it fully implodes. At the end of a year, it fully explodes. There are 6 months in a year which means a year is 366 days (weeks are…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

That is so absolutely incredible looking. I love the style.

@thearcaneaxiom

I love this topic.

Ok so I am personally more of a hard magic system type of guy. Also I totally feel like the laws of sanderson are a great guideline.

As for my own series, The Kharvian Anthology, my magic system is definitely more of a hard magic system. The entire world of Kharvia is really close to the line between sci-fi…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

I think that it is not that all villains need a spark of goodness it is more that they need a reason. In their eyes their actions must be justified (this doesn’t have to be something exactly good but there must be justification (ie villain is selfish). There is a difference. Also you can make a likeable villain without making t…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

Do you do public school?

Basically. I have spent my entire k-7 school in public school. I chose my counties virtual option during covid. Now (9/10) I go to a magnet school which is a type of public school. Mine is actually kind of competitive to get into and basically is full of a bunch of nerdy people.

So yes I am a…[Read more]

@sarafini

I am personally all in favour of thread revival. Anyways I just went and read post 1 on here and I have a comment. SO personally I think there are a lot of christians and christian writers who get caught up in we shouldn’t have (monsters, necromancers, wizards, blah, blah, blah, gore, cults, etc) but I think that misses the point.…[Read more]