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June 6th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock You know how the old saying goes: sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a broken setting. Pretty sure it’s something like that. Anyway, this week’s topic is high magic! Specifically, how high magic will affect your world and what problems to look outfor.
HOW TO PLOT A NOVEL SERIES Over the years, we’ve received many questions about how to plot multiple books. The answer is surprisingly simple: story structure is the same no matter the scale.However, reader expectations about story continuity do change a little when the story is broken into different books, and we’ve rarely discussed large internal arcs.So let’s dive into this question more directly and examine the FOUR MORE FUN D&D BUILDS FOR POWER GAMING Since I wrote my first post about D&D power gaming builds, I’ve had the opportunity to both run and play in multiple 5th Edition (5E) campaigns.This has gotten me thinking about a host of new builds that I consider both powerful and fun to play. In this article I go over four such builds, summarizing their function and abilities before diving into the math and level-by-level decisions. TOP 10 5TH EDITION D&D MULTICLASS DIPS Coming in at number nine is a much stronger class, the rogue. A level 1 dip in this class is the easiest way to gain Expertise, * and an extra 1d6 per round from Sneak Attack can be very good in the early levels. I’ve seen other guides opting for 2 to 3 levels of rogue for the inclusion of Cunning Action and a subclass feature; however, I think the price for gaining those is too high. HOW DO I DESCRIBE FAT CHARACTERS RESPECTFULLY? The most important thing may be not to make a big thing out of a character being fat. People come in all shapes and sizes, so a fat, a thin, a tall, and a short character can very well be friends, fellow soldiers, a starship crew, or work pals. FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC SIX SEXIST THEMES FROM THE EARLY WHEEL OF TIME BOOKS It’s been over six years since I first wrote about sexism in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. At the time, I didn’t expect to touch on the subject again, but that post’s comment section remains active to this day, so I know a lot of people are interested. Naturally, the SEVEN WAYS TO MOTIVATE A RELUCTANT PROTAGONIST A good protagonist is active. They get out and do things to move the plot forward. But making a protagonist active is often more difficult than it sounds. Sometimes you get caught up in the “refuse the call” phase of the hero’s journey and don’t know how to get out. Sometimes you make a WHY YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY SOMEONE WILL STEAL YOUR MANUSCRIPT Writers seeking feedback on their work are frequently afraid someone will steal it. This culture of fear is really unfortunate, because while plagiarism in fiction is quite real, people working on a manuscript have no reason to worry. Disclaimer: While this article contains some basic legal FIVE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS FOR STRONGER ROMANCES Relationship dynamics are like archetypes for romance – they provide a template for storytellers to start from. While there are many types of dynamics, these do something specific: show how each person in the romance benefits from the relationship. Mutual benefit gives theMYTHCREANTS
June 6th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock You know how the old saying goes: sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a broken setting. Pretty sure it’s something like that. Anyway, this week’s topic is high magic! Specifically, how high magic will affect your world and what problems to look outfor.
HOW TO PLOT A NOVEL SERIES Over the years, we’ve received many questions about how to plot multiple books. The answer is surprisingly simple: story structure is the same no matter the scale.However, reader expectations about story continuity do change a little when the story is broken into different books, and we’ve rarely discussed large internal arcs.So let’s dive into this question more directly and examine the FOUR MORE FUN D&D BUILDS FOR POWER GAMING Since I wrote my first post about D&D power gaming builds, I’ve had the opportunity to both run and play in multiple 5th Edition (5E) campaigns.This has gotten me thinking about a host of new builds that I consider both powerful and fun to play. In this article I go over four such builds, summarizing their function and abilities before diving into the math and level-by-level decisions. TOP 10 5TH EDITION D&D MULTICLASS DIPS Coming in at number nine is a much stronger class, the rogue. A level 1 dip in this class is the easiest way to gain Expertise, * and an extra 1d6 per round from Sneak Attack can be very good in the early levels. I’ve seen other guides opting for 2 to 3 levels of rogue for the inclusion of Cunning Action and a subclass feature; however, I think the price for gaining those is too high. HOW DO I DESCRIBE FAT CHARACTERS RESPECTFULLY? The most important thing may be not to make a big thing out of a character being fat. People come in all shapes and sizes, so a fat, a thin, a tall, and a short character can very well be friends, fellow soldiers, a starship crew, or work pals. FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC SIX SEXIST THEMES FROM THE EARLY WHEEL OF TIME BOOKS It’s been over six years since I first wrote about sexism in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. At the time, I didn’t expect to touch on the subject again, but that post’s comment section remains active to this day, so I know a lot of people are interested. Naturally, the SEVEN WAYS TO MOTIVATE A RELUCTANT PROTAGONIST A good protagonist is active. They get out and do things to move the plot forward. But making a protagonist active is often more difficult than it sounds. Sometimes you get caught up in the “refuse the call” phase of the hero’s journey and don’t know how to get out. Sometimes you make a WHY YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY SOMEONE WILL STEAL YOUR MANUSCRIPT Writers seeking feedback on their work are frequently afraid someone will steal it. This culture of fear is really unfortunate, because while plagiarism in fiction is quite real, people working on a manuscript have no reason to worry. Disclaimer: While this article contains some basic legal FIVE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS FOR STRONGER ROMANCES Relationship dynamics are like archetypes for romance – they provide a template for storytellers to start from. While there are many types of dynamics, these do something specific: show how each person in the romance benefits from the relationship. Mutual benefit gives the WHY WE HAVE TO LET GO OF META MYSTERIES 22 hours ago · If you want to set a trap for a storyteller, just dig a big hole, put some sharp spikes in it (don’t bother concealing them), and add a sign that says “stepping in this hole is immensely clever.”We will walk right in. Even if we know it’s a bad idea, even if the hole is filled with the broken bodies of other storytellers, we will assure ourselves it will be different this time. FOUR MORE FUN D&D BUILDS FOR POWER GAMING Since I wrote my first post about D&D power gaming builds, I’ve had the opportunity to both run and play in multiple 5th Edition (5E) campaigns.This has gotten me thinking about a host of new builds that I consider both powerful and fun to play. In this article I go over four such builds, summarizing their function and abilities before diving into the math and level-by-level decisions. 330 – HIGH MAGIC SETTINGS – MYTHCREANTS You know how the old saying goes: sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a broken setting. Pretty sure it’s something like that. Anyway, this week’s topic is high magic! Specifically, how high magic will affect your world and what problems to look out for. We discuss flight TOP 10 5TH EDITION D&D MULTICLASS DIPS Coming in at number nine is a much stronger class, the rogue. A level 1 dip in this class is the easiest way to gain Expertise, * and an extra 1d6 per round from Sneak Attack can be very good in the early levels. I’ve seen other guides opting for 2 to 3 levels of rogue for the inclusion of Cunning Action and a subclass feature; however, I think the price for gaining those is too high. D&D 5E BARD SUBCLASSES RANKED, PART 1 1 day ago · The edgy rogue of bard subclasses, I remember having a generally positive impression of Whispers before writing this article. However, that impression has changed significantly. This subclass is a series of features that are either weak, a trap for inexperienced players, or both, resulting in something that is possibly worse than a bard with no subclass.VAMPIRE HUNTER
Transcript. A vampire hunter has cornered two vampires. One of them has stepped forward to shield their terrified companion from harm. Vampire: Stop, hunter! We may be vampires, but we’ve never hurtanyone.
FIVE BADLY MOTIVATED VILLAINS FROM POPULAR STORIES A character’s motivation tells us why they’re doing what they’re doing. A hero wants to end oppression, so they join a rebellion against the evil empire. A villain wants to enrich themself, so they strip-mine a vital wildlife preserve. If a character’s motivation doesn’t fit their actions UNDERSTANDING APPROPRIATIVE WORLDBUILDING Previously, I’ve dived into important considerations when creating characters to represent marginalized people and writing plots about their experiences. Now it’s time to discuss using other cultures in worldbuilding and the big bogey therein: cultural appropriation. Your family has a recipe for FOUR DICE POOL SYSTEMS ALL GAMERS SHOULD KNOW In my last post, I talked about dice pool systems and why you might use them. With the basics explained, it’s time to examine a few specific roleplaying systems and see what they did with the idea. Each of these systems exemplify a different way to use dice pools. While each of these games hasSTORYTELLING
July 23rd, 2013 by Oren Ashkenazi Dungeons & Dragons. Roleplaying games. For a long time, those terms have been synonymous to a lot of people. When an uninitiated friend or relative asks what I do on Saturday nights, I will sometimes tell them that I play Dungeons &Dragons to save
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Six Stories With Weak Romantic Attraction. May 22nd, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi. It takes several factors to make a compelling romance, but everything starts with attraction. This is what draws the lovebirds together in the first place. If there’s no attraction, then nothing else matters because the romance can’t even get started. FOUR MORE FUN D&D BUILDS FOR POWER GAMING Since I wrote my first post about D&D power gaming builds, I’ve had the opportunity to both run and play in multiple 5th Edition (5E) campaigns.This has gotten me thinking about a host of new builds that I consider both powerful and fun to play. In this article I go over four such builds, summarizing their function and abilities before diving into the math and level-by-level decisions. SIX SEXIST THEMES FROM THE EARLY WHEEL OF TIME BOOKS Six Sexist Themes From the Early Wheel of Time Books. July 25th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi. It’s been over six years since I first wrote about sexism in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. At the time, I didn’t expect to touch on the subject again, but that post’s comment section remains active to this day, so Iknow a
FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC FOUR DICE POOL SYSTEMS ALL GAMERS SHOULD KNOW HOW DO I DESCRIBE FAT CHARACTERS RESPECTFULLY? This frees up words like energetic, muscular, nimble, brawny, limber, agile, and tough so that they can be used for characters of any size. When it comes to describing fat characters, don’t avoid using the word “fat.”. This is a word with a lot of cultural baggage that’s important to be aware of, but avoiding the word “fat” canbe
TEN EASY JOKES FOR YOUR DIALOGUE Humor can be hard to master because it’s so subjective, but it’s not an ephemeral mist that can’t be defined. Many methods of adding humor are easy to understand and use. Let’s go over some jokes that are simple to include in character interactions. Hermione: Now if youtwo don’t mind
FIVE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS FOR STRONGER ROMANCES Mutual benefit gives the audience a reason to cheer for a romance, helps characters build a deeper connection, and ensures the relationship isn’t one-sided. Let’s have a look. 1. The Dynamic. The relationship of Holmes and Watson in Sherlock was so popular it WHY YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY SOMEONE WILL STEAL YOUR MANUSCRIPT Honestly, this is how it should be for a few reasons. First, many people have the same ideas by complete coincidence, even really specific ideas. Writing would be an extremely risky profession if the first person to come up with an idea got dibs on it. Second, ideas aren’t what makes a story popular. NINE QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT YOUR DRAFT You’ve worked long and hard, finally completing the first draft of your story. You could send it to others for feedback, but before you do, stretch your storytelling skills byMYTHCREANTS
Six Stories With Weak Romantic Attraction. May 22nd, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi. It takes several factors to make a compelling romance, but everything starts with attraction. This is what draws the lovebirds together in the first place. If there’s no attraction, then nothing else matters because the romance can’t even get started. FOUR MORE FUN D&D BUILDS FOR POWER GAMING Since I wrote my first post about D&D power gaming builds, I’ve had the opportunity to both run and play in multiple 5th Edition (5E) campaigns.This has gotten me thinking about a host of new builds that I consider both powerful and fun to play. In this article I go over four such builds, summarizing their function and abilities before diving into the math and level-by-level decisions. SIX SEXIST THEMES FROM THE EARLY WHEEL OF TIME BOOKS Six Sexist Themes From the Early Wheel of Time Books. July 25th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi. It’s been over six years since I first wrote about sexism in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. At the time, I didn’t expect to touch on the subject again, but that post’s comment section remains active to this day, so Iknow a
FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC FOUR DICE POOL SYSTEMS ALL GAMERS SHOULD KNOW HOW DO I DESCRIBE FAT CHARACTERS RESPECTFULLY? This frees up words like energetic, muscular, nimble, brawny, limber, agile, and tough so that they can be used for characters of any size. When it comes to describing fat characters, don’t avoid using the word “fat.”. This is a word with a lot of cultural baggage that’s important to be aware of, but avoiding the word “fat” canbe
TEN EASY JOKES FOR YOUR DIALOGUE Humor can be hard to master because it’s so subjective, but it’s not an ephemeral mist that can’t be defined. Many methods of adding humor are easy to understand and use. Let’s go over some jokes that are simple to include in character interactions. Hermione: Now if youtwo don’t mind
FIVE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS FOR STRONGER ROMANCES Mutual benefit gives the audience a reason to cheer for a romance, helps characters build a deeper connection, and ensures the relationship isn’t one-sided. Let’s have a look. 1. The Dynamic. The relationship of Holmes and Watson in Sherlock was so popular it WHY YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY SOMEONE WILL STEAL YOUR MANUSCRIPT Honestly, this is how it should be for a few reasons. First, many people have the same ideas by complete coincidence, even really specific ideas. Writing would be an extremely risky profession if the first person to come up with an idea got dibs on it. Second, ideas aren’t what makes a story popular. NINE QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT YOUR DRAFT You’ve worked long and hard, finally completing the first draft of your story. You could send it to others for feedback, but before you do, stretch your storytelling skills by FIVE BADLY MOTIVATED VILLAINS FROM POPULAR STORIES A character’s motivation tells us why they’re doing what they’re doing. A hero wants to end oppression, so they join a rebellion against the evil empire. A villain wants to enrich themself, so they strip-mine a vital wildlife preserve. If a character’s motivation doesn’t fit their actionsVAMPIRE HUNTER
57 minutes ago · Transcript. A vampire hunter has cornered two vampires. One of them has stepped forward to shield their terrified companion from harm. Vampire: Stop, hunter! We may be vampires, but we’ve never hurt anyone. HOW TO PLOT A NOVEL SERIES Over the years, we’ve received many questions about how to plot multiple books. The answer is surprisingly simple: story structure is the same no matter the scale.However, reader expectations about story continuity do change a little when the story is broken into different books, and we’ve rarely discussed large internal arcs.So let’s dive into this question more directly and examine the HOW CAN I JUDGE IF A STORY IS BAD? Hello! How are you? I have been watching some of my absolute FAVORITE shows, and the fandom seems to be torn over the show’s writing. In all honesty, the writing tends to be hit or miss – but some people say it’s absolutely horrible. How can one determine when someone’s writing (book, movie D&D 5E BARBARIAN SUBCLASSES RANKED, PART 2 The newest addition to the barbarian, the Beast has to be one of my favorites when it comes to flavor, but this subclass lacks the robust mechanics needed to push it higher on the rankings. Level 3 – Form of the Beast When you enter your rage, you can transform, revealing the bestial power within you. Until the rage ends, you manifest anatural weapon.
SEVEN WAYS TO MOTIVATE A RELUCTANT PROTAGONIST Let’s look at a few ways to get your main character out of their comfort zone and into the story’s driver seat. 1. Take Something Away. In Dune, the Harkonnens take Paul’s entire planet, and he must fight to get it back. In your story’s opening act, the villain takes or destroys something the protagonist holds dear. FIVE TYPES OF TROUBLESOME PLAYERS Five Types of Troublesome Players – and How to Deal With Them. It’s the job of the game master to herd cats through the roleplaying campaign. While dealing with unexpected player decisions, group dissatisfaction, or the occasional argument is just another day at the gaming table, sometimes specific players will make your day verydifficult. 1.
SIX FANTASTIC ROLEPLAYING MECHANICS A few weeks ago I wrote about flawed mechanics that shouldn’t be in roleplaying games, and a day or so later, Jonny sent me this email: . Dear Mythcreants, I loved Oren’s article “Five Roleplaying Mechanics That Must Go.” I couldn’t help but feel, however, that it would’ve been made much better with comparisons of each problem to a place where a system did a similar thing much HOW CAN I KEEP LUCK CHARMS FROM BREAKING MY STORY One of the many story ideas brewing in my head is a sort of magic system revolving entirely around good luck charms and talismans. Basically, you possess an enchanted artifact that manipulates probability in your favor, making them highly sought after by adventurers. Bullets will miraculously wiz THREE GM-LESS GAMES FOR YOUR ROLEPLAYING GROUP Most roleplaying games have a very slow start. A game master must do hours of prep work, and players must build complicated characters. That makes it difficult to change plans on the fly, or to add a friend that doesn’t know the rules system. Fortunately, there are gaming options that don’t needMYTHCREANTS
Six Stories With Weak Romantic Attraction. May 22nd, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi. It takes several factors to make a compelling romance, but everything starts with attraction. This is what draws the lovebirds together in the first place. If there’s no attraction, then nothing else matters because the romance can’t even get started. FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC HOW TO TURN YOUR CONCEPT INTO A STORY 1. Find the Core of Your Concept. This first step is the most important – and the easiest for storytellers to neglect. Many storytellers get so caught up in the particulars of their new idea, they forget to ask what it is about their idea that excites them. TEN EASY JOKES FOR YOUR DIALOGUE Humor can be hard to master because it’s so subjective, but it’s not an ephemeral mist that can’t be defined. Many methods of adding humor are easy to understand and use. Let’s go over some jokes that are simple to include in character interactions. Hermione: Now if youtwo don’t mind
RECOGNIZING BAD AND GOOD STORYTELLING ADVICE Recognizing Bad and Good Storytelling Advice. Writing advice comes at all levels of quality, from enlightening, to helpful in some circumstances, to story-ruining. For an example of all of these, just look at our breakdown of Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules of Writing. Yes, Kurt Vonnegut, a famous writer, had advice that ran the gamutfrom great
IMPLICATIONS OF REPLICATOR TECHNOLOGY Implications of Replicator Technology. Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced an amazing piece of technology, the replicator. These devices work by the same principle as transporters – making matter out of energy (or reorganizing existing matter into new forms, depending on which technical specs you’re reading). UNDERSTANDING APPROPRIATIVE WORLDBUILDING When it’s boiled down, cultural appropriation in worldbuilding happens in much the same way characters are stereotyped or misrepresented. If the depiction of the culture is caricatured, demonized, trivialized, or simply inaccurate, it will come off as appropriation. Any effort by the storyteller to make the culture cool, entertaining, exotic LESSONS FROM THE TERRIBLE WRITING OF ERAGON Faint smudges emerged from the darkness and advanced down the trail. Three white horses with riders cantered toward the ambush, their heads held high and proud, their coats rippling in the moonlight like liquid silver. The good guys have arrived! But we’ve established the darkness looks like daylight to the Shade. FIVE EXERCISES FOR STRONGER NARRATIVE PERSONALITY Speculative fiction calls for a vast array of narrative personalities. A spec fic writer could be called on to write in the voice of a clockwork golem, a garter snake, or an otherworldly alien. But instead of flavoring your wordcraft with these perspectives, it’s all too easy to fall back on your LESSONS FROM THE TERRIBLE WRITING OF SWORD OF SHANNARA Terry Brooks’ Sword of Shannara is a fantasy classic. I was warned it’s a Lord of the Rings copycat, but I knew nothing about the story or any of its characters. Naturally, I decided to read it – or try to. Whether it’s because Brooks was still inexperienced when he wrote the first chapterMYTHCREANTS
Six Stories With Weak Romantic Attraction. May 22nd, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi. It takes several factors to make a compelling romance, but everything starts with attraction. This is what draws the lovebirds together in the first place. If there’s no attraction, then nothing else matters because the romance can’t even get started. FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC HOW TO TURN YOUR CONCEPT INTO A STORY 1. Find the Core of Your Concept. This first step is the most important – and the easiest for storytellers to neglect. Many storytellers get so caught up in the particulars of their new idea, they forget to ask what it is about their idea that excites them. TEN EASY JOKES FOR YOUR DIALOGUE Humor can be hard to master because it’s so subjective, but it’s not an ephemeral mist that can’t be defined. Many methods of adding humor are easy to understand and use. Let’s go over some jokes that are simple to include in character interactions. Hermione: Now if youtwo don’t mind
RECOGNIZING BAD AND GOOD STORYTELLING ADVICE Recognizing Bad and Good Storytelling Advice. Writing advice comes at all levels of quality, from enlightening, to helpful in some circumstances, to story-ruining. For an example of all of these, just look at our breakdown of Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules of Writing. Yes, Kurt Vonnegut, a famous writer, had advice that ran the gamutfrom great
IMPLICATIONS OF REPLICATOR TECHNOLOGY Implications of Replicator Technology. Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced an amazing piece of technology, the replicator. These devices work by the same principle as transporters – making matter out of energy (or reorganizing existing matter into new forms, depending on which technical specs you’re reading). UNDERSTANDING APPROPRIATIVE WORLDBUILDING When it’s boiled down, cultural appropriation in worldbuilding happens in much the same way characters are stereotyped or misrepresented. If the depiction of the culture is caricatured, demonized, trivialized, or simply inaccurate, it will come off as appropriation. Any effort by the storyteller to make the culture cool, entertaining, exotic LESSONS FROM THE TERRIBLE WRITING OF ERAGON Faint smudges emerged from the darkness and advanced down the trail. Three white horses with riders cantered toward the ambush, their heads held high and proud, their coats rippling in the moonlight like liquid silver. The good guys have arrived! But we’ve established the darkness looks like daylight to the Shade. FIVE EXERCISES FOR STRONGER NARRATIVE PERSONALITY Speculative fiction calls for a vast array of narrative personalities. A spec fic writer could be called on to write in the voice of a clockwork golem, a garter snake, or an otherworldly alien. But instead of flavoring your wordcraft with these perspectives, it’s all too easy to fall back on your LESSONS FROM THE TERRIBLE WRITING OF SWORD OF SHANNARA Terry Brooks’ Sword of Shannara is a fantasy classic. I was warned it’s a Lord of the Rings copycat, but I knew nothing about the story or any of its characters. Naturally, I decided to read it – or try to. Whether it’s because Brooks was still inexperienced when he wrote the first chapter FIVE BADLY MOTIVATED VILLAINS FROM POPULAR STORIES A character’s motivation tells us why they’re doing what they’re doing. A hero wants to end oppression, so they join a rebellion against the evil empire. A villain wants to enrich themself, so they strip-mine a vital wildlife preserve. If a character’s motivation doesn’t fit their actions HOW CAN I JUDGE IF A STORY IS BAD? Hello! How are you? I have been watching some of my absolute FAVORITE shows, and the fandom seems to be torn over the show’s writing. In all honesty, the writing tends to be hit or miss – but some people say it’s absolutely horrible. How can one determine when someone’s writing (book, movie D&D 5E BARBARIAN SUBCLASSES RANKED, PART 2 The newest addition to the barbarian, the Beast has to be one of my favorites when it comes to flavor, but this subclass lacks the robust mechanics needed to push it higher on the rankings. Level 3 – Form of the Beast When you enter your rage, you can transform, revealing the bestial power within you. Until the rage ends, you manifest anatural weapon.
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A woman holding an open wooden box jolts in surprise as a cloaked stranger berates her. Stranger: Is that Pandora’s box?! You’ve doomed us all! The woman closes the box. Woman: It’s okay. It’s closed now, see? Stranger: You can’t close Pandora’s box! Its contents are everywhere. The FIVE WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS CAN ACQUIRE MAGIC Five Ways Your Characters Can Acquire Magic. In Black Panther, the kings of Wakanda gain powers from ingesting the heart-shaped herb. Whenever we create a magic system, we have to choose how it ends up in the hands of our characters. While this comes in an unlimited number of flavors, acquisition generally falls into five basic methods. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VILLAIN THREATENING If your big bad doesn’t feel threatening, your story will lose its power. Unfortunately, making an intimidating antagonist isn’t as simple as replicating Dracula or Darth Vader and putting them in the path of the main character. But with a little thought, you can make any villain scary. Get FIVE EXERCISES FOR STRONGER NARRATIVE PERSONALITY Speculative fiction calls for a vast array of narrative personalities. A spec fic writer could be called on to write in the voice of a clockwork golem, a garter snake, or an otherworldly alien. But instead of flavoring your wordcraft with these perspectives, it’s all too easy to fall back on your HOW CAN I KEEP LUCK CHARMS FROM BREAKING MY STORY One of the many story ideas brewing in my head is a sort of magic system revolving entirely around good luck charms and talismans. Basically, you possess an enchanted artifact that manipulates probability in your favor, making them highly sought after by adventurers. Bullets will miraculously wiz CHOOSING NAVAL TACTICS FOR YOUR PRE-GUNPOWDER WORLD Choosing Naval Tactics for Your Pre-Gunpowder World. August 17th, 2019 by Oren Ashkenazi. A while back, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of traveling by water. That’s enough for some stories, but let’s face it, this is speculative fiction. Sooner or later, you’ll want to write about violent clashes on the high seas. THE ORIGINS OF BRAVE, TANGLED, AND FROZEN This post is 4 in the series: The Origins of the Disney Princesses I’ve now covered three quarters of the Disney Princesses, and now we’ve finally entered the era of computer animation. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from Pixar and two from Disney, clearly show the Fantasy & Science Fiction for Storytellers* Blog
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330 – HIGH MAGIC SETTINGS June 6th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle
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You know how the old saying goes: sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a broken setting. Pretty sure it’s something like that. Anyway, this week’s topic is high magic! Specifically, how high magic will affect your world and what problems to look out for. We discuss flight, fireballs, mass communication, and how messenger pigeons don’t work the way fantasy authors think they do. Plus, a philosophical discussion on what exactly constitutes a face.Read more »
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FIVE BADLY MOTIVATED VILLAINS FROM POPULAR STORIES June 5th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi A character’s motivation tells us why they’re doing what they’re doing. A hero wants to end oppression, so they join a rebellion against the evil empire. A villain wants to enrich themself, so they strip-mine a vital wildlife preserve. If a character’s motivation doesn’t fit … read more »Commentary
RESPECTFULLY DEPICTING A CHARACTER ADAPTING TO A DISABILITY June 4th, 2021 by Fay Onyx Storytellers often portray characters navigating new disabilities. Usually this is played for drama, casting a new disability as a terrible catastrophe. While it is true that becoming disabled can be hard, these depictions are exaggerated, inaccurate, and stigmatizing. To do better, we need to examine … read more »Roleplaying
D&D 5E BARBARIAN SUBCLASSES RANKED, PART 2 June 3rd, 2021 by Ari Ashkenazi Four down, four more to go. Last time, I covered the bottom four barbarian subclasses, and today I finish the list. As a reminder, there are three main categories I look at as I judge the power level of each of these subclasses: combat strength, … read more » Comics : Once Upon a TropePANDORA’S BOX
June 2nd, 2021 by Bunnyand Chris Winkle
Vaguely labeled containers are evil’s natural habitat. Read more »Q&A
HOW CAN I KEEP LUCK CHARMS FROM BREAKING MY STORY? May 31st, 2021 by Chris Winkle Hey, Mythcreants! One of the many story ideas brewing in my head is a sort of magic system revolving entirely around good luck charms and talismans. Basically, you possess an enchanted artifact that manipulates probability in your favor, making them highly sought after by adventurers. … read more »Podcast
329 – WRITERS IN STORIES May 30th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle
and Wes Matlock
Writers
sometimes struggle to portray other professions in stories, but it turns out they have trouble portraying their own profession as well. Fictional authors are always portrayed as rogue geniuses who love suffering and never practice or revise. Why is that, when it’s so unlike … read more »Analysis
FIVE STORIES THAT SUFFER FROM MUDDLED ATMOSPHERE May 29th, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi A story’s atmosphere is its general feel, and when the atmosphere gets muddled, it can seem like you’re suddenly reading or watching an entirely different story. While a lot of factors contribute to atmosphere, two of the most important are theme and tone. When a …read more »
Storytelling
FIVE COMMON REASONS STORIES SCREECH TO A HALT May 28th, 2021 by Chris Winkle A good story makes it feel like characters are on a collision course, events are coming to a head, and the story is generally on its way to a climax and resolution. We call this feeling of progress toward the finish line “movement,” or, alternatively, … read more »Roleplaying
D&D 5E BARBARIAN SUBCLASSES FROM WORST TO BEST, PART 1 May 27th, 2021 by Ari Ashkenazi Last week, I ranked the artificer’s subclasses from weakest to strongest, and this week, it’s time for the barbarian. As a reminder, there are three main categories I look at as I judge the power level of each of these subclasses: combat strength, allowance for … read more »1 2 3
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