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Too Good To Be True and other plot devices
Sep. 9th, 2023 11:44 pmA frequent fantastical plot device is the production of something wonderful that will produce real and earth-shaking changes for the better -- only for it to be revealed that it has a secret flaw.
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convergence of the muses
Aug. 11th, 2023 10:43 pmWas pondering the question of vigilantism in my high fantasy superhero work. Decided to allude to it.
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kings and queens and magical knights
Jul. 1st, 2023 11:32 pmA royal character who does not become a wizard -- and the amount of study means that course is discouraged -- becomes a magical knight.
Does he, or even a noble character, get more say than others in the power set he will get?
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Does he, or even a noble character, get more say than others in the power set he will get?
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truth will out
Jun. 19th, 2023 11:23 pmIn fact, it will.
The hero realizes that those who took over his childhood village were in cahoots with the necromancer, but has no evidence.
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The hero realizes that those who took over his childhood village were in cahoots with the necromancer, but has no evidence.
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super vigilantes
Jun. 11th, 2023 11:26 pmIn discussions of superheroes and the law, one thing that always comes up is that vigilantism is really, seriously illegal.
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personality power and the police
May. 18th, 2023 11:10 pmTraining supers would be fun. Especially if they were few (and thus you were stuck with what you had), or if their powers were dependent on their personality.
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the secret identities of the supers
Apr. 22nd, 2023 09:42 pmAn iconic part of the genre from the Golden Age -- though perhaps the only part that has taken more of a beating is the Kid Sidekick.
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super sons and daughters
Apr. 12th, 2023 10:53 pmOne important -- and much neglected -- issue in world-building is the generation of the next generation. And in superhero stories, that has to mean whether powers are inheritable.
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sense and supersensibility
Mar. 24th, 2023 09:16 pmOne of the big changes in any super world would be legal -- especially given the popularity of fighting/committing crimes with powers.
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against the power
Oct. 28th, 2022 10:38 pmWhen it's magic or superpowers, an important issue is whether it can be stopped. Whether to imprison a wrongdoer or to protect a place.
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geopolitics of sequels
Oct. 16th, 2022 11:14 pmIn the first book, two characters will discuss how to deal with evil sorcerers who fled the land.
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philosophical examples
Sep. 8th, 2022 10:05 pmYou know if I have heroes debating justice and one brings up other, less justified vigilantes than the other hero. . . .
It just might be wise to have vigilantes in the story beforehand?
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It just might be wise to have vigilantes in the story beforehand?
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A wizard can learn to do a lot of things, even ones that do not seem natural to their character. A knight can do a set of things, determined by the intent of the wizard casting it and their natural character, though much more powerfully. (Unless they are wild, in which it's determined by their character, solely.)
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