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mix and match
May. 13th, 2022 11:20 pmWas reading a story allegedly set in feudal times. The lord has his knights. And his castle with an array of maidservants dressed in black with white aprons and caps. . . .
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slithering in the explanations
Feb. 14th, 2021 09:36 pmFinding places to explain why the children of royalty and nobility do not play with the children of servants, even when they are very young: because you have to stop the friendships entirely at a relatively young age.
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cast of thousands
Jul. 18th, 2020 11:42 pmWas pondering a woman who will appear only in the denouement, and how she can cover up her anomalous situation. The thing about secret marriages is that they have to be kept secret, and she's upper-crust enough that it's being a city is not cover enough in itself.
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Gamelit and humans vs. non-humans
Jan. 12th, 2019 11:59 pmHappened on a discussion of D&D and why on earth are humans powerful and dominant when they are so much shorter-lived and so can't be so powerful, having less time to grow in power in their lives.
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training superheroes
Sep. 13th, 2017 10:21 pmIn a world where you could train up to have superpowers -- hero or villain or neither -- where would you train?
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special snowflake magic and class
Aug. 11th, 2017 10:32 pmThere's another problem with magic where some special characters have it and others don't.
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fairy tales, kings, and succession
Sep. 19th, 2016 09:08 pmWas just about settled on partible inheritance for fairy tale kingdoms -- not only does it fit the fairy tales where there are kings who are brothers, it also helps split up the kingdoms after an only daughter princess marries an only son prince -- and if it would result in kingdoms the size of postage stamps, well, that would explain why a princess who sets out to seek her fortune can easily walk to the next one and get a job as a scullery maid.
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a motive for the masquerade
Jul. 10th, 2016 10:10 pmWas contemplating this and that and thought of another reason why, in urban fantasy, the werewolves and vampires and whatnot might be living in secrecy among us.
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Mesalliance
Jun. 22nd, 2016 11:24 pmI have noticed recently one bit of flawed but frequent world-building: people underestimating how little social distance is needed to create views of "Mesalliance!"
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off for a walk
May. 30th, 2016 01:55 pmWas reading a story where a Regency-era heroine was soundly berated for a solitary walk. In the country.
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ah, what to wear
May. 29th, 2016 10:11 pmWhat does a proper young lady wear when she goes for a walk, and suspects there may be a real danger of being pixy-led? Which would necessitate her turning an article of clothing inside out to escape?
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Was further pondering the problems of fully adult characters as the protagonist of fantasy adventures. . . .
There are the professionals. People whose jobs are adventures. . . the canonical heroes of sword and sorcery, to be sure. . . but there are issues even with traveling mercenaries.
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There are the professionals. People whose jobs are adventures. . . the canonical heroes of sword and sorcery, to be sure. . . but there are issues even with traveling mercenaries.
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curses and coils
Mar. 9th, 2016 10:37 pmWas thinking about the magical enforcement of the masquerade, hiding all the magical from the mundanes.
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Once upon a time. . . there was a kingdom where a certain status was conferred on those who had mastered wizardry to a high enough degree to be of assistance to the kingdom.
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class magic
Sep. 7th, 2015 10:41 pmOnce upon a time, magic was the province of the powerful. Whether you had court magicians a la Merlin, or put the power directly in the hands of the rulers.
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motives for men
Jul. 13th, 2015 10:59 pmOnce upon a time, there were two young men of gentle birth living in a magical city where royals visit but do not reign. Was pondering why.
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