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A place to talk about setting, plot, and characters in novels, video games, and role playing games
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The Importance of Complex Cultures in Worldbuilding
The Importance of Complex Cultures in Worldbuilding
And Storytelling
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Apr 27, 2021
The Dangers of Using Mythology to Develop Stories
The Dangers of Using Mythology to Develop Stories
Adhering too closely to forms can change magic to mechanical, and no one wants that.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Oct 6, 2020
Why I Keep Rereading The Dragonlance Chronicles
Why I Keep Rereading The Dragonlance Chronicles
It’s a trilogy about a DnD party that doesn’t become murder hobos.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Oct 3, 2020
Avoid Making Up Words in Your Setting
Avoid Making Up Words in Your Setting
Even Tolkien left Monday alone.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Sep 18, 2020
Damar: From Naive Patriot to Martyr
Damar: From Naive Patriot to Martyr
The evolution of a character who starts out as a jerk
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Sep 11, 2020
Wreckinbacker, Goblin Bard of Valor
Wreckinbacker, Goblin Bard of Valor
Or, How Jimmy Buffet Inspired One of My Favorite DnD Characters
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Sep 6, 2020
On the Origin of GG, the Grung God
On the Origin of GG, the Grung God
How a moment of whimsy resulted in my favorite method for on-the-fly worldbuilding.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Sep 3, 2020
The Most Interesting Character in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
The Most Interesting Character in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
How an insecure teenager manages to be a shining light in a game of dull, familiar shadows.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Sep 1, 2020
Moving From Worldbuilding to Storytelling
Moving From Worldbuilding to Storytelling
How to Express Your Setting in Narrative
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Aug 31, 2020
How to Name Things in Your Setting
How to Name Things in Your Setting
You don’t have to be Tolkien to have interesting, consistent names.
Lawrence E. Grabowski
Aug 30, 2020
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