Names in Fantasy – 3 Ways to Invent Names for Characters and …
The Viking-like horsemen of Rohan have names like Théoden, Hasufel, and Dwimorberg. These are names not pulled directly from mythology, but Tolkien the linguist created names that could have been found in Old English or in an Old Norse tale. 3. Just make up words. This is probably the most common method for naming things in sci-fi and fantasy.
Master Or Mistress? | Mythic Scribes Writing Forums
Apr 13, 2012 · Like others said mistress used for women and master for men. You could always use italian or latin though. Maestro for males and Maestra for females in Italian, or Magister for males, and Magistra for females in Latin though this technically means teacher/instructor/professor for both (in italian the word for profesor is …
I came up with the idea of making weapons from bones. How …
Aug 29, 2017 · I think this is going into grimdark territory, because I was wondering how practical weapons made from human bones, such as clubs or blades, would be. You can also perhaps make it from animal bones, but that's probably not as spooky.
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Nov 12, 2017 · A. Howitt lives in a three bedroom home in the woods with a supportive husband, four entitled kids, and a hamster named Cookie.
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Fantasy novels are complex tomes filled with beguiling magics, curious creatures, unspeakable names, countless political fiefdoms, more breeds of elf, and thousands of years of adventure. Your readers have to learn all those new particulars without wanting to burn your book in rage. Thankfully there’s a trope for teaching those details.
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Jul 24, 2015 · One of the fantasy worlds I've created is a vaguely medieval society which nonetheless has a much greater awareness and acceptance of non-binary, non-cisgender and non-straight people and pairings than many of our world's cultures did at the time. This is so because the human race was created by...
Describing arms and armor: | Mythic Scribes Writing Forums
Jan 30, 2016 · Well, a few things come to mind. First, make sure the terms you are using make sense. Caged Maiden touched on this - characters should call things by names that are logical. To further piggy-back off her post, a soldier should call a gambeson a gambeson because that's what he would know the garment as. Similarly, setting matters.
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Aug 14, 2017 · The closest I’ve ever come to writing fan fiction is a “G.I. Joe” play I tried to pen back in elementary school.
3 Easy Steps to Crafting a Language for Your Fantasy Novel
Aug 10, 2015 · Sometimes I look up the etymology of different words for ideas when making up words. The made-up words rarely resemble the root words, but it’s a great source of inspiration especially when I want to give my words certain meanings. etymonline.com is …
What's a good word for airship crew? | Mythic Scribes Writing …
Apr 10, 2018 · depending on how common or dangerous, you can use a humorous approach to naming them. If it is a fairly new concept, your population would see airships as magic, unnatural, sinful, you name it. and out of spite, the crew might have adopted those names, like "pigeons" or "hawks". if you are coming from a more modern POV, where airships would be seen as something awesome, people would be jealous ...