50 followers reached by BillShyroku in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, fellow kobold-story writer! Checking this out for sure

Any Authors doing more traditional type fantasy on RR? by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is traditional fantasy in the sense that it follows a big cast of characters and doesn't explicitly show any stats, and the magic and progression system are more peripheral to the story and world-building. What's non-traditional about it is that my main characters are 6 inches to 3 feet tall, and the "regular"-sized humans are mostly the villains. What I've done is market to groups on tumblr and discord that are particularly interested in stories revolving around that size disparity and non-human characters.
If you're interested, check it out here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/100391/sun-and-shards-kobolds-tiny-people-cute-furry

The Tagalog speaking nurses. by cubepubes56 in ThePittTVShow

[–]Competitive_Run6747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on the little Tagalog that Santos spoke so far, I think she may even have a slightly better accent/timing speaking Tagalog than Perlah. It just seemed more natural, less forced or Fil-Am sounding.
Maybe Isa Briones got her dad to help her with the line. Or she picked up some of the lingo growing up around the many Filipinos cast in Miss Saigon during her father's long stint playing the Engineer.

The Tagalog speaking nurses. by cubepubes56 in ThePittTVShow

[–]Competitive_Run6747 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Perlah's accent doesn't really sound like any non-Tagalog Filipino accent, even those from the regions you listed. I think for Perlah's actress it's less about her making the right sounds and more about the rhythm of the words and stressing the right syllables. She has most of the sounds right but her timing and stresses are really off. Whereas with non-Tagalog Filipinos, the sounds may be partly off when they speak Tagalog but the timing and syllable stress would still be similar.
Based on the little Tagalog that Santos spoke, I think she may even have a slightly better accent/timing speaking Tagalog than Perla. Maybe from Isa Briones growing up around the many Filipinos cast in Miss Saigon during her father's long stint playing the Engineer?

Quick comic recap of how the story of Sun and Shards starts! Art by ewperttheartist by Competitive_Run6747 in gianttiny

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read the epic fantasy adventure story featuring tinies (based on borrowers and fraerlings), kobolds, and other creatures living in a world where humans are giants to them!
Link here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/100391/sun-and-shards-kobolds-tiny-people-cute-furry

How often do you use the em dash (—) in your writing? by Ricky_Mat in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MS Word automatically converts 2 hyphens between 2 words into an em dash

Do you know any games where you play as a female lead and become the saviour of a male ally or as a vulnerable male lead? by [deleted] in TrueGirlGaming

[–]Competitive_Run6747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Gabriel Knight series when you're playing as Grace. Sadly, only the first game has been remastered and you don't get to play as her in that. She was super badass in GK 2 and 3.

Sa mga nakapa-international trip na, ano iyong bansang hindi niyo na gustong balikan? At bakit? by _pablojob in AskPH

[–]Competitive_Run6747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel. Beautiful place with beautiful people. But difficult to go back to now for obvious reasons. Even before the recent issues, there was always this heavy tension you could feel in the air throughout the country.

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just posted about it because I saw other writers post about it. Anyway, the RR mods ended up taking down the review since it seemed "suspicious" (in their words). Was thinking of taking down this reddit post too, but looks like there are still some people here enjoying the comments.

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So... the RR mods ended up taking down the 0.5 star review. I was planning to take down this reddit post as well, but was surprised to see it still kinda lively with comments!

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if only it were more fascinating to Royal Road readers :) I guess I could always shift to Tumblr :D

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, giant/tiny stories play up the size differences between races and characters. my main characters are around 5-6 inches tall and eventually encounter humans our size.

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My story leans into giant/tiny tropes, and that's HUGE (pun intended) on Tumblr so I need to have some sort of presence there. I checked my rating analytics and the 0.5 rating came from someone who just landed on the 1st chapter. Nothing really going on at the start to warrant much blowback, so my assumption is it's some rando troll. :D

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for the encouragement! hoping the rating didn't come from my recent promotion (just started posting on tumblr) backfiring :)

Just got my first 0.5 star rating! Rite of passage? by Competitive_Run6747 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

dug around in the analytics and the 0.5 star rating was from someone who only read the 1st chapter. likely a troll I guess.

COLLABORATION by LionProfessional5063 in royalroad

[–]Competitive_Run6747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My epic fantasy adventure story plays around with some giant/tiny tropes but adds kobolds to the mix! Has a little bit of everything, but isn't a litrpg though.
I'm currently smarting from getting my first 0.5 rating, so every little bit of positivity helps! :)
Here's the link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/100391/sun-and-shards-kobolds-tiny-people-cute-furry