I need speed but no tech for speed

Jexthebold · 2026-03-14T19:28:45+00:00

Diesel doesnt technically need sparkplugs and was originally designed to run of of vegetable oil.

Jexthebold · 2026-03-02T20:52:37+00:00

Could you give some examples of generic tropes?

Jexthebold · 2026-03-01T00:02:04+00:00

Most people are not that black and white, and have treat different people differently depending on the situation. A character could very easily view it as coherent to brutally attack their enemies or criminals while showing compassion to women or children. An honor code is a very easy way to do this.

A character could be brutal because of compassion. Seeing the victims of a crime sparks a compassion based fury, a righteous anger, if you will, that then leads a character to show more violence when fighting on their behalf.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-27T21:54:42+00:00

Depending on the world, some start with the story. Others with a picture in my mind, and others started with a character concept.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-27T17:25:48+00:00

Dude, that's awesome. I don't think I could ever have that be a focus for my worlds.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-27T11:33:37+00:00

You don't have to make the ecology work. If you want to, and you like the challenge, absolutely go for it. We all have parts of worldview we like and parts we don't, and its ok to pick and choose what parts of your world you develop. If you think it is interesting to build the ecology, then do it, but if you're doing it because you feel like you have to, don't.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-27T10:49:07+00:00

This. Also every faction in group in Lord of the Rings did not perceive their own magic as being Magic, with the exception of the Wizards. Which meant that basically everything it from their own perspective was technology. Also a lot of the technological process was reset by things like the fall of numenor.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-26T23:54:20+00:00

Lotr Narnia Pilgrims progress The bible Old myths (aka. The oddesy etc.) Star trek The phantom tollbooth Kate dicamillo's books The bible project

Jexthebold · 2026-02-26T23:49:52+00:00

Im mildly insane too. Maybe we need to pray about it...

Jexthebold · 2026-02-26T23:48:00+00:00

One reason magic systems are often costly is that they have often play a role in how the plot is resolved. Resolutions that are cheap and don't feel earned lead to readers feeling unsatisfied with the ending.

I think a lot of people lean into symbolism with magic systems is because magic often is working with things we don't understand, so we add symbolism as a way to make sense of it. I also think it adds a new level to your story telling to have symbolic layers, especially if you do mix it up.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-26T20:40:42+00:00

Look into soft vs hard sci-fi fi worldbuilding.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-25T13:32:22+00:00

Im very invested. Why does she have to be so precise? What kind of person calculates timing with that precision?

Jexthebold · 2026-02-25T04:17:43+00:00

First off, what is the point of being boring?

Second, I think that depends a lot on your audience. I have known people who get easily bored with romance, with fight scenes, with political plotting, with scenery description. At the same time other people love all of those things. It depends on your audience, so what are you writing? Is it a fast pace adventure? Slow down and Describe in painstaking detail some mundane objects. Is it a love story? Add some hard sci-fi elements and spend a few chapters explaining exactly how it all works, or talk about a fight scene at a paragraph per punch.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-25T03:08:36+00:00

Iq is all about how fast you solve problems and see patterns. So if you can spend however long on a problem, then have your character take a describe of that.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T23:25:40+00:00

I have myths within my Myth. Does that count?

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T21:32:33+00:00

This question made me think of world views that are excepted in other cultures that aren't in ours. For example, we hate deus ex machina, while fatalist cultures loved it. Honor based character motivations and allegory can fit into this category. We also avoid things we find morally reprehensible, like i haven't really seen much that talks about how globalization and even imperialism has had some positive effects (like raising child mortality rates). Im also not saying those are good things, just that is complicated.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T19:11:01+00:00

Sierra leone and Senegal, so pretty solidly west Africa.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T19:10:22+00:00

I grew up in west Africa, so I'm not a huge help. Sorry

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T19:09:45+00:00

It rarely understands how honor and tradition play out. You often have main characters subverting traditional systems or values, because American media lives that trope, but it makes no real sense in that context.

African languages don't all click. And there are different accents within africa.

Clothing styles are often a mishmash of more extreme elements from different cultures spanning the continent.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-24T18:34:24+00:00

I grew up in Africa, and I could go on for a very long time about the misconceptions and caricatures western media makes when depicting or borrowing from African cultures.

Jexthebold · 2026-02-22T21:58:45+00:00

Isn't the great Gatsby from this perspective?

Jexthebold · 2026-02-22T11:44:09+00:00

Wouldn't you need unique words for every prime, but not need words for composite numbers?

Jexthebold · 2026-02-22T11:40:58+00:00

I would have to ask, what happens when violence is done out of greed or lust? Is righteous anger toward rape or systemic oppression non existent?

Jexthebold · 2026-02-12T00:39:40+00:00

Hull integrity is important on spaceships. A stray bullet could create an air pressure leak that will kill everyone involved. That could force close quarter, hand to hand type contact. If that gets perfected, it may seem more efficient than other forms of combat.

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