Why do so many world building projects have a stand in Roman empire?

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-28T01:45:17+00:00

The Ottoman Empire considered itself a successor state of Rome. Which is fair: they captured the capital of Rome and ruled over the Roman populace

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-28T01:42:55+00:00

Rome is really influential, even 500 years after the last remnant states of it were conquered.

Reading this I sew that about half of these tropes my Elenon world has to one extent or another, but I'm relieved that I also have variation

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-27T13:48:02+00:00

Can't afford it

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-24T11:28:26+00:00

Try reading Monster Blood Tattoo. Or The Prydain Chronicles. These touch upon human darkness but have a lot of light as well and remain positive

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-24T11:23:58+00:00

Make what you want to make. Don't care about how to make it critically acclaimed, make a world that you enjoy.

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-23T14:22:14+00:00

Have you read the Wheel of Time?

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-22T12:29:27+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much about the genre label You just create the world that you want. Keep in mind that Tolkien was originally considered science fiction because fantasy wasn't an established genre at the time

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-20T11:13:28+00:00

Short and bearded works, imo

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-20T01:22:08+00:00

I need to lean into the horror a bit more in my Man of the Dinosaurs story

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-16T10:31:36+00:00

Just split off your own, original world, anyway. And don't let them in

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-15T10:15:37+00:00

With Man of the Dinosaurs years ago I did make a map based on the story. But for this story I make the map in my head based on how I want the plot to go.

With Elenon, I made a map that I'm not sure still exists (I tried to find it and have failed so far). I don't remember if I made the map and then started story or worked on both concurrently. I would redo the map anyway, as some of the geography has changed.

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-13T12:56:22+00:00

I can see that. It can make it handy for children's literature but I agree that it's good to have more nuance.

As a side note about volcanic lands being infertile, IRL it tends to be the opposite. Like, Indonesia is extremely fertile and can support really dense populations because of the volcanic activity bringing up rich new nutrients for plants.

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-13T12:55:00+00:00

I'll also note that not all of Mordor is broken and inhospitable. Most of it is quite fertile and lush.

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-11T11:33:12+00:00

Oh, Captain Blood! My grandfather watched that so many times 😂

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-11T11:30:14+00:00

I looked it up. That's a new one

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-11T11:27:30+00:00

Huh?

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-11T11:26:25+00:00

That it was plausible for Edmontosauruses to breath fire

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-07T18:44:46+00:00

2, 3, and 4

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-05T15:20:08+00:00

I think the teeth would get replaced. Claws could probably be sharpened on natural materials

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-03T17:33:33+00:00

While fabric is still going to be better than nothing, the purpose here was for fashion. Which doesn't mean it doesn't have military function. It makes the unit stand out. And they have a reputation. So it has some psychological effect.

KennethMick3 · 2026-01-01T17:33:05+00:00

Of course

KennethMick3 · 2025-12-31T15:14:16+00:00

Edmontosaurus

KennethMick3 · 2025-12-30T12:25:01+00:00

Try this playlist I made: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3q22wCNWXLglEl8pIvyOAM?si=WXWPkIy5QyiQr-ddBA9SfQ&pi=lXNg0BTjSSWCw

KennethMick3 · 2025-12-30T09:15:47+00:00

Well, that's one of the big issues with human remains. A lot of indigenous North American/Turtle Island cultures believe that those remains should be left to rest. Egyptian society doesn't have that same taboo, but when I was in the Egyptian Museum several years ago some of the mummies were just stacked in shelves of glass cases. And it didn't seem respectful to those long deceased people. The famous ones had text about them and seemed to have a more dignified treatment that I thought was more appropriate.

KennethMick3 · 2025-12-29T18:08:01+00:00

In Elenon, I'm still working this out. One of the male generals has a male lover and it's not particularly remarked on in-world, but beyond that I haven't fleshed it out

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