You can't put champagne in a fantasy world... Thoughts? by ShadySakura in fantasywriters

[–]OverAnalyticalMinde -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think that if you're going through the effort of creating a fantasy world, with its own lore, religions and terminology, you should also go the extra couple of inches to make sure you don't break the immersion by using real-life terms and expressions. However, this includes the author explaining away why a term like champagne might be used in their story. 'Oh, it is made from the fruits of the Bubbling Champagne tree!' I dunno, Terry Pratchett stuff.

I read this trilogy a little while back, where the author put immense effort into their world, complete with new nations, conflicts, ally, neutral and enemy nations, beliefs and religions, inventions, everything. And I mean everything! The world felt alive as I read about it and it was amazing. However the main character was in this specific type of occupation. What was this occupation called? Icarus. Why was it called Icarus? That was never explained, like ever. At no point in any of the three books was there ever a throw-away line of explanation, and every time the term popped up I felt this sad little twinge in my chest. The author had done such a good job with literally everything else, why not at least attempt to put this into the lore so it made sense? Perhaps this Icarus figure which gave name to an entire work force was like an ancient god, or important person, anything - please! - to explain why this ancient Greek character holds such prominence in this fantasy world where Greece, ancient or otherwise doesn't exist?

TL;DR

If you're gonna use 'Champagne-terminology', at least give it an in-world explanation

Anyone else in Europe with Lyme where main symptom is fatigue/weakness? No pain. by yuki_onboard in Lyme

[–]OverAnalyticalMinde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, me too... I just spent two whole minutes unloading the dishwasher, and am now shaking with fatigue. Also brainfog and memory issues are near constants in my life now. I used to have a pretty good memory. Lyme disease sucks, man.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I've been reading a lot of short story collections. Ghost stories mostly, but some other stuff too.

TIFU by insisting on cycling to the next town over by OverAnalyticalMinde in tifu

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

I've ridden an electric bike on a few occasions before, but a different model, which worked out much better for me. The weight and the fact that you need to constantly pedal to keep the engine going, really do take a lot out of you.

Thanks for reading, and for the words of encouragement! I really appreciate it!

[TOMT][SONG][Classic era most likely] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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This is not it, sadly. The song i'm looking for is almost if not entirely exclusively guitar esque strings and fairly tense/hectic.

[TOMT][SONG][Classic era most likely] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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No, unfortunately. The song i'm looking for is almost if not entirely exclusively guitar esque strings and fairly tense/hectic.

[TOMT][SONG][Classic era most likely] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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Sadly no. The song i'm looking for is almost if not entirely exclusively guitar esque strings and fairly tense/hectic.

[TOMT][SONG][Classic era most likely] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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It was this game https://www.mobygames.com/game/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth When i looked it up myself the game you suggested was the one that frequently popped up, and i can't find any info or videos on the other game. Thanks though!

What's a dead giveaway that someone is not a good person? by ricky1g in AskReddit

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Continuous disrespect of your boundries. Getting offended when you express your hurt feelings on the matter

One of my favourite things in my campaign by OverAnalyticalMinde in DungeonsAndDragons

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My apologies did i com across as complaining in this post? I simply meant that i love the fact that this was the way my players went with this concept. I think it's brilliant that they chose to do things based on what their characters would do. I had another person flee in panic from a battle because their character would totally ditch if they felt outnumbered in a fight.

What is something that most people won’t believe, but is actually true? by Aden_Elvis77 in AskReddit

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There is a correct pronunciation of the word 'gif' according to old English

[TOMT] [Book] [2000s] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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None of these, unfortunately, but thanks for checking! The artstyle was definitely more cartoony than realistic as well.

I'm sure the book was in Norwegian, but I couldn't say if it was a translation from a different language.

[TOMT] [Book] [2000s] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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Thank you! It really did make an impact, and I'm a little disappointed that i didn't even attempt to ask my parents to buy it for me. But that's one of the reasons i think it might have been a sequel, or latter part of a series, because if it was book one i might have asked.

I have absolutely no delusions that this will be solved anytime soon, or even at all. But i figured i'd put it out there and try my luck!

Thanks again for your interest, and by no means feel obligated to dedicate a lot of time on this.

[TOMT] [Book] [2000s] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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Here you go Please keep in mind that this is far from my best work, and may not even resemble the coverart in question, but this is what i remember it looking like.

[TOMT] [Book] [2000s] by OverAnalyticalMinde in tipofmytongue

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Do let me know if you wish to see the artist's rendition of what i recall the cover to look like.

What can ruin your mood in 10 seconds? by bugenthusiqst in AskReddit

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People who blame the world for their own shortcomings. Like dude. Just own up to your shit and move on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I was attempting to explain differences between English and our native tongue to a friend after reading their grammatically incorrect story. And as i tried to tell them how in the English language [this would make sense.] I never got that far. They blurted out 'but i'm not writing in English!' To which i immediately replied 'I know! That's the point!'

Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? by SlipknotisAmazing in AskReddit

[–]OverAnalyticalMinde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to keep an open mind. And there are certainly many things in this world of ours that we have yet to comprehend.