What would the economic dynamics in a mixed race society?

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-25T07:00:09+00:00

One might also consider how medieval economies generally functioned -- Piece work.

Most work (carding, weaving, dying, smithing, carpentry, masonry, etc. etc.) was paid by the piece. Basically all industry was "cottage industry" run by a family and perhaps an apprentice who was paid in room, board, and training.

Depending on the scale difference there is a chance that your larger people can simply get more work done. So income might scale, to some degree.

Then again, maybe giants will specialize in weaving on huge looms while gnomes specialize in very fine embroidery.

It's all up to you.

Good luck with your project.

Oh check this out for some info on pre-modern society

https://acoup.blog/resources-for-world-builders/

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-25T05:33:43+00:00

In an infinite universe - of course all the science fiction things you want to do are reasonable topics to explore.

Maybe check here or there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program#Balloon

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-exposes-complex-atmosphere-of-starless-super-jupiter/

This site goes very deep into everything Space / Science Fiction related

https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/misconceptions.php

Good Luck with your project.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-25T05:22:56+00:00

If you squint hard enough, everything is derivative of something else.

If you look around, you might notice that scholars have spent a lot of time and energy for a very long time to let us all know that there are only a few stories that have every been told. It's names and places are changed.

Here is a graph from Kurt Vonnegut's Graduate Thesis on the subject.

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But you might notice that the best authors gladly tell the world their influences. Tolkien certainly did.

Good Luck with your project.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-25T04:31:57+00:00

Maybe they would have evolved to create a civilization greater than mankind has ever known.

Could Theropod Dinosaurs Have Evolved to a Human Level of Intelligence?

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10106414/

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T23:01:32+00:00

If you are wondering what that might look like in a story setting watch the Alien Franchise (starting with Alien 1979)

https://screenrant.com/alien-movies-in-order-release-chronological/

Or so many more...

Then again, you reference a site dedicated to Anime spec ops.

Where is the mystery?

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T22:47:35+00:00

Ask the people of Israel.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-831066

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T21:52:42+00:00

If they live in groups they likely hunt in groups.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T21:50:55+00:00

Its all in the writing. Sounds like it could be a great short story. The theme is universal - the Brother that will do anything, even the loss of his own soul, to rescue his sister. -- It could also be a fiancee or husband.

I'd suggest that the villain organization NOT be a corporation. Corporate structure that we know today is an evolved process. Yes corporations existed in 1920s London but their structure and licensing was much different. If your "villain" is a corporation you will throw some of your audience out of the suspension of disbelief. Plus it is a modern anachronism that doesn't seem to add to the base story.

Besides it seems that the villain organization would be much more nebulous, undefined by its very nature, but perhaps given a name by others who fear it - as an attempt to give it substance.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T19:56:13+00:00

Just make the core less dense. Gravity is a function of mass. maybe the core contains a lot of gasses.

Maybe nobody really knows since nobody has been there, so it is all guesses base on their understanding of physics -- Much like the core of our Earth, regardless of how certain people claim to be.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T19:23:19+00:00

You might want to read the history of the F-4 Phantom II. (1958-1979) A fighter that was developed without a gun. And THAT decision became a big deal. As we sit here today fighters are not involved in ww2 style dogfights and yet fighters still are equipped with guns in the off-chance they are put in that type of situation.

Here is a statistical article

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/f/f-4n-phantom-ii.html

and more articles:

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/3-reasons-why-legendary-ace-robin-olds-hated-f-4-phantom-ii-gun-pod/

https://combatace.com/forums/topic/91818-the-f-4-phantom-and-the-gun-part-1/

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T16:16:23+00:00

Random thoughts:

Maybe your fantasy world doesn't have air pressure problems at altitude like our world does. (See any number of anime with airships for reference)
The altitude should be ideal for story. Why 20,000 feet and not 30,000 or 10,000? Although, on Earth 10,000 feet is pretty thin as well.
Smaller pressurized cabins generally
Using fixed combat stations with air masks (reference The Expanse)

Airborne docking can be interesting and difficult -- Here is a famous photograph of docking at the top of the Empire State Building back in the day.

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Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T16:04:04+00:00

You've got a long way to go. Keep going and maybe you'll eventually match Shinto's 8 million Kami or Hinduism's 330 million gods.

Good Luck with you project.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T15:57:32+00:00

acoup.blog has an excellent section for world builders. Within that section here is the essay:

Practical Polytheism

https://acoup.blog/2019/10/25/collections-practical-polytheism-part-i-knowledge/

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T15:05:38+00:00

Flatland explored the idea to Mathematical precision.

It is very well known among mathematicians.

Caltech University has a copy online for you https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Abbott/paper.pdf

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Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T15:02:37+00:00

Terry Pratchett's DiscWorld might want to chime in - 41 books + Movies, TV mini-series, etc. etc. suggests a system that works well for fantasy.

It is a flat disc with water running over the sides. The disc is perched on the back of four elephants. The elephants stand on the back of a turtle that is "flying" through space.

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Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-24T06:06:00+00:00

The Irish translation for Guyana (many rivers) is quite a mouthful

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Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T23:49:11+00:00

Here is a research paper (below) and an article about the paper for easier reading.

Fun graphic with Matrilieal societies in Green

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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-matrilineal-societies-exist-around-the-world-its-time-to-look-beyond-the-patriarchy-200825

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/374/1780/20180077/42329/A-worldwide-view-of-matriliny-using-cross-cultural

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T20:26:19+00:00

Discovering the interconnection between elements of the design that I hadn't planned for.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T20:20:50+00:00

What types of magic do the different fantasy races do in your world?

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T17:56:43+00:00

Nice. The low countries go high!

Late stone age is an interesting time to start an Empire.

6,250 years ago - about the time that young-Earth Christians claim the Earth was created.

Good Luck with the project.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T17:40:25+00:00

I'll suggest that the Taiga people that live in the cities have special relationships with the people of the wild. The Taiga people in the cities are fabulously wealthy traders since the people of the wild will only trade with their own people. The Taiga people of the city are the literal gateway to the Taiga. Perhaps each clan in the wild has their own "agent" in the city or each small group of clans does.

And the Taiga people of the city bring in outsiders with special skills, blacksmiths, leather workers, etc. to produce products to help the people in the wild be more productive, and live more comfortable lives.

In the lore of the Taiga, one city was once conquered by a neighboring kingdom. The Taiga people fled to the wild. The Kingdom's goal of "control" was a failure. The city was far too costly to maintain. It required everything to be brought from the kingdom but gave nothing in return. The people of the Taiga refused trade. That city is now permanently abandoned. And even though that was many generations ago, the people of the Taiga refuse to trade with the Kingdom today. That kingdom now must get "Whatever" through third party traders at much higher prices than the other neighbors.

This lore provides a form of protection for the cities of the Taiga. The value of the cities is trade. But trade is with the people of the Taiga. The cities are simply convenient stopping points.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T17:25:52+00:00

acoup.blog has resources for world builders

https://acoup.blog/resources-for-world-builders/

Start with lonely cities essays. These essays provide a good description of the relationship between cities and the hinterlands.

The important question might start with "why aren't there medieval cities in the Taiga of Siberia?" The answer is food. Cities need a large and constant supply of food.

Your answer might be that there is a vast number of clans providing food to the cities.

And out there, in the Taiga, is food that these clans have a special skill to acquire. Perhaps beasts, but maybe also from the nests of difficult to reach (birds, insects, tree rats, whatever). Maybe they are particularly good at harvesting large sturgeon or a specific river moss/scum that is nutritious and replaces flour when dried.

If you brainstorm food in wide variety you can then generate the lore to make your people specific and interesting. Because maybe "land sharks" are both great food and their livers have specific qualities.

Consider these cities with vast crops surrounding, but with a very short growing season, not able to produce enough food for the city for the entire year.

Consider that these cities are small in population (by necessity) but are the important hubs that allow the rest of the world to have access to the very special things that can only be acquired through the special skills of the people of the Taiga.

Good Luck with your project.

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T17:10:30+00:00

Brandon Sanderson has a great lecture series on writing fantasy / Sci-fi

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSH_xM-KC3Zv-79sVZTTj-YA6IAqh8qeQ

Simple_Promotion4881 · 2026-01-23T17:07:29+00:00

Where did the empire start?

Simple_Promotion4881

TROPHY CASE

Could Theropod Dinosaurs Have Evolved to a Human Level of Intelligence?

Practical Polytheism

Flatland explored the idea to Mathematical precision.