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      • Cities, Towns, and Hamlets
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          • Rooms in a Home
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        • Shops, businesses, Services in Town (fantasy)
      • Country Lane (fantasy)
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  • Stuff
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      • Carts, Wagons, and ol’ skool transport
    • Weapons
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Witches

characters, Fantasy, horror, magic, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, Writing / Eddie

Witches, whether one believes them evildoers or healers, carry a great deal of mystery and… narrative potential. Explore this page for ideas to shape a witch in your story…

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Exhaustion

attitudes, characters, Fantasy, horror, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, traits, Writing / Eddie

When the day is long, the journey is hard, or the battle drags on, exhaustion sets in. What will happen when your characters get tired? What will tire them so? And how will they deal with it? Write until you’re out of gas, folks!

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Inside a Hockey Bag

stuff, Writing / Eddie

Why does a hockey bag stink so bad? Well, look at the stuff inside and soak it in sweat!

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naming your weapon fantasy roleplaying creative writing

Naming Your Weapon

characters, creative writing, Fantasy, fighters, horror, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, stuff, weapons, Writing / Eddie

Nothing strikes fear into your enemies like the ominous sounding name of your greatsword… Weenis Tickler!

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Evil Small Town Mayor

1 Comment / characters, Fantasy, horror, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, Writing / Eddie

A pleasant little hamlet is just the right place for the rise of evil, tyrannical power at the hands of a maniacal politician. Throw one of these into your narrative to twist up your plot!

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Adventuring Scout

characters, Fantasy, fighters, horror, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, Writing / ferdo

When the way ahead looks dangerous and dismal, send the adventuring scout ahead to have a look. If he comes back, take his advice; if he doesn’t… go the other way.

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Cantina

Fantasy, roleplay, sci-fi, setting, steampunk, Writing / Eddie

You’ve been traveling long and hard, and now all you want is a place to wet your whistle. Why not stop into the local cantina?

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Goblins

characters, Fantasy, horror, monsters, roleplay, sci-fi, steampunk, Writing / Eddie

The goblin is ubiquitous in fantasy narrative; they are literally everywhere in the fantasy world. Why not throw your own version of the goblin into your story!

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Forest Elves

characters, Fantasy, magic, roleplay, steampunk, Writing / ferdo

When you’re in the woods, there are definitely eyes watching you and it is likely that those are elf eyes, indeed, whether in old fantasy or a stroll through a modern 21st century city park!

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Simple Story Structure

Writing / Eddie

Story is very simple at the heart. Follow the steps on this post to get writing quickly!

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