If you’ve been trying to figure out how to build a cozy fantasy village setting for a winter story, you’re not alone. Cozy fantasy has turned into one of the most loved corners of the genre, and there’s something about snow, firelight, and a small community huddled together for the cold months that readers just
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Designing a fictional kingdom is one of the most common parts of the fantasy world building process, as many fantasy stories are written based on old conventions of society and governments. A lot of fantasy stories that we love today are written to have a sort of medieval flair to them, which included monarchies and
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Dark fantasy isn’t just a fantasy world with a bit of extra shadows and monsters. World building for dark fantasy is also not just about taking a medieval setting and upping the angst. Dark fantasy is about weaving a world that feels immersive in its bleakness and haunting in a way that’s almost reminiscent of
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One of the most important elements of writing fantasy has to be the idea and concept of the magic system. Magic gives your world flavor, tension, and wonder and it allows for it to truly feel unique. One of the biggest things that separates fantasy from reality is the presence of a full-fleshed out magic
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One of the biggest parts about world building has always been the idea of a magic system. Many world builders work on books, TTRPGs, video games, etc… or just fun side projects–but a lot of those projects happen to also be fantasy-related. The thing about fantasy is that magic is almost one of the core
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The economy is considered by many to be the beating heart of a country. Others consider it to be their livelihood, especially if they’re involved in trading stocks. For the most part though, the economy determines how our lives turn out. Whether or not inflation exists. How the job market is. These sorts of big-ticket
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Language is one of the most defining factors of cultures around the world because language is what allows us to communicate, convey our thoughts and emotions, and connect with other people. For the most part, in the early days of civilizations like Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, language was a defining factor of the development of
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