tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373012312889051280.post3228213600381291009..comments2024-03-28T01:11:37.171-07:00Comments on Savage Swords of Athanor: Playing to StrengthsDoug Easterlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861680803540365438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373012312889051280.post-4239173804581473942009-10-09T15:56:51.729-07:002009-10-09T15:56:51.729-07:00The other moon should have a race of freakishly ta...The other moon should have a race of freakishly tall pale humans that wear silver togas and live in high tech dome cities playing psychic harps and writing million word poems.<br /><br />It's the evil moon's farm.Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373012312889051280.post-65805617068197157342009-10-08T11:54:16.158-07:002009-10-08T11:54:16.158-07:00You know, David, I never thought about those quest...You know, David, I never thought about those questions. I have intentionally kept the world sketchy, and liked two moons because it looked alien and invoked Mars. But lunar inhabitants are so appropriate to the genre. I would say that one of them would be inhabited by creatures with advanced tech, but not humans. Terrible things that would enslave and destroy humans. Think mind flayerish Doug Easterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861680803540365438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373012312889051280.post-90051267301399239212009-10-08T09:29:37.819-07:002009-10-08T09:29:37.819-07:00I'm curious about the two moons... is either o...I'm curious about the two moons... is either of them inhabited? Do either of them still have and use the advanced tech?David The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373012312889051280.post-12849871130935621192009-10-06T17:29:49.195-07:002009-10-06T17:29:49.195-07:00Looks good.
And you're absolutely right. W...Looks good. <br /><br />And you're absolutely right. What every setting designer needs to consider is; what are the <i>Iconic Elements</i> that define your setting? Boiling that down to a list of 8-12 elements that you always keep in the forefront of your mind while writing your setting material will help keep your setting clearly defined.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.com