Limyaael

08:05 pm: Attitudes towards killing and violence.
Since this deals with attitudes, I won’t be addressing strategy and tactics here; it’s mostly about the social and cultural associations of battles, duels, and other methods of killing. Also, it has few separate points; most of the ideas I wanted to present are gathered together under general ones.

( You can’t swing that sword that way )

Class/caste systems is next, according to the poll.

Tags: fantasy rants spring 2007, worldbuilding: culture, worldbuilding: law

07:23 pm: Money/currency rant
The money/currency rant, being the last of the rants from the previous poll, after which we move on to the ones from the poll I put up a few days ago.

(I am also trying to catch up on comments, which shall be done, if slowly).

( Money and currency )

It looks like avoiding the Designated Love Interest trap is next.

Tags: fantasy rants spring 2005, worldbuilding: law

08:36 pm: Inheritance rant
Here we go with the inheritance rant. This refers only to inheritance of objects, mostly, since I already did a rant on genealogy and inheritance of political power.

( ’What are you doing with Mother’s will?’ ‘Burning it. She was senile.’ ‘Oh, yeah…’ )

Tags: fantasy rants winter 2005, rants on power dynamics, worldbuilding: law

05:17 pm: Genealogy rant.
May seem like a weird subject to rant about, but I prefer to think of it as a “very specific to fantasy” subject. Or maybe those weird dynastic romance novels that marry half a dozen sisters off.

( Making genealogy work for you )

Genealogy is a pain, but leaving it up to chance will enslave you to that pure chance more quickly than almost any other aspect of a fantasy story.

Tags: characterization: groups, fantasy rants spring 2004, worldbuilding: law, worldbuilding: medieval