It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on the blog (three months! HOW?), but today I’m going to change … more…
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Creating Magic Systems – You Want HOW Many Spells?
The new Pathfinder 2 rule book has 379 different spells, according to this web site. On top of that, many … more…
Creating Shildaria – Societal Philosophical Orientation
Once I have a general concept for the society and a basic idea of the geography, I need to put … more…
How Magic Changes Architecture
I found a great video about one of the most famous fantasy tropes, dungeons. It’s pretty long, but well worth a … more…
November Update
It has been an eventful month for me in terms of my writing. First, I’ve been getting a lot of … more…
How Magic Changes Crime
In my book Illusion of Truth, a crime boss makes Blake an offer that many people would find difficult to … more…
Magic and the Military
Imagine a massive army of twenty thousand professional soldiers. They have highly trained spearmen who can set up pike lines, … more…
How Magic Changes the Economy
One thing about magic that a lot of people don’t think about is how much it costs to cast a … more…
October Updates
It’s the last Sunday of the Week, so it’s time for an update of how things are going for me … more…
Magic and Transportation
In many fantasy roleplaying games, there is some sort of teleportation spell. Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder had Dimension Door, … more…