Category: Culture
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Why give your Characters a Handicap?
Why would you handicap your Characters? All Characters have handicaps & disabilities. Every Character begins with Issues & difficulties. The question is how to make them memorable. Summary – 5 steps to Immersion through Handicap Define a Scar branding the Character Develop her Identity through this Scar Make the Character evolve alongside her Handicap Let…
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How to Write Relatable & Sympathetic Monsters?
Sympathetic Monsters… Why do we expect Monsters to be Horrible? How to make them more Sympathetic? Summary – 6 steps to Relatable/Sympathetic Monsters Establish Expectation & common Biases. Create Relatability by comparing them to Humans. Give them Multiple Emotions other than Anger. Explain why they engage in Conflicts. Display manifestation of Intelligence. Describe how they…
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How to create Monsters? 6 Examples
Monsters are Strange. They tend to be represented as Horrifying. But they can be Anything. Monsters are the best way to create Diversity in your World. There’s a Diversity of Monsters to Develop & Implement. Most of them will fall within these 6 types: Funny Adorable Gorgeous Hideous Nefarious Horrifying Summary – 6 steps to…
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How to create Cultures? Lost Civilizations
Cultures are meant to be Diverse. This diversity displays the Consistency of a World. It’s complexity. If certain Cultures were to be Lost, yet still existing, they would likely be the most outlandish. Summary – How to create a Lost Civilization? Define the Origins of this Civilization. And eventually its Downfall. Define her Legacy on…
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How to create Humanoid Species?
What is Humanoid? What is Human? How Human should 1 be to be considered Humanoid? What makes a Human? Which Acts? Which Behaviors? Which Behaviors are inherently Human? Which Behaviors are common to all Mammals? Which Behaviors are common to all Animals? Which Behaviors are common to all Living beings? Is there a Human Identity?…