Recent content by StaleRice

Thinking about these in hard categories is counterproductive imo. "Eldritch" is a descriptor relating to things like visual style, comprehensibility, etc. And if you dig deeper a specific story and a quality of resembling certain fictional creatures/things. This is just great when done properly...

TRUE!

1 is wrong but not killing anyone 2 is child murder 3 is just disgusting, and not directly damaging 4 is gonna do emotional damage to the old guy and possibly lead to his death 5 is, depending on the circumstances, the same as murdering the whole village so honestly, 1-2 is gross/evil, but...

its actually ILLEGAL to include ANY Wizards of the Coast original content in your projects. I'm not sure if non-commercial projects are allowed, but thats how it is. WOTC have rights to that name (Mindflayer, Illithid) and the concept as described in Dungeons & Dragons and related WOTC products...

So true Well, what I usually do is make a literal map and write out every possible actor/faction's interests on it, then figure out background events, the major characters, and then write the story. Sometimes skipping one or two steps depending on how long the script is going to be. Basically...

This is a huge revelation for me what the hell So SH allows it as long as the story doesn't glorify it or something? That's actually nuts

I guess its not noncon if you gaslight, i mean, magic, someone into consent LMFAO I did see a few novels here that go even further than that, so, who knows. The second concept isnt anything like xenofiction, its just kind monstery and designed to feel like its taking place in an actually...

A smuthead, if you would. A smutter. How far would you say the whole mind flaying thing should go, in this concept? Im sure things like mind control or body alteration, or full on body horror, would turn a lot of people off. Actually, wouldn't mind control be against Scribblehub's TOS?

Thats true... Will both at once work better or worse, though? Purely metrics wise?

OP characters are only bad 99% of the time. Its about figuring out how to add stakes and actual intrigue and tension despite that OP-ness Like in Overlord, you get to know weaker characters, and then watch the OP characters pass through like a storm praying they dont kill your new favorite...

me too :unsure:

So I decided to fall for the Scribblehub meta and write smut, but I really can't stomach churning out boring or meaningless stuff. A lot of the story concepts I discussed with writer friends so far didn't have good reception, though, so I'm turning to you guys 'cuz im indecisive. Both of these...

Anything is free if you're smart about it

Chronicles of Narnia but strange, disgusting, and with 200% more felt

God help you if you EVER have to work with Koreans. And I mean Koreans from Korea. Their corporate culture is all "drink till you drop or you're disrespecting the boss" type stuff, all day long, no breaks, and upper level management, especially, looks down on other ethnicities. You're a full...