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That's certainly the option I am going for, and it's a strong selling point to me, for a fantasy to have a romance plot that occupies a significant space in the story. As in, if you remove the romance, the story changes and goes different directions as motivations change, and there is no easy...

I literally started with an idea/scene and wrote it. On the fly, I realized that I could fit this into a campaign world I had started on but never finished. I have now expanded that world, building as I go. I build either when I need to build, or when random inspiration strikes for an idea...

I can confidently say that romance plays a very prominent role in my story "No Need For A Core?" It may not be quite *the* A-plot of the story, but it is very closely entwined with how and why things happen.

*Critique* should go in the comments, scathing or not. This is where you talk *to* the author. Note: simply insulting is never okay. *Reviews* should be aimed at potential readers, and should try to be honest about both the good and the bad.

One thing that can help is to not think of areas of magic as being discrete. Let's use a winter sleet storm spell as an example. This spell would fall under the categories of Storm, Wind/Air (as it relates to storm), Ice, Water, Seasons/Winter, and Nature. So, an illusion-only spell is not...

Other: "Which of my most powerful characters can I 'mantle'? Alright, let's go with this guy." *becomes me with one of my character's power sets*

Divinity of choice: "Hmm, I don't like how this is shaping up, but I can't act too directly lest I break something, so where's a mortal who can put their free will to work. Ah, there we are. This mortal has the potential to become a fulcrum. let's assign one of our celestial agents with a drop...

LLMs (because let's be clear, these aren't actual AIs) are tools that can be useful, and can be abused. My current cover art is an expensive commission, but I had a modified LLM image for a long time. When you use it as a stop gap before trying to get something published, and switch to a...

Yeah, I have no problems with that.

Let me try your synopsis as a rewrite: In summary: You gave too much of the mundane information and didn't focus on the juicy stuff. No one cares about last names in a blurb, unless it's clearly a dramatic bit of the story (such as the long name of a prince or something). His exact age? That...

There's a conversation about that in this thread: https://forum.scribblehub.com/threads/romance-and-harem-poll.22598/ If you read down to my comment, you will see an idea I had for such a scenario, but it is also specific to my setting, and I think really only works with a female protagonist...

Some more testing categories: General intelligence(can think critically and learn new topics quickly), ability to judge the character of others, willingness to take advice/critique of others (what good are advisors if they are all yes-men?), bravery, strength of will, leadership/charisma...

Personally, I find original works easier to write. Aside from keeping in character, it is harder to keep track of how-the-world-works lore in someone else's setting. An AU caused by a new event is fine, but the mechanics of how the world works (magical interactions and such) should remain the...

Mixed is always best. A desert dweller would want sand/earth magic so that they can use the sand all around them, whether to convert into building materials, flatten a line across large dunes to make travel easier, forge into glass weapons (or glass art to sell), etc. Sand is an incredibly...

Exactly. In my own trio, the two women have a relationship between each other as well as with the guy. The line can get a bit blurry if you have a story with a growing group, which is much, much harder to pull off and do well. Honestly, even if it's all-group love, it's hard to maintain a...

Psionics is basically a variation of magic, even in a setting with spell magic. In a setting with both, Psionics will often be better at mental/emotional stuff and spell casting will be better at manipulating the physical world, but there will be overlap. Psionics would be a form of 'innate'...

There's 2 things that kind of screw with the limited power set idea of the swap in the case of Mordecai. A) He has a ton of knowledge and experience. If the story has learnable power, his growth would be unparalleled. If swapped with a protag in the same setting, the 'does not have his powers'...

Oh, I like. Hmm. I am pretty much settled on writing in my setting, so I need to decide on a kingdom where the story would fit. Probably one of the Allied Nations to the east; they are currently not detailed but are a coalition of smaller nations. I have enough lined up that I am probably not...

Yeah, K is Kazue. I didn't think about the fact that mentioning Kuiccihan might make that one confusing. But yeah, just the three of them using a jury rigged chat room. :D Mordecai is, while not perfect, someone who has usually tried to be a good person and is trying to make himself a better...

Mordecai stares at the computer as he processes what just happened. There's enough contextual information for him to figure out the swap happened and that both worlds exist, the question is what to do about it. Hmm. Well, if what he types into the story happens... Mordecai grins as he begins...