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    ‘Weapon’ families

    Historically, western knights used warhammers against their opponents in sword-resistant plate mail, skinny daggers to finish them off, plus knew how to use a sword on underarmored opponents, polearm on horseback, and for all I know, were moderately competent with the bow, if not as good as a...
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    A nutritional conundrum

    Dark chocolate!
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    Facial hairs anyone?

    If your combover game is good enough, you just need one of the above.
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    What are people's thoughts on hard vocabulary?

    Sure. I'd write "his obeisant scrabble/groveling/crouch/grin" but wouldn't think to use it stand-alone. I'm arguing based on feelings.
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    What are people's thoughts on hard vocabulary?

    > Uncle looks so obeisant Servile, maybe? I think I see obeisant mostly as an adverb. Feels forced here.
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    Writing about the opposite gender.

    Just write a male character, flip the gender, and have her have to put up with a touch of sexism. Oh, and avoid the intro scene where she gets dressed and thinks about her tits. > "Speaking to The L.A. Times, Scott explained how Ripley was originally written as a man. Discussing the gender...
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    storys like "Eldritch" or shogoth , with eldritch mc

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101869.The_Atrocity_Archives
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    What are people's thoughts on hard vocabulary?

    http://dialectblog.com/2011/05/24/pirate-accent/
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    What do you think about Stoicisms?

    I think you may want to study zen in parallel. (Haven't dug into either. ) I don't know if there's anything in stoicism that isn't in zen, and zen is a living tradition where you can find experienced practitioners who are good teachers. I think with Stoicism, the tradition and community are...
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    Matriarchy Vs. Patriarchy in world building.

    How much of "this is natural for a society" reflects 18th Century British thinking?
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    Huberman Podcast

    > I use it to fall asleep, and I am running out of episodes.
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    Need an author to settle a debate

    > hypotittes Am also a fan of hypertitties.
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    Do you think that Italian can be used as a fantasy rune language?

    Thinking about it, I'd write the Italian bits in Italian, then computer-translate them into Latin for publication.
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    Do you think that Italian can be used as a fantasy rune language?

    > I don't see a point of making a nonsense language. The languages which are already on this planet are beautiful enough. That joke hits better in the original Quenya. > Do you think it is too much of a stretch to write such a story? Go for it! You might lose some immersion among readers who...
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    What is with the naked men on the book covers?

    A pair of bowties!
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    I cut my hair

    > "Over the last several years, synthetic-hair technology has vastly improved, giving synthetic hair wigs more of a “real-hair” feel, making them lighter, cooler to wear, and easier to style. With these advancements, synthetic wigs are now the preferred wig choice for cancer patients. This...
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    Help this quack rap

    ❤️‍????, but unrealistic lack of bread.
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    I gave up on writing and became a comic artist.

    > I know my fiction sounds strange to native speakers. if your art is this good, you probably won't have trouble finding test readers who can help with getting the dialogue sounding right.
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    Recommendations Evil protagonist

    https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/47340/master-this-poor-disciple-died-again-today/chapter/765250/1-the-end
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