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Wanted: Topics for November
🕑 Added 2021-10-10 03:00:02 +0000 UTCThis is the voting post for November's articles.
Please choose one topic from each of the three lists below, and reply with the respective letter and number of your two chosen topics in the comments below. Voting ends on 11:59 PM PST on October 21st.
Topics marked with the asterisk (*) have been chosen by backers at the $10-a-month tier. They will be available for voting this month only, unless they are suggested again for December.
Please reply with your choices in the comments below.
A Soldier's Guide to the Infinite Sea
A) Trade and Commerce: A description of the major trade routes in the Infinite Sea, as well as an overview of which power imports and exports what, and how this shapes their foreign policy.
B) Garing, Gutierrez, and Truscott - A History: A brief history of GG&T, from its humble beginnings during the Petty Kingdoms era, through its establishment as a major armsmaking firm during the Wars of Unification, to its current status as the Unified Kingdom's largest gunmaker.
C) Antagia's Rebellion: An overview of the last years of the Octovian Empire, the rising of the houses of Antagia and Khorobirit, and the final fall of the Heirs of Saint Stanislaus.
D) The Saintly Martyrs: An overview of the worship of the Saints in the Northern Kingdoms, including biographies of selected Sainted Martyrs, iconography, and cosmology.
E) Old Calligia - What We Know: The Kian poet J'eanne Lieux once said that "The only thing we know about Old Calligia are the lies". While not entirely true, very little of the long-gone northern realm has survived. This essay from the University of San'heu attempts to put together the pieces.
F) Warfare Then and Now: A relatively broad overview of the history of war and warfare in the Infinite Sea, taken from a part of a Callindrian children's book.
G) Edmund Garing, In His Own Words: An autobiographical account of the junior partner of GG&T, edited by the Countess of Welles for her report on the War in Antar.
H) Clerks and Commoners: Selections from a children's book written for the scions of the Tierran nobility, meant as their first real education in the classes and dynamics of the Baneless classes.
I) Tierra - Her Peoples and History: A "brief" overview of Tierra's ethnic groups, and how they have influenced Tierran history since the days of first settlement.
J) A Report on Tutors and Tutelage: Commissioned by the Royal University of Aetoria, this report investigates the education baneblooded children receive before they are admitted to the University itself.
K) A Call to Arms to the Faithful of the Tree: A religious tract summarising the worship of the Tree of Life, and calling for a renewed age of religious devotion in an age of Takaran secularism.
L) The Compleat Knight: A somewhat tongue-in-cheek guide to the behaviours expected of a Knight of the Red.
M) The Senior Service: A rather self-serving pamphlet extolling the virtues of the Royal Tierran Navy in the context of the army's new prominence following the Dozen Years' War.
*N) On the Use of the Bane as an Implement of Healing: An overview of the mechanics of banehealing, and how it's used by the Orders of the Blue.
*O) The Bankrupt- A Polemic: An extremely bitter pamphlet written by an anonymous author, describing the difficulty of making a living through commerce in the Unified Kingdom.
*P) Memorandae from the Exchequer: A series of notes from the Earl of Weathern, regarding the relative merits of the Duke of Wulfram's 614 budget in relation to the King's.
*Q) The Kentauri - an Oral History: The transcript of a history of the Kentauri people, as passed down through generations.
*R) Notice to the Territories Under Military Administration: A pamphlet intended to explain the realities of the Tierran occupation to the residents of southern Antar - written evidently before it was realised that most Antari were illiterate.
An Adventurer's Guide to the Fledgling Realms
1) Great Battles of the Fledgling Realms Pt 2: There have been many battles in the history of the Fledgling Realms - not just between heroes, but between armies. These are a handful of those which have been remembered.
*2) Battle Magic - A Primer: A brief summary of how offensive (or 'battle') magic is incorporated by the armies and the powers of the Fledgling Realms, both in war and peace.
A Creator's Guide to Writing and Worldbuilding
A1) Using Genre Conventions: Every genre comes with its own traditions and conventions. Some of them can be helpful, others... less so. How do you tell the former from the latter?
A2) Ordering a Society, Pt 6: A society that can't feed the majority of its people might well not exist. This time, we talk about putting together an economy for your fictional setting.
*A3) Maps and Mapmaking: Some brief notes on making maps for your setting - though definitely not an art tutorial. You'll want someone who's actually good at visual art for that.
*A4) Writing Action: Writing action is easy to do and difficult to do well. While I can't say I've mastered the latter, I can at least offer a few pointers.
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