Fantasy Armed – Weapons for Dwarves
Inspired by Shadiversity’s video series. Physical characteristics Dwarves are generally very short but very stout, being usually the same strength as – or stronger than – humans while being much […]
Race and species – terminological confusion in fantasy
In fantasy and sci-fi, there is a lot of talk about “races”. In Lord of the Rings, there are humans, elves, dwarves, orcs. In Star Trek, there are humans, Klingons, […]
Multiculturalism in Fantasy
Introduction Much of modern fantasy often shows various degrees of multiculturalism and, particularly, multiracialism. In Elder Scrolls, various human races and species of intelligent humanoid beings mix and coexist together. […]
Population of Westeros
Army size As noted in my “Military Organization of Seven Kingdoms” post, “at Agincourt in 1415., English field 6 000 – 9 000 trops, while the French field 14 000 […]
Worldbuilding problems – Westeros
POPULATION DENSITY Technology depends a lot on population density. Without enough people, there will not be enough concentration of resources for certain societal and thus technological developments. And in Westeros, […]
Fantasy Fortifications — Part 1: Strategy
Fantasy Fortifications — Part 1: StrategyThis article is part 1 of a series on Fantasy Fortifications by Toni Šušnjar Fortifications are one of major parts of fantasy fiction, especially high fantasy. […]
Problem of guns in medieval fantasy
I had spent time thinking about whether to introduce gunpowder weapons to my otherwise-technologically-Renaissance setting or not. This article is result of that thinking. End result is: better not, unless you have a very good way of preventing any further developments of gunpowder-based weaponry
Worldbuilding programs
This is a list of programs that can be useful for worldbuilders. Castle Creator Link, Link2 Map makers Map Creator Medieval Fantasy City Generator Fantasy Map Generator Wonderdraft Fractal Mapper […]
