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Adapting Myth or Creating New?
Nickeris86:
What I like to do, primarily for urban fantasy stories, is role up particular mythical creatures into one race that humans have called many things depending one where they were seen.
In a short story series I am formulating where 13 simultaneous cataclysms have brought myth and magic back into the world there are a race of creatures who were the foundation for the myths of the Manticore, Cerberus, Worgs, Fu dogs, and just about any other animal based mythical creature. Because their race is prone to various mutations and the panic that they induced by their mere presence their legends got blown way out of proportion with their actual abilities.
This method allows me to pull from myth while still creating an entirely new and interesting creature that is all my own.
Figging Mint:
--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on August 20, 2011, 04:17:53 PM ---In a short story series I am formulating where 13 simultaneous cataclysms have brought
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:o :o :o :o
Nickeris86:
--- Quote from: (FM) on August 21, 2011, 09:58:52 PM --- :o :o :o :o
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<.< >.> What. 13 major disasters around the world that happen at the same time.
Figging Mint:
--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on August 22, 2011, 12:23:29 AM ---13 major disasters around the world that happen at the same time.
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Oh, I understood that. Saying it the other way seems ... apocalypticalier.
And begging of belief that they are connected, which would tend to fuse the separate events into a single cusp of significance.
Nickeris86:
--- Quote from: (FM) on August 22, 2011, 12:27:39 AM ---Oh, I understood that. Saying it the other way seems ... apocalypticalier.
And begging of belief that they are connected, which would tend to fuse the separate events into a single cusp of significance.
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Lol yeah I know but you seemed confused by my statement of 13 cataclysms.
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