“…there is great power, and great peril, in a name.”The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin, who was born 92 years ago today, was a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy writing. She broke the mold of the macho, sword-wielding epic quest, and created compelling worlds and thrilling...
In the story of the trading card gameMagic: The Gathering, Nicol Bolas is an extremely powerful, malicious dragon who can travel between worlds. Like most dragons in pop culture, Nicol Bolas sees humans as inferior beings to be manipulated for his own malevolent ambitions. Nicol Bolas’s schem...
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Tolkien who creates entire languages for his worlds. While I definitely don’t judge anyone who skips that step when creating a fantasy world, it can make pronouncing the names of the characters in it trickier. So I tried to keep this list pared down to names that trip me up due to...
To overinvest in fiction and virtual worlds. Part of being unhealthily invested in games is dissociation. Unless someone was around me to prompt me, I could easily lose track of time, miss appointments or forget things I needed to do that day. It was easy to find myself completely ...
Trivia:The highest mountain in the world, named after George Everest, Surveyor General of India Ezekiel Origin:Hebrew Meaning:Strength of god Trivial:Ezekiel is one of the books in the Bible Fabian Origin:Latin Meaning:Prosperous farmer Fandango ...
Savage Star Frontiers:Star Frontiersis one of those games that I loved but never really got to play. I’ve long thought of porting it toSavage Worlds, especially after theScience Fiction CompanionandThe Last Parseccame out. Now I don’t have to – Seawolf’s Den already did ...
Superheroes are an outgrowth ofnewspapercomic strips, from which the comic book evolved. Thesepopular artforms were the earliest vehicles for the superhero comics of the Golden Age. The first modern comic books The moderncomic stripdeveloped in the United States in the late 19th century, with co...
Madison Serengeti, a child of two worlds. Nepeta Cataria, a prolific fanfic writer. Conga Swiftpaw, a hateful drug dealer. Delilah Accordion, a drug dealer who’s pretty nice for the most part. Eva Bazooka, who runs a medical marijuana dispensary. ...
Fantasy Worlds: Unicorn name generators often draw inspiration from fantasy worlds and realms. Names like Elsaria, Sylvanor, or Misthaven transport readers to imaginary lands filled with magic and wonder, enhancing the allure of the unicorn characters. ...