https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog daily 1.0 2023-07-04 https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/gotham-is-a-villain monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/c687ed85-7974-4b67-a4d7-60ac9d45cb19/SMBC_batman.png Blog - Gotham Is a Villain - Make it stand out Zach Weinersmith at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal makes fun of Batman better than almost anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/1684154674432-CF4E3N9538880VBU4X5D/bad-gotham.jpg Blog - Gotham Is a Villain - Make it stand out I apologize for not being able to source art in this article. This stuff gets shared a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/3c07af25-def1-4cd1-9d8a-757127b6f76f/Gotham_City_mask_phantasm.jpg Blog - Gotham Is a Villain - Make it stand out Gotham City from, I believe, the 1993 animated movie Mask of the Phantasm. It’s got a real Depression-era vibe, which in 1993 isn’t totally off the mark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/16cb00da-21eb-4b07-8dc3-db93149a5e67/Gotham_skyline1.jpg Blog - Gotham Is a Villain - Make it stand out I can’t source this comic panel, but unlike NYC, Gotham is a) patrolled by police blimps, and b) on fire. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/object-subject-verb-self-friend-foe monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/8b47dde0-1bf9-4aba-a22f-72ce81059cdb/Gullerbutry_hehim_a_sprawling_fantasy_lanscape_birds-eye_view_o_50535405-846f-46df-a55c-70bba778caad.png Blog - Object, subject, verb. Self, friend, foe. - Make it stand out AI-generated view of the Ruma, cradle of the Rumaran language and a comforting reminder that MidJourney has no idea how rivers work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/12544d28-be3e-46e8-bf7d-cff8287a1c5e/IMG_2128.jpg Blog - Object, subject, verb. Self, friend, foe. - Make it stand out From top to bottom: bidiri, bidiru, bidirio, bidirun. I can already tell that these vowel forms would not survive one generation as written without simplification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/69cdfb12-26a2-4a2d-a863-5e7e506e2aea/Screen+Shot+2023-02-26+at+2.44.19+PM.png Blog - Object, subject, verb. Self, friend, foe. - Make it stand out A compendium of knowledge. If I retain 1% of what I have read in this I will be a much smarter man. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/this-is-how-we-say-it-in-my-language-which-i-just-made-up monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/b021291b-ddeb-4567-b0b5-d57296110b46/IMG_2047.jpg Blog - This is how we say it in my language, which I just made up. - Make it stand out These vocabulary words from a game session a couple of decades ago formed the core of my language Rumara. I love that I have both the honorable and insulting words for the elders. FWIW, the word “jailbait” is super problematic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/c56b869f-5606-4ce7-9d61-b8aeb192dfe3/cover-language-invention.jpeg Blog - This is how we say it in my language, which I just made up. - Make it stand out For a man who hates onions, Peterson really understands language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/dbf48023-1cc8-46ee-97fe-9f897e65fd48/cover-language-construction.jpeg Blog - This is how we say it in my language, which I just made up. - Make it stand out More information than you knew you needed - or knew existed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/f28b4d75-0791-447b-810d-89f368f46420/IMG_2045.jpg Blog - This is how we say it in my language, which I just made up. - Make it stand out How to write, “Once upon a time, dragons ruled the earth” in Rumara. At least in theory. Can you find the typo? https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/distracted-boyfriend-and-the-multiverse-of-memes monthly 0.5 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/ce8801c0-60b7-4d6c-8d5f-968b328b749b/distracted-multi-banner.png Blog - Distracted Boyfriend: a Meme and its Fan-Fiction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/b41ea461-f689-4ff1-8ab0-4dfe54691e82/Screen+Shot+2023-01-22+at+12.03.02+PM.png Blog - Distracted Boyfriend: a Meme and its Fan-Fiction - Make it stand out Is this the darkest timeline? 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Good for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/776ed08b-2fb1-44ea-9a91-f98dcf72214b/distracted-meme-stories.jpg Blog - Distracted Boyfriend: a Meme and its Fan-Fiction - Make it stand out You can make your own memes at https://imgflip.com/, just search for “distracted”. As of January 2023, anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/7c5354db-4104-4690-86b7-7b2825d3d169/distracted-meta.jpg Blog - Distracted Boyfriend: a Meme and its Fan-Fiction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/dave-the-hot-sauce-guy monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/e6d5c2ad-4b14-4f34-b790-acc9d04afee5/43789888.davesgourmet.jpg Blog - Dave, the Hot Sauce Guy - Make it stand out Dave of Dave’s Gourmet looks pretty much like you’d expect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/48ba59fa-4c65-4934-8d99-03b780eb37ba/IMG_1807.jpg Blog - Dave, the Hot Sauce Guy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/53f8e7d4-1502-46ae-b53b-3019dfef6d86/Gullerbutry_hehim_photo_of_Dave_the_founder_on_the_label_of_a_b_abc7ace6-5753-480b-b045-8c32186682e7.png Blog - Dave, the Hot Sauce Guy - Make it stand out Image generated by Midjourney V4, from the prompt “photo of Dave, the founder, on the label of a bottle of Dave's Hot Sauce”. The AI knows what hot sauce looks like and what a “Dave” looks like, but not what words are. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/are-you-my-monster monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/9030cff3-94d3-4973-bce0-7e621f5722a3/Screen+Shot+2023-01-02+at+11.49.09+AM.png Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Orcs, as illustrated in the 1977 AD&D Monster Manual. Other monsters in this book include such terrifying adversaries as “horse, pony”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/7001a712-99e2-435f-a61e-9560c0a1397f/mike-wazowski-mike-monsters-inc-11562880913njd8nnm1t8.png Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/e3e98cee-6000-44cb-9434-ac27746ebbc1/C300125D-2D02-4BFC-8275-9736BAB5E6FF.jpeg Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Cover of the D&D book Volo’s Guide to Monsters, illustration by Tyler Jacobson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/1f7309e1-0246-478e-80be-1ff9e28e2171/monsterhearts.jpeg Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Monsterhearts by Avery Alder is a dark, angsty, queer-friendly game of teenage monsters using the Powered buy the Apocalypse system. I can’t recommend it enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/ef09972a-f031-42c3-b4c5-f866d556adae/IMG_1718.jpg Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out From the anime Arifureta, which I am not necessarily recommending you watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/d960513c-42f3-44f9-a703-c8c3eeea1152/Screen+Shot+2023-01-01+at+12.34.01+PM.png Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Abbey Howard lays it out in her strip Junior Scientist Power Hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/389fb1e7-96a8-4655-89fb-c1c3ed3e1613/IMG_1719.jpg Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out More Arifureta. It’s almost as if this trope is one that shows up in literally any random anime you happen to watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/baa28433-1d79-499d-8a97-7b3a987f027c/the-imperfects-series-netflix-1200x900.jpeg Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Juan: "We should call the police." Abbi: "Calling the police is what normal people do. We're not normal people anymore." The Imperfects is a Netflix show about self-identifying as monsters. Not perfect, but pretty good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/ba3c7103-f39d-4c90-8485-1889d3118074/Screen+Shot+2023-01-02+at+12.50.52+PM.png Blog - Are You My Monster? - Make it stand out Monster Care Squad is a new anime-inspired game about caring for fantasy monsters and the communities they protect. I have not played it, but I want to. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/dave-guy-the-worst-guy monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/f01ab98c-713f-4a58-9f1e-5449c2ccec8e/64860531-EE2C-4E38-B92B-6A9C8FAAE871.jpeg Blog - Dave Guy, the Worst Guy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/1ffe4112-1c7e-4bab-9f8c-464e5e621425/IMG_1706.JPG Blog - Dave Guy, the Worst Guy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/1588bcc7-a211-4c25-90d9-d9a17a083f82/2D46F1AC-ACB0-494B-B90E-BB4AE838275B.jpeg Blog - Dave Guy, the Worst Guy - Make it stand out Screenshot of Dave Guy collectible figurine, taxes included, from Steven Universe cartoon. https://www.storypoweredworld.com/blog/race-is-a-social-construct-so-whats-an-elf monthly 0.5 2022-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/2e6ebc8b-ca6a-4087-85b9-efc45ca7693e/IMG_1501.JPG Blog - Race is a social construct. So what’s an elf? - Make it stand out Example of the elf “race” in the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook. Artist not directly credited with the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6380f312e86ac444e011019a/bafca6da-bd5a-4817-9d22-d369452b622a/Ancestry+Culture.jpg Blog - Race is a social construct. So what’s an elf? - This is much better. Conflating culture with “race” was a huge problem to begin with, only obscured by the fact that, in fantasy literature and games, elves and dwarves and orcs are usually presented as each having their own, semi-homogenous culture. 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