March 2008

Outside Inspiration: Fantasy Gaming & Character Creation

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 31, 2008 in Character Development, Gaming

Welcome to Wayfarer Wings! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Because Writing Inspiration Comes From the Strangest Places…

As an Author, one can’t be too picky where ideas and inspirations come from. I have to admit, this is going to prove the geeky-girl side of me… [...]

Wayrift Anniversary

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 25, 2008 in Internet & Website

It’s not too often that I go and plug my other sites on this blog. But I’m excited to announce that our online fantasy manga, Wayrift, is turning six years old today! It’s probably the longest consistently updated project I’ve run… and we’re still going strong!
In fact, we’re going out on a limb this year [...]

Laws of Magic in a Fantasy World

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 24, 2008 in Writing

How Limitations Can Make Your Magic Richer

Magic… it’s a common thread throughout fantasy worlds. Though it’s given many different names and many different sources, it results in people who can develop extraordinary power to do things that ordinary people cannot. From card tricks and rabbits-in-hats to the power of flight, healing, tossing fireballs and [...]

The Sims 3 Preview!

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 17, 2008 in Gaming

Some News About the Sims 3
I’ve been a Sims gamer since the very first Sims game was released many, many years ago. In fact, to date, I’m only missing one Stuff Pack from all the Sims and Sims 2 releases — reminds me to go out and get it, eh? So when I picked [...]

I’d Like To Thank the Little People…

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 17, 2008 in Character Development, Writing

From Commoner to Hero

Behind every great hero, especially a hero that rises through the ranks of commoner to leader, there is a community of unnamed, unsung people. What these common people do for a living, what they eat, how they dress and their outlook on life… is far more relevant to the development of [...]

All the Pretty Little Horses

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 16, 2008 in Writing

Designing Mounts for your Fantasy World
If there’s anything that current day movies, books and fantasy games has shown, it is that a hero’s best friends are a good weapon in one hand and a trusty mount to count the miles. Traditionally, horses are the most well known of mounts, even in the most fantastic of [...]

Create Your Own Fantasy Weapon

Posted by User ImageAywren on March 13, 2008 in Writing

Reinventing the Blade

Come on. Let’s face it. Swords are cool… but when everyone and their grandmother is using a sword in your world, it gets a little dull after a while. However, just because the elements of certain types of weapons are well known, that doesn’t mean you should discard the ideas completely. In fact, [...]