Storytelling

A brown fireplace with a roaring fire in the middle. Above the fireplace are 2 blue windows with sunbeams going towards the fireplace. The background is a blue gradient from a darker blue at the top to a lighter blue at the bottom. The Sunlit Hearth explores a variety of topics such as classic fantasy, modern fantasy, and realism in fantasy. It also looks at fantasy charm, good fantasy maps, and great fantasy maps. Other topics include reusing story ideas, rejected story ideas, the war of good vs evil, fantasy nature, and fantasy countries. It also explores industry in fantasy, fantasy races, fantasy religion, character motivation, villain protagonist.

The Sunlit Hearth: Crafting Interesting Stories With a Villain Protagonist

CONTENTS Overview When people think of fantasy stories, heroic protagonists facing down mighty dragons and dark lords come to mind. They enjoy seeing the hero prevail after enduring setback after setback. But what if you flipped the script? That is, instead of focusing it on the hero, you have a villain protagonist? What exactly does […]

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A dark gray-red fantasy demon with gray horns and red eyeballs with yellow eyes floating in midair in front of a gradient gray background.

The Fantasy Demon: The Most Powerful Servant of Evil

CONTENTS Introduction Evil in fantasy takes many forms. It can be an orc, dragon, or feral beast. In the genre, there is one type of being that is associated with darkness, a being that is the ultimate personification of what it entails. Such a vile monster is known simply as the fantasy demon and it

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