This one comes off of the S&S challenge to some extent.
Try to write an S&S story in which the central character doesn't carry a sword for whatever reason and isn't a functional mage. Try to bring in some sort of magical artifact. Put the character in an unusuall situation. So basically, try to break as far away from the now "norms" of S&S that have turned it into a place where magicians can get rid of all opposition with the wave of a hand and all wariors can cleave off the heads of their enemies efortlessly. I know that not all S&S is like this, but it has badly poluted the genre recently. I really like S&S, and I like to see it well done. I'm working on a story based to some extent off this idea... I'd post it, but then I wouldn't be able to publish it under my own name since I wish to remain anonomys.
Another thing that would be interesting to see is an effective use of gods in the story. One thing that bothers me about how some autors use gods is that they seem to be perfect. They never argue, they never make mistakes, they can always step in and save the day if necessary. Try some gods that make mistakes that the central character(s) have to untangle. Have fun with making them seem ridiculous sometimes.
S. Ombre
Try to write an S&S story in which the central character doesn't carry a sword for whatever reason and isn't a functional mage. Try to bring in some sort of magical artifact. Put the character in an unusuall situation. So basically, try to break as far away from the now "norms" of S&S that have turned it into a place where magicians can get rid of all opposition with the wave of a hand and all wariors can cleave off the heads of their enemies efortlessly. I know that not all S&S is like this, but it has badly poluted the genre recently. I really like S&S, and I like to see it well done. I'm working on a story based to some extent off this idea... I'd post it, but then I wouldn't be able to publish it under my own name since I wish to remain anonomys.
Another thing that would be interesting to see is an effective use of gods in the story. One thing that bothers me about how some autors use gods is that they seem to be perfect. They never argue, they never make mistakes, they can always step in and save the day if necessary. Try some gods that make mistakes that the central character(s) have to untangle. Have fun with making them seem ridiculous sometimes.
S. Ombre
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