Tag Archives: armies

Giving Titus Winthrop a Boost

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

With War of Nytefall: Anarchy I pushed the battles a bit more even if they weren’t shown.  I wanted to make sure it was clear the conflict between Nyte and Nytefall as heating up.  This required giving more attention to the character … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Creating a Fantasy Army (#1)

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

And the #1 post of 2019 . . . Really?  You know, I really didn’t expect this topic to come out on top.  Heck, I didn’t even remember it.  Another odd thing is that 3 of the 5 are 7 … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Creating a Fantasy Army in Fiction: Add More Than Swords

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You might think it’s easy to simply plop an army into a story and watch the soldiers clash in the background.  Well, it can be done that way, but that prevents you from doing some world-building.  You can learn a … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Armies: Popular Tools of the Trade

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This theme is probably going to be very similar to the City Guards week from December, but that isn’t surprising.  Guards and soldiers get used interchangeably in a lot of fiction because they are part of the setting.  The nameless … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Lands: Menacing Mercenaries

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

First of all, I did go into details about the Mercenary Life back in December of 2015 HERE. Yet, I can’t leave them out of this weekly topic because they are a big factor when it comes to big military … Continue reading →

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