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Tag Archives: combat
Designing a Fighting Style for Your Character
Last year, I wrote a trio of posts that gave tips on three categories of fighting styles. This was just a general overview of Strength, Agility/Speed, and Counters/Thinkers, which most styles can be fit into. Of course, this is boiling … Continue reading
Posted in Legends of Windemere
Tagged action scenes, agility, combat, countering, fantasy, fiction, fighting style, Quest of the Broken Hearted, questions, speed, strength, thinking, warriors
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Turn the Wild Dial Up to 20
Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of battles because a major plot point is the Lacarsis tournament. This means I had to make the action scenes a central focus of at least one scene per non-opener/closure chapter. I couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged adrenaline, battles, combat, excitement, fantasy, fiction, fighting, Quest of the Broken Hearted, swords, Windemere, writing
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The Kusari-Gama of Kira Grasdon
Long ago, Kira Grasdon was a one-scene character who complained about an injured hand and then had a run-in with Kellia. That was it for her until an editing run placed her in a sparring match with Luke Callindor, Kellia, … Continue reading
Posted in Character Origins
Tagged chain, combat, fantasy, fiction, Kira Grasdon, kusari-gama, Quest of the Broken Hearted, sickle, sword & sorcery, weapons, Windemere
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Revolving Around a Tournament: Combat and Characters
Quest of the Brokenhearted has two sides to its story. One is the character development of Kira Grasdon from the gutter to either the grave or a position where she is happy. The other is the central tournament that involves a … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged action, battles, combat, contest, fantasy, Quest of the Broken Hearted, tournaments, warriors, writing
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7 Tips to Fighting with Speed
One of the best ways to handle strength is speed, which is what we’re going to look at this time. Luke Callindor and Sari are the big speed fighters. Their styles are familiar similar, but Sari uses more magic and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged author, battle, combat, fantasy, fighting style, footwork, humor, Luke Callindor, Sari, speed, stealth, tips, writing
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So You Want to Adventure Without Weapons
When it comes to fantasy combat, you think swords, lances, axes, armor, crossbow, and clubs. It’s rare that a character will be known for martial arts unless they use a weapon connected to the style. Dariana doesn’t do anything like … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged author, books, champions, combat, Dariana, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, hand-to-hand fighting, high fantasy, kicks, Legends of Windemere, martial arts, punches, sword & sorcery, Windemere, writing
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