Tag Archives: powers

Bart’s Butchery: Meat with a Sprinkle of Magic . . . And Salt

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the magical butcher shop.  Take a number and look around to see what you would like.  As you can see, we’re crowded, but move quickly.  Every product has a clear explanation of its effects and a disclaimer.  Also, … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Using Intangibility in Fiction

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a power that fascinated me when I was younger, but I stopped paying attention to it as I got older.  Intangibility is what it sounds like.  A person can pass through objects like a ghost.  It seems simple … Continue reading →

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October Questions 3: Become a Dawn Fang Vampire

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was scratching my head for a while trying to figure out a theme for the October Money posts.  I also wanted to try and do some kind of promos for War of Nytefall, which limited my choices.  The character … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Time to Be a Hero

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I may have done this in the past, but I thought I’d try it again.  These are always fun and maybe people can get a character out of it.  Nice to do a simple thing like this at the end … Continue reading →

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The One-Time Use Power

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Back when I wrote my topic list, I had a bunch of examples for what I’m talking about here, but I forgot them.  Sorry about that.  I did remember one that really brings the general idea to the forefront.  Couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Writing Characters with Healing Factors/Regeneration (#2)

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Coming to us from June 6, 2019!  Not much else I can say about this one.  Doesn’t have the same controversy factor as the previous 2 and compared to #1 it’s . . . Well, you’ll see next week. One … Continue reading →

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Magic Vs Psychic: Are They Interchangeable?

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Magical Powers–  The use of arcane energy to get results and effects. Psychic Powers–  The use of mental energy to get results and effects. Those are the two fields boiled down to their basic definitions.  You can have some overlap … Continue reading →

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Gods of Windemere: Powerful or Powerless

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

In Legends of Windemere, people are introduced to the gods and the only law that they are guided by.  This is called the Law of Influence and was created by Zaria along with a council of other gods.  It states that … Continue reading →

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7 Tips on Writing Characters with Healing Factors/Regeneration

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

One power that I use a lot in War of Nytefall is the regenerative powers of the Dawn Fangs.  They can heal quickly and keep fighting as long as their head and enough limbs are attached.  That second part is debatable … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Powers of War of Nytefall

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

As I get closer to publishing War of Nytefall: Rivalry, I’ve been thinking about the powers of the various vampires.  The Vampire Queen herself has a few odd abilities, but I can’t go into that.  There are plenty of others I … Continue reading →

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