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Matilda’s Magical Millinery

Welcome to our magical millinery!  We have every type of hat you can imagine.  If it isn’t in stock, we’ll get it to you in a few business days.  Depends on how tired the crafting kobolds are in the back.  … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Invulnerable Characters

Now that we have an idea of what we mean by invulnerability, how do we use it?  The power can pose a problem for clear reasons.  Mostly, it can be abused and erase all sense of stakes in the story.  … Continue reading

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Invulnerable vs Invincible

I wanted to do a week on characters who are ‘Invulnerable’.  As you can guess, I ran into an interesting stumbling block.  It started with a google image search where the above showed up fairly quickly.  This made me realize … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Magical Apple Orchard: One Bushel Per Person

Hello there.  Welcome to the orchard where all of our apples have a little bit of magic in them.  No worms in there either.  We have the same rules as all other orchards where you can eat while gathering.  Best … Continue reading

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When Heroes Have Violent and ‘Evil’ Powers

The character on the right is called the Jack the Ripper.  For some reason, anime keeps using the moniker.  Usually for bad guys, but this time it’s for a good guy.  Name aside, I found something odd about him when … Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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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