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USA
Youtube, though I cannot remember the specific video.
I've always been more sci-fi, but I am I fan of LOTR. Well, okay, I've seen the movies. I tried to read the books before I saw the movies, but I could not make it through the Council of Elrond. My other favorite fantasy book was the Eragon series, though that's been ruined for me because someone pointed out it's literally medieval Star Wars.
Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings
Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season 7
I always empathized with Samwell Tarley. I've never been particularly strong nor attractive, so it was nice to see a male character that was helpful and important, without being Mr. Murderabs. The only other male characters in a similar boat are Tyrion and Tywin, and they're hardly the paragons of virtue. If I were dropped in Westeros, I feel like Sam is the closest portrayal of how I might actually fit in.
When I'm building, I always try to think about how a particular building would actually fit into the larger world around it. Actually, I sometimes get carried away thinking about the history of the building, it's uses, and how that would impact how it should look. For example, the building I'm submitting here. The building is a house in a swamp. As such, it was built on unstable ground. Therefore, one side of the house has already begun to sink into the earth, giving it a lopsided appearance. What's more, the family who lives there is likely poorer. Therefore, only one of the walls is made of stone, which would be expensive to source in a swamp. As such, the remaining walls are mad of peat and sod, which is abundant in the area.
As stated before, I like to consider how a build functions in the larger world. However, I often find that I am not capable enough to fully flesh out large-scale builds by myself. A town needs a butcher. But the butches is going to need salt to cure the meat, so there must be a salt merchant somewhere. But where did the salt come from? Unless we're near a salt mine, it had to be shipped in. I find myself easily disappearing down this rabbit hole until I have an endless list of what needs to be made. By that point, I'm overwhelmed, and find myself hitting a wall. This server is wonderful, because there's already a fully functional world to place constructions in. This means that there's a preexisting framework in which to place buildings. That means I'm free from worrying about every detail of a world, and can focus on what's in front of me. What's more, I've had time to wander around a bit. To say I'm impressed with your build is an understatement. I saw that render of King's Landing a few years back and was blown away. To think of a whole world with that level of detail is mind-boggling, and to be a part of that would be, put simply, awesome.
https://imgur.com/a/oMTSOTJ
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
USA
Youtube, though I cannot remember the specific video.
I've always been more sci-fi, but I am I fan of LOTR. Well, okay, I've seen the movies. I tried to read the books before I saw the movies, but I could not make it through the Council of Elrond. My other favorite fantasy book was the Eragon series, though that's been ruined for me because someone pointed out it's literally medieval Star Wars.
Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings
Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season 7
I always empathized with Samwell Tarley. I've never been particularly strong nor attractive, so it was nice to see a male character that was helpful and important, without being Mr. Murderabs. The only other male characters in a similar boat are Tyrion and Tywin, and they're hardly the paragons of virtue. If I were dropped in Westeros, I feel like Sam is the closest portrayal of how I might actually fit in.
When I'm building, I always try to think about how a particular building would actually fit into the larger world around it. Actually, I sometimes get carried away thinking about the history of the building, it's uses, and how that would impact how it should look. For example, the building I'm submitting here. The building is a house in a swamp. As such, it was built on unstable ground. Therefore, one side of the house has already begun to sink into the earth, giving it a lopsided appearance. What's more, the family who lives there is likely poorer. Therefore, only one of the walls is made of stone, which would be expensive to source in a swamp. As such, the remaining walls are mad of peat and sod, which is abundant in the area.
As stated before, I like to consider how a build functions in the larger world. However, I often find that I am not capable enough to fully flesh out large-scale builds by myself. A town needs a butcher. But the butches is going to need salt to cure the meat, so there must be a salt merchant somewhere. But where did the salt come from? Unless we're near a salt mine, it had to be shipped in. I find myself easily disappearing down this rabbit hole until I have an endless list of what needs to be made. By that point, I'm overwhelmed, and find myself hitting a wall. This server is wonderful, because there's already a fully functional world to place constructions in. This means that there's a preexisting framework in which to place buildings. That means I'm free from worrying about every detail of a world, and can focus on what's in front of me. What's more, I've had time to wander around a bit. To say I'm impressed with your build is an understatement. I saw that render of King's Landing a few years back and was blown away. To think of a whole world with that level of detail is mind-boggling, and to be a part of that would be, put simply, awesome.
https://imgur.com/a/oMTSOTJ
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
