Fun with backgrounds. Essay. 600 words, 3-minute read. Backfield in Motion By Ray Tabler Monty Python’s Holy Grail is a very silly movie to begin with. Squires scurry behind scampering characters, simulating hoofbeats with coconuts. Lonely nuns shine a beacon from their convent to lure unsuspecting knights errant. Savage killer…
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Art As a World Building Tool
The finish carpentry of world building. Essay. 1600 words. 8-minute read. Art As a World Building Tool By Ray Tabler When telling a science fiction or fantasy tale, there are any number of tools which can be employed to set the scene for the reader/viewer. Flying cars, elves, robots, dragons,…