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If the book is on the shelf and I like what I see. Maybe I would pay 70$.. When I took my degree I usually paid 100-200$ per book. Can I see some if the illustrations? You say it's good, let us see then :P

You can use the same kind of woods for either one. But since you wish to be so difficult :P Here: yew composite cores...pics in Archery - Composite Bows Forum

If you have the strength, yew is probably one of the best materials for bows. Back in the day, the english folks experimented with yew longbows which could reach had draws up to 180 pounds. Nope. Not bullshit. Warbow, Joe Gibbs, English Warbow Society, 170lb Mary Rose type, Italian self yew. -...

I would be interested in this too :)

I read a story once in a writer's group, where "gifted" could do do all sorts of elemental stuff.. Boil water, light a fireplace, spook the cats and such. And "paragons" could only do ONE thing. But with much more power. Like setting a town on fire or something. Swap out "gifted" with mages and...

Hi there. What a great question. Seems like most people try to avoid sq. miles and hard numbers like so. And I will suggest you to avoid it as well. Although it can be a good thing for an author to know how big the world it. To calculate traveltime and the like. Therefore I give you...

I'm trying to use weaponry that makes sense in my stories. Medieval fantasy: Spear/shield and longbow all day long. Simple because those weapons put some distance between you and someone trying to kill you. The biggest part of your thinking during an epic battle, like the ones we tell, would...

I'm glad so many read my post. Didn't know what to think of it myself. I agree with DragonOfTheAerie that magic/superpowers should never be analyzed too much. Especially not in a scientific direction, because at some point you will have to lie, and readers will know.. ThinkerX and Queshire, I...

So I'm writing this thread, because I need to do a few posts to get access to the full forum. And I have some amazing knowledge from my education, that some people might find cool and could be used in both science fiction and fantasy. Magneto can control metal with the force of the magnetic...

Back in the day, food and water rations were key. Intern fighting won/lost most sieges... Atleast in the late medieval period were castles were protected by less than 50 man. Maybe as little as 10. These 10 man had to hold the city gate, while playing police inside the castlewalls with 200+...

Thank you everyone! I'm sure we will have fun together.. :)

Hello fellow fantasy fans! ...And writers. So I've just spend the last few days checking out different forums, and decided this was the best for me. I came here to learn from other writers, to see if you guys have the same struggles as me and how to deal with it. I only started writing...