: Ultimately, if you begin by thoroughly designing the
: physical constants of your world, you will have a much
: easier time creating the historical elements of your
: world, as the land shapes history. Once that history
: is in place, developing the cultures that sprung from
: it becomes almost automatic. Once you have believable
: cultures, populating them with interesting, natural
: characters becomes a snap. The only real difficulty is
: avoiding stereotyping your own cultures and
: characters.
: -Phil.
Many thanks to both of you, and as a side comment.
I'm rather interested in history...preticularly military history. I'm fairly sure that's going to help a lot too.
Seraph