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mdzs/heaven official's blessing

[(Anonymous)]

I am still reading, but I think I will eventually want to pursue characters from both grandmaster of demonic cultivation and heaven official's blessing.

my concern is that both these canons seem to make up countries or only reference architecture of the times of early China. heaven's official blessing does heavily nod towards the Gobi desert. mdzs references Wei Wuxian caring about political background players of the clans, which seemingly have no place on the map other than 'east, northwest,' etc. Like... I wanna know without spoilers where we're at in the world. Does anyone have that?

should I focus on Chinese history and/or mythology to make a convincing character for either of the aforementioned canons? I want to do things as loyally as I can.

Re: mdzs/heaven official's blessing

[(Anonymous)]

i play from both, and my default is to treat this as a fictional chinese-inspired environment, leaning on mid-imperial china. if you google, there are some (speculative!) maps of roughly where in china the mdzs clans are each based.

personally, i think you can inject as many nods to chinese customs, literature and cultural references as you want - but make them a feature, with the understanding that if you're assuming something major ('what would our characters' children's 100th day celebrations look like?') you may wish to doublecheck with your thread partner that they're embracing the same headcanon. this is ultimately fantasy china, so you absolutely have leeway. i hope you enjoy!

Re: mdzs/heaven official's blessing

[(Anonymous)]

I don't have my copies in front of me but the seven seas translations will usually have a appendix on culture and so on, along with the footnotes. I'd start with those as a reference point. They're both xianxia, which is a very Chinese genre, so even if the world itself isn't explicitly based on Chinese culture, the ways in which they deviate from historical reality are still influenced by the fact that they're written in that context.

If you're going to research anything, I'd start with the general rules of cultivation as depicted in xianxia, because that will both lead you into the cultural influences that you might not be aware of and the "magic rules" of the setting.

domming/brat taming

[(Anonymous)]

I'm trying out a thread featuring my character domming, and it's been an incredibly long time since I've writing anything like this. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? Books to recommend? (either fictional or actual books on domming, with a focus on brat taming work for me.)

The character is meant to be experienced in this but I feel like a novice, and I'm afraid it's coming across in my writing (which I know my partner will not mind but I want to provide a positive experience). What are some good things to focus on when writing the dom?

Re: domming/brat taming

[(Anonymous)]

we're in the same boat, anon! i hope we get some pointers

Re: domming/brat taming

[(Anonymous)]

not specifically about brat training and possibly outdated, but The New Topping Book is a quick read that you may find useful

Angela | Project Moon

[(Anonymous)]

I'm slowly making my way through Library of Ruina, and I recently finished the story of Lobotomy Corp, and I kind of love this weirdo. But I'm not good at playing large-scale antagonists, so I'd like some guidance on that in addition to general things about the character.