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BFS Online: Worldbuilding, Politics & Social Conventions
Anywhere you have people you have politics and society, so what system to choose? Monarchy or
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We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion
With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose
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Ask an Agent: February 2025
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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My Throat An Open Grave by Tori Bovalino
It is the end of the school day. Leah Scarlett Jones has chores to take care of and a baby brother
NIGHT ANGEL NEMESIS by Brent Weeks
Time has passed since the Battle of Black Barrow. Kylar Stern finds himself back on his home turf,
Pendragon: The Grey Knight By Chaosium
A mysterious woman arrives at a tournament and both publicly challenges and then shames King
THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE by K.X. Song.
Anlai, The Forbidden City, in the heart of Chuang Ning. The Imperial Commander’s decree
Pendragon Core Rulebook by Chaosium
There aren’t many characters in literature more famous than King Arthur and his Knights of
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
The supernatural world runs alongside the mortal world, unseen by the ordinary people who are also