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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
How to Address Super Weapons in Any Setting
Since how to write a good military is an insanely broad topic, I will focus on the more specific question here: How to deal with balance and worldbuilding ...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
Surrender
A lot of stories concentrate on a war where both sides are evenly matched. However, wars often end with the defeat of one side. The losing government may announce a cease fire. The members ...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
The structure of a military is a function of the military’s doctrine and dictates what types of situations they do well in, and what types of situations they do poorly in.
The most significant aspect ...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
The fort has gone in and out of fashion for all recorded history. Having a nice, safe place is an attractive idea. Sometimes it is good to stick in a prepared position, and sometimes it is better to ...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
A point i don't see often in military worldbuilding and that bugs me often:
Military-grade is the lowest common denominator
As anyone who's ever served in any modern military will tell you, "...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
I would add two pointers - by example
Jerry Pournelle and SM Striling's Falkenberg series (collected in a single volume in "The Prince" in 2002) has really good takes on a number of things, ...
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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
TheDemonLords Tips for writing good Military World Building Number 1 - What is the philosophy(s) of the country or region
The easiest way to highlight this is comparing the likes of the US Military ...
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