{"id":1867,"date":"2023-06-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laguerredelambre.com\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T13:22:30","slug":"a-partir-dun-grain-de-sable-partie-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laguerredelambre.com\/en\/a-partir-dun-grain-de-sable-partie-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From a grain of sand \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In \u00abNeverending Story\u00bb, the empress offers a grain of sand to rebuild Fantasia. Starting from the infinitely small to build something big, born of one\u2019s own imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a vague idea of the universe that I wanted to create and survey. A world divided between two civilisations, split after a cataclysm. I wanted to pit science against magic, technology against nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn't need more to put the first word on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grain of sand, after<a href=\"https:\/\/laguerredelambre.com\/en\/a-partir-dun-grain-de-sable-partie-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> grain of sand<\/a>, the world was born in research and daydreams. The <strong>maps<\/strong> were drawn, sometimes incomplete, or imprecise. I was starting from a focal point, and I extended it. From the detail to the global and not the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I welcomed the chaotic side of it. It was sometimes surprising!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the world must be coherent, if not logical: even if the laws of physics are not the same and the laws of magic are their own. It\u2019s funny to see that even if you start in the \u201copposite\u201d direction, you get that result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, I am working on the second part of the saga, while enriching the world with details to make it even more lively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technological part is more mature, because it is central to the first volume<em>.<\/em> Depending on your interest in certain themes, I can direct the writing of articles <em>(feel free to write to me and let me know).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>characters<\/strong>, I took a point of view like a roleplayer, or an actor (my gamemaster past helped).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put yourself in someone else\u2019s shoes: immerse yourself in your emotions, accept your feelings and\u2026 open your eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does he see? Is it dark? Too bright? Is it the sky, trees, or huge skyscrapers rising as far as the eye can see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it smell like? Rot, pus, blood? Woody, flowery fragrances? Smells of cooking, spices? Fuel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once this first <a href=\"https:\/\/laguerredelambre.com\/en\/post-connexion\/\" title=\"connection \"><strong>connection<\/strong> <\/a>done, just follow it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let him live his stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become a shaman, and share them.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In \u00abNeverending Story\u00bb, the empress offers a grain of sand to rebuild Fantasia. Starting from the infinitely small to build something big, born of one\u2019s own imagination. 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