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Thank you, lots of my ideas may have been iffy, but I don't ever want to just write the same thing everyone has already seen a dozen or more times. I tried to find a new angle for all the big things like Rhaegar/Lyanna. I don't get inspired reading the same thing, so hopefully some of these ideas inspired someone else to do it better.
GRRM is really focused on history and the horrors of war. His entire story is basically an anti violence/war PSA with a bit of Global Warming. And a dash of "look how messed up history was." I know several people who only looked into the times in history george was inspired by, because of his books. So for that (and being a history major myself) I really respect his work.
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Merlings are magically gene spliced and have a variety of looks. Each one is crossed with a sea animal and each generation the appearance is less and less human.
Deep Ones are
Rock Goblins are an insectoid ant like species and they had been crossbred with Valyrian slaves to make the original digging mutants. Only a single hive remains under Pentos.
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Accounting for the changes is one of my favorite parts of writing fanfic. I really like taking Canon plots/events/lines and giving it a new spin or have it happen to someone else. JAime losing his hand, Rhaella becoming Queen Stoneheart, changing who's on the funeral pyre.
I know some people couldn't understand why Duncan was kept a secret (especially from Ned.) But mainly, I just liked flipping it so Ned was one of the only ones who didn't know who Jon/Duncan was. Tyrion/Rhaenys' wedding in Dorne was gonig to be my Orange/Red wedding, but Tyrion legitimatly had earned the vengeance from Ellaria/the Stepstones smallfolk. I had no reason for the Lannisters/Freys/Boltons to plot the wedding betrayal, when you have so many options.
I also killed Varys so soon, because in almost every single RPG/dnd campaign, you either kill a giant rat or a giant spider in your first session/level. Squished that spider right away to avoid him being behind everything going forward.
I love switching up couples. I fully believe in attraction/chemistry at first sight, but think you can fall in love with pretty much anyone depending on the circumstances of how you meet/interact. I'm a shipper but just in general, don't really have many pairs I prefer (except Chandler/Rachel in friends. I'll die on that hill and may write something now that I'm thinknig about it). I tried keeping relationships alot closer in age range and that ment JAime/Brienne wouldn't work. I totally get having a crush on someone older, but nothing should ever happen in my opinion (when the adult meets you first as a child/teen).
If I do another SI in ASoIaF, the SI will probably try and get hitched(well, more likely betrothed) to Jeyne/Talisia before Ned even goes South to be Hand. Keep it a shorter 10-20 chapter thing where I explore what those changes would bring. Maybe one as the first Wierwood tree, but that still seems daunting with how abstract it would be. I have a constantly growing list of ideas, so I dunno what's next.
Thank you and I'll have something new out soon, once I decide what I'm writing next. Something happier.
I saw that movie.And,if Lovercraft wrote that,it would kill men and take woman instead of watching them.to made next generations of monsters,well one of cities in USA made by him was like that.
Merlings - so,they are not one species,but as many as their creators crossed with sea creatures.
Insectoid crossed with humans....well,i saw pictures of some monstergirl ants taking human males.Hentai,of course.Not nice,becouse it could happen to me,too.And i am not interested in insects as brides.Well,if i get bored of life, i could find mantis girlfriend
Killing Varys is,in my opinion,only sane option.Other is become his puppet/victim/both.
Your future fanfic - betrothed to Jeyne Westerlings you could not change much,unless you made yourself superman.As Tallisa husband,if she keep her connections,you could change things as relatively normal humans.
Which made Jeyne more interesting - get her,made yourself relatively normal - and try change history using your mind,not abs or magic.
Another option - marry Brienne shortly after she was humilitaded,love her,made her child - and leave on Tarth and fight for Stannis.Taking KingsLanding would be easy - just send ship to scout.
And rear guard for Stannis footwith archers and palisade ready for Lannister calvary.Sigh.Red woman would kill you ,unless you get magic.