 Fantasy: April 10, 2024 Issue [#12500] |
This week: Weather Spells and Climate Change Edited by: Prosperous Snow celebrating  
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Rain, rain go away
Little (insert person's name here}
Wants to play!
That is a weather spell I learned as a child, and used several times when I wanted to go outside and play on a rainy day. I'm not sure how well it worked, because one of the intriguing things about the weather is that it can change suddenly, without giving any warning. However, the memory did get me to thinking about the weather spells used in fantasy stories and how they would affect the weather and even the climate beyond the location where they are cast.
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Due to technology, we know a lot more today about how human actions and natural occurrences (such as an erupting volcano) affects the weather and climate both locally and worldwide. Magic spells are common in fantasy stories, and supposedly affect only the location they are used in. Is this true of weather spells?
Could a weather spell, cast in a specific location inadvertently expand beyond that location. In the modern none magical world, humans can encourage it to rain by seeding the clouds. In fantasy stories rain can be caused by casting a rain spell, which is a help in a drought. The question is, could the effect of that spell move beyond the casting location and cause a flood? Think about it, and submit your answer to the fantasy newsletter.
A rain spell is not the only type of weather spell a magic user can cast. There are wind, snow, and temperature spells. Is it possible for these spells to affect the climate in a given area? If you think this scenario is possible, please write a short story and submit it to the fantasy newsletter.
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brom21  writes: Wow! What a sleuth of creature inspirations! I once came up with a half dog half dragon beast. It seems there is no end to what you can contrive. lol. This whole idea reminds me of the book called Creature Features. I Googled it and there are multiple books by that name apparently. Thanks for the fascinating creature info! Great NL!
Beholden  writes: I don't recognise any of the African monsters you mention, but I can tell you that the word Grootslang is Afrikaans (the language of the original Dutch settlers of South Africa) and it means Big Snake.
There is a story that I've written that involves an African mythical monster called a tokoloshe. Here's a link to it:
Santeven Quokklaus writes: For my Horror Writing Contest, I recently had a prompt of Australian creatures. In my research on the topic, I have found more than 150 different and varied creatures and cryptids from legend, mythology and modern belief. Then the Pacific islands and New Zealand have their fair share as well. Because the civilisations have been recorded in the Northen hemisphere so much extensively, I think looking south of the Equator can lead to some fascinating and very unique creatures for writers of fantasy or horror.
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