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For my storybook, I want to look at the Pinaka as a divine weapon and its holders. I didn't have as much time this week to go into it as much as I would've liked, but I plan on making a detailed outline of each of its holders and the bow itself, reminiscent of video game stats or dnd, whatever you want to call it. Finding story sources for this is becoming a bit difficult. I know that they exist somewhere, but I lack the skill to find such a thing. I think I might want to make the storytelling aspect be from the bow's point of view, talking about each individual wielder's skills as warriors and so on and so forth. For Shiva, it might be cool to use the fight of Vishnu and Shiva. (I'm still trying to track down an official link, but I like this story! ) I would also like to talk about how the bow is given to King Janaka and then to Rama. This would give me a wide array of characters and stories to work with. Aside from those mentioned in The Ramayana, I'm s...

All of these ideas sort of hinge off of my last idea in which the story is structured to break down the character's skillset! 1. Rama vs Ravana: A Western Styled Showdown I've talked a lot, probably too much, about my love for western and outlaw media. I would focus on their fight and make sure to put emphasis on Rama and Brahmastra. Despite the western focus, I wouldn't really be changing the weapon type, setting or anything of that nature. I just wanted to include it for how I wanted to stylize the story.  2. Karna and Vasavi Shakti This one is more simple in terms of style. It would be more traditional, blended with the character breakdown I mentioned previously, breaking down his specific skills and traits as a warrior. I could do Arjuna and Karna's last fight, but I'm unsure if I really want to do that. I would want to focus on him as a warrior, maybe look at battles that don't involve his brother at all.  3.  Pinaka Because the bow was pa...

1.  Magical Weapons I was thinking that I could zoom in on key characters in either the Ramayana or Mahabharata and break down their skill set, what makes them a good warrior, tactician, etc. I'd be able to talk about defining moments for each character that I choose, or I could simply choose one and go more in depth with their entire story. I would want to format it like a DND character sheet with stats, how strong the character is, or something along those lines, really playing into the importance of the weaponry. I went through several of the weapons listed on the magical weapons page and it looks like there should be plenty of information to work with! I find their specific weapons neat! 2.  Foods Ganesha loves Indian food/cooking is a huge part of my own life, I thought it might be fun to rework Ganesha as a food blogger, listing favorite recipes with stories throughout. I don't know as much about Ganesha however, I could still do this, using food to retell moments in...