User blog:TheReturnOfTheKing/A new world 3

The stream-of-consciousness brainstorm thing fell through, since I don't currently have time to devote to long sessions of brainstorming. Therefore, I need to think of a different method for developing my world. I think I may not use the undeveloped gas giant, since it seems a bit too close to the dense atmosphere/low gravity/near to sun combo I've been trying to avoid. What to do instead? Something interesting. I was thinking about using a world with boron-based life, but boron is cosmically rare and the forces which create it are poorly understood. Iron-based life? That could work, but what would a world of ferrous life be like?

Actually, maybe I'm focusing too much on gimmicks. I mean, just saying "oh, my world has iron-based life" can't make up for actual development and creation. Maybe the world's design doesn't matter as much as what I do with it. I could make it similar to Earth, but that'd be a cop-out. Maybe I could make it a bit like old-fashioned views of Venus or Mars? I could make it a slightly warmer, wetter Mars, call it Barsoom and move on. Big Australia? No, but good analogy. OK, I'm runnin' with this. A desert world might be a bit limited, but life only gets interesting if you put it under a bit of pressure. If the conditions are perfect for life as we know it, things get predictable and rather dull. In a difficult world, on the other hand, one must adapt to survive, and that means evolution, and that could mean intelligence. Excellent, job done. Welcome to Barsoom!