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as i go thru new things, more and more of my own stories ideas are failing me t the moment but more characters and extras are needed anyways.other stories of skyrim, dragons dogma, metal gear,castlevania custom stories usually revolve around the main stories just with side pieces. but my main story needs some more soldiers.. countries..names even weapons. as i went for a fire emblem radient dawn feel to it where the armies are set up seperatly then all joined in th end agains one huge army...but at the moment im havin blocks, this story even has a side story to the end of radient dawn but only the trueblades, nephennee, and ike.anyways...i might get some ideas from some talking..


most of my characters are on deviantart i think around 120 or so pics, some are just other forms of another character or a future version.

i have done that, plus i can spell but some of my keys get stuck and dont work...but things like though nd others i spell as thru, doesnt mean i'll write them as that on paper.

Something that I notice happens when people try to come up with a story is that they focus so much on their main character's backstories and what is immediately important to the story that they have a lot of trouble coming up with a convincing world. I've seen a lot of people who have a vague idea of some kind of creation myth or important event that happened way back when, but when it comes to what people do day-to-day or fleshing out cultures or individual worlds, landscapes, and people on the side, I get a lot of blank stares.

My advice to you is to come up with some questions for yourself.

For example, you said you have a bunch of different armies in such from different places? Well, how about the people in those armies? Does their nation have a big focus on military or are there some armies made up of militiamen? Do they have special divisions? Are the people in those special divisions treated differently or have different societal standings?

What are these nations? Do you base their cultures on a real-life culture (and if you do, be sure to innovate and put things into different contexts to separate yourself from the crowd. Basing things off of real-life cultures is a great thing to do but you need to put in the proper research to make sure you understand why things are the way they are).

If you want a Fire Emblem example of this, look at Tellius and how the individual nations set up their armies based on internal politics and terrain and such.
Crimea is a more rural nation, with lots of farming villages and a greater emphasis on information gathering and bettering the people internally. They were trying to increase relations with the nations around them and focused more on keeping peace which is why they were so easy to conquer. There are members of the local militia participating in warfare and being dragged into bigger conflicts (see Brom and Nepehenee).
Gallia is primarily dense woodland. The temperatures tend to be very hot, and the land is hard to traverse for Beorc. The way the nation was established by escaped Laguz slaves way back when, and they were able to protect their land through guerrilla warfare, they were able to take advantage of the land much more than the Beorc that opposed them. We hear things about their political structure now and then and how it relates and differs to the people, since the ideas of the rulers don't always reflect those of the people (The same goes for Crimea as well). We also see how being descended from slaves still affects the mindset of Gallia's people, and how harsh race relations still run deep.
Begnion is a huge nation, as well as a Theocracy. It is ruled by an Apostle, a Senate, and has many other noble people we don't get to see. There are at least three factions to Begnion's armies: There's the pegasus knights which serve the Apostle directly, the Dracoknights which serve the Senate directly, and the central army which consists of really strong infantry and is friggin' huge. Couple all of that with Begnion's internal corruption and, well... you have a good chunk of FE10's plot.

I'm not even going to go into Daein because it's my favorite of Tellius' nations and I could go on for hours about infighting, the ideas of the royals being only partially reflected in the people, nationalism, racism, all that lovely stuff... I think you get the point by now anyway.

And don't just focus on the army. Focus on how the worlds came to form their ideals, culture, armies, and people. Keep asking yourself questions about these things and come up with answers for them. Keep a notebook or a word document where you can write it all down. And remember, not every little bit has to be included in the final product. This is to inform yourself and flesh out your world. Take it one step at a time and you'll develop something nice.

Also, don't be afraid to do a little research.