Fierce Training Legend

Once there was a trollslayer so superlative in his accomplishments that the number of trolls dwindled below a point at which he was forced to evaluate his career.
"I hear more complaints about ogres than trolls these days. I never learned much about soil or negotiations, so why shouldn't I learn to slay ogres instead?"
With that reasoning he sought great ogreslayers to learn the trade, but he learned there were none worthy of consideration in the region, a lack which explained the contemporary situation. Having ascertained that, he approached an arms instructor who was known to have seen an ogre once. The instructor began by asking, "What is your usual method for dispatching trolls?"
"I approach with my weapon ready, I concentrate my vigor, and I shout, this is my habit but not an immutable one, 'Die, troll!' I then lop off its savage head with my flashing brand."
"Very good." The instructor considered. "I suggest this change. Try, when the shouting period is reached, to substitute 'Die, ogre,' for your typical address."
After a few drills, both judged the technique worthy of a trial, which proved the merits thereof. Soon the number of ogres dwindled too, but by then the ogreslayer had purchased productive land.
Finis

Elemental Color Symbolism

When you think about it, clouds are white, the hottest flames are white, there's whitewater (often but not exclusively rafted), and as for earth, well, depending on the rock or clay, you see how it is. Great! Everything has been simplified nicely.

Instant Profundity

The novice: "I'd better avoid giving characters and items in my story random names from mythology and such! People will get confused!"
The professional: "If I sprinkle random names from mythology and stuff around, people will theorize about the significance even though there isn't any. I'll secretly start up a wiki for my own work to get things started."

Addendum

"But surely those unreasonable double weapons, which are silly on their own, won't be cool if dual-wielded!" Wrong. They will be four times as cool as a single normal weapon. Coolness math resists all efforts to complicate it.

The Steadfastness of Dual-Wielding

You can complain about common fantasy depictions of dual-wielding all you want, but it is, always has been, and forever will be super cool. That doesn't mean you can't go for a more realistic version though. That will also be super cool.

Addendum

As for cubits, well, they sound related to geometry and thus are better ignored. We have to keep things simple and heroic.

Currency Revolution

We should probably talk about talents more in fantasy, but the problem with that is figuring out what in the world a talent is, a difficulty for both the author and the audience. However, if we just think of it as "a big chunk," it becomes a convenient sort of measurement.

Unwise Victories and Their Consequences

A battle beyond numbers and courage, beyond strategy, beyond description! Ultimately, the champions of Law triumphed and expelled Chaos forever. Jubilant, they assembled to hear the vision of their trusted leaders.
"From now on, all these terrible practices can be properly forbidden: Murder, fraud, and taking stuff out of treasure chests that aren't yours without permission."
Stunned, the champions recalled the warnings of the sages of Balance that the world needed Law and Chaos both! But what use was regret then?
Finis

Adaptation Corner

For an Ethshar video game, let's see, I think a Majesty-type game would work. Oh, you want it to be successful? Extraction shooter. What do you mean, you were serious about wanting it to be a successful new game? Nobody makes those nowadays. All right, fine, open-world game with Arkham Asylum combat it is.

Addender

Or use a speaker, but in that case it should be a really crackly speaker like the one on the Wii controller.