The Clockwise World
New canon map V6 by Molotovsnowman as of March 1, 2024.
Biome map by Molotov too
Keep in mind this map assumes preindustrial CO2 levels. According to a quick Google search, otl earth has warmed up by roughly 1.1C since the start of the Industrial Revolution thanks to...
And that is how Torm has ended up here, at the entrance of the holiest of holy places, with the glimmering royal blue CTA in the room in front of him. This machine has been built around what could best be described as the Icarissa’s tonsil, an apparently useless and enigmatic organ in the throat...
Krog himself, still with Torm at his side, covered the backs of the control unit crew as they fled down, down into the body of the Icarissa.
The body of the Icarissa was only partially inhabitable. Centuries earlier man had already discovered these space-travelling giants and realised that...
One unexpected energy pulse and there they were: Two screaming Insect warriors appeared in the control room of the Icarissa, that grand old ship of deep space. So this was the cause of Torm’s premonition of imminent trouble. These were magnificent specimens. Their Insect bodies were armoured...
Hello everyone!
I'm writing my first fantasy story and wanted to get some advice. Ever since I started, I've been nagged by the problems associated with writing a story that has identical technologies as earth, but on a planet that is not at all earth. My frustration is also compounded, I...