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  1. Naruzeldamaster

    Do you have 'fun' with food in fictional settings?

    You know, stuff like Blue Milk from star wars or Butter Beer from Harry Potter, or Giggle Juice from Fantastic Beasts. I tend to not make too many fictional foods in my stories cause I never know how relevant they will be. When I do make them I tend to make them based on an actual thing. I have...
  2. Naruzeldamaster

    How strong would a human shaped being have to be to bowser toss a dragon?

    First off for those unfamiliar with the popular game of Mario 64 from which the bowser toss originates from it is the act of: Step 1: Grabbing your large reptilian baddie by the tail. Step 2: Lifting the beast against it's will off the ground. Step 3:In spite of lizard's girth and size. Spinning...
  3. F

    Reversia; a Clockwise Earth

    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...
    • ForbiddenParadise64
    • Thread
    • alternate history alternate universe lore parallel universe sci-fi science fiction speculative fiction world creation world map worldbuilding
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: World Building
  4. ChaoticanWriter

    Worldbuilding: A Brief History of Castles in Europe

    From the dawn of civilization, humanity has found itself in times of both growth and conflict. It is said that we began as hunter-gatherers within more tribal systems. With the emergence of agriculture, working the land to grow food has created the ability for people to settle down in places...
  5. K

    Ritual of offering memories or biological imprints? Failure means death

    I trying to craft a ritual in a culture ruled by powerful shapeshifters that assimilate animal DNA or bio-imprints. The shapeshifter makes an offering to the dormant, semi-sleeping Earth Dwellers. Should the offering be accepted, the supplicant receives some sort of biological upgrade. Should...
  6. M

    Lost in Freyda

    Purpose Worldbuild a d&d campaign booklet. Design Worldbuilding in d&d generally creates a setting but leaves the adventure an open sandbox. Lost in Freyda campaign is being built to provide a "choose your own adventure" approach giving players multiple choices (more writers will result in...
    • Moosehead
    • Thread
    • community dungeons and dragons roleplay worldbuilding
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Writing Groups
  7. Yaron P

    world building tips ?

    Hey everyone if you see this post I am very happy then , you know , it is my first writing a book and I am not very knowledgeable about worldbuilding . I do have an ideal world for my book though :giggle:.
  8. Lastdragonslayer09

    cool kingdom names

    I'm looking for name ideas for the northern capital of my world which is similar to Scandinavia with a bit of a fantasy take
  9. L.L. Maurizi

    My Map

    I saw a post by sgbii with their map which has a lot of interesting feedback, so I thought I'd throw mine in here too, to see what you all think. I made the map with INKARNATE MAP (REDDIT)
  10. Trailofstardust

    Would writing a landscape made from a dead giant be ripping off The Owl House?

    The concept of locations/landscapes created from the body of an enormous creature is nothing new; Ymir in Norse mythology and Pan Gu from Chinese mythology are both creation myths where the world is created from the body of a dead giant. However, currently the Disney cartoon The Owl House is...
  11. somerandomkid

    How to deal with two "chosen ones"?

    I have a story that, so far, has two chosen ones. Neither was created naturally; one by cult ritual and the other by specific experimental breeding of a part-angel human and a part-devil human. Essentially, the one created by ritual (D) was raised to be the messiah for the isolated cult he...
    • somerandomkid
    • Thread
    • angels characterization characters critique feedback worldbuilding
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: World Building
  12. osimur_wil

    Worshipping a dead god

    Hello. It's been a long, long time since I posted here. But I have returned, older and (supposedly) wiser. But we can catch up later, for now I posit a question. What does a religion look like when you worship a dead god? I'm not talking about a god that's fallen out of mainstream favor, like...
  13. Mothyards

    A new idea brings new world build potential! An idea for magic

    Hi! One of my preferred pass times is to world build a bit! I ended up writing a short piece of fiction that I hope to share with y’all soon that I never meant to be anything special, however I’ve been thinking about it and it’s been expanding a bit. Recently I thought of how magic might work in...
  14. M

    Having a problem with creation story for fantasy world

    I was trying to come up with some kind of creation/origin story for my fantasy world as it exists in the main part of the story, and have run into a bit of a race issue. I was thinking it would be cool if there were different hollows in this world that were each run by a family and had an animal...
  15. Ž.J.

    Religion in a fantasy setting.

    Greetings to all you good folks! I took a long break from this forum, but yet i am back and i want to ask thee several question about religion in worldbuilding (medieval fantasy setting). In my own setting i struggle a bit with inventing a properly functioning religion for one of my...
    • Ž.J.
    • Thread
    • civilizations fantasy languages religion worldbuilding
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: World Building
  16. Michael Roy

    Is giving mortals a way to temporary immortality too op?

    I have a story finished up, but I'm reconsidering making some major edits. I came up with two potions that could give mortals (aka humans) temporary powers in this story. One called Immortalem Interficere allows a mortal person the power to kill an immortal person for 24 hours. The catch is...
  17. Nimbia: The druids of Prima

    Nimbia: The druids of Prima

    here im posting the stories and lore of the godess Prima and her druids, archdruids and some other creatures that inhabit the forests and lush jungles of Prima at the East of Nimbia, I will also include the different uses of druidcraft and accept some help from here to implement stuff and create...
    • Hunter
    • Portfolio
    • druid druids goddess stories world building world creation world lore worldbuilding
    • Portfolio entries: 2
  18. J

    Getting opinions

    Hey guys I was wondering if I could get some opinions on the foundations of my world I put it up on youtube for convenience sake. I just got done with the major races and I plan on making videos on locations to fill the world with interesting places if anyone is interested in telling me what you...
  19. Fantasy Writing

    Writing fantasy: Choosing a plot, Lesson 1

    One of the most difficult things a person can do when creating a new novel is creating a plot. But there are ways around this. In the last portfolio entry I talked about keeping a short notebook on hand and writing in it, this is where it really comes in handy. I carry mine round with me...
    • Toby Johnson
    • Portfolio entry
    • 2 min read
    • creatin creating fantasy plot story worldbuilding writing
    • Category: Short Stories
  20. Worldbuilding 101

    Worldbuilding 101

    Worldbuilding 101 I will not say I know everything about worldbuilding, but I do have a good knowledge of how to so light worldbuilding, like that of Harry Potter, and Hard worldbuilding, like that of The Lord of The Rings. (Please note that in this I will be using Medieval Fantasy as my base...
    • Toby Johnson
    • Portfolio entry
    • 4 min read
    • design drawing map worldbuilding
    • Category: General
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