Bin gestern über ein tolles Tool gestolpert! Mit dem kostenlosen Programm PolyGlott kann man eine #Conlang erstellen und dabei die Übersicht behalten! Hat sogar einen Wortgenerator, der das zuvor definierte Soundinventar und die Silbenstruktur berücksichtigt.
https://draquet.github.io/PolyGlot/
#worldbuilding #Sprachen

Holy heck, "12-Word Cartographer” is useful. The author has managed to distill plate tectonics down to an easy-to-implement model for world building. It’s highly readable and written directly for TTRPG designers, homebrewers, and other world builders.

This is going directly into my own world building toolkit – and I’d love to see the author produce guides for other elements of world building.

https://gestaltist.itch.io/12-word-cartographer/comments

#TTRPG #WorldBuilding

Completed the Realm of Dusnain one of the 10 Kingdoms of my fantasy setting, Embers of Soteria.

In Dusnain, a realm of rugged mountains, light woods, and sparse pasture lands, life is guided by a complex tapestry of values, traditions, and social norms. The society is deeply rooted in principles of duty, integrity, and honor, which are evident in every facet of life—from governance and law to trade and relationships. The Witanmoot Council, a representative body of elected officials, serves as the cornerstone of the realm's political structure, while the judiciary enforces a stringent legal code. Trade is a vital aspect of Dusnain's economy, with gemstones, minerals, wool, and herbal remedies being the primary exports. The realm's currency system is equally intricate, featuring standard coins made of platinum, gold, silver, and copper, as well as special currencies like Lorekoin and Adossaglap, which hold ceremonial and contractual significance.

Education is highly valued, with every city and village hosting schools for the young and universities gracing the major cities. The realm's unique geography and climate have shaped its economy, leading to a focus on mining and textiles, particularly wool. The society is pragmatic, often prioritizing practical considerations over romantic inclinations in matters of love and courtship. Marriage is generally not for love but for social and economic stability, often sealed with Adossaglap, a token of debt and honor among nobles. Despite the realm's pragmatic approach to life, spirituality holds a significant place, with the pantheon of deities like Aelia, Eruer, and Osyn influencing the moral and ethical fabric of the society. The realm is dotted with significant locations like the Ruins of Wulfre Keep, a religiously holy site, and the Six Cities of Bariande, the capital and seat of power. Overall, Dusnain is a realm where tradition and modernity coexist, creating a rich and complex cultural landscape.

https://wiki.moltenaether.com/Realm_of_Dusnain

#WorldBuilding #RPG #FFRPG #Writing #CreativeWriting #Fantasy

My Successor States of Rega, as featured in my Worldbuilding series and an actual play on my YouTube, is bundled for your savings and ease!
Half price from the already cheap individual titles, with a full pantheon, a ton of cool magic items, a bunch of bard spells and a new bard subclass, and dangerous vampires that rose when animals were mistreated by humanoids!
For #dnd5e
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/419345/Successor-States-of-Rega-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=3236731
#ttrpg #dnd #fantasy #worldbuilding

the Sea of Orrida, the Inner Sea and the Dark Sea

www.patreon.com/elyden
www.worldofelyden.com

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasymap #fantasycartography #campaignsetting #dnd #rpg #elyden #art

Campaign Mastery has an interesting series of articles titled "Economics in RPGs". It is for table-top-role-playing-game WorldBuilders who want to incorporate it into their game campaigns.

https://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/series/economics-in-rpgs/

#TTRPG #Economics #WorldBuilding

How do modern cities work? What are the factions at play? Where does power come from, what does it want, and what is it working against? Who has outlined all this in a way that I might ingest as grist for my #TTRPG #worldbuilding? Something like "Death and Life of Great American Cities" but more faction-centric or "The Power Broker" but more concise.

Here's a look at Elyden in a Wagner IX projection - all nations are labelled.

www.patreon.com/elyden
www.worldofelyden.com

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasymap #fantasycartography #campaignsetting #dnd #rpg #elyden #art

Starmoth
A scifi universe building project

" a post-apocalyptic, post-capitalistic, interstellar setting where semi-realistic spacecraft coexist with unknowable alien ruins, paracausal creatures, open-source FTL devices and colourful, vibrant societies. "

https://www.starmoth.space/

#scifi #AtomicRockets #WorldBuilding

I kinda wish my social studies teachers had done something like this to really drive home just how much map projections distort things at the edges.

Each one of the pink lines on this map is the same "length”: 1570.8 km.

At the equator it spans 30º of longitude.
At 60ºN/S, it spans 60º of longitude.

#worldbuilding #yewdar #cartography #fantasy #ttrpg #rpg #mapmaking

Bit of advertising here, folks: my new book, 'Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds' Amazon & through your local bookshop: ISBN: 9781847926487

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Praise-Talking-Shane-OMara-ebook/dp/B09X99TWLS

#TalkingHeadsBook #ScienceOfConversation #HumanConnection #NeuronsToNations #ConversationalNeuroscience #SocialAnimals #CommunicationScience #BrainResearch #SocietalImpact #ConversationalExploration #PopulistNationalism #FutureImagination #BetterTomorrow #WorldBuilding

Latest blog post:
How Short Stories Created a Nation

There are so many good reasons to write short stories, but I stumbled into an additional benefit: They're an easy way to explore a new world.

From there, they also influenced my novel writing process.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #Fiction #WritersOfMastodon #ShortStories #Worldbuilding

https://christinahawthorne.wordpress.com/2023/09/07/how-short-stories-created-a-nation/

SporingWithFungi
for #wccchallenge #fungi

https://youtu.be/qqi4lJHu00k

Blog: https://blog.illestpreacha.com/wccchallengefungi

For this week's Creative Code Challenge by @sableraph : Fungi, We are exploring the world of Spores Through the Coding Environments : #SonicPi, #Hydra @hydravideosynth & #OpenScad.

Spores Breakdown'

The Sounds are overlaid via a mix of SonicPi compositions. This is to reflect the movement of spores as they can be sporadic and concentrated at the same time.
Plus reusing a sound made for the “Left Behind” Prompt as Spores and Fungi can be left behind

A coded 3D model of a mushroom being moved is done through Openscad

Then it is visually affected by Hydra and different perspectives(such as 360 and flips). Also reflects the movement of Fungi and a bit of a petri dish feeling.

Poetry

Fungi & Spores
Mushrooms, Molds and Many More
Endless Supply
To Supplement their Core
As They Wish for More Fungi, Aboard
Aboard a Trip
Containing Flips, Dips & splits
As it is: Fungi & Spores

#creativecoding #coding #newmedia #scifi #animation #worldbuilding #3Danimation #Pixelation

AstroGrav Astronomy Software

AstroGrav for Windows and Mac is a full-featured, high precision solar system simulator that calculates the gravitational interactions between all astronomical bodies, so that the motions of asteroids and comets are simulated much more accurately than with planetarium applications.

#Astronomy #SciFi #SolarSystem #WorldBuilding

http://www.astrograv.co.uk/

So, jetzt mal kein Monster auf dem Blog, sondern eine unnötig aufwendige Tabelle mit Vollmondnamen für jeden Tag des Jahres. Also, am 10. Sebtember wäre der Vollmond der Mond der Absolution. Aber nächster Vollmond ist am 29., also der Mond der Völlerei. Hehe. Hier die Liste:
https://rorschachhamster.wordpress.com/2023/09/10/wenn-im-jahr-der-fledermaus-der-mond-der-schiffe-uber-den-grauen-gipfeln-steht/
#pnpde #osr #worldbuilding #Tabellen #osric #ALRIK #Rollenspiel #ttrpg #weltenbau #swordsandwizardry

I've been #worldbuilding on my blog! Every week, I post progress on a #fantasy setting I'm writing for TTRPGs. Got a couple moons, heaps of tides, a swamp, some hills, and now - a river canyon! Follow along below!
https://ko-fi.com/post/Rivers-Dont-Work-That-Way-J3J3P0EYS

~Let me build a whole new world, for you . . .~
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Worldbuilding services
https://www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/services
Book me for a custom game on Startplaying!
https://startplaying.games/gm/ofgodsandgamemasters

Religions in the Asteanic World - The Doctrine of Eternal Waters: https://sake.ee/religions-in-the-asteanic-world/

#ttrpg #SAKE #rpg #Asteanic_world #gamedev #indiegame #worldbuilding

Here's a look at Elyden in a Wagner IX projection - showing ocean currents this time

www.patreon.com/elyden
www.worldofelyden.com

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasymap #fantasycartography #campaignsetting #dnd #rpg #elyden #art

On the days when I allow myself #TTRPG posts, I will sometimes burble happily about Hammondal: Light of the Candle Islands, a fantasy city sourcebook/worldbook in progress. It's got a lot of Dwarves and puppet-people and ghosts and a hidden feline community and a talking sandwich (with a chip on his shoulder). The chip _doesn't_ talk, but that doesn't mean you can eat him.

See the entire map, and pan around and such at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j6qKRNRnhjDoJe2Ut7OWNBtC_4JBUcFP/view?usp=drivesdk #FantasyMaps #Cartography #HTTRPG #WorldBuilding