#world-building — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #world-building, aggregated by home.social.
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How a Rifter Mission Works. The Rifter season runs from the summer solstice to the fall equinox. During this time, the rift opens only at night, and only in one place... Read more: https://www.mpaxauthor.com/how-a-rifter-mission-works/ #WritingCommunity #Writing #fantasy #portalfantasy #steampunk #worldbuilding
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La partie SO en territoire romain a été délicate. La partie côtière au NE (en allant vers Isidis) va être sympa à faire. Principale différence entre le déserts d'Arabia et de Sabéa : l'altitude plus élevée du second (et pas d'ergs sableux).
#map #carte #jdr #ttrpg #fantasy #Mars
#worldbuilding #elzevir #krita #alternatehistory #wip -
In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Lady Vaeol learns more of warfare...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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**The Infinite Spiral Staircase**
*Location and Environmental Hazard***Overview**
The Infinite Spiral Staircase appears wholly unremarkable. It functions as a modular location for a wizard's tower, a Feywild estate, a divine sanctum, a haunted keep, or a thieves' guild vault. The construction is left to the Dungeon Master, but a default aesthetic recommendation is smooth, seamless dark grey stone with no mortar lines. It should seem entirely unremarkable and totally expected in its environment.**The Effect**
Any creature moving forward up the staircase is caught in an infinite loop. The stairs continue endlessly upward regardless of the distance climbed. The effect is invisible. The staircase does not feel magical.**The Sensory Clue**
Upon entering the stairwell, the air shifts subtly and wrongly. The Dungeon Master chooses the specific quality, such as a faint chill, sticky air, or pressure behind the eyes. This is described plainly and specifically.Each step forward deepens the wrongness by one degree. Early steps are noticeable but not alarming. Sustained climbing becomes genuinely uncomfortable. Turning around at any point causes the wrongness to vanish instantly, leaving the air feeling neutral or pleasant. Taking a step back down toward the entrance has no effect on the wrongness; it maintains itself even after exiting the staircase. Taking a step backwards up the staircase, however, leaves the air feeling neutral and comfortable. This is the tell.
**The Solution**
Backwards movement up the staircase breaks the infinite loop. No ability check, class feature, or special ability is required. Any creature capable of movement can solve this purely through observation.**The Inscription**
The entrance features an archway set within a rectangular frame. In the liminal space between the arch curve and the squared corners, carved text reads: *The way forward lies behind.*
Visibility is left to Dungeon Master discretion. It can require a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check to spot, or it can be obscured requiring a DC 15 check. It is always visible to any character who turns around to leave.**Escalating Stages**
The wrongness scales to the staircase design and pacing.
* **Stage One: Discomfort.** The air is wrong. It is noticeable and unpleasant, carrying no mechanical effect.
* **Stage Two: Distress.** The wrongness is difficult to ignore. Creatures must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or suffer disadvantage on ability checks until they stop moving forward.
* **Stage Three: Damage.** The staircase becomes actively hostile. Creatures take 10 (3d6) psychic damage each round they continue climbing forward.**Party Dynamics**
If the party splits directions, the geometry becomes contradictory and magical. Perspectives overlap and relative distances cannot be tracked accurately. Characters can still see and communicate with one another regardless of direction. Positioning during a split cannot be trusted. The Dungeon Master should lean into the incoherence rather than attempt to resolve it spatially.**Dungeon Master Notes**
The inscription visibility is the primary difficulty dial. The sensory stages are deliberately flexible. A character who has encountered this staircase before may make a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) or Intelligence (Investigation) check to recognize the effect immediately. No magical explanation is required. The staircase simply is what it is.#DnD #DnD5e #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG #TabletopRPG #DnDHomebrew #DMing #GameMaster #TTRPGCommunity #Worldbuilding #DnDPuzzle #LevelDesign #EncounterDesign
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Hi sci-fi and fantasy authors, I wonder if these might be useful?
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Guides for authors, gamers and worldbuilders who want their in-world science to be more than just technobabble.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/578326/hard-s-f-worldbuilding-salvage-and-space-archaeology-bundle -
In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Vaeol's maidenmate Remaue makes a big decision...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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25th Lore Fragment
Bloom Phase
Information on the Bloom Phase is limited. However, the (REDACTED) has compiled a chart detailing the Cycle Phases and what each phase entails...Read more lore from my newsletter: https://veilofentheos.com/2026/09/03/the-dreamers-of-the-fading-bloom-newsletter-6/
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Just made this (long term) WIP free on my Patreon. Let me know what people think of the setting and if it should be completed and published. It's a self contained drop in town and regional supplement.
https://www.patreon.com/ofgodsandgamemasters/posts/wip-marschcliff-82031161
#ttrpg #fantasy #worldbuilding #dnd #TalesOfTheValiant #5EFeed -
@Da_Gut Cockroach Milk > an ingredient for radiation healing/resistance potion. #worldbuilding #postapocalypse
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Straight from NPR!! Your next world building idea! How will you use this in your game world?
Cockroach milk!
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/06/488861223/cockroach-milk-yes-you-read-that-right
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If GTA 6 is Vice City, then why does it look different from GTA Vice City? They're completely different using the same name Vice City. Isn't that concerning?
#gta6 #gtavicecity #rockstargames #gaming #gamehistory #gamedesign #lore #videogames #worldbuilding #tech #popculture #reflections #gamers
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Lady Vaeol attends a duskmeal run by Remaue her shieldbearer-maidenmate...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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Hi sci-fi and fantasy authors, I wonder if these might be useful?
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Guides for authors, gamers and worldbuilders who want their in-world science to be more than just technobabble.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/578326/hard-s-f-worldbuilding-salvage-and-space-archaeology-bundle -
You can create deep, rich #TTRPG settings with succinct descriptions and minimalist #worldbuilding. Come explore some ideas about simple worldbuilding that leads to complex living worlds that inspire play imaginations.
https://thoughtpunks.com/crafting-minimalist-settings-for-tabletop-roleplaying-games/
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ARTICLE ~Damaelauras~ - Why Be A Lashunta When You Can Be An Elf?
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #starfinder #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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Guess What Day It Is?
Sovyrian-Kyonin Tuesday!
Artist: Tatiana HordiienkoIs this how Aleriel first appeared to Lady Vaeol, all the way prior to Part 1 in the backstory? The alluring elflady that our young, naive outrider-cadet had fancifully yearned for?
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Lady Vaeol wraps up her family's story for Remaue...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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You can create deep, rich #TTRPG settings with succinct descriptions and minimalist #worldbuilding. Come explore some ideas about simple worldbuilding that leads to complex living worlds that inspire play imaginations.
https://thoughtpunks.com/crafting-minimalist-settings-for-tabletop-roleplaying-games/
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Hi sci-fi and fantasy authors, I wonder if these might be useful?
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Guides for authors, gamers and worldbuilders who want their in-world science to be more than just technobabble.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/578326/hard-s-f-worldbuilding-salvage-and-space-archaeology-bundle