#world-building — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #world-building, aggregated by home.social.
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From a relative of mine, a book on sci-fi, engineering, and tech bros and the public missing the big picture.
https://www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/jenn-rossmanns-worldbuilding-the-engineering-imagination
#Worldbuilding #Engineering #EngineeringDesign #STEM #STEAM #LiberalArts #SpaceExploration #ArtemisII #Apollo13 #SpaceHistory #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #JulesVerne #DiversityInSTEM #WomenInEngineering #EthicsInTech #TechEthics #BookAstodon #NonFiction #PublicScholarship
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It doesn't behave like prey, and it doesn't hunt either — it just isn't there anymore. Equiventus treats distance as its whole strategy: open ground because it has never needed cover, and the coat does the rest, reflective enough at speed to read as landscape instead of animal. Where water turns degraded or crowded, sightings tend to stop first — witnesses just stop finding it.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #Folklore
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_, Lady Vaeol finds and opportunity with the impending megafauna hunt...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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Closeted Magic. A worldbulding post from the Rifters universe... There is a closet in the Caslow County Library, where Daelin Long serves as librarian. Sometimes it exists, and sometimes it doesn’t. Read more: https://www.mpaxauthor.com/closeted-magic/
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An Introduction to the Great Houses of New Mountainheart
Bear with me; we’ll get to the new story beat soon, but first there are a few foundational essays and a few small retcons before the story gets moving again. Today we’re doing a quick overview of the 6 great houses of New Mountainheart.
All dates are in New Mountainheart Reckoning (NMR).
All ages are given in the appropriate timeframe: mortal years for mortals, or faerie years (three mortal years) for fey.
von Mountainheart
The Royal Family
Current Head: Frederick Von Mountainheart and Aoibheann Von Mountainheart
Origin: Pre-Drowning royal family of Old Mountainheart
Members:
From Left to Right: Lillabella, Fredrick, Kaida, Marigold, Aoibheann, Whimsy- King Frederick von Mountainheart, wolf pooka, apparent age 19, true age 519 years
- Queen Aoibheann von Mountainheart, Sidhe-wolf pooka hybrid, apparent age 19.5 years, true age 519 years.
- Princess Kaida von Mountainheart: Dragon, age 49 (about 8 in dragon years)
- Princess Lillabella von Mountainheart, Sidhe-wolf pooka hybrid, 2 faerie years
- Princess Marigold Von Mountainheart, Sidhe-wolf pooka hybrid, 8 faerie months
- Princess Whimsy Von Mountainheart, Sidhe-wolf pooka hybrid, 8 faerie Months
Uisceanna
Maritime power and an unhealthy fixation on Frederick
Current Head: Princess Muirín Uisceanna von Mountainheart
Origin: Maeryn Uisceanna, a Cantre’r Gwaelodian shieldmaiden who was defeated by Frederick when she tried to force the young kingdom to host her and her warband for a debauch at spearpoint. She fell head over heels for him on the spot.
Domain: The March of the Isles and Coasts
Nature of the house: Since Maeryn, the women have been cursed to have daughters, and the countesses have relentlessly tried to get Frederick to fall in love with them. Under the current countess, Muirín, Aoibheann eventually had to personally change reality so that she had her own version of Frederick in the form of his “younger” brother, Prince Klaus.
Current Members:
From Left to Right: Klays, Aeliana and Muirín- Princess Muirín Uisceanna von Mountainheart, mermaid, age 18
- Prince Klaus Von Mountainheart, Selkie, age 19
- Princess Aeliana von Mountainheart, selkie, 11 months
Von Sablemere
Decadence and military pretensions
Current Head: Adrian Von Sablemere
Origin: Valerius von Sablemere, a Lyonesse knight who accompanied Frederick on a bout of errantry in the 200NMR. Elevated to marquess.
Domain: March of Gloamhollow
Nature of the house: The house has been going downhill since Valerius’ day. The Sablemere men are notorious rakes and party animals, and the women are even worse. They openly chafe under the rule of the Von Mountainhearts. Following the Civil War, Adrian inherited the marquessate while his parents were placed under house arrest for their role in the rebellion.
Despite all evidence to the contrary, they still fancy themselves military men, and many cousins and uncles of the current marquess still serve in the army.
Current Members:
From Left to right: Lizzy, Fuklke, Adrian, Alice, and Edward- Adrian Von Sablemere: human, 18 years old
- Fuklke Von Sablemere, human, 54 years old, under house arrest
- Alice Von Sablemere, human, 51 years old, under house arrest
- Lizzy von Sablemere, human, 15 years old
- Edward von Sablemere, human, 12 years old
Ó Ceallaigh
Silver Highlands nationalism
Current Head: Lorcan Ó Ceallaigh
Origin: The family emigrated to the valley and swore fealty en masse in the late 200NMR
Domain: March of Craggy Peak
Nature of the house: The house has long been close to Frederick, since he was the key to their generational project. Since the Second Age, the Faerie Knights of house Ó Ceallaigh have been under oath to unite the Silver Highlands under one king. For three generations, they have tried and failed to get Frederick to do so.
Having finally had enough of Frederick’s self-pity and ennui, the previous count, Murtagh, overthrew his liege and conquered the highlands before being defeated by his former king in a duel at the tail end of the New Mountainheartian civil war
Recently Deceased Members
- Murtagh Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 50 faerie years old, father of Lorcan, Eamon and Caitríona.
Surviving Members:
From Left to Right: Brighde, Eamon, Lorcan, Siùbhan, Caitríona, Coinneach- Lorcan Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 18 faerie years old
- Eamon Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 22 faerie years old, in self-imposed exile
- Caitríona Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 19 and a half faerie years old, aka Cassidy Rose of the SBHU
- Brighde Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 90 faerie years old, mother of Murtagh
- Siùbhan Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 50 faerie years old, wife of Murtagh and mother of Lorcan, Eamon and Caitríona
- Coinneach Ó Ceallaigh, hobgoblin, 90 faerie years old, father of Murtagh, rather quiet, senile
von Blühdorn
Reactionary traditionalism
Current Head: None; the entire surviving family are wards of the royal family
Origin: Pre-Drowning of Old Mountainheart. The von Blühdorn are the only members of the Old Mountainheartian peerage to survive the Drowning.
Domain: County Thistlewood
Nature of the house: Extreme conservatives and reactionaries. They have opposed every change in governmental style since the founding and have advocated returning to a strict feudal system. As such, they have traditionally led the anti-royalist faction.
They are also obsessed with maintaining the purity of their fox pooka bloodline.
As of the end of the New Mountainheartian Civil War, Tristan and Hilda are the only members of the family left alive.
Recently Deceased Members:
- Thorsten von Blühdorn, fox pooka, age 48 faerie years
- Linda von Blühdorn, fox pooka, age 47 faerie years
- Franz von Blühdorn, fox pooka, age 16 faerie years
- Luise von Blühdorn, fox pooka, age 12 faerie years
Surviving Members:
From Left to Right: Tristan and Hilda- Tristan von Blühdorn: fox pooka, age 2 faerie years, Ward of the Von Mountainhearts
- Hilda von Blühdorn: fox pooka, age 5 months, Ward of the Von Mountainhearts
Kupferthal
Dragons who would rather do science
Current Head: Jaspera Kupferthal
Origin: In the mid-300s, NMR Jaspera Kupferthal flew up to Castle SLiberberg and bent the knee to Frederick as a bid to gain unlimited access for her sociological research
Domain: The March Underneath
Nature of the house: Absence. Jaspera and her eldest brood have almost no interest in running their fief, being more interested in scholarly pursuits that require extensive fieldwork. Day-to-day rulership has largely fallen to the third brood, the first to be raised entirely in SLiberberg and Malachite of the second brood.
Members:
From Left to right: Electra, Peridot, Jaspera, Aurelia, Berylla, Cinnibara- Jaspera Kupferthal: Dragon, exact age unknown but likely over 700
- First brood-nearly adult
- Cinnibara female archaeologist
- Ignifer, male sociologist
- Pyrina, female cartographer
- Second brood- early teens.
- Malachite: male wizard, student at the Coláiste na hArd-Draíocht
- Berylla: female Oceanography student
- Lazuli: female wyrdology student
- Obsidian: male zoology student
- Third Brood- wyrmlings
- Argento: male
- Electra: female
- Pyrite: male
- Smaragda: female
- Fourth brood-late hatchlings.
- Jacinth: male
- Peridot: female
- Topaz: male
- Fifth Brood- newborn hatchlings
- Aurelia female
- Magnolia female
- Garnette female
- Roselle female
- Opala female
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Guess What Day It Is?
Sovyrian-Kyonin Elfday!
Artist: Andra CorsiniIt is interesting to think that elven magic and lashunta psychic magic are two fundamentally shed disciplines. How do they react to each other? How do they learn from each other?
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_ Lady Vaeol & Remaue narrowly dodge an inter-civic scandal, and then must ready for a megafauna hunt...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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Back after a short gap — still redesigning the Ko-fi PDFs, but weekly logs are running again. This week: Equiventus, faster than wind, wings rarely seen, found wherever the horizon stays open — steppe, plateau, coastline, and the freshwater it claims as territory.
Field notes at https://ko-fi.com/cheshirege
The full mechanical breakdown lives at https://www.patreon.com/cw/ches_ge#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #Folklore
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Why do we connect with characters in nameless worlds? It’s all about sentimentality. Whether it’s humming a lullaby or the desperation to get home, universal emotions are the bridge between the audience and the story. Watch More: https://brickcaveclick.com/dxjfwy 📖✨ #storytelling #writingtips #scifi #creativewriting #worldbuilding #authors
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Draakenslund World Guide Preview! Hardcover or softcover is available on Drivethrurpg!
https://youtube.com/shorts/VX4VEgIxIPE
#dnd #5e #osr #Dragonbane #ttrpg #worldbuilding #RPG #fantasy #Dragon #DungeonsAndDragons
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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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What if a rocky planet didn't have a core? That can't happen, can it? It should differentiate... well, there might be a set of circumstances under which that might happen. If it does, they're going to be a bit strange.
As to how they might be weird. They might deform more due to rotation and gravitational distribution; they might have an unstable or no magnetic field, and the minerals on their surface would definitely be exotic. -
Trying to respect the sentience of creatures in my Mississippi River Delta Fantasy Kaiju setting but also I really like the idea of Kobolds running around like flamingos as they worship ephemeral dungeon monsters T_T #Worldbuilding
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_ Lady Vaeol gets an offer from Krastaes, the champion she beat in the Motorae Games, which seemingly forebodes a future...
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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 -
When describing the big things in your world, also remember to include the kind of small, human details that will make it feel real. Graffiti. A drunk's pool of vomit. The safety card in the back of the seat.
#WorldBuilding #StarWars #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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A GM-less sci-fi galaxy-building game inspired by Microscope, Stars Without Number, Dawn of Worlds, The Quiet Year, and Civilization? Sounds like my kind of game!
#TTRPG #IndieRPG #Civilization #WorldBuilding #Crowdfunding #KickStarter
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_, Lady Vaeol reached the finals of the Motorae Games foot-trial, in which she faces Krastaes, no less than a three-time champion...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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I published a new article about the biomechanics of transformation —
how bones shift into aramid–spider‑silk composites, muscles become elastic actuators,
skin forms engineered fiber armor, and the glow comes from crystallization, static discharge, and ATP overdrive.It also requires about 3000 kcal of biochemical precursors and only works because the brain suppresses every unbearable sensation.
Full article on my blog:
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Lashunta Korasha Inspirational Memory - 4 years ao
Artist is https://www.patreon.com/soaringmoose , for whom I am grateful provided this commission.So this is Oshis from _A Castrovel Adventure_, Lady Vaeol's enforcer, bridetide partner, lover, and occasional source of chaos in her life. Oshis is sometimes knows as ~Korash Lashas~ - the Korasha Who rides, being one of the few male Korasha Shotalashu-riders in Son's cavalry, a detail for which he has gotten a fair amount of derision. Until he met his wifemate Erymi and later Vaeol, his main method of compensation was to sleep with as many Damaya wives as possible, a detail that got him in no small amount of trouble. Despite that, he has developed a strong streak of loyalty, which has made him one of Vaeol's top retainers in their little flag, along with being a fairly experienced diaper-changer.
In closing, let me just say I feel humbled to give back to artists, from whom I have found so much inspiration.
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