#world-building — Public Fediverse posts
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_, Lady Vaeol prepares for the lashunta carnival-like holiday when the old year ends, the new year hasn't yet begun, and the calendar literally stops...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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I started a new blog series, then I got stuck in the hospital. Imma try to start it again, but here's the beginning of it. Quick read.
https://www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/stairway-to-heaven-heaven-part-1
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#Worldbuilding in #TTRPG 🏰
When we sit down to worldbuild for a game like #DnD, it's unlike any other form of worldbuilding. We need a world that supports character-driven adventures in gameplay (game design). We need a world that supports adventure design by other creators (directorial). We need a world that's fully present for immediate, immersive experiences. One that does not rely on the audience to know its history or what came before.
We're not just creating a world...
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Castrovel Weekend Inspiration: Part ~Zhoa~
Artist: Eric SantiagoIt is tempting to assume Castrovel is this verdant, pristine planet uncorrupted by so many of the malevolent forces that have wracked Golarion its solar neighbor. Yet such is not the case.
Between 24,000 and 30,000 years ago, a whole civilization collapsed, and along with it, a whole species. The Moqeva were the lashunta's original nemesis, against whome they fought a war of extinction. Although most lashunta happily believe their Warrior-Queen ancestors were responsible, sages hold esoteric doubts.
Evidence suggests the Moqeva commanded a technologically advanced society that dominated most of Castrovel. If true, then how did a loose confederation of lizard-riding clans barely into the Bronze Age bring them down? Instead, Moqeva civilizaton rotted and ate itself from within, thus facilitating the lashunta conquest.
What grievous error did the Moqeva commit?
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding
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Lashunta Inspirational Pic of the Week
Artist: Abhishek Singh (Abhiart)Within fantasy, it is very easy to forget the domestic aspects. For every daring quest or wonderful, otherworldly vista, there are a thousand scenes such as this, where only normal life is happening.
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure: Part 2_, Lady Vaeol connects with an old flame under guise of a diplomatic mission...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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ARTICLE: Lashunta Family, Ancestry, & Matrilineality
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #starfinder #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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A town taken over by barely disguised fast food and other chain stores, run by their mascots
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The party meets a salesman. During his pitch, he tells the party of the town he came from most recently, how the majority of the townsfolk seemed muted while the 10% who ran the town and its shops seemed very outgoing and loud, personality-wise. Says he's been to that town dozens of times over the last decade, but only in the past few visits has he seen this trend.
He describes one specific person, the mayor of the town. Says from what he's heard, the mayor-to-be came to town, was around for three days or so, and then the former mayor abruptly stepped down and gave the role to the new guy. The salesman describes the new mayor as a short guy, nearly albino, huge nose, wears a sash and a crown of laurel leaves, tends to stutter. (Describing the Little Caesars mascot).
If pressed, the salesman could also describe any number of other newcomers to the town, each holding some sort of power in government or in social status:
* The tavern is run by somebody matching the description of Wendy from Wendy's. (Dave's Ales is the local watering-hole. Cute little girl behind the bar, bright red hair, always in pigtails. Serves the best Beef Squares you'll ever eat.)
* The local busker is a take on chester cheetah, of cheetos. (A tabaxi on the street corner, dark sunglasses to hide his apparent blindness, stark-white goatee and matching thinning, patchy coat. Plays a bass flute for money.)
* The jailer/sheriff is a thin veil over McGruff the crime dog. (A tall, well-postured gnoll-person always seen wearing a light tan overcoat. He doesn't seem to investigate crime or put anybody behind bars, but he is often seen out in public warning people to be more aware of their surroundings.)If the party chooses to go to the town to investigate, they'll see shops and townsfolk all slightly reminiscent of real-world mascots:
* The captain of the police force looks like Cap'n Crunch
* The town drunk is known to tricking people into asking for some punch to drink, and then hitting them.
* The sewers have been overrun with a singing, dancing mouse and his friends. (Chuck E Cheese)
* The fields to the north have been taken over by a Jolly Green Giant
* Mr Clean is a janitor...and so on.
As the party investigates, they discover that some of the original townsfolk have been run off by the changes, and those that remain have been hoodwinked into believing it's always been this way; even though these newcomers came in slowly and kicked out legitimate business owners, put them out of business or scared them off, that they've been here the whole time; they've been psychologically conditioned to accept the mascot ruling class via a magic artifact or a summoning gone wrong. (I haven't decided the mechanism yet, but something is making the townspeople believe this is normal, and finding and breaking it is the core of the resolution.)
The players can fix the problem in one or a combination of ways:
* reclaim the institutions one by one (city hall, sheriff, water supply, etc)
* Deprogramming residents by finding the source and destroying/fixing it.
* finding the original deeds and voiding contracts and exposing fraud to restore original ownership of businesses and political offices.
* Outright buying back properties from the mascots.Like many other "Is This Anything" posts, this isn't a completed story, but I'll probably come back to it to flesh it out a little bit at some point.
Thoughts?
#iTA #IsThisAnything #TTRPG #DnD #DnD5e #WorldBuilding
#TabletopRPG #DMing #HombrewDnD #GameMaster---
Possible mascots for inclusion:AUTHORITY FIGURE (boss, colonel, captain, mayor)
1. Colonel Sanders (KFC)
2. The Burger King
3. Little Caesar
4. Cap'n Crunch
5. Mayor McCheese
6. Chef Boyardee
7. Dave Thomas (Wendy's)TRICKSTER / CRIMINAL (scheming, mischievous, always after something)
8. The Hamburglar
9. The Noid (Domino's)
10. The Trix Rabbit
11. Bazooka Joe
12. Chester CheetahWHOLESOME / FRIENDLY (safe, warm, approachable)
13. Ronald McDonald
14. Wendy
15. Poppin' Fresh (Pillsbury Doughboy)
16. Sprout (Green Giant)
17. Betty Crocker
18. Mrs. Butterworth
19. Sun-Maid Raisin GirlHYPE BEAST / ENTHUSIAST (can't contain themselves)
20. Tony the Tiger
21. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
22. Toucan Sam
23. Dig'em Frog
24. Lucky the LeprechaunCOOL GUY (detached, stylish, too good for you)
25. Jack (Jack in the Box)
26. Punchy (Hawaiian Punch)
27. M&M RedGENTLE GIANT / FRIENDLY MONSTER
28. Grimace
29. The Jolly Green Giant
30. The Michelin Man
31. Count Chocula
32. Franken Berry
33. Boo BerryANIMAL MASCOT (animal-primary, limited human personality)
34. Taco Bell Chihuahua
35. The GEICO Gecko
36. Bullseye the Target Dog
37. Geoffrey the Giraffe
38. Charlie the Tuna
39. Sugar Bear
40. The Energizer Bunny
41. McGruff the Crime DogEVERYMAN / RELATABLE REGULAR
42. Flo (Progressive)
43. Jake from State Farm
44. The Maytag Repairman
45. Cracker Jack Sailor Boy
46. M&M YellowTHREAT / CHAOS AGENT (unsettling, aggressive, or just wrong)
47. Mayhem (Allstate)
48. The Kool-Aid Man
49. Chuck E. Cheese
50. Early Grimace (was a villain before the rebrand)UNCANNY / LIMINAL (something is slightly off)
51. The Burger King (silent masked version)
52. Julius Pringles (disembodied mustachioed face)
53. Mr. Clean
54. Mr. Peanut
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Lady Vaeol deals with the shock of her father's secret, in a polyamorous-normative context...
#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 -
Friday Night Lashunta Inspiration
Artist: Arnold Bocklin (1827 - 1901)What if despite korasha males' 2nd-class status under the Damaya Matriarchy and the inevitable conflict, the majority of the time wives and men manage to get along, especially given psychically-fostered emotional honesty?
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding
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In the beginning of _A Castrovel Adventure, Part 2_, Lady Vaeol's father is injured, and she learns his secret...
#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #worldanvil
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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
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@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