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    Worldbuilding Picture Challenge : Politics

    PICTURE CHALLENGE: POLITICS Every city is ruled by some form of politics in a fantasy setting, whether it be a council, a king, or a guild. Your task is to design the politics of this city. Who it is ruled by, how they rule, what do they allow and not allow to happen in their city. Template...
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    Vehicle Build System.

    So, I am CO-Gming a Mad Max style post apoc setting. And While the Actual GM work on the world building, I decided to put together a frame work for making a car (As they are integral to the Road Warrior style of rp it will be) The system is very basic and consist of Point Buy. You expend...
  3. Malkuthe Highwind

    Fantasy Worldbuilding - Creation Narratives

    Fantasy Worldbuilding - Creation Narratives CAVEAT: Do not be alarmed by the massive red triangle with an exclamation point within. This guide should not, if you are an upstanding citizen of Iwaku, hurt you. In any case, I would like to preface this guide with a simple disclaimer. While the...
  4. Villamvihar

    An Unusual Gesture

    Body language is extremely important in communication no matter the language you speak. Only very little information is transmitted to another person verbally and paying attention to the gestures as well as the body of people whom one speaks to can go a long way. That said, body language is not...
  5. Minibit

    Creating half-animal/anthro races

    Who doesn't love a foxy catgirl? How can a character with eagle wings not be fun? There are lots of benefits and fun times to be had when roles are available that aren't entirely human, and the half-animal approach is a tried-and-true fan favourite. So today we're going to talk about not...
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    A position of power

    Kings, generals, presidents and ringmasters. There are things to think about when designing a position of power, so today we're going to flesh out and brainstorm over these jobs! Title: (job name) Honourific: (does the job add anything like "president__" "Sir/madam___" to their name?)...
  7. Villamvihar

    A day of tragedy

    Every single person has a tragedy to them, no matter how small and it is no different for cultures or nations. However, there are sometimes truly devastating events that leave great marks on a civilization's history, marking it as a day when everyone remembers the tragedy or the atrocity...
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    A different name for a Birthday

    Your challenge is simple, come up with a different, but recognizable, name for a birth-day. Here's some things that one might name the day for to get your inspiration flowing Besides being born, on your birthday, you (usually) Receive your name Are separated from your mother via the cutting...
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    Blood Ritual

    Whether you're painting it on your door to keep an angel of death out, exchanging it with a friend to form a lifelong pact, or dripping it on a portal to make it open, blood rituals are all over the place. The name "blood ritual" gives these things a sort of a dark, arcane and grim vibe, making...
  10. Minibit

    Swears

    THERE ARE LOTS OF SWEARS IN THIS POST. You were warned. When my brother came back from Quebec, we asked him if he learned any French, and he responded that he learned "five words and they [were] all swears!" What was funny though, was that he noticed a lot of the swears in French are based...
  11. Minibit

    Flag Traditions

    does your shiny new setting have a flag? Well, if so, there's probably rules for how to display, transport, and dispose of this important symbol! For simplicity's sake, we'll be assuming a National flag. For a starting idea on existing flag etiquette, try looking up the etiquette for your own...
  12. Jorick

    Create a Government

    Governments in roleplays and fiction in general often go unexplained and end up being lazy plot devices at most. Maybe there'll be a mention of the king or queen or some other authority figure, and perhaps the intrepid adventurers will actually meet them, but it's fairly rare for them to...
  13. Absyinthe_Artica

    Create-a-Species!

    Hello! Today we're going to be doing an exercise called "Create-a-Species!". The premise of this exercise is that you come up with a completely original species that falls under one of these categories: Humanoid Fel [Demon] Ethereal [Heavenly/Celestials] Beasts Mechanical Undead Elementals If...
  14. Minibit

    Various Fey

    fair·y ˈferē/ noun a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. pix·ie ˈpiksē/ noun 1. a supernatural being in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and humanlike in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat, and...
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    In the Name of the King - Challenge 1

    In almost every good fantasy story, there exists a supreme ruler, a man, woman, or thing that has absolute power over their domain. Even in some notable Sci-Fi stories, there is an evil or questionable hegemon or dictator that acts as a counter to the pristine hero. Even in reality there still...
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    Creating Holidays #21: Flowers!

    Oosie! I missed a week; we're going to make up for it with a much lighter themed holiday this time; let's make a holiday around flowers! Create a holiday that incorporates flowers in some way; it could be a flower-viewing day to celebrate spring, or a day to have a garden party or take care of...
  17. Villamvihar

    Create an Event #14

    Using your own imagination, create a significant event that is connected to the picture above in some way. Remember that this connection does not have to be the event taking place nearby or the event having created this situation. As an optional challenge, use the following words in your...
  18. Peregrine

    LESSON Building a Religion: Part 2 - The Deity

    This is a continuation of my guide on building a religion. To see Part 1, please follow the link to my Overview of Religious Aspects. While Part 1 of this guide gave a basic list of things that could be considered when building an in-depth religion, in part two I am going to enter into the...
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    Creating Holidays #20: Purification!

    This time, we're creating a holiday around the idea of purification. Your holiday can be to do with spiritual purification, the physical cleaning of things, or any other way you want to interpret the word. You could have a day of appreciation for the water purification industry You could have a...
  20. Peregrine

    LESSON Building a Religion: Part 1 - Overview of Religious Aspects

    As human beings, religion is an instinct within us, and it is an instinct that is transferred over to our stories. Almost any fantasy story will have a religion in it. Sometimes, the story will be built around the religion. Other times, the religion will serve to enhance the story. While it...
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