Hi everyone, I had an idea related to the question(s); what if the United States collapsed? What if it was replaced by a Muslim country? I named the country Shams, I wrote an introduction, a prologue of sorts. If there are any odd mistakes pls notify me as I extract the text from my notebook (yes I write it by hand) using some tools that may not be reliable. ​Thanks. Even if you are not Muslim please keep reading.

DISCLAIMER: Any real person mentioned in this story is mentioned and used for entirely fictional purposes, no offenses to anyone.

Introduction

Name: Islamic Kingdom of Shams
Capital: Qamar Motto: 'Worship until you die'
Language(s): English (Main), Arabic (sub)

Location: Where mainland USA is now (excluding Alaska)
Size: 3,120,000km²

Landscape:
- Large deserts in the east
- Snowy mountains in the north
- Green valleys around rivers
- Plains near the coast

Climate: Shams has a diverse climate spanning cold, snowy northern winters to hot southern deserts and humid plains bringing nearly every major weather type.

Leader: The Shams Royal family
Government type: Monarchy
Currency: Shamsi (100 Shurooqs = 1 Shamsi (Ꞩ))
Defence:
- Royal Shams Army + Navy
- Shams-wa-Qamar Defensive Legion
- Al-Ahad 'Ashar Legion

Population: 300M

Culture:
- Mix of American, Arab and South Asian influences
- Islam is main religion, but other beliefs exist (at a minority)
- English remains the main language
- Food and architecture combine all three cultures
- Modest Clothing is required
- Islamic and local traditions (at a minority) are celebrations

Food:
- Mix of American, Arab and South Asian food
- Example: Burger, Rice and curry etc, etc.

Festivals:
- Eid UL Adha
- Eid UL Fitr
- Ashura
- 10th Muharram

National Animal: Camel

Economy:
- Main Industries: Trade, technology, agriculture and energy
- Exports: Oil, minerals, food & manufactured (halal, organic non-chemical) goods
- Strong trade links with other nations
- Qamar is the main financial centre

Cities: (in order of size) 1. Najm
2. Thurayya
3. Suhayl
4. Shihab
5. Zuhra
6. Falak
7. Anwar
8. Kawakib
9. Siraj
10. Nayyir
11. Mizan

Schools:
- A.S.I.T - Ash Shams Institute of Technology — Thousands of more schools.
- A.Q.U - Al Qamar University
- Az-Zuhra Institute of Astronomy
- Siraj Academy
- Al-Qamar Centre for Higher Studies

Hospitals:
- Al Qamar University Hospital
- Thurayya Health Pavilion
- Shihab Wellness Centre
- Hundreds of other hospitals (800-1000)

Transport:
- The first and only country with no fuel-powered cars - All vehicle use electric or alternative energy
- High-speed rail connects cities
- Metal motorways and public transport
- Electric public transport such as buses, flights and taxis.
- Major international ports and airports.

Reason for Naming scheme:
- There are 12 cities in the country of Shams, one of those cities is the capital Qamar meaning Moon in Arabic, the other 11 cities are named after something that shines relating to stars.
- It is named in this way due to Prophet Yusuf (Joseph)'s dream of the Sun (His father) the Moon (his mother/stepmother) and eleven stars (his eleven brothers.) prostrating to him.

Thanks for reading all the way through. If you are interested please wait for the next chapter: Chapter 1 - The Fall of America. It should be out sometime this week. The flag is also attached (designed by yours truly).

Got removed last time because i didnt add enough lore so lets try this again.

The main cast are from the Kingdom of Gora; Alka, Hisiera, and Jattor are small and insignificant towns that would otherwise not be charted. Before the king of Lyng dies, he entrusts Pinn and Ipp to his friend, the king of Gora because of agricultural struggles in those regions. However, before his death he appoints a regent for the rest of Lyuk who soon becomes greedy for power and riles the people up against Gora to not only claim Pinn and Ipp but the rest of Gora as well. She employs a spellsmith who creates a seemingly unstoppable weapon: one that poisons the opponent’s blood in battle. The small troupe coming from the towns mentioned above group in the Goran school of trades where they solve a problem with wit and precision which leads the prince to appoint them as agents not easily suspected who will have to venture through harsh countryside to Romkutta and beyond in search of a rare spellsmith to formulate a shield to counter Lyuk’s deadly poison.

I added agricultural regions for the sake of coherence and understanding politics and interactions between regions. Perhaps I should add where animals grow too ;} ... I recommend Nortantis as it is a free app. However, I did have to temporarily adjust my screen size/layout in the settings to use it properly as my screen is too small. This is like an ancient paper aesthetic but there are also other formats. I didn't add them (yet) but in my physical notebook I made notes of all relevant rulers and population sizes of cities and kingdoms.

I understand why they simplified it or removed it but the original idea of the magic system and benders and nations and how linked everything was and how important balance actually was is quite interesting.

In a lost age…

Power is balanced among four great Nations: Water, Earth, Fire, Air. An order made up of men and women lead each nation. These masters possess the ability to manipulate their native element.

They call themselves Waterbenders, Earthbenders, Firebenders, and Airbenders. The most powerful bender in the world is the Avatar, the spirit of the planet incarnate. He alone masters all four elements and maintains world order.

Disaster Strikes… …when the current Avatar dies. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Fire Nation’s leader launches a global war. His goal – eliminate the Water, Earth, and Air Nations so that the Fire Nation may rule for eternity.

100 Years Later, the Avatar returns… With the Fire Nation on the brink of global domination, a young girl and her brother living on the South Pole make an amazing discovery: Enclosed within an iceberg for 100 years, a 12-year old Airbender has miraculously survived. Waking up hungry for food and adventure, the boy reveals himself as the Avatar. But will this irresponsible kid accept his destiny in time to save the world?

What is the Avatar?

The Avatar is the incarnation of the Spirit of the Planet in human form. There is only one Avatar, who reincarnates himself through the centuries. Each time the Avatar dies it is reborn into the next nation.

This successive cycle mirrors the order of the seasons: Water Tribes – winter Earth Kingdom – spring Fire Nation – summer Air Nomads – autumn The cycle provides a natural balance between the elements.

This way, no single nation can grow stronger than another. Upon the death of an Avatar, Bending masters from the successive nation conduct a search to find the child reincarnate. (The successor is expected to show signs of continuity with the one who died, such as being born within a week of the death.)

These Benders carefully train the new Avatar to prepare him for his high position. First, he becomes proficient with his native element. Then, when the Avatar reaches maturity, he travels the world and studies with Masters from the other three Bending disciplines.

Upon completion of his training, the Avatar possesses sole control of all four elements. And so, the nations work to nurture the Avatar, whose responsibility it is to keep Water, Earth, Fire, and Air in harmony with each other and the world.

WHO STARTS THE WAR?

When a young, fearsome Firebender named Fire Lord Sozin ascends to the Fire Nation throne, only one person possesses the strength to oppose his rule – Avatar Roku, a Fire Nation native.

Many times during his reign, Fire Lord Sozin attempts to expand his empire, but the elder Avatar Roku always prevents his tyranny. Fire Lord Sozin’s only chance to achieve supremacy comes on the heels of Avatar Roku’s death.

Before the succeeding Avatar reaches maturity and challenges his action, Sozin secretly builds a massive armada of ironclad ships strong enough to overpower any nation’s Benders and trains a fierce army of Firebenders, foot soldiers, and assassins. For twelve years, the Water, Earth, and Air Nations live oblivious of Sozin’s hidden army.

Consequently, when the Fire Nation begins its assault, they are defenseless. Fire Lord Sozin strategizes to kill off the Air Nomads before the next Avatar grows to maturity. Strengthened by a passing comet’s natural energy, the Fire Nation simultaneously attacks the Water, Earth, and Air Nations.

Within one summer, Sozin’s Army wipes out the peaceful Air Nomads. Vainly assuming that the Avatar’s body lies among the casualties, Sozin expands his invasion of the valiant Water Tribes and Earth Kingdom; his devastation disrupts the natural cycle, ruins the delicate balance of the elements, and makes the Avatar’s future reincarnation impossible. Sozin envisions a world where Fire exists as the dominant element and no nation or energy challenges the Fire Lord’s rule.

Though he wages war for decades, Sozin dies before he sees this vision realized. Despite his death, he succeeds by inspiring greed for world domination among his descendants who continue to carry his torch and strengthen the Fire Nation’s hold on the world.

OTHER PHENOMENA

While a Master’s skill level determines the range of his attacks, his elemental power never extends beyond his immediate area. Therefore, an Earthbender possesses the strength to create a tremor locally, but not an earthquake five miles away. However, a Benders powers may be influenced by the seasons and natural phenomena.

Because each nation corresponds to a season, a Bender is strongest in his native land and during its season. Therefore, Waterbenders are strongest in the north and south poles, during winter; Firebenders are strongest near the equator during summer, etc. Benders are born into each nation, according to the season.

Therefore, Earthbenders are born during spring while Airbenders are born during autumn, etc. However, the number of Benders born during a season represents only a small percentage of all the children born.

While benders are frequently born to parents who also posses this power, it’s not uncommon for parents without powers to birth a Bender. Because of the lengthening summers, the Fire Nation births more and more Benders, while the other nations birth fewer.

Therefore, the Fire Nation’s conquest means disaster for opposing Masters. Seasonal changes will become non-existent. With the world stuck in perpetual summer, Firebender numbers will grow and strengthen, while Water, Earth, and Airbender numbers will weaken and diminish until they are extinct. In addition to the seasons, natural phenomena also influence a Bender’s power.

For example, the sun and comets strengthen Firebenders; the moon cycle and rain boost a Waterbender’s power; Earthbenders tap into the potential energy of fault lines; and wind and storms are advantageous to Airbenders.

The only thing that can rid a Firebender of his power is a total eclipse, which is short-lived and infrequent. Seasonal and natural phenomena play an important role in Avatar’s storyline as it relates to Benders.

On a sunny day near the equator, the kids take lengthy detours to avoid Firebenders. However, during cloudy, rainy weather, they travel a more risky, but direct route, relying on Aang and Katara’s heightened Airbending and Waterbending powers for protection.

People saying nothing is original or new so why bother.

But it's like cooking. Coming up with a new ingredient is really hard, but creating a new original recipe using existing ingredients is very possible.

No one says "your cookie recipe isnt original because you used eggs and flour and sugar".

The best chefs don't change what works, but they may add something new or from a different culture, like adding a spice like cumin or saffron to a sugar cookie. Sure it's 99% the same cookie, but also it's 100% different from every other cookie.

And not to mention that it matters the ratio of the ingredients. The quality and sourcing of them. The mixing, the baking. Even how they are shaped and presented.

But the truth is people aren't nearly original enough, and there's nothing wrong with reaching for originality.

Maybe you will be the first to use a new ingredient like Tolkien did with his high Elves, but even if you are the first to use eggs in a cookie, it's not good because it's new, it's only good if you make it work with the other ingredients.

Sometimes things really don't go together. Too much salt in a cookie isn't going to be good, no matter how nice your other ingredients go together.

But the right amount of salt in a cookie can be very good.

Often if you don't try you will never know.

The thing is, most people just follow the recipes of others because they're afraid to fail. And you can even be a decently successful writer this way.

They say "great artists steal" but that's not the whole story. Great artists don't reinvent the wheel, they learn and use the best ingredients and techniques, but then they build on them or combine them to make something new and amazing!

Saying they "stole" because they used eggs, flour and sugar (or elves, dragons, and magic) is fundimentally misunderstanding how creativity works and what it means to create.

I have a race of 7–9-foot-tall pig-like people (inspired by the Japanese pig-orcs from the original D&D) who are extremely isolated. Their culture is built around elitism, violence, subterfuge, endless warfare, proxy conflicts, state-sponsored terrorism, and even killing their own people to manufacture pretexts for war by blaming enemy races. They steal and occupy land under the guise of religious claims so they never appear to be mere warlords.

The pigs consider themselves a holy, noble, and superior people. They were once humans, but after centuries of inbreeding they gradually developed physical features that make them resemble large, grotesque pig-like orcs: upturned, crooked, flattened noses; tusk-like teeth; large, floppy ears; hairless pink skin like that of a domestic pig; and massive, bulky bodies.

so...how do I make them more ambiguous and less easily spotted as something related to real life?

Example- plenty of famous youtubers mentioning globlins from WoW being caricatures of jews, same for HP's elves, or orcs in general DnD fantasy being seen as black americans

Official Field Guide to the Ravenreach Protected Zone

Created with support from the Perimeter

Section 4

Chapter 2

Hum

Foedicephalus festinans

Threat Level: Letum (4/7)

Safety Protocol

Pay attention to unusual vibrations occurring within your body or surrounding environment.

If strong vibrations are detected, immediately inspect the area to locate the source.

Upon visual contact with the organism, avoid open areas. Seek narrow passages or locations containing obstacles that restrict the creature’s movement.

If shelter is unavailable, move between environmental obstacles and avoid remaining directly in the organism’s path.

In open terrain, when the creature approaches within approximately 2 meters, immediately drop to the ground, lie face down, and cover your head with your arms. If possible, continue reducing the distance toward the nearest shelter, repeating this action whenever the organism approaches.

Movement directly away from the organism in a straight line is strictly prohibited.

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Polypoda

Family: Foedicephalidae

Genus: Foedicephalus

Description

Foedicephalus festinans, commonly known as Hum, is a massive predatory amphibian measuring approximately 4 meters in length and weighing between 150 and 200 kilograms.

The organism’s most distinctive feature is its disproportionately large head, reaching approximately 2 meters in diameter. Under normal conditions, the remainder of the body is almost impossible to observe due to a dense aerosol cloud surrounding the organism, composed of water vapor, metabolic byproducts, and other biological compounds released by the creature.

The body of Hum contains numerous specialized siphons. Ten ventral siphons located on the underside of the body generate an air cushion between the organism and the ground, allowing temporary low-resistance movement resembling gliding above the surface.

This system requires extremely high energy expenditure and can only be maintained for limited periods.

An additional propulsion siphon releases a mixture of methane, water vapor, and biological compounds produced by symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract. This gas emission allows rapid movement but significantly reduces maneuverability.

Three pairs of fins extend from the lateral sides of the body and are used for stabilization and directional control. The elongated tail contains a vertical fin and functions as the primary steering mechanism.

The eyes are large and highly sensitive in low-light environments. A third eyelid protects the visual organs during attacks and movement through dense obstacles.

The mouth can open to an extreme angle due to the high flexibility of the lower jaw. Large, reinforced teeth are used to crush the bones and protective structures of prey.

The skeleton consists of lightweight hollow bones while maintaining considerable structural strength.

Reproduction occurs in freshwater environments. Juvenile individuals feed on carrion and aquatic organisms until completing metamorphosis and transitioning to a terrestrial lifestyle.

Adult individuals obtain most required moisture through food consumption.

Hum possesses highly developed vision and olfactory senses, while auditory perception remains limited. Sounds produced through vocalization or movement occur below the human audible range but generate powerful low-frequency vibrations detectable by living organisms over considerable distances.

The organism’s levitation system is primarily used during hunting. Outside of hunting periods, individuals spend up to 20 Earth hours per day resting, sleeping, or digesting food.

Behavior and Ecology

Hum are obligate solitary predators. They demonstrate high levels of intraspecific aggression and gather only during periods of extreme hunger or reproduction.

The breeding season on Earth occurs from late April to early July.

Sexual dimorphism is weakly expressed.

Individuals prefer open environments near bodies of water. The largest recorded populations are located within the Sinister Valley and surrounding regions.

Despite possessing thermoregulation abilities, Hum prefer warmer environments, including natural thermal zones.

Activity is primarily nocturnal.

Intelligence is considered low. Behavior corresponds to that of an instinct-driven primitive predator.

Primary prey includes:

deer;

roe deer;

moose;

angel slugs;

other medium-sized organisms.

Attacks on humans, wolves, dogs, and mimics are considerably less frequent.

Additional Information

The genus Foedicephalus is believed to contain an unknown number of additional species currently under investigation.

Information regarding newly identified members of the genus will be released after completion of further research.

Remember, citizen: awareness may preserve your life. Always remain alert and observe your surroundings.

North: colder regions
Snowy Mountains and tundras snowy forests
Famous area : mountains of agrogor
Iceberg woods cold heart city

South : humidity warm weather swamps and jungles
famous area:
Howling jungles and fungal swamp marshlands
Coastal plains

East : grasslands and plains mountain ranges and a forest
Famous area the hallow plains
dark wood forest
Whispering woods
Gear head city
Highlands
Dragon spine mountain

West: blazing hot weather
Bone dry deserts and islands
Famous area : sea of sands
The badlands
Sandstorm city
Golden islands

Midlands
The middle of all four borders gets all kinds weather winds heat cold rain
Most diverse of the regions
City capital omni city

The floating cities :
Three large islands that are in the air suspended by ancient magic home to bird folk
Beak strike city
Aviaonus the capital
And feather fall city

So I recently got into the lore side of Dnd and I am also big into Spanish/Portuguese history. I am currently building a homebrew nation heavily inspired by 1400's-1600's era Portugal (southern half) and the Holy Roman Empire (northern half). The nation is a very large sea-faring territory in between a grand stretching coastline a single humongous mineral/gem rich mountain that stretches above the clouds. The nation is predominately populated by Humans, Minotaurs and Goblinoids (of all kinds). The ruling class are exclusively Blue Dragonkind (Blue Dragons, Blue Dragonborn, Blue Dragonspawn and Blue Kobolds etc).

But I was also looking to expand on the different races that inhabit this nation. What are some lore-accurate or lore-friendly races that could inhabit a nation like this.

Weather due to personal preference, it not being something you're good at or something you think is overdone. Here are mine:

-Slavery. Even though my worldbuilding takes place in an early modern era adjacent time, I don't think this topic is necessary to create a believable world. Also I find this topic disturbing and rarely done well/tasteful.

-Gods interacting with mortals. My world is not dnd or mythology. There are religions, but no diety is confirmed as an actually existing entity. There is no confirmed afterlife or anything of sorts. I don't like gods in fantasy (except God of War that game is a masterpiece)

-Angels or demons. Especially half demons or half angels. The only time where demons weren't extremely cringe and edgy to me is Witcher and Baldurs Gate 3. Same goes for angels. I don't like the idea of a race being naturally good or evil. Also I am not drawn to the occult or holy topics.

-Prophecy and chosen ones. 99% of chosen ones are boring mary sues. It is extremely hard to make a world with a "chosen one" without making the whole world revolve around them. It is much more interesting when somebody who people thought wasn't destined for much, becomes a champion.

My world has some constraints due to setting reasons that I will not summarize here as they are not entirely relevant. However they have left me with this question on how a military may organize itself. Lets say they have access to world war 1/2 level of technology, as well as these factors.

1. All guns are powered by “mana” stored in a persons body. Thus you can run out of energy to make shot if overused without allowing time for one to recharge. 

2. Mages in this world have control over various forms of energy. Its not uncommon to see Kinetic mages creating fields that greatly dampen fast moving objects thus making guns more or less useless in an area. Magic cannot be cast directly onto an individual so this does not hamper someone's movement.

My goal is to achieve a “sweet spot” where guns exist and are used but large and long drawn out engagements often devolve into melee fights as people run out of mana and mages nullify long range assaults.

Just looking for some input or thoughts.

Hello everyone, I’m brand new to Reddit and also very new to fictional world building. I’m learning as I go and sometimes I feel like I’m in over my head lol but I like it and have some big visions. I’m currently trying to build a large modern creative office building for a media company. I need some help figuring some of these things out. Am I in the right place to get feedback on my project? I don’t want to upset anyone or break any rules.

Hi everyone,

So, I’d like to know what makes you like or dislike certain magic systems.

For me, what makes me not even interested in finishing the description is when terms like “four elements” or “elemental” show up in the elevator pitch;

And what gets me interested is when it’s not just another variation on D&D, the occultism (mainly british-like/victorian-like), and stuff like that. Because I prefer things like “Nen” in Hunter×Hunter, in terms of the system's scope and flexibility; and I also think psionics is underutilized as a core system in fantasy worldbuilding, it seems like it’s usually understood only as moving things with your mind, telepathy, and derivatives of that. But you can actually do something really expansive with psionics and implement restriction mechanics and costs similar to those seen in Hunter×Hunter.

What about you guys? What works for you and what doesn’t in magical systems?

Thanks for your answers.

Assuming your story has a power system like Star Wars Force or any popular Battle Shonen, what are the best examples of a User utilising their abilities to make the most out of them? Explain your Power System and why the feat in question by said character is very impressive.

Mine is with the user of the ability "Leviathan" which at its core makes the user able to manipulate water and alter their physiology to resemble sea creatures, they also can summon a giant tree to create sea monsters provided they can supply them with enough water to exist. The feat is that he used a combination of attributes from Aplysia, Crabeater Seal and Saltmarsh Insects to increase his water storage capacity, decrease his lethal thirst threshold and better manage his fluids flow.

This means that he completely bypassed his need for humidity in climate for his power to work and instead uses water stored in his own body.

- How frequently can it be used? Rarely like a snake's venom, or at the drop of a hat? I'd be more intimidated by a nice-smelling dragon as (s)he clearly uses it frequently and/or is intelligent enough to grasp that doing so somehow improves close range stealth.

- There could be a scent of e.g flammable gas leaking slightly out assuming that's the breath weapon; could just be fermenting prey. If mates consider this proof of a working breath weapon, it may cause them to evolve a strong and/or distinct scent for its own sake as an exaggerated mating trait. A dragon may also intentionally huff at potential predators to warn it has a breath weapon without actually activating it, another selection pressure source.

- Certain energetic processes can produce ozone; may or may not always be active.

- A dragon with mind manipulation may not have to control the smell or even your conscious perception of it, only your psychological reaction to it so you smell it normally but think of it better than you normally would.

It said I needed to put something in here, idk

Scratch that, I just came up with some ideas

It varies wildly between supers. For most of the vigilantes who work outside of the law, you'll mainly see modified spare clothes and sports gear (eg, Spider-Man's homemade suits). Most of them are cheap and don't really have a particular design, and are liable to change entirely because they get torn to pieces all the time.

Then there's the supers that work with the law. Most of their costumes are more like unpersonalized uniforms like firefighters have, made with some military grade stuff with color variations depending on their power.

It's the more commercialized superheroes that get the personalized, flashy costumes. They usually have two costumes, a presentation version, and a "stunt" version. The first one is meant to be used for interviews, conventions, and wherever it'll be seen clearly, made out of less durable but "prettier" materials. The second one is for when they're on patrol. It's much more durable but is a lot less satisfying to look at.

I've been working on a post-apocalyptic setting (for writing short stories in) where sometime during a spring in the 2020s, 99% of the world's population suddenly vanishes, leaving roughly 80 million humans on the planet. While the victims are random, the sheer number of humans means that the initial survivors are fairly proportionate to large-scale demographics. So for example, the US population is around 340 million, and so there should be about 3.4 million American survivors.

The short-term consequences I think I have fairly thought out, using things like Aftermath: Population Zero for reference (1% surviving is probably similar to 0% surviving at this point). The world immediately plunges into chaos. Cars crashing everywhere, planes falling out of the sky. Without most of the people managing them, most energy grids probably go out within the week, alongside long-distance communications. Nuclear and chemical plants could pose threats (although maybe nuclear safeguards would kick in automatically). Most of the world's livestock and pets are left to fend for themselves.

The Vanishing happens instantly, and so there would also be differences across time zones due to differing levels of human activity. For example, places that were in the dead of night would have minimal issues with suddenly-abandoned vehicles on the roads.

Most large organizations (governments, militaries, etc.) break down because 99% of their leadership disappeared. Survivors in densely populated areas probably could find each each other and form groups fairly quickly. Since the world has been depopulated but damage to infrastructure is minimal, there should be plenty of supplies sitting around. In theory this abundance would minimize the need for human conflict, while cooperation would be incentivized.

However, pre-apocalyptic food supplies would eventually run out from consumption or degradation, bringing an end to the scavenging-heavy focus of the short-term era. Not really sure how long this would take. Judging by the shelf life of some non-perishable goods, perhaps two years at most? The survivors would have to figure out farming or some other food source, and not all might succeed. This sort of intermediate period between the "grace period" of scavenging and a more stabilized situation further in the future is the part I haven't quite figured out yet.

Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated. Is there any factors that I may have missed?

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Ive had it in my head for a while that id like to have a youtube series of just making a world and describing it, then moving on when it feels complete.

The first world id love to explain is my dnd world. Problem is I dont know how to organize it. Im a natrually very scatter brained person and do better staying on topic when I have a good format to follow. So what order should the details be explained in?

The working idea is: the world, the gods, specific gods, the countries, specific country, specific factions, cities, miscellaneous details

As a result of technological innovation (organic artificial intelligence) a conglomerate of powerful corporate owners, 7 men and 1 widow, manage to rise up to absolute power and now have replaced humanities usefulness to them by using OAI. Now the plan of extermination for survival over the warming world has begun. The newly called inferiors, those who weren’t smart and mighty enough to become heptilionares as them are surviving in small groups against the plans of the 8 heptilionares Even though the inferiors where the ones who made this possible and are key to maintain the biomass for the organic artificial intelligence that maintains the world of the 8.  

(There are a few plot twist that i already have in mind)

What I mean by what the title says, is that does your fantasy world (its time/era doesn't really matter) have some sort of gateway/s that allows the local inhabitants to travel to a completely nother world?

This has so much material for crossovers and AU's, that might even be canon for both respective parties.

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For example, in one of my many worldbuilding projects named 'Ludicrous Magical', there are these magical wormholes that appear almost everywhere in random times. These wormholes are really supposed to be the entrances to dungeons that either the government-sent teams, or this world's own version of licensed Adventurers (who are actually criminals given a chance to be pardoned) go into the place to explore and loot it all.

But sometimes there comes these special portals that are more massive than the ordinary dungeon portals and nearly immortal, sometimes appearing either on the ground or straight up found up high in the sky. These portals are now gateways to another world, as both the Ludicrous Magical people AND the otherworlders can cross the portal as they please. These giant portals are all named 'Exodus Paths' by the people, and are quite very rare.

So that means the people from the Ludicrous Magical world literally have a lot of experience in dealing with otherworlders, that they simply call/refer/label as 'Visitors'. The first ever colossal portal, Exodus Path, Ludicrous Magical scholars have ever recorded, dates back thousands of years ago.

There are protocol to deal with these countless Visitors, by sending them back home to contact their form government, letting them stay if they pass regulations and they become the world's citizen from now on, arresting/eliminating them if they are too violent and has caused public damage, and etc.

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I thought about it, and came to the conclusion that I am not the only one who has this unique kind of element in their worldbuilding.

Keep in mind, I am not doing this mainly for powerscaling purposes. These Exodus Paths are here for very interesting storytelling purposes, and imagining how different worlds will be affected by this revelation, like how they will react.

Like when lone civilizations are unable to find any other form of sentient species in their own universes, then BOOM a portal appears that directly transports you to another world, a visual message saying "you are not alone now".

So, anyone else has this? Because I really do not see it being talked about a lot?

Hello, I was wondering if I can get some opinions. I’m currently writing a fantasy story about involving fairies and I need some inspiration. What mount would they ride if horses weren’t a thing and the deer was too sacred an animal in their culture to be used as beasts of burden? Please keep in mind, I want ideas involving a land based animal so no flying or swimming creatures, and these fairies are human sized beings, not tiny Tinkerbell size figures. Any suggestions would be helpful, hopefully it’ll get me last this writers block. Thanks in advance.

Here are four fully augmented bodies from some of the top corporations in the megastructure alongside some weapons of the same companies. These bodies are considered to be some of the most expensive, elegant and advanced for the elite as they can turn one person into a one man Army capable of giving them superhuman strength, speed and agility to survive any situation they are in. These bodies belong to different corporations which is why they all look different as almost all of them research different types of technologies giving them a unique look letting you tell who's is who's.

In my world several companies offer several products like weapons, armor, implants and fully augmented bodies. But only a few produce products of such quality and advanced technology that they are considered to be their own independent nation inside the Empire as they gather so much wealth and influence inside their own sectors making them dependent on their infrastructure.

Several corporations that are in the weapon and augmentation industry only offer one product or service but those who are considered to be the most influential and powerful offer several as they are the only ones considered to have the time, money and resources to investigate new and old technology which they quickly monopolize as they don't want to lose their grip on the power they influence on the Empire and sectors they control as loosing a contract to a better product could become financial ruin.

All corporations must pay a corporate tax to the Empire but those corporations that are at the top aren't taxed but instead are hired as the Empire's industrial and manufacturing powers and are given a lot of liberties to rule their own sectors as they see fit as long as they supply the Empire's armies either with weapons, armor, augmetics, vehicles, medicine or manpower to aid with the several wars. Being hired as an Empire supplier is the most difficult contract to obtain in the megastructure but it is very easy to lose the influence to keep the contract as the Empire always demands better equipment and augmetics for their troops making corporate espionage, assassinations, sabotage and theft very common in the corporate world creating several conflicts between various corporations inside the megastructure that sometimes blow out in corporate wars so massive and violent that the whole sector is put in quarantine to let the war burn out.

I have an idea inspired by *The Dagger and the Coin*: standard fantasy races were created for specific roles by a fallen empire. Their original roles were: High Elves for administration, Dark Elves as assassins, Dwarves as miners and craftsmen, Giants for manual labor, Orcs as gladiators and heavy infantry, and Halflings as servants. How do I present this without appearing to support eugenics (since I don't)? I’ve considered incorporating biological flaws, generational trauma, and the impact on their daily lives, but I’m worried that might not be enough. What else should I do?

The title might sound strange but hear me out, A lot of people when writing a project choose to put the story, characters and civilizations that happen inside the world at the forefront while putting the world at the background, hence why a lot of fantasy media just use an analogue of our planet for the setting.

Obviously there's nothing wrong with using the earth as the basis of your setting but I think a lot of people miss the opportunity to create some really good and interesting concepts for their settings.

If I had to give an example it would be the Type-Moon franchise, in the franchise the world is a sentient being split into two personalities: Gaia representing the will of Nature and Alaya representing the will of humanity, both of which work independently to perpetuate their goals.

There are also a few more examples but this is my favourite one by far from a worldbuilding perspective (god type moon is so peak)