r/worldjerking • u/AltruisticOne370 • 16h ago

Hot take: Earth project is overrated

861 Upvotes

70 comments

r/worldjerking • u/The_Particularist • 11h ago

It's not really a "D&D ripoff" setting unless it has at least half a dozen of "half-" races.

816 Upvotes

54 comments

r/worldjerking • u/throwaway553t4tgtg6 • 22h ago

the worst is when the author intentionally makes one side Weaker, and then gloats like he's proven a point when they lose, BRO, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE THEM WEAK in the first place!

466 Upvotes

114 comments

r/worldjerking • u/YigCultist1867 • 4h ago

A personal journey in sci-fi worldbuilding:

45 Upvotes

22 comments

r/worldjerking • u/Tnynfox • 18h ago

My barely disguised apology comic to the world of fiction

34 Upvotes

10 comments

r/worldjerking • u/Romeo_Man • 21h ago

what was the worldbuilding someone shared that got you like this?:

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24 Upvotes

11 comments

r/worldjerking • u/Sorry_Flight2594 • 38m ago

How is my disease that plays a large part in my story?

• Upvotes

IDK who the artist is but the art it is based off of is Kairyu Crocodile.

This is for my fantasy story and like I said in the title it is a large part of my story. One of the two main characters has this and her orphan step brother (the first main character) and it is basically his whole motivation to enter this life and death tournament to make a wish to change her back. This is because the world doesn't really like them and so her life is being threatened (especially since they live in a enlightenment era world) and so he wants to save her.

5 comments

r/worldjerking • u/TitouainofTelleus • 16h ago

Make assumptions about my setting based on the world map

14 Upvotes

Yes I know I made this in the Civ 5 map editor. It's proven an incredibly useful tool.

If any area is too blurry, point at it with a little red arrow and I'll make a special screenshot just for you zooming in on it.

13 comments

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