In the World of Egaar, I have created a magic system that combines elements of multiple magic systems, as detailed here. This is mainly to allow for a wide array of magic to exist in my world. My system includes magic as an energy, a substance, a divine gift and as something present in nature to some extent. As a result, the Ley Lines of my world are equally as complex in the way they operate and have various elements of the ideas I have expressed above. I will give the disclaimer that not everything is perfectly ironed out and within the world there are competing theories and beliefs, so it muddies the waters a little with regard to the exact details. Also, as a worldbuilder, I reserve the right to have some rough edges where I can’t be bothered to do the mental acrobatics to figure it all out. Enjoy!
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Magic is a cornerstone of fantasy. If you have a fantasy setting it is likely you have magic within it. Understanding the magic in your world can be important when it comes to story, theme and worldbuilding, so today we will continue to look at how I went about creating the magic system for my world – The World of Egaar.
Ley Lines – What are they in your world?
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Welcome back to Wittering of a Worldbuilder. Today I give you another weekly wittering in which I will be taking on a worldbuilding prompt and attempting to use it to delve into different aspects of my world – Egaar. I will be freewriting a lot of my responses and they will hopefully provide me with new, useful information about Egaar and its people. Hope you enjoy!
Prompt #15 – Describe a Thieves Guild that exists in your world and what they are up to
Continue reading “Weekly Wittering: Prompt #15“Faction Intrigue: How to make Factions for your fantasy world?
Have you ever wondered how to create and track factions of people in your world? Be it for your own fantasy worldbuilding project, the peoples of your story or different factions in your homebrew tabletop roleplaying games; factions are a common sight.
So as a follow up to my Godmaker Manuscript and my Makings of Nobility guide, I have decided to share with you a guide I have created to help me to create and track the different factions of my world, to help me in running my D&D games.
It has been put together using a range of ideas and may not be perfect for all people’s needs, but I think it gives a good amount of detail and maybe inspiration for aspects you may not have thought about.
Continue reading “Faction Intrigue: How to make Factions for your fantasy world?”Creating a D&D Starter Town: Bleakwood Abbey – Basic Map
Creating a starting area for a D&D campaign can be a daunting prospect for new Game Masters. Similarly, creating a whole world for your games or stories can be extremely challenging and many creators would advocate starting small with a simple town or region, and building outwards. Therefore, creating a small settlement like this can be a more manageable start. Welcome to Bleakwood Abbey!
Continue reading “Creating a D&D Starter Town: Bleakwood Abbey – Basic Map”Weekly Wittering: Prompt #14
Welcome back to Wittering of a Worldbuilder. Today I give you another weekly wittering in which I will be taking on a worldbuilding prompt and attempting to use it to delve into different aspects of my world – Egaar. I will be freewriting a lot of my responses and they will hopefully provide me with new, useful information about Egaar and its people. Hope you enjoy!
Prompt #14 – What methods of ‘fast-travel’ exist in your world?
Continue reading “Weekly Wittering: Prompt #14”Fan Map: Aendrim and surrounding Duchies
Recently I got engrossed in the World of Orden, created by Matt Colville.I dove deep into his worldbuilding and came across a hex map on the MCDM Wiki, alongside some others that inspired me to create my own version of this area of his world: Aendrim.
Continue reading “Fan Map: Aendrim and surrounding Duchies”Fantasy Short: The Auction
Fantasy Shorts are back! As part of my continued desire to better my writing ability, I have once again used a writing prompt to inspire myself. I find them to be an excellent source of inspiration and they help to spark my imagination in ways I may never have experienced without them. Thus, I am able to create short scenes of fiction to help bring to life my ideas. What follows is but one of these shorts: The Auction.
Continue reading “Fantasy Short: The Auction”Let’s talk about Magic #1: Origins and Sources
Magic is a cornerstone of fantasy. If you have a fantasy setting it is likely you have magic within it. Understanding the magic in your world can be important when it comes to story, theme and worldbuilding, so today we will start to look at how I went about creating the magic system for my world – The World of Egaar.
Origins and Sources of Magic – Where does magic come from?
When beginning to craft a magic system, it is important to figure out where the magic comes from in your world and there are many common sources you can choose from:
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About 3 years ago, I was listening to the BFG audiobook during a long car journey home and got inspired by the idea of dreams being collected by the giant and used to give people pleasant sleep. I really loved the idea of dreams being an actual entity that floats about the world and I decided to try and take this further by developing an entire industry around these dreams! Here’s my take, I hope you enjoy!
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