Tag: Fantasy

Megadungeon 23: An Introduction

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This new project, referred to as Megadungeon 23 is a concept developed by Sean McCoy over on his blog here.

It is a project that I too have decided to embark upon this year as a non-labour intensive side project to help develop a cool megadungeon for my world. The idea is simple in premise: draw a dungeon room a day, everyday; for the whole year. 365 dungeon rooms, drawn in 7 room sections. Each month will represent one layer of the megadungeon, resulting in a 12 layer dungeon by the end of the year.

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Druid Backstories – Questions every druid should be able to answer

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In order to better integrate Dungeons and Dragons into my world, I have been working on creating a bit of a guide for new players in my games to use when creating their characters. I was inspired by Anto over at Icarus Games on youtube to create a document template that would allow players to fill out a detailed backstory for their characters. Using his ideas as a base, I filled mine out with some additional sections and sets of useful prompt questions to help flesh out a player’s backstory. However, when I came to considering a player’s class, I realised that I wanted personalised, specific questions based on the class they had chosen and thus I created different Backstory templates based on the class selected. In today’s article, I explore the key questions that a Druid in my world should know the answers to.

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Recipe: Woodsnout Twiggy Pudding

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By Aurdus Ramsbutt

A note from the author: Twiggy pudding has been around for centuries and each family of woodsnouts in the Territories has their own unique recipe passed down from parent to child over the generations. I first remember tasting the delicacy in my teenage years when I worked the lumber run aboard the Imperial timber barges. A lovely old hog gave me a flaming slice one freezing winter solstice and the burning dish both terrified and enthralled me. I must admit although it was deliciously flavourful, it was quite course and tough in places and I failed to finish my portion.

The following recipe has been produced by combining multiple sources gathered from all across the Territories and is the most palatable to the more gentile Imperial tastes.

–Excerpt from An Epicure’s guide to folk cuisine by Aurdus Ramsbutt

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Heraldry Corner: House Stoker

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Welcome to another dive into the Noble houses of my world, Egaar! Today, we are looking at the House of Stoker, a well-known house from the Kingdom of Southrun, a vassal state to the Tarantulan Empire. This write up provides a brief summary of different aspects of the house and roughly follows my guide: The Makings of Nobility. I hope it gives some interesting insight into one of the noble houses of my world and inspires you in your worldbuilding.

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World Lore: The Festival of Mathari – Stonehand Dwarves

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At this time of year, I thought I’d indulge a little Halloween themed worldbuilding. Therefore, I began to consider how people of my world might experience a Halloween-esque time of year. So, I present to you – Mathari.

Mathari is the common name for the day of the dead on Egaar. Also referred to as Samhain or Samstaad, this time of year is the time where it is believed that the veil between worlds is at its thinnest. The time is celebrated as a festival by many across the world and there are many folk traditions still practiced. In this post, I will explore how the Stonehand Dwarves of my world mark this occasion.

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Let’s talk about Magic #2: Ley Lines – Part 1

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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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Faction Intrigue: How to make Factions for your fantasy world?

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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.

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Fantasy Short: The Auction

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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.

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Let’s talk about Magic #1: Origins and Sources

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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 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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World Lore: Dreams and the Dream Industry

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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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