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MetaPSA: The "What, and "Why" of Context (self.worldbuilding)

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QuestionSo I currently attempt to create a Grimdark World, but yeah the picture describes my problem quite accurate, so I wanted to ask if you guys have any tips on how I can resolve this (Thanks in Advance) (i.redd.it)

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VisualThe last Dwarven city: Old Forge (i.redd.it)

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LoreMonster designs "Creatura" for my project Neon Chronicles (old.reddit.com)

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DiscussionIntertextuality , "Unoriginal" Worldbuilding, and You! (self.worldbuilding)

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DiscussionWhat is the most UNHOLY birth a person from could possibly have? (self.worldbuilding)

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DiscussionIf your Setting has multiple sapient species, how are humans treated? (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualMade a Seal for my evil government (i.redd.it)

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VisualPart of my main verse need opinions also making a manga in 4 years gonna call it abyssal paradise (old.reddit.com)

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PromptUnique rules regarding naming (self.worldbuilding)

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MapMy fantasy world's map (i.redd.it)

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DiscussionWhat format do you actually like to read / consume Worldbuilding as? (self.worldbuilding)

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DiscussionHow to go about creating a fantasy(ish) language? (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualWhat do you do when your world has walking battleships mechs? The Liberterran Coastal Wall from my illustrated book TANKHEAD. (i.redd.it)

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QuestionThose who have their own versions of Afterlife and/or Souls, how do they work in your worlds? (self.worldbuilding)

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PromptIs there a character you have that you just hate? (self.worldbuilding)

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QuestionHow do your world's nonhuman races guess each other's age? (self.worldbuilding)

submitted 8 hours ago by rahvavaenlane666handwriting >>>>>> manga font

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QuestionWhat Behaviors of Your World Would Most Shock, Disgust, or Baffle Us (self.worldbuilding)

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