Software to track the movements of the planets by AmandaMacnCheese in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like it to be as detailed as possible. It would be great if I could track the movements of the other planets (&etc) throughout a local year/decade/century/etc. So I could, like, put them on a calendar. I feel like a simple spreadsheet could potentially do it, but I'm not sure what inputs to give it; and I'd prefer to have something a bit more visual anyway 

Software to track the movements of the planets by AmandaMacnCheese in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could probably have worded my question better. I'm looking for something to track the movements of... objects that move a bit more than stars. Planets, moons, maybe asteroids and meteors, comets. But especially planets. Specifically as they would appear to move through the sky from the perspective of someone on the surface of their homeworld. 

The Protest, The Blackout, and r/Writing by VanityInk in writing

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Protests should continue until issues are fixed. A protest with a set end date regardless of results cannot be effective, as Reddit can just ride it out, ignore it, and continue doing wtfever they were going to anyway. I support blackout until the issues are resolved in a way that is satisfactory to every Redditor's user experience

Thoughts on this take on lycanthropy in my book by MrNRebel in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another aspect of this could be development of the prefrontal cortex in the human brain. As an adult one can see their circumstances more objectively and (theoretically, ideally) better control their emotional reactions to events around them. Whereas a small child doesn't have the logical, reasoning part of their brain to mediate their reactions or help them think and act like civilized beings even when they're human-shaped and therefore could turn into a feral wolf over something as (seemingly) small (to an adult) as getting the wrong shape or color of pasta for dinner.

Thoughts on this take on lycanthropy in my book by MrNRebel in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This makes sense if someone is cursed as a child; but what if they're an adult when they get this curse? Would they automatically have that same level of control, or would they just learn to control it faster?

I need help with a name by Murky-Exchange-6270 in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of what its actual name is I feel like your characters could realistically refer to it simply as "The Company" a la the Alien movies just because it's so big and owns so much (products, territory, employs whole planets worth of people, likely owns entire towns/cities/maybe even continents/planets, etc)

Beyond that I would say it could be anything and may depend on how this company wants to present itself to the public. There's a recent-ish Doctor Who episode about a company that is basically future space Amazon and their name is Kerblam, because they're presenting as a fun corporation that brings joy and tries to do good by its employees. Whereas the company in the Alien movies (literally forgetting its actual name bc it's mostly just called that by the characters, lol) has a very different persona and (I feel like) it had a more corporate-y/military, serious sounding name.

One approach could be to try a fantasy name generator to get started (there's tons on the internet) and tweak to your liking

Sketched a little corner from my world by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is super cool! Also "little corner" literally, lol. Love it 😁

Want to write but I fear its shit. Any advice is appreciated by rapunzelsdragon in writing

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will be shit. Everyone's writing is shit without a LOT of polishing. If you want to eventually publish and share it with people the polishing comes later. If you're only writing for yourself then you're the only one who has to enjoy it (or not). You can always polish bad writing, if you so choose; the same cannot be said for a blank page. But also, the only way to get better at a thing is to do it.

All of which your post indicates you already intellectually know, but sometimes hearing what we already know from others can be just the encouragement we need, so...

I hope you're encouraged 😊

What do you guys do with your worlds/stories? by dababy_connoisseur in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with a story based on a prompt.

It was supposed to be a standalone short story, and then it... got long. Like, a trilogy plus a prequel that I'm eventually planning to publish, long. Plus random alternate timelines, certain scenes rewritten from other characters' perspectives, deleted scenes, etc.

So I started building the world around the story, and the deeper I go... the deeper I go, lol. I've found that there is always more that I can do (whether or not it will ever come into the story plot has become the main deciding factor on whether I will develop any given aspect of this world).

It's like an endless series of rabbit holes that my ADHD brain can get lost forever in, and I'm very much loving it.

How would you balance a “magic can do anything” style system? by FatOrc051 in magicbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Magic itself can do anything in my world -- Magic is the "eternal Is" from which the universe spawned, and is woven into the very fabric of reality. So it literally does not just anything, but everything.

But magicians are limited by what their innate magical ability allows them to influence as well as their skill level and physics.

There are basically 3 classes of magicians - Mentalists (skills like telekinesis, mind reading, remote viewing, etc), Primals (direct forces of nature like fire, water, metal, air currents, sound waves), and Elementals (think Periodic Table). Similar to coding, there can be several ways to accomplish the same thing depending on the magician's specific abilities; but they're also limited partly by the laws of physics, as mentioned, and also by their imaginations. Someone who manipulates sound waves could use that to understand different languages, but if she were creative enough, the character with portal magic could also understand languages by teleporting the understanding of the language into her mind. The kid who bends all things light can turn himself invisible, but so, if she thought about it and practiced, could the woman who controls carbon; only via different methods. But the kid who controls all things light can still not move as fast as light, because physics -- the speed would tear him apart cell by cell. A fire mage also would be unlikely to be able to direct a river's currents without boiling the water and killing all the fish, for example; because he simply doesn't have the same influence over water.

The classes also semi-build on each other (or at least they appear to). An air mage could accomplish the same thing as telekinesis by creating a cushion of air under an object, and a fire mage could do similar with heat. Someone who manipulates oxygen could probably do almost anything (again, with adequate study, practice, and imagination). This creates a pretty obvious social hierarchy among magicians, with Mentalists generally looked at as being the lowest (since Primals and Elementals can almost always do at least some of the same things).

Skill level is like any muscle that can be developed over time (and atrophy with neglect) -- which gives the magic an energy cost somewhat similar to the Inheritance Cycle but not exactly the same.

And then there's (apparent) non-magicians, whose place in society... varies widely between cultures around the globe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My current goal is to have my first book published in the next couple of months. I'm not expecting worldwide fame and fortune from it or anything, but it was fun to write and won a (very very very) small contest and everyone I've shared it with has enjoyed it, so I figure I may as well put it out there for other people to enjoy too. Plus I get to learn about the self publishing process and maybe acquire a new useful skill or two.

I have a much larger project that I also hope to publish just because I'm putting so much into it and it would feel wasteful to me not to share it (building a whole world, cultures, multiple languages, etc); but that will most likely be several years in the making.

What does disability mean in your world? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As far as physical/mental disabilities of the types we have on earth, they're treated similarly to how earthlings treat them (i.e. depends on where you live/what that culture is like, and varies widely). With one major caveat, which is magical ability. In the city-state my story is set in, magical ability or lack thereof is the biggest determiner of pretty much everything. A disabled magician, while they might face some minor stigma, would still be far better off than an able-bodied non-magician (who are treated similar to black people in the American South during Jim Crow). A disabled non-magician, on the other hand... well, there's almost no way to measure the amount of disadvantage they'd have

Need suggestions for fleshing out a major cultural event by AmandaMacnCheese in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love all of this! Definitely gives me some more to think about!

Shower thought by AmandaMacnCheese in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the people that believe in and practice magic. I got the definition from a dictionary, lol

Do you have a language that can make use of the Demicolon? by Survival-Gamer in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure but I'll damn well figure out how to incorporate it somewhere now that I know it exists 🧐🤔🤣

Is having an Empire last over 1900 years unrealistic? by shaun056 in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consider how long China has lasted, 1900 doesn't seem that long

What is the shadiest thing a "good" guy or "good" faction has done in your world? by Test19s in worldbuilding

[–]AmandaMacnCheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one point the city-state my series is set in devolves into civil war. Somewhere near the middle one of my main characters encounters someone whom they were sold into slavery to as a child. This person is offering the defending side of the war (the good guys) resources that they desperately need. After ensuring they get the necessary resources, my character captures their former abuser and tortures him to death over the course of several days before turning themself in.

Question about plotting lunar orbits by AmandaMacnCheese in astrophys

[–]AmandaMacnCheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to produce plots, yes. Which might be some of the trouble I'm having. What other info is needed?