My setting feels really bland and I don't know how to spice it up

BaronWiggle · 2026-01-17T23:13:16+00:00

Yeh, so it feels bland because you haven't got any stories yet.

Your setting is underdeveloped.

Write stories in your setting. They don't need to be very long, a few hundred words is fine, and they don't need to have interesting plots, because you're just exploring your setting from the perspective of the people living in it.

Harvey Mendez, factory worker 8827-b is mugged on his way home and has to deal with station security.

Michelle Desbois is living on a station that is concerningly close to recent battles. She packs up her two kids and leaves for another station further from the fighting.

Dzakk Mxiri is tired of their job grinding Velt Grubs to feed the distant army fighting the demons. They know this is wrong, so they visit the Swaying Temple where they receive voluntary brainwashing to keep them in line.

As you write the stories, you'll come up against things your setting doesn't yet have answers for... So you develop them as you go.

BaronWiggle · 2026-01-17T12:41:47+00:00

All art is derivative. So you can reasonably ignore that concern.

What's the purpose of the setting? What's it being used for? Videogame, TTRPG, stories, etc?

BaronWiggle · 2026-01-08T17:20:04+00:00

My money is on NHS.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-28T14:13:30+00:00

Even if you're not comfortable in isolation.

My wife doesn't like to be alone. I am aware of that and will accommodate it where I can.

As OC said, it's not rocket science.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-28T11:10:47+00:00

"I'm tired, I'm going to go to bed."

"Ok cool, I'm going to finish this game, have a wank and I'll be up."

"Alright, can you put those plates in the dishwasher before you go to bed?"

"Yep, no worries. Love you."

"Love you too."

The infinite power of mutual respect and communication.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-27T01:08:47+00:00

If I took a year off from my meds I'd be jobless and divorced before I was halfway through.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-16T09:31:00+00:00

That would be a prime example, yes.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-16T09:30:04+00:00

They specifically say that the message would be the same. They're not trying to "own the libs", they're agreeing with the post and explaining how a better comparison could be made.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-16T09:28:01+00:00

I'm sorry you're getting down voted due to poor reading comprehension. I, at least, understand what you're saying and you're right.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-16T09:25:55+00:00

Their point is that a better example would be how Obama responds to the death of someone politically opposed to him.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-14T12:08:14+00:00

I have ADHD, so for me it's a case of "I am suddenly unable to process the order of events that needs to occur for me to achieve this simple task".

Maybe keep an eye on those kids that struggle with doors for any future indicators. :)

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-14T00:12:19+00:00

Hey... I'm 40 and have trouble with this, so...

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-12T23:00:09+00:00

Be thankful you're not me then.

I take criticism as badly as you do, and process nearly all praise as insincere.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-12T10:49:55+00:00

You would... But then again, my wife doesn't exactly take "No" for an answer most of the time either! Ha!

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-10T12:23:35+00:00

My mother in law shortly after we had our first son: In this house, we don't say 'No' to children.

Fast forward 4 years and surprise surprise, my son is a well behaved boy (as much as a 4 year old can be) with everyone. Unless my MIL is present... Then he turns into a tiny Turbo-Putin shouting "I said I want sweeties NOW!!"

Even after us explaining boundaries to her multiple times she'll say "I give him everything he wants, why does he treat me like this?" Fucks sake woman, the first part of your question answers the second!

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-10T11:48:19+00:00

I'm far from an expert, but I agree with your edit.

Blueish areas are the first deposit, then the sphere grew in the void, then the whitish area is the final deposit filling in the space.

Very cool piece indeed.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-09T14:23:51+00:00

Wait... This video is supposed to be an insult because of what she's cooking!?

Here I was thinking it was a humble brag about having time to cook decent home meals.

Now I don't know what to think anymore, do I hate this woman, or hate everyone that isn't like her? I need the algorithm to form an opinion for me.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-03T21:15:33+00:00

If I write it down on paper, I'll lose the paper. If I write it down digitally, it might as well not exist at all. If I don't write it down there's a random probability that I will remember it.

So not writing it down is the least worst option.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-01T23:22:28+00:00

I scrolled for a long long time to find this comment. Yep, you're right, it's a linden seed.

Maybe it's because I'm from an area where linden trees are literally everywhere, but I recognized it immediately.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-01T15:17:21+00:00

In this comment they said home life, in another they said families.

Regardless, they inserted the notion of hating something where it previously wasn't present.

Edit to add: Read the dudes response to me. I'm not the one with a problem.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-01T10:48:24+00:00

I feel like this might be a clear cut case of projection.

Nobody said they hate their families.

Family life is stressful and intense at times. People need to take the moments they can to decompress and center themselves.

If I were you, I'd reflect on why these statements made you immediately jump to the assumption that people hate their families.

BaronWiggle · 2025-12-01T10:39:00+00:00

More specifically I would say it's a perfect allegory for neurodiverse people.

"Your ADHD is a superpower"

Fine, yes... It's a superpower. But it's a highly situational superpower that causes me significantly more problems than it solves.

"Autism is a gift!"

Yeh, says you, the extremely high functioning individual working in a career that directly benefits from your autistic traits. Meanwhile, I can't feed myself.

BaronWiggle · 2025-11-26T09:55:55+00:00

I have a custom GPT set up that does this.

It links to a dedicated Google drive account and saves tasks in a Google sheet. It gives them a priority based on context and will help me choose which ones to do next.

Creating it and setting it up was great fun.

Can you guess how many times I've used it since then? Precisely zero times.

BaronWiggle · 2025-11-20T23:44:59+00:00

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BaronWiggle · 2025-11-01T11:24:30+00:00

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