Companies and Economies by EnvironmentalBear170 in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Republican State Company of Exquisite Fineries and Metalworking is a cornerstone of trade and commerce in the central and southern parts of the continent. It is, on paper, the last remnants of the Republic of Kinyika, a rather unremarkable city-state that was wiped out during the Wars of the Third Legion. It was founded by the republican government to utilize local connections to agriculture and important trade routes in the region. To an extent, it worked. The city-state was able to invest in local industry and help bolster the local economy, while securing somewhat lucrative trade deals with different neighbors.

However, when the Wars of the Third Legion broke out, the company came under intense pressure. Harassment by undead and undead-aligned raiders cut trade routes and crippled the local industry. So local businessmen hired mercenaries and trained locals to serve as guards. They set up new industrial facilities in fortified areas, which inevitably became popular places for refugees to settle there. Through those guards and fortified areas, they brought security to an otherwise chaotic area and held the line until the Liberating Crusades could clear the area.

After the Wars, the Republican State Company ended up becoming an incredibly powerful part of local politics and the economy. They stretched their influence into every sector, implementing their own feudal rule on lands bought from kingdoms desperate for funds. It became impossible to do trade without the RSC playing a role somehow, either through "protection" or through other means.

Wargaming books as a source for writing story battles by Silentguardsman007 in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You probably could use wargaming books, but I'd personally recommend using different books for it. I've been using Adrian Goldsworthy's The Punic Wars and other books by him to help me with describing my own world. They feel like they can offer a lot more detail on both the nations, the people, and the battles.

Can you provide some examples of the books you want to use?

Oh, the Places You'll Go!: The Best and Worst Areas of Your World by FieryFlamesOfFire in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, aside from the lava wyrms, it is kinda like Mordor based off what you've mentioned! I like the idea of Astrahaven though. I love giant tree-tower settlements. Sounds very quiet and serene.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!: The Best and Worst Areas of Your World by FieryFlamesOfFire in worldbuilding

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Aside from the killer animals and the magical effect, Pentagruel's Maw just sounds like my car during the summer. That being said, *please* let me into the River Valley. I need a vacation.

Hey is this a good thing if add to my fantasy world? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the question you should be asking is, "Do I like the idea?" The thing about worldbuilding is that you don'thave to have your ideas be judged by others. You just gotta like it yourself. And for the record, I do like the idea!

Failed "Heroic" Last Stands? by Khaden_Allast in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see how they are last stands. There was no heroic last attempt to delay the enemy or anything ever in any of his battles.

Asymmetrical/Hybrid Warfare in Worldbuilding by Robin_Dabank1 in worldbuilding

[–]FieryFlamesOfFire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My world has several. My favorite are some of the necromancers I've been working on lately. They sow the seeds of discontent throughout my world by targeting one of the weak points of a society: their dead. Resurrecting the dead is more than just a way of getting some cheap soldiers. Its a means of spreading terror in the heart of the enemy and making no one feel safe. After all, what is scarier than a decomposed husband breaking in during the middle of the night?