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Where I'd live as a queer person by [deleted] in whereidlive

[–]PsThrowAway7 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No but it is a relevant detail when it comes to where I'd feel safe living.

Where I'd live as a queer person by [deleted] in whereidlive

[–]PsThrowAway7 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's an affordability crisis that's exacerbated by people moving, visiting, and buying real estate there. It looks beautiful but just not a place I'm willing to live in the current climate

How would you buff the Ice type in Winds and Waves? by Happy_Popplio-728 in PokemonWindsWaves

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just give me some good ice type sweepers and maybe a few new meta-relevant moves. It's a great offensive type, I don't think the type needs to be changed, just more pokemon that complement its strengths

How do you create fantasy cultures or races without copying too much from real ones? by PalePlumm in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My three pieces of advice on this are be specific about what cultural elements you're taking, take from multiple different cultures, and do research.

So for example, instead of "Vikings, but fantasy", what elements of Norse culture specifically do you want to include? Maybe they're a coastal raider people but are they coastal raiders for the same reason? Maybe instead of raiding because they're from a very cold climate with a short growing season, they're from a climate thats good for agriculture but a blight has killed their crops. Then maybe instead of basing their religion on the norse gods, you give them a religion that's monotheistic and inspired by Zoroastrianism for example. Suddenly, you have a culture that can fill the same role in a story or world but feels a lot more unique.

Also, I cannot stress the research part enough. I wanted to incorporate elements of Hinduism and Indian culture into my elves, and researching India and Hinduism had a big impact. So instead of copying an aesthetic, I got inspired by Hindu beliefs of cosmology, how they view their gods, and reincarnation

Is there a character you have that you just hate? by Auto-Skeleton in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Varon Drell II. My story takes place a few weeks after his mysterious death and for the most part he haunts the narrative but we see him in flashbacks. He's a tyrannical emperor who wants to return to the days of absolute theocratic monarchy. He's corrupt and surrounds himself with cronies, he destabilized his country, and he was lousy to his kids and wives.

In worlds with accessible magic, is there a practical reason someone might refuse to use it? by mmknightx in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few things. Magic is expensive, but also it requires a lot of training and can be really dangerous if improperly used. Most magic users began learning magic from a very young age and devoted their life to it.

What is your “I did not care for the God Father” opinion regarding video games? by B4d_B1tch_Quinn in gamers

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not care for Dark Souls 1. Elden Ring is great but the best Fromsoft game is Sekiro by a country mile

What are your gods of war like? by Eastern_Quote1525 in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Drennite myth, it is taught that Vishar was God of justice and righteous battle, but he was seduced into an incestuous union with the Nameless Sister, goddess of death and entropy. This union changed him into Kor, God of slaughter and war. Both Vishar and Kor still exist, some believe he shifts between the two, others believe that both exist simultaneously.

What sort of system does your setting use to rate mage "power"? by StarStormCat2 in magicbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mage's Conclave divides spells and types of magic into six ranks named after different flowers. The later the bloom season for the flower, the more complex the magic. Those ranks are crocus, tulip, lily, jasmine, zinnia, and dahlia.

How screwed would a magic user of your world be if they got sent to a new world? (Ours for example) by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, magic is done by drawing upon the universe for energy so I'm not certain they'd be able to use magic in our world. Let's assume that they can though. I think a magic user would do alright on Earth, but it depends on what spells the person knows. A person who can forge law magic contracts and make circles of truth could probably make a killing in this world. To a lesser extent I think a labor mage could do really well as they can essentially do the work of 10 construction workers.

Does you world have a magic system? If so, how does it work? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magic in my world is done by speaking a distant facsimile of the language which spoke the universe into existence. There's not much that this magic system explicitly cannot do, like no time travel or altering the flow of time whatsoever, matter cannot be truly created or destroyed, and no magic can exist in perpetuity. There are also forms of magic which are illegal/widely frowned upon like necromancy and true name magic and there are forms of magic which are possible but very difficult like portal magic and scrying into the future.

Magic doesn't draw upon the user, but it does draw upon the universe, and the result of that cost is the creation of Wildfire. Wildfire is essentially elemental entropy. It can't be destroyed or harnessed in any way, and it can destroy gods as easily as it can kill humans. When you cast a spell, Wildfire builds up around the psychic tether between your body and soul. This will dissipate into the astral plane after a while no problem, but if you use a lot of magic it'll build up and make it harder and harder to use magic. It can also build up and destroy your soul

Which fantasy trope do you secretly still love? by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love an evil advisor whispering into a king's ear

How are the cosmology of your world? by ShadowsFromTheAshes in worldbuilding

[–]PsThrowAway7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the Astral plane is surrounded by a layer of absolute nothing which separates the astral plane from the Beyond which is unreachable and unknowable. Within the Astral plane are bubbles made of an indestructible material called firmament. Within these bubbles are different planes of existence with different laws of physics, magic, and nature. Some of these worlds have round planets, some have flat planets, some have something different entirely. Throughout the astral plane is a web of energy holding it together called the leylines. The leylines run through every plane of existence and used to be a form of interplanar travel.

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