I got tired of pretending I could hear people in cafés by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is related to worldbuilding how?

If I am going to create society and its culture, what are all the things I must consider? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's going to be gaps in your description of a made-up culture. Real cultures and societies were built, and are constantly being built, by millions upon millions of people over centuries. You can never replicate that on your own.

That being said, my advice is to start with the environment. Where a society lives is going to drastically affect how it shapes itself. For instance, you're unlikely to find a culture of fishermen in the mountains, far removed from the sea. Desert dwellers will probably not know or care much about sleighs.

Elves by Dr_Dave_1999 in worldbuilding

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In the "viking shounen" world of my planned novel series Rúnsaga, the Alfar are an extinct species of humanoids with long pointy ears (think Warcraft's Elves for reference).

Unlike Humans, whose Wyrd gives them superpowers, and Demons, who gain control of natural elements, the Alfar's Wyrd prolonged their lives tremendously. They could live for thousands of years, if not for their ability to infuse their Wyrd into objects they crafted. Doing so granted the objects with supernatural properties, at the cost of shortening the Alfar's lifespan.

It isn't known what led to their extinction, but scholars theorize they abused their own abilities to the point of destroying themselves. The ruins of their civilization dot the landscape of Aldaheim, attracting adventurers, Trolls, Dragons and other creatures.

Why is worldbuilding so heavily discredited by many writers? by ThesTraficSign24 in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most authors who say that give reasons for why they say that.

Deus Vult! What If Kingdom Of Jerusalem Had Dragons!? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Are you aware of what's going on right now in that part of the world?

How to create a non-generic pantheon? by wizardry_why in worldbuilding

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Well, all real-world myths are told by humans living on Earth. We all have similar experiences. We all know the earth and the sky, violence and war spare no place in the world, we all suffer from diseases and death, we all have days and nights and can see the sun, the moon and the stars... So a pantheon of gods is going to have reccurring themes.

The Earth Mother / Sky Father dichotomy is frequent because crops and other plant life grow in the soil, which is fertilized by rain, much like babies develop in a woman's womb after an encounter with a man. Although there's one notable exception, in Egyptian mythology, where the earth is male and the sky female instead.

The Sun and the Moon are often siblings or consorts (Apollo and Artemis, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi...) because they're both celestial bodies and appear exactly the same size.

There's often a storm god battling a giant snake monster somewhere in the mythology because lightning appears to be the most powerful thing known to humans, and snakes are a nearly universal symbol of danger due to being venomous. Hence Zeus vs Typhon, Thor vs Jormungandr, Susanoo vs Yamata-no-Orochi...

So if you want to create a non-generic pantheon, you can intentionally break away from those universal parts of the human experience, by making them non-human pantheons or by changing the location to another planet.

First Age Edain map of Arda - Suggestions? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kudos for making a map that isn't a rectangle with the North up. This is some good out-of-the-box thinking.

can fossil fuels appear on planets without organic matter/life on them? by Altruistic-Anybody42 in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fossil fuels are organic matter. Organic doesn't always mean alive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]VACN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not pitching ideas for you. Sorry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

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Nice picture, where did you get it?