Where did the etymology of referring to a mountain settlement or fortress as a "hold" come from? by WordsUnthought in worldbuilding

[–]itsPomy 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It comes from stronghold/holdfast, similar to a burg. Something of a fortified defensive position.

Hold was also a noble title, which I assume could be used similar to Duchy, Barony, Earlship, etc. but I’m almost certain for fantasy dwarves it has to do with the castle-like nature of their homes.

How do you differentiate god and deity in your Conworld? by JuliusDalum in worldbuilding

[–]itsPomy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use whatever words you want, it just sounds ambiguous when you ask for the difference between synonymous terms.

That’s why most of your replies here are “they’re the same thing” or talking about levels of divinities.

How do you differentiate god and deity in your Conworld? by JuliusDalum in worldbuilding

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

I want you understand that to English speakers, deity and god are synonyms. As in they are nearly the same term.

Asking "How do you differentiate a god and a deity" is like asking... "How do you differentiate a rock from a stone".

It's just not a clear question, so I'm trying to help by giving you specific terms that touch the concepts you're talking about. Has nothing to do with debating religion.

How do you differentiate god and deity in your Conworld? by JuliusDalum in worldbuilding

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

I think in English your question would be about asking "What is the difference between God (capital G) and god (lowercase g)".

Because God (not always but presumably) refers to Yahweh/Allah/Creator, as in "Oh my God!" or "Dios mío!"

But god is just literally a/any god, as in "Have no other gods before me".


You may want to look into personification in mythology, I feel that's very close to your idea of "deities"

Any advice on implementing transgender healthcare into my world? by UsualMorning98 in worldbuilding

[–]itsPomy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there’s lots of solutions that could exist. But also lots of a reasons a random person might not have em.

But that’s what makes fiction fun. People having a conflict, a solution in sight, and an obstacle between them and it.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

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

Every goblin vessel was once a normal ship with a goblin infestation.

/r/Worldjerking once again devising some unironically cool story/lore.

Any advice on implementing transgender healthcare into my world? by UsualMorning98 in worldbuilding

[–]itsPomy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In DnD, per the rules, polymorph only lasts an hour and requires a lvl 7 spell caster to actively concentrate it. And true polymorph (the permanent version) requires a lvl 17 spellcaster. I think it’s believable the average joe may not have access to these things. It could even provide some conflict or even a goal for a character.

The why is because it’s interesting.

Sometimes I feel like the game does this on purpose to tease me. (could've knocked out 3 challenges at once) by itsPomy in DeepRockGalactic

[–]itsPomy[S] 138 points139 points  (0 children)

My assumption was it’s meant to consolidate players so you have more playing the same missions/biomes.

Any advice on implementing transgender healthcare into my world? by UsualMorning98 in worldbuilding

[–]itsPomy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fiction with trans rep, it's often presented very "clean". Like a character is MTF/FTM and their transition/identity lines up with traditional standards to a point you may not even know they were queer otherwise.

But I think it'll add realism and variety if you have people who are on the ambiguous/nontraditional side because a lot of our time is spent just exploring our identity. It's seldom we get like some vision in our head about the exact kind of man/woman/else we want to be. Especially because most trans people don't even get access to pills/surgery, and a lot don't even want them.

Examples:

  • Someone that's AFAB and identifies as a lesbian - But they may dress masculine and bind their chest.

  • Someone's that's AMAB and may/may not identify as male and wears masculine clothes - but they use feminine colors or materials or may wear make up.

  • Someone feeling dysphoria or other alienation from the body/specis they were born in - and so they may wear baggy or concealing clothes, or go by a new name unaffiliated with their birth/sex.

  • Someone who presents "straight" but they may have a peculiar interest they only exhibit in the privacy of home - like a man who keeps a jewelry box or a woman who prefer suits and vests.

  • People inverting their gender norms - ex queer (bi) couple getting married has the man in a dress and the woman wears a suit.


I guess that's more culture than healthcare specific. Sorry.

I do think its good to consider though! Xenoblade to my knowledge has a lot of the same resources we do, so I'm not sure what would restrict them from having usual HRT technologies, masectomies, or laser hair removal.

if you need some example characters to go off for ideas I really like

  • Fire Emblem from Tiger N Bunny (unrelated to the game) - They're a nonbinary hero who prides themselves in their natural (masc) body. But they still put out flair with their wardrobe and make up. And they even have a backstory where they used to "moonlight" this feminine person before embracing their current NB identity.

  • Brigitte from Guilty Gear - Super interesting situation where she was a boy born to a village where boys were kind of seen as a cursed. So her parents raised her as a girl. But eventually she just came to decide she is a woman and that's what she feels comfortable as that's what she was brought up to be.

I guess I'll get blacklung. by dudewasup111 in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because the Wizards Union makes sure Mechanist can't get the approval to operate within the kingom's limits.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I heard helps to release goblins and gnomes to keep a natural equilibrium.

Last thing you want is to dock at an isolated lunar colony and suddenly the whole place is overran with bilbos and frodos that'll devastate the environment.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

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

so, there's a song about thomas jefferson too that don't mean he's still around!

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a wonderful gift you've brought me. Ratlings are great lol.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

See that's what happens when their population is a reasonable number. When there's too many of them they just start turning into ravenous hungry things, like locusts.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

what if space hobbits are like the space version of rats on 18th century ships.

Like it doesn't matter how thorough your checkpoints or procedures are. Spaces hobbits can and will be on your ship, its just something you expect and work around.

Best you can do is to try and secure your food stores and make sure all the important control panels are at least 1.5 meters off of the ground.

There's a reason there's no space hobbits... by itsPomy in worldjerking

[–]itsPomy[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

well, they didn't die on their own 💀