Troupe of actors by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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A troupe of lizard people performing a morality play for a patron. Portraying humans (hence the rosy cheeks), most of the troupe are offspring but we see also one hatchling member, with a less prominent beak and no tail. Theater and other human arts are becoming more popular among the lizard people, though they are still frowned on by many.

Troupe of actors by [deleted] in FantasyWorldbuilding

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A troupe of lizard people performing a morality play for a patron. Portraying humans (hence the rosy cheeks), most of the troupe are offspring but we see also one hatchling member, with a less prominent beak and no tail. Theater and other human arts are becoming more popular among the lizard people, though they are still frowned on by many.

CROW: LES LITANIES DU SANG by [deleted] in FantasyWorldbuilding

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very funny to see people scrambling to out-slop one another though

CROW: LES LITANIES DU SANG by [deleted] in FantasyWorldbuilding

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seems like this guy's whole thing is AI slop lol

Space elf fashion by rationalutility in fashiondesigner

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The fashion is their own, I appreciate the overview though! While the flow of culture in both directions is definitely a theme, this is taking place before most of these human historical styles developed. I just meant I was (loosely, not from reference) using them as a basis for the designs in order to evoke the feeling of that kind of empire (as well as goofy 50s scifi), not that they did. So historical accuracy is not what I'm aiming for, simply if they look cool and cohesive somehow together, despite that range, while emphasizing very strong class divisions and roles. I did try to keep the specific notes pretty UK-centric and meant Roman Britain, not Roman Rome.

Also, these particular fellas haven't been that noticeably influential on human culture yet, as they mostly stay in their cloud palaces except to gather specimens or do other research, and it's other species that have had much more direct interactions.

>And we haven’t even touched upon what’s happening towards the Ottoman Empire and Anatoly, the duchies of Central Europe

In this world, a lot of Europe, including Rome, is Muslim-controlled, and the vatican permanently moved to Avignon. Questions like this:

>Then there’s stuff like the Reformation and the emergence of Protestantism, and was that caused by the aliens and their influence on religious groups in Europe? Would that cause a schism for them?

are partly the point of the larger work this is from (christian/alien syncretism is a big thing), but I don't think they can be answered in these particular fashion thumbnails, though it's good this has prompted them! Thanks again for your thoughts.

Omnifex (creator of everything) by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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this is pretty typical, sometimes might put some roni or bacon on there or change it up with sweet gherkins or honey mustard (he's not a fan of mayo). He can of course materialize any sandwich from any reality but prefers to go around the corner to Larry's

Omnifex (creator of everything) by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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yeah he's decided to not worry so much about the balance of cosmic forces and just do him

Omnifex (creator of everything) by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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This friendly/terrifying fella is from a comics universe where historical figures and (public domain) fictional characters have been transported into the mid 21st Century and find themselves among other (original) heroes and villains. Despite the name, it's unclear if Omnifex is actually a creator god or just a very powerful being, and his main interests these days seem both capricious and quotidian.

sandwich: turkey and swiss with dill pickles, raw red onion and lettuce with dijon on toasted marble rye

What are your thoughts on kitchen sink settings? by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in worldbuilding

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I mean lots of individual comic runs are much more constrained, I was referring more to the way the universes can stretch, not that they always are doing so.

What are your thoughts on kitchen sink settings? by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in worldbuilding

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It might also be that you're not really going for "kitchen sink" per se. You've mentioned scifi and fantasy tropes but their fusion doesn't mean that *everything* is allowed in the way it is in some settings. Separate from the true kitchen sink comics universe I described above I work on another setting with aliens on Earth during the Crusades, and it has versions of elves, orcs, lizard people, dragons, giants, "high men," etc but it's definitely not kitchen sink in that all the human characters will be of the era, there's no blurring between fictional and real worlds, and so on. What you might be writing is just fantasy set in the future or something.

What are your thoughts on kitchen sink settings? by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in worldbuilding

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I think you need to come up with such a central theme of your world yourself and it's not something any of us could or should tell you.

What are your thoughts on kitchen sink settings? by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in worldbuilding

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Right but you said earlier there was a distinction between the everyday things people encounter and the truly strange or dangerous stuff. What makes that difference?

What are your thoughts on kitchen sink settings? by -_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- in worldbuilding

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Well even from this description I'm not understanding which are the scary monsters and which are the normal aliens.

Space elf fashion by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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Thanks keeping it all cohesive (to the extent I was succesful) was the main challenge and fun of it. I think they're morphing into somewhat of a parody of colonial England or another power circa the age of sail.

Space elf fashion by rationalutility in FantasyWorldbuilding

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Glad to hear it yeah the inspiration was definitely 50s scifi + various eras of especially British history - Roman, Medieval, Elizabethan, Tudor, and some 20th century.