Lashunta Not-So-Sari Tuesday, part ~Zhoa!~
Artist: René Bull, 1913. Illustration from the Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam

#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding

I've always loved books (and some movies) that take real characters and transport them into fantasy worlds.

"The Sleeping Dragon" by Joel Rosenberg is one of my favorites.

Here's some tips on how to do "cross-over" campaigns in your D&D game:

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciuhj3kSDPk
Read: https://ruckerworks.com/2025/11/blend-fantasy-and-reality-in-dnd-adventures/

#dnd #dungeonmaster #ttrpg #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #gamemaster #worldbuilding #storytelling #ruckerworks

Guess What Day It Is?
Lashunta Not-So-Sari Tuesday!

#lashunta #castrovel #worldbuilding

@creativegamingname I've been using Obsidian for my current #worldbuilding and I love it, but, really, the actual work and organization is no different than for prior books where I did it all in word processors, and that was really no different than my earliest books where I did it mostly in spiral notebooks.

Mainly my advice is to let the work itself guide you and don't become distracted picking at the tools when you could be building worlds. 😁

Hi,

There is something plaguing me and I am hopeful you can help. I am fairly decent at organization (files, people, etc.) but I am a little stuck and would like some advice.

I would like to world build. What I mean is, I have an idea, a concept/etc. almost fully fleshed out in my head. I have most of the concept down (Races, Classes, POIs, etc.) or at least the concepts of them... and I would like to write them down.

I have Obsidian, I know waterfall/agile concepts, I have kanbans, repos. I'm just not sure if there is a good way to put it all together or lay it down? Is there a better tool or concept I should apply?

At them moment here is what I'm thinking (In Obsidian):

World/
|- Points of Interest/
|   |- Towns/
|   |   |- Town1
|   |   |- Town2
|   |- Dungeons/
|       |- Dungeon1
|       |- Dungeon2
|- Races/
|   |- Each Race
|- People of Interest
|   |- Politics
|   |- Villians
|   |- Heroes
|- Monsters & Mundane creatures/

Or something similar? Inside each file could be the useful pieces of meta-data? So that, POIs would list notable NPCs and locations, whereas Races would mention known histories, etc.

Am I going about this wrong or stupidly? Is this a good method or way of thinking about these things? I would really appreciate anyone who is familiar to hit me up.

#writing #fantasy #scifi #gamedev #story #storytelling #worldbuilding #rpg
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C.P. Silver's debut fantasy 'Whispers of the Elixir' revolutionizes genre with matriarchal world, powerful female protagonist, and innovative magic system. A must-read for fantasy lovers seeking fresh narratives this winter. #Fantasy #Worldbuilding

Et voici l'ondin en couleurs. Je teste et m'amuse avec les brushs de krita pour la peau..

And here is the colored undine. I'm testing and having fun with krita's brushes for the skin.

#jdr #ttrpg #characterDesign #worldbuilding #krita

The winter solstice is a very important festival in the fjords of Skallagaard. Grandma Gudrun has already started preparing her gifts. Don't forget to order yours! www.amzn.com/B0FNS4YP4M #FantasyLiterature #nerdlings #fantasy #litsky #booksky #writersky #bookish #fantasyreads #dnd #worldbuilding

The winter solstice is a very important festival in the fjords of Skallagaard. Grandma Gudrun has already started preparing her gifts.

Don't forget to order yours!
https://www.amzn.com/B0FNS4YP4M

#worldbuilding #nerdlings #fantasy #Nemus #booktok #book #bookrecommendations #bookreview #books #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookcommunity #reading #readingtime #readingcommunity #bookreels #fantasybooks

Yesterday's links:

Wyrdcat
http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2025/12/monstrous-mondays-wyrdcat.html

Fallout: world building - factions
https://dicegoblin.blog/stacking-the-deck-mining-fallout-new-vegas-for-ttrpg-setting-ideas/

#TTRPG #monster #planar #worldbuilding #factiond

Happy Tuesday! A new chapter of #WingsOfQuietLonging has arrived.

PS, this story was written for @CodexArcene.

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Now that they've left Caden's residence, Alistair has someone that he needs to speak to. Fenella tags along.

Chapter 13: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71555861/chapters/196326256

@therivercrow @DoctorMonkey2 @doctorwanderer @QuokkaMocha @Firlefanz @paulk @strangeseawolf @aperfectsong @dickrubin716 @NightDrake @botanica

#ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding #AmWriting

How do you handle terraforming?

https://lemmy.world/post/39617704

#WordWeavers 12.2 — What does your MC’s home smell like?

Good food, hearth smoke, and the delicate scent of herbs and flowers (when the time of year allows it). The scents of daily chores, cooking, and cleaning as well. Come to think of it, you can also smell perfumes, various hygiene habits, medical odors, etc.

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

#WordWeavers 12.1 — In an alternate universe, you are the opposite of who you are. What's your story like there?

Let's talk about if I was dropped into my WIP but the opposite of who I am. Ha. I'd be an outgoing person, for one. I'm an introvert who suffers from pushed into big situations and family will call me an extrovert and laugh when I say differently. LOL.

I'd be a loud, outgoing, and uninhibited tavern / inn owner. I might even be beating up the nasty patrons and throwing them out by myself.

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

#pathfinder #pathfinder2e #lashunta #castrovel #rpg #ttrpg #worldbuilding #conlang

📝 🔍 Here's a question on #research for #writing:
What are you writing about? Do you have to do research for you story?
How do you do that?

I used LLM/AI a lot, but now I try something new: asking mastodon! 😅 Interaction with real humans... wow!

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#writingCommunity
#amWriting #worldbuilding

The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks

Are you sci-fi worldbuilding? From nova to alien rainbows, this series offers visuals, details & prompts. Write - have the science as needed.

Inspiration, then #worldbuilding

$PWYW

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/547732

#author #ttrpg #shamelessselfpromo

#WritersCoffeeClub 12.1 — From where did the inspiration for your current WIP come?

(Guess who's back?)

I've written Alistair, Fenella, and Duncan with friends (and my girlfriend) over the years. I love collaborative writing. I probably came up with the idea of Alistair maybe twelve years ago. The story (as in my current WIP) wrote itself. It was a challenge I gave myself for October.

Also, randomly, I just *love* vampires, werewolves, etc. I'm a GM for Dungeons and Dragons (and other TTRPGs). I love fantasy work. It's fun for me. I love adding my own spin to things, though. This story was the same. I always strive to be completely original, and I want my stories to be *different* in a good way.

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

#PennedPossibilities 861 — Has your MC ever committed a crime? If so, what have they done?

Fenella traveled the world. While doing so, she took on work as a private investigator for other women. (Mortal women, that is.) All of this would be fine, however, but she began to notice how horrible some men were. Rage has never been an emotion that she’s well equipped to handle. She killed those men. She was never caught, though.

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity