Using Cultural and National Myths in Worldbuilding
Hessan Yongdi Dear Reader: Thank you for indulging me in this on using cultural and national myths in your fictional worldbuilding. This was inspired by Richard Slotkin’s new book, A Great Disorder:…
Worldbuilding
Using Liber Astarte to Create Planets and Stars
This is a post originally shared on Substack that was a part of an plan that I had in 2024 using science-fiction star system creators like Liber Astarte. Since I…
Vynestra and the Deveros in a Nutshell
We look at the early-release materials for the upcoming Roman-inspired fantasy setting for 5e D&D, Vynestra and the nation of Deveros!
Xenoarcheology for a TTRPG Talk
Today, we look at the solo game Xenoarcheology by Armanda Haller as part of our TTRPG Talk series!
Pitchfork: Village Creator – A World-Building Tool
We take a look at the village building tool developed as a preview of the Late Medieval TTRPG, Pitchfork by Mark Kay of 3 Skull Pub!
A Lineage Actual Play Series!
I have started a Let's Play YouTube series using "Lineage!" Check out the episode synopsis and videos here!
Craft A King: A World-building Tool Review
Today I look at the world-building game "Craft a King" that helps a group create an important NPC in your world!
Frontier Civilization Generator: a World-building Tool Review
Today we try out the Frontier Civilization Generator by Matthew Eaton!
Music Makes Culture: World-building with Instruments
Today we worldbuild the role of music and instruments to demonstrate how everyday items in your fiction can tell you a lot about the cultures that made them.
Determining Bagua and Looking at I Ching Practice
Thinking about different things for the Five Powers Jam and RNGs for other projects encourage me look deeper into the Bagua and my own practice of using the I Ching…