This is a HUGE breakthrough for the Sentigans in Arch Planet. They just broke Newton's 3rd law, proven true. It states that for every force, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It's called recoil. They built a giant machine near the GTRL. This machine ended up just throwing trillions or quadrillions of sub atomic particles at eachother, causing so much matter to get distorted, and scientists observed that about 2,000 of these sub atomic particles were going through the machine without recoil.

The thing I'm working on has a potion that certain people can use that produce healing capabilities well beyond what is normal for humans, including the ability to regrow limbs and vital organs etc. and also significantly speeds up the healing process, like maybe 15-25 seconds for a whole ass arm to regrow completely in pristine condition. The main downsides to this are that you need to consume the appropriate amount of calories to sustain growing and healing all that tissues at such rapid speed, so basically anybody who can use this potion would constantly be munching on energy dense food, but in exchange have a good shot at taking out demi god like creatures.

Let us assume an average height man for this 5'9 / 176 cm and a wingspan of roughly 5'11 / 180 cm

my world has a holiday called Eve of Aljani (pronounced ale-yawn-ee) that celebrates King Aljani and the founding of the eponymously named Aljani Capital Kingdom, not to be confused with the Aljani Country, of which the Aljani Kingdom resides in

he was a very self absorbed man

anyway, Eve of Aljani is this worlds equivalent thanksgiving. multiple large feasts are set up everywhere and it’s considered impolite not to invite your neighbors. if you’re lazy, you could get a free feast because your neighbors would invite you anyway

this whole thing is comically stupid so idk if this is gonna be a permanent thing but i think it’s fun

Let’s hear your most unique, out of the norm ideas you have for your worlds. It could be animals, physics, culture, magic, anything!

What's the big reveal? Which faction isn't what it seemed. Character betrayals, etc.

For me: Humanity for a long time knew the mysterious race known as the Wardens were responsible for the galactic devastation that occurred two centuries prior to 2250. Data archives from several ruined alien empires revealed as much, and that the conflict was much less a war than a systematic Annihilation.

However the real horror of the Wardens is they're not native to three dimensional space and actually fourth dimensional creatures that were pissed us three dimensional creatures were using their fourth dimensional home as FTL travel. (It would be like a giant circle starship crashed through your home before disappearing). So they invaded the third dimension and quickly mastered our laws of physics creating new forms of matter most notably dark matter which they used to create the galaxies. Which were in reality giant prisons designed to perminatley cripple third dimensional beings. The reason they wiped out the galaxy two hundred years ago was because those races had discovered fourth dimensional travel again. The only race to escape unscathed were the hyper advanced Yldar who fled into the second dimension.

Most human tech was integrated with Yldari tech crafted in the ancient Yldar forge stations which included the 4th dimensional drive, which humanity and the other races had been using blissfully unaware the Wardens had taken notice.

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I posted the same project a few months ago on r/mapmaking, albeit with a slightly different name. Back then the map had no place names, river names etc. which I have now added. I also added some info regarding heights, distances and pronounciation. I would have liked to add so much more, but the map as it is is cluttered enough anyway and I didn‘t want to obscure even more of the beautiful surface. I'm currently thinking about making the whole thing bigger by adjusting the scale about 20% - but I do feel it is finished enough to post it here. I also plan on doing some detailed regional maps now. Which region would you like to see? Bókan feels like the obvious choice right now but I like them all!

Imgurlink: https://imgur.com/a/WF8xZ8o (open in new tab for best experience)

Overview

The world of Zarakván is made up by the main island Zárog, the smaller island Bélazár in the southwest as well as many more, much smaller islands. Zarakván is characterised by lots of volcanic and seismic activity. Two major orogenic belts with several branches and faults run over its entire shape. Between them lies an elevated plateau with a semi-arid climate. The lower regions closer to the coast have a humid, maritime influenced climate that gets warmer further south. An earthquake shaken rift zone shapes the eastern parts, separating the eastern Néyėm peninsula from the rest of Zárog. The long, tail-like Darad peninsula and the subsequent island arch make up the far west of the main island.

The inhabitants of Zarakván can be divided into three “nations” – linguistically and culturally similar groups that can be differentiated by their specific dialect, their looks and particular characteristics of their clothing, architecture, cuisine etc. In the north and far west live the Símar (often called “Ashgreys” by others). In the southwest and on the island of Bélazár live the Kiver (“Nightblues”). In the center and east live the Telmak (“Nutbrowns” or “Honey Yellows”), the by far most numerous nation. These “nations” however have very little political relevance: except for monks, everyone is part of further subdivisions, the “communities” – large, pseudo-feudal social constructs – which form the social, economical and political backbone of Zarakván. Discrimination as well as political conflicts follow less national divides and more along the divides of the communities – as one’s own community is by far the most important social frame of reference. The communities are less defined by their control of territory, but more so by the people (or “souls”) they are made up by. The same area can be populated by more than one community. This is also true for cities, which are often inhabited by several communities, which usually makes for complicated jurisdictions and economic rules inside these urban spaces.

The technological level of Zarakván can be compared to the European High to Late Middle Ages – the world design however doesn’t go for the typical European medieval look at all. Literacy rates are relatively high, especially since the financial system and debt management plays a major role in economic life in Zarakván. The printing press has not yet been developed, paper made from fabric exists, but is a somewhat new invention. Simple water mills do already exist. Due to the omnipresent earthquake danger most houses are made from timber – even temples, palaces etc. which show a high level of craftmanship. “Magic” – that is healing, praying, divination, clairvoyance and alchemy – is preserved for priests and specific occupations and is not widespread at all.

It can be your planet, your solar system, your anything. Mine is 2B light years wide and also 2B light years tall, and there's 29,000 galaxies in it. The thing is, my species haven't even discovered the next closest galaxy.

It’s a common trope especially in science fiction for hiveminds to launch massive waves of disposable troops against enemies. Usually to close in for melee combat.

I do wonder though, how effective is such a tactic against a modern army? In a world where machineguns, artillery, and airpower can destroy armies. Do massive waves of troops have any practical applications?

Assuming it is a hivemind that doesn’t really care about casualties and can always replace them afterwards as if nothing happened. I’m curious how such a thing could be effective.

I am considering the logistics of having a fae working at a restaurant. The restaurant is mundane, most of the workers are not.

the secret unity(also known as order), is a multiversal organization responsible for researching everything about the multiverse, and also make new inventions based on this research, but their main operation is based on protecting the universe against existential treaths, using agents that are beings with great prowess that they give superpowers to

This is a reality check request :)

Let's assume that Earth's water to land ratio, roughly 70/30, is close to the limit of how much surface water is needed to maintain an ecosystem friendly to land life. On a planet with a significantly lower ratio, for sure below 50/50, the daily and yearly temperature change would be so strong that the land couldn't sustain any complicated fragile life forms as we know them. It would be just desert, frozen, scorched by sun, or both.

But what if instead of continents and oceans we have instead a planet covered in small islands - would that 70/30 ration apply as well? It would seem to me that if there's always a large body of water nearby, the desertification could be avoided even with lower water to land ratio. What's, while at 70/30 we would still have lots of islands, when the ratio drops, those islands connect, and then our archipelago world turns into a lake world - it's no longer many islands on an ocean, but many large lakes (both salty and fresh) on one big land mass. But still, there is laways a body of water nearby and that has a balancing effect on the ecosystem.

So, do you think it would be realistic to make a planet like that? Is there anything that we know about Earth geology that would prevent it? And if it's possible then do you think such geography would have some interesting effects on the ecosystem, animal and plant species, and human history on such a planet?

Hi everyone!

I might be in the wrong subreddit, if so I am sorry, and hope you can point me in the right direction.

In short I am writing a story about a ship of traders/explorers who get up to some hijinks.
The Sector of space they are in is cut-off from the rest of the galaxy and lost a lot of technology about 150 years ago.
As such they have no FTL communication but instead have "buoys" in every system that contains basic data about the system and in some cases a version of "bottle post"/noticeboards if the buoys have the space for it.
Settled systems have buoys/stations that are capable of something far closer to the internet in level of information but out in the frontier simple buoys are all there is.
There are Data-ships that travels between central systems disseminating information.

As such I want there to be moments in the story where the crew queries a buoys for information but is struggling to figure out what information would be suitable to include and how it should be formatted.
I want it to look basic, kinda like DOS console, and use few characters but also be somewhat readable.
I feel this is important to establish the tone but maybe I am overthinking it.

What would you say about something like the below?
What object it is I am thinking of abbreviating somehow.

"Where are we?"
"Hold on a sec, lemme' check"

>Query: System
>>Reply: System_0101_Mikato

"Someplace called 'Mikato'"
"What's here?"

>Query: Objects_Mikato
>>Reply:
>>>Mikato (Star)
>>>Mikato I (Gas Giant)
>>>Mikato II (Settled)

"Looks like the second planet is settled boss"
"Any chance we can go down there?"
"Hold on..."

>Query: Mikato_II info
>>Reply:
>>>System_0101_Mikato_II
>>>>Atmo: Breathable
>>>>Temp: Frozen
>>>>Bios. : Immiscible
>>>>Pop#: Outpost detected [Neutan Corp]
>>>>Warning: World Quarantined [TM_04]

"Well, Neutan doesn't hate us but it is quarantined. Some old Terran Mandate code."

Anything I am missing, what works? Is it readable or just waste of space :P?
Any feedback is appreciated :)

In my world different groups developed different magical traditions. Anyone can practice any tradition, but their commonality relates a lot with population in the area.

Beauty and expression favoring elves developed sorcery; Legacy loving dwarves develop long-lasting magic like magic items; Cosy shut-in hobs (halflings) work a lot with bardry; Gorging ogres worked out basics of herbal alchemy; Curious firbolg (humans) pressed hard on scientific approach to magic, creating witchcraft; Numerous gnomes operate magical machinery; etc.

There is also divine magic that, for now, doesn't fit in with that convention. Divinities in my world are these pseudo-omnipresent beings tied to some aspect of the world, like bodies of water, warmth of the sun or life. Some divinities are smaller then others, that would depend on how big the aspect the divinity is tied to is.

I guess the exact question would be, what fantasy race would be particularly prone to being religious and why.

Some kind of angels seems obvious, but I'm unsure how to keep them grounded enough and tie them to all the different divinities or at least to the most popular one (of water). I can gladly include exotic races too, but it would be nice if there were other instances of them in other works (so like unique races are not favorable).

I also consider swaping around the racial connections listed above, if some other tradition can fit a race better and can help with divine magic.

(Initial disclaimer, the post is a little insight on my worldbuilding project. I will try to not expand A LOT on the Universe rules and stick to the world background history. I will also answer any question you ask in the coments about the world and i would like you all to give me your feedback and opinion on it!! Enjoy the World of Rain.)

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Girteadh, a world of endless rain. A realm shaped by ancient forces of nature, known as the Precepts, and, in turn, a world that gave birth to the Precepts themselves. Nine in total, each Precept forms a pillar that sustains the very essence of Girteadh: Life, Death, Blood, Bone, Eternity, End, Chaos, Memory, and Oblivion. Brought from the Sear-xa and shaped by the world while shaping the world themselves.

The Sear-xa, the plane where *are* all things—even those that do not exist. It is an inaccessible plane, teeming with what is and what is not. Through this mysterious plane, the Axioms manifest, shaping the Croí, the plane of reality, parallel to the Sear-xa and where Girteadh is fromed by the 9 Precepts.

Life, one of the Nine Precepts, used the Eight Emotions—Anger, Fear, Joy, Sadness, Trust, Disgust, Surprise, and Anticipation—to awaken consciousness within Girteadh creatures, mindlessly born from Blood and Bone. Yet the world they lived in was flawed. Though nine Precepts existed, only eight were known, as Oblivion, the Ninth Precept, was forgotten by all, even by itself. As a result, the world broken, caught in a cycle of ceaseless rain. These unfathomable rains covered Girteadh every few moon cycles. Humanity quickly adapted; cities developed shelters, and tools were created to predict the rain's onset so all could seek safety on time. To be outside during the rain was perilous, dangerous even for the Precepts themselves.

Humanity continued evolving, mastering magic, testing the world’s rules, advancing... There were wars, catastrophes, new discoveries—but all of it came to a halt with the arrival of the True Rain. The previous unfathomable rain had only been a warning. The True Rain brought with it silence, an incomprehensible void that swept across the land.

Unknown time later the True rain ceased, and only a few humans survived. Yet, in the aftermath, a greater problem arose—history itself had vanished. Not even the Precepts could remember what had come before the True Rain, as though time itself had been erased. Only Memory and Eternity retained fragments of what existed before. Slowly, stories were pieced back together, and humanity tried to rebuild, though they eventually understood the truth: the True Rain came again, endlessly repeating in what they came to call The Cycle.

Hundreds, perhaps thousands of Cycles passed, each one lost to Memory and Eternity's count. Together, they searched for answers to the Cycle’s cause, and in time, Memory recalled Oblivion. Their investigations confirmed that Oblivion, forgotten by the others, was indeed the cause of the rains, both the harbinger rains and the True Rain. This destruction stemmed from a lost Oblivion. Their only option seemed clear: to destroy Oblivion. But Oblivion was bound to the world itself, tied to Girteadh in the same way as the other Precepts. To end Oblivion is to end the world, and to end the Oblivion they would have to end the world.

Memory opposed this, fearing the consequences, and tried to halt Eternity’s plan. For several Cycles, the two clashed, each trying to prevail. Eternity saw an end to endless suffering by ending the Cycle, while Memory valued the world as it was. Humanity was ephemeral by nature, and Memory saw beauty in this; if anything, their impermanence had brought the Precepts purpose. They had existed without emotion or desire until humanity brought Life’s Eight Emotions into Girteadh. For Memory, destroying the world was not the answer, not a fair one.

At the dawn of the next Cycle, Memory took drastic action. She altered Eternity’s memories, convincing her that the Cycle had no solution, and then Memory concealed herself. Now, only six Precepts are known, with Memory hidding herself, Eternity lost in her own altered mind and Oblivin, forgotten by everyone but Memory.

Eternity, caught in her altered memories and weary of endless failed Cycles, found peace in isolation. She withdrew into eternal meditation, seeking calm and endless rest. Meanwhile, Memory quietly orchestrated events from the shadows, slightly guiding humanity and the Precepts to grow and evolve as naturally as she could while searching for a solution to the cycles.

And so, here we are—a few Cycles later, perhaps the fourth or fifth since Eternity was pacified. Memory remains hidden, her plans unfolding from the shadows. This is the present, the setting in which our story begins.

This is one of my ideas about Hell in my world. All the Hell Kingdoms are associated with the seven deadly sins. This might be a cliche, but I'm a begginer who needs criticism. So mention all mistakes you can see, and if you can give me some advice I would appriciate it.

One of the kindoms of Hell; Wrath. It is a place of constant pain and suffering. A flat land, where you'll always be knee deep in a crimson sea of blood. The entire kingdom is in a constant, never ending state of battle, in which the denizens fight and destroy eachother, overwhelmed by an everlasting rage. It is a miserable existance as no one in Hell is able to ever die. A condition of bloodlust and pain are set upon enyone who enters, with the effects getting stronger the closer one is to the centre. Only the most powerful, are able to control or surpress their desire to kill and destroy, and are able to function with some clarity.

At the centre, a singular structure stands, a huge spike entirely made out of living flesh. It is visible in the horizon throughout the entire kingdom, towering over everything, with waterfalls of blood gushing out of it's many wounds. Upon a closer inspection, one will discover it is actually alive, The Arch-Devil King Wrath is a giant living spike imbeded deep into the ground, unable to move himself and without any means to do anything. The only thing he is able to do is to spread his hateful aura across his domain, sharing his anger and pain with everyone he can, if he has to suffer so do they. While everyone can feel his pain, the pain of others is also reflected upon him.

Of course these living conditions make everyone hate him. In fact all his servants, the devils who can maintain some clarity, have a single goal. To kill Wrath. As it is known that the eternal life is not granted to the Hell Kings. However what they don't know is that by "killing" Wrath, they will be actually freeing his soul, and will be forced to take his place. Getting tricked into the greatest torment, while freeing your hated foe would turn anyone mad. Mad with anger, mad with a new level of pain, mad with regret. It also doesn't help that the freed soul of the previous Wrath will very often stall it's departure to mock and laugh at his successor.

Wrath is the name of the King and his Domain, no matter who's soul is currently possesing the flesh spike.

The passing soul of the dethroned king is reborn as an insignificant leech swimming in the sea of blood. One might say that he isn't really free but the barerly sentient existance with limited understanding, no memories, and ability to finally move, make it seem like heaven. There is a low chance that this leech might evolve into an imp, who one day might become a devil again and experience the suffering all over again but, it would be as a new being.

One way of truly escaping Hell is to trick other living souls into replacing yours. That's why powerful devils will often try to comunicate with being on the outside, offering deals and favours in exchange for thier souls. No soul is equal, and the devil must pay an equvilant amount of souls compared to it's power, to buy the freedom it desires.

Not many devils will be willing to give up their power to be reborn as a mortal. There is a divide in devil society, some focus on acuiring freedom, while others will focus on a way to kill Wrath.

Of course there has to be some limit to the amount of people that could be revived so here are the rules:

• One in one million people are born with a special ability to revive the dead.
• They only posses enough power to revive one person in a month
• It has to be utmost 4 days after the person died. Any more than that can't be revived.

Would people with reviving abilities live in fame and richness or would they be kept as slaves by top people to revive the world leaders and important people. How expensive would reviving cost if it could be purchased?

I'm asking because a lot of author's/creators of fantasy and sci-fi worlds have stories with it, some using this known trope:

A group of teenagers start their lives as normal people, but discover something important to the lore of the world and now have to go into a mission to get an object, save the world, fight an evil villain, you get it. However, parents or normal people from the heroes' world are completely unaware of their sons/daughters hero life or the lore/complexity of the world they are in.

I wanted to ask if you make something like that with your world's main warriors. For me, when done good, it's really cool (just like other tropes). When writing my world and story, I experimented with this trope and some others, making a team of warriors that fight without the knowledge of their parents (at least at the beginning before their skills with weapons and warrior life was made public, so I quickly got rid of the trope because I felt like it).

In general, I played with the trope just for fun and curiosity, as well as it being easy to mess with, but I got rid of it after some point and made the adults more important (and because it became boring for me after a few mini arcs). My project would finish its storyline with a more unique and developed approach and the protags as adults.

So yeah, what's your thoughts about the trope of "teenagers became heroes/warriors but parents/normal people don't know"? Does you use it in your world?

In a world where pokemon really do exist and so pokeballs, but pokemons aren't as op to destroy humans but like animals irl. Would the top people try to control pokemons, would pokemon battles and gyms really exist?

Here is my idea for how a steam aircraft would work. The boiler heats the water, which goes through a pipe in to the engine as steam. The steam rotates the blades. Thoughts? How realistic is this? How to improve the idea?

Who are the superpowers, regional powers and emerging powers if you have them? Do you have international organisations?

I have an idea based on the election happening tonight, from my fears of another party winning?

What if someone, who has cruel beliefs against innocents, have made a law that takes away all people’s rights to their own lives and bodies? What if people, single and different, were sent off to be wed so they can be ‘fixed’?

Already jotting down ideas as I speak.

Okay, so, here’s an idea

World War 3 happened, which separates the three continents from each other politically. And someone, who has been recently elected for president of the newly named US continent, passes a new law that demands people who are single and deemed different because of who they are, to be sent off and wedded so they can be ‘fixed’. However, upon getting to the destination, it turns out that one born in a very influential family in the European continent has sent a message to said corrupt president to send everyone who had been affected by the new law so they can be truly saved.

What do you think?