Scaraqua
A myth about food
I had a lot of fun writing this, and I wrote a tangent article
sphaeracibu as background material for this story and I always like to give Scaraqua some love.
A settlement that's known as a party town or pleasure city
No better place to get high than under the sea...
Food often eaten by travelers
I came up with this concept for
"The Mermaid and the Dragon", I'm happy I was able to adapt it to another prompt at the proverbial last minute.
An animal or plant that feeds on decay
Scarterra
A building associated with joy and fun
I had previously mentioned in passing that the
city of King's Lake a former
Nami being converted to a restaurant, but I never fleshed out the concept until now.
A profession that is considered dirty
I already wrote
poop porters previously, but this is a good companion to them, and I always like to write about
kalazotz.
Slang or a language associated with a religion or belief
A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some
Admittedly this is a long one (over 4000 words), but I have a lot of material but Swynfaredian dragon bloods are a vital demographic in my main RPG campaign so I have a lot of material to work with.
A displaced people in your world
In multiple RPG campaigns, I had a nameless tribe of subteranean goblins forced above ground by a massive flood. Now these goblins are nameless no longer.
A building considered a refuge against the world
Basically every time World Anvil offers me a building prompt, I will use it as an excuse to write about a temple. This is me retconning details to a past "you go visit the oracle there".
A charity or other organization focused around doing good
The hospital has been mentioned a coupel times in passing in my RPG campaign, as Aleesia is a major supporting character that hails from here. Now the hospital has a name and bit of backstory.
A character who goes through a great change or metamorphosis
I started writing a prompt for "evil spirit" but ended up with "metamorphsis prompt" instead. Go figure.
An evil spirit or divine antagonist
And then ended up writing this for the evil spirit prompt
A relic or symbol of belief
This combines and elaborates on lore I initially created from several other articles.
A document of spurious or controversial attribution
Document prompts are always difficult for me to figure out, but I was pondering this historical scandal for some time so I figured out how to shoehorn into a document.
An organization fighting corruption
The rest of the Nine don't trust Phidas much but they trust Phidas to defend
the Barrier because it is in his self interest to do so. These are the mortals that indirectly help Phidas in this endeavor.
A leader or high-ranking person in an organization
A tradition that gives comfort
A basic world buidling article that showcases day-to-day Mera worship.
A settlement considered a refuge
When I couldn't come up with a good idea for a refuge, my friend suggested a natural harbor so I ran with it.
A personal item that keeps you safe
Mostly as an aid for my RPG campaigns, giving PCs more defensive item options.
Bracers of Magical Shielding would be a more obvious answer to the prompt but I penned that article well before Summer Camp 2024.
A myth or prophecy about the end of the world
A species with protective anatomy
I've been waffling for some time on how to incorporate the Uktena into Scarterra for some time and just now opted to go with "unorthodox Phidas spirit"
A myth, urban legend or conspiracy theory believed by many to be true
This is a fun idea a friend recommended but as of yet I'm not sure how to apply to this to my fiction stories or RPG campaigns.
A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something
The king of Fumaya's personal knights, nothing complicated.Not my most exciting article, but I'm never sure what to do with document prompts, and my RPG campaign has long had Swynfaredia as an institutional villain so I wrote up their founding charter.
A sickness that caused societal upheaval
I mentioned proto-ghouls in passing before. Now I expanded the impact it had...in ancient times at least. I'm not sure how to make extinct creatures or lost traditions from ancient times relevant to current stories.
A technology used for defense or protection
A hybrid species intentionally bred
I would have preferred something more exotic, but I already wrote articles for various mortal half breeds over a year ago.
A document that changed the course of history
I'm never sure what to do with document prompts but I do use Swynfaredia a lot in my main RPG campaign, so I came up with their founding charter.
A material that is resistant to decay
I thought it would be hard to write 300 words about magic dust with ONE spell in it, but I ended up writing over 500.
The practices and ceremonies of worship
Nami is the party goddess so she should have fun filled festivals.
A naturally sheltered place
For years, Musseland grew around a nameless inlet, now it has a name.
A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something
King Henyk's personal knight. Nothing earth shatteringly unique, but Henyrk is going to war soon so this has relevance to my Torches in the Twillight campaign.
A storyteller, author or bard in your world
Relatively simple article for a relatively minor character in my RPG campaign
A geographical region that is expanding
A fourth wall breaking gag article (I already got 32 prompts so I'm okay with this article's shortcomings)
A tradition that represents moral decay
This was a last minute idea I had as a buzzer beater towards the end of the contest.
A faction of an organization built around belief
Another last minute idea, although I had a broad concept for this group rattling around my skull for quite some time
A building that was meant to be temporary
I knew I wanted to write about a temple but I needed a looming deadline to scare my muse into action on this one. A true buzzer beaten that scraped passed 300 words 3 minutes to the deadline.
Not Scarterra
A vehicle that, when introduced, caused social upheaval
Writing Warhammer fan fiction is a distant second priority for me beyond developing Scarterra but Lizardmen dipping their talons into the water on sailing ships is very important for Lizardmen stories.
A conflict that involved a changing environment
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