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Resources For Writing Science Fiction

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Space

Space Engine

Artificial gravity calculator

Natural gravity calculator

EarthSky

WhyFiles

9 misconceptions about space travel

Space flight in science fiction

The weapons of Star Wars

Fiction writing versus physical laws

Cryopreservation in science fiction

Realistic astronomy in science fiction

Faster-than-light travel in sci-fi

Imaging over long distances

Relativity: Did Einstein kill steampunk?

Practical spaceship design

Exoplanets and habitability

Radio waves for sci-fi authors

Distance and legal systems in sci-fi

Near-future scenarios for us & our planet

Habitable atmospheres for authors

Gravity basics for SFF authors

The future of energy

Waste management in SF

Enclosed ecosystems and life support

Futuristic Technology & Medicine

Dimensions

8 things authors should know about viruses

Plagues in science fiction and fantasy

Rogue viruses in science fiction

Genetics myths in fiction writing

Mutation myths in fiction

Dispeling archaeology myths

Editing life in science fiction

A whirwind tour of the human genome

Chemical fallacies in fiction 

Explosions in science fiction

Nuclear radiation for writers

Climate change and cli-fi

Holograms in sci-fi

Writing believable nanotechnology

7 things to know about cybernetics

Computer and internet myths

Medical misconceptions in fiction

How to write about biomedical researchers

Writing realistic research labs

The science of poisons

Proper lab technique for SFF writers

The 4 Do’s and Don'ts of Time Travel 

The Science in Your Science Fiction: Time Travel

An Idiot’s Guide to Teleportation

How To Explain Superpowers

List of Supernatural Powers and Abilities

Terraforming and Genetic Manipulation Both

Terraforming planets

Guide To Terraforming

Aliens, Creatures, and Robots

What Will Real Aliens Look Like?

Wildlife Biology In Fiction

Writing Outside The Human Box

Insects in fiction: what bugs me

Space bugs: microbes in outer space

The science of animal communication

Writing realistic spiders

A writer’s guide to cyborgs

Creating Aliens In 3 Stages

Believable Aliens

Guide To Creating Aliens

Aliens: Relatives of Ours?

Everything You Need To Know About Writing Robots and AI

Alien Name Generator

Alien Species Generator

Science News

bionet.anounce

sci.chem

sci.math

sci.misc

sci.physics

sci.enviornment

sci.space.news

sci.geo.geology

sci.bio.ecology

Scout Report

Netsurfer Science

Science Daily

EurekAlert

UnSci

Science, Space & Robots

Physics Today

Space News Online

Worldbuilding

SciFi World Generator

Terragen

Planet Designer

Solar Bodies

Climatology

Planetary Geography

Water Geography

Creating Religions & Belief Systems

Tornado Project

Volcano World

ArchNet (Archaeology)

BioMedNet (Biology, Medical

HealthFinder (Medical)

OnHealth (Health)

Phys(Health)

The Weather Channel 

Space.com (Space)

Launchspace.com (Space)

Aquatic Network (Oceanography)

The Chemist’s Helper (Chemistery)

Physlink.com(Physics)

Earth Science Virtual Library

Constructed Languages & Miscellaneous

Creating a Language

The Language Construction Kit

The International Phonetic Alphabet – Audio Illustrations

Xenolinguistics 

Realistic translation in fiction

The linguistics in Arrival

Science Fiction & Death

Science Fiction Cliches

Gunn Center For The Study of Science Fiction 

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Futuristic Name Generator

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Plotting Methods for Meticulous Plotters

A Guide for the Seasoned and the Not-So-Plot Savvy

This is a subject that a lot of writers tend to struggle with. They have ideas, great ideas, but are uncertain how to string them together into a solid plot. There are many methods that have been devised to do so, and most seem to be based on something you might remember:

The 5 Point Method

This is your basic plot diagram:

Exposition – This is the beginning of your story. This is where you introduce your character (s), establish a setting, and also present your main conflict.

Rising Action – Your story now begins to build. There are often multiple key events that occur where your main character may be faced with a new problem he has to solve or an unexpected event is thrust at him.

Climax – Everything you’ve been writing has been leading up to this moment. This is going to be the most exciting part of your story where your main character faces the main conflict and overcomes it.

Falling Action – This is mostly tying up loose ends after your main conflict is resolved. They are minor things that weren’t nearly as important as the main conflict, but still needed to be dealt with.

Resolution –The end of the story.

This is probably the easiest way to remember how to string together a single (or multiple) plots. It may be easier for some to define the main plot as the central conflict, or the thing that’s causing your main character a huge problem/is his goal.

The 8 Point Method

This method is used to write both novels and film scripts, and further breaks down the 5 Point Method. From the book Write a Novel and Get It Published: A Teach Yourself Guide by Nigel Watts:

Stasis – The opening where the story takes place. Here you introduce your main character and establish a setting (Watts defines it as an “everyday” setting, something normal, but it can be whatever you want).

Trigger or Inciting Incident – The event that changes your character’s life an propels your story forward. This is where you introduce the main conflict.

The Quest – The result of the event. What does your character do? How does he react?

Surprise – This section takes of the middle of the story and involves all of the little setbacks and unexpected events that occur to the main character as he tries to fix the problems he’s faced with and/or achieve his goal. This is where you as an author get to throw complication, both horrible and wonderful, at your protagonist and see what happens.

Critical Choice –At some point your character is going to be faced with making a decision that’s not only going to test him as individual, but reveal who he truly is to the audience. This cannot be something that happens by chance. The character must make a choice.

Climax – This is the result of the main character’s critical choice, and should be the highest point of tension in the story.

Reversal – The consequence of the choice and climax that changes the status of your protagonist, whatever that may be. It could make him a king, a murderer, or whatever else you like but it has to make sense with the rest of the story.

Resolution – The end of the story where loose ends are tied up. You’re allowed to leave things unresolved if you intend to write a sequel, but the story itself should be stand alone.

Three Act Structure

While this method is usually for screenplays, it is also used in writing novels (for instance The Hunger Games novels are split up into three acts). From the The Screen Writer’s Workbook by Syd Field: Acts 1 and 3 should be about the same length while Act 2 should be double. For instance if you were writing a screenplay for a two hour film Acts 1 and 3 would be 30 minutes each while Act 2 would be 60 minutes.

Act 1, Set Up – This contains the inciting incident and a major plot point towards the end. The plot point here leads into the second act and is when the protagonist decides to take on the problem he’s faced with.

Act 2, Confrontation – This contains the midpoint of the story, all of the little things that go wrong for the protagonist, and a major plot point towards the end that propels the story into the third act. This is the critical choice the character must make.

Act 3, Resolution – This is where the climax occurs as well as the events that tie up the end of the story.

Another way to look at this method is that there are actually three major plot points, or disasters, that move the plot forward. The first is at the end of Act 1, the second is in the middle of Act 2, and the third is at the end of Act 2.

The Snowflake Method

A “top-down” method by Randy Ingermanson that breaks novel writing down into basic parts, building upon each one. You can find his page on the method here. His ten steps:

Write a single sentence to summarize your novel.

Write a paragraph that expands upon that sentence, including the story set up, the major conflicts, and the ending.

Define your major characters and write a summary sheet corresponding to each one that includes: the character’s name, their story arc, their motivation and goal, their conflict, and their epiphany (what they will learn).

Expand each sentence of your summary paragraph in Step 2 into its own paragraph.

Write a one page description of your major characters and a half page description of less important characters.

Expand each paragraph in Step 4 into a page each.

Expand each character description into full-fledged character charts telling everything there is to know about the characters.

Make a spreadsheet of all of the scenes you want to include in the novel.

Begin writing the narrative description of the story, taking each line from the spreadsheet and expanding the scenes with more details.

Begin writing your first draft.

Wing It

This is what I do. I tend to keep in mind the basic structure of the 5 Point Method and just roll with whatever ideas come my way. I’ve never been a fan of outlines, or any other type of organization. According to George R.R. Martin, I’ve always been a gardener, not an architect when it comes to writing. I don’t plan, I just come up with ideas and let them grow. Of course, this may not work for some of you, so here are some methods of organization:

Outlines

Notecards

Spreadsheets

Lists

Character Sheets

And if all else fails, you can fall on the advice of the great Chuck Wendig: 25 Ways to Plot and Prep Your Story.

Remember, none of the methods above are set in stone. They are only guidelines to help you finally write that novel.

-Morgan

[fixyourwritinghabits]

Plot A Month: How to Brainstorm Part 2 (End Week 0)

Still not sure what your plot should be? Here’s some extra help (with links!):

The Hero’s Journey. A common choice in fantasy and sci fi, there’s nothing wrong with using this classic plot to start out with. At the very least, it’s a good way to find a starting place before you want to do something completely different.

The “Basic” Plots of Literature. A compilation of plots found in literature.

The quick and easy cheaters guide to writing plotlines. Great for setting up the mechanics of plotting.

Tobias’ Common Plots. Now with more explanation!

I’m taking Saturday off, but Plot A Month will continue it’s kick-off with Week 1 on Sunday!

Also check out:

Brainstorming Your Story Ideas

Brainstorming

Pre-Writing Techniques

Creative Brainstorming for Writers

Outline Your Novel in 30 Mins

Week 0 Checklist:

Your Time Finder is engaged and your writing periods are set out.

Your writing spaces are designated and clean(ish)

You have your tools–pens, notebooks, background music

You have at least some idea of who the main character is

You have at least some idea of what the plot is about

[heywriters]

Five Dualities That Can Replace Good and Evil

Let’s face it, fights between pure good and absolute evil are getting old. Black and white morality doesn’t lend itself to nuanced characters, and it rarely feels realistic anymore. But that doesn’t mean we can’t ...

1. Freedom vs Safety

ex: Minority Report 

2. Success vs Selflessness

ex: Mad Max: Fury Road

3. Progress vs Preservation

ex: Toy Story 3

4. Individuality vs Community

ex: Snowpiercer

5. Privacy vs Transparency

ex: The 100

[harmonyinkpress]

Excellent tensions to consider when plotting your story

[jumpingjacktrash]

responsiveness vs accountability – captain america civil war, and also all the cop shows where one partner’s a rulebreaker and the other is by-the-book.

[kaijuvsgiantrobotsvsme]

Hard Mode:

Toss out dualities, introduce triads.  Find noble goals and put them into conflict.

Freedom vs. Justice vs. Peace

Freedom destroys Peace and denies Justice in the service of ensuring everyone’s maximum personal freedom.

Justice destroys Peace and limits Freedom because Justice requires people be held to account for their actions.

Peace denies Justice and quashes Freedom because holding people to account makes far too much noise.

ex: Concrete Revolutio

[wellyfullofale]

I think next thursday is gonna be the best day of my entire life tbh

[thequeenofsunflowers-deactivate]

reblog for next thursday to be the best day of your life

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not risking it

[technicolor-vision]

I like how this post didn’t threaten me or my mother if I did not reblog…very wholesome. Have a great Thursday

[meneldil-istarendilye]

I have a test. Not risking it

[somethingmissingthiswaycomes]

I’d like to put a reminder in this post that all you’re risking is a normal Thursday, and reblogging only gives you internal positive vibes. It’s a bit unsettling that any post that jokingly gives good luck is always interpreted as having an implicit threat. Your Thursday’s gonna be great. <3

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nearly 200 writing prompts // feel free to reblog

Angst:

1: “ Give me a chance. ” 2: “ Not you again.. ” 3: “ Leave me alone. ” 4: “ I don’t love you anymore. ” 5: “ Why do you hate me? ” 6: “ I lost the baby. ” 7: “ I thought you loved me. ” 8: “ I don’t need you anymore. ” 9:“ I can’t believe you! ” 10: “ We cant keep this up forever. ” 11: “ You’re a monster. ” 12: “ I hate you. ” 13: “ Don’t leave me… ” 14: “ You’re a disappointment. ” 15: “ Don’t die on me– Please. ” 16: “ I never meant to hurt you. ” 17: “ Are you upset with me? ” 18: “ I wish i’d never met you. ” 19: “ I’m going to kill you! ” 20: “ Please don’t hurt me like this. ” 21: “ Thanks for nothing. ” 22: “ Dont call this number again. “ 23: “ Why did you spare me? ” 24: “ You need to leave. ” 25: “ I’m sick. ” 26: “ I’m dying. ” 27: “ I wish i’d never met you. ” 28: “ I thought we were family!” 29: “ There was never an us. ” 30: “ So that’s it? It’s over? ” 31: “ I fucked up. ” 32: “ I came to say goodbye. ” 33:“ He’s dead because of you. ” 34: “ I don’t deserve to be loved. ” 35: “ About the baby… Its yours. ”

Love:

36: “ I’m so in love with you. ” 37: “ Dance with me! ” 38: “ Isn’t this amazing? ” 39: “ I wish we could stay like this forever. ” 40: “ Will you marry me? ” 41: “ I’m pregnant. ” 42: “ I need a hug. ” 43: “ You’re special to me. ” 44: “ I’m going to keep you safe. ” 45: “ Do you trust me? ” 46: “ Can I kiss you right now? ” 47: “ You’re cute when you’re angry. ” 48: “ I’ve liked you for awhile now. ” 49: “ Lets have a baby. ” 50: “ We’d make such a cute couple. ” 51: “ I want to take care of you. ” 52: “ Can we cuddle? ” 53: “ It’s lonely here without you. ” 54: “ I can’t stand the thought of loosing you. ” 55: “ Shut up and kiss me already. ” 56: “ Are you flirting with me? ” 57: “ Is that my shirt? ” 58: “ How did we get here? ” 59: “ You own my heart. ” 60: “ You’d be a great dad. ” 61: “ You’d be a great mom. ” 62: “ I want to protect you. ” 63: “ Whats the matter? ” 64: “ You’re so beautiful. ” 65: “ Did you do something different with your hair? ” 66: “ Is that a new perfume? ” 67: “ Stop being so cute. ” 68: “ You’re making me blush! ” 69: “ You’re teasing me again… ” 70: “ This is why I fell in love with you. ” 71: “ You’re the best! ” 72: “ They’re going to love you, don’t worry! ” 73: “ Oh, Are you ticklish? ” 74: “ Of course I remembered! ” 75: “ You’re one hell of a girl. ” 76: “ You’re one hell of a guy. ” 77: “ Are you jealous? ” 78: “ Hold me and never let me go. ” 79: “ Stop hogging all the blankets! ” 80: “ Lets run away together. ”

General:

90: “ Catch me if you can! ” 91: “ I’m fine. ” 92: “ Are you drunk? ” 93: “ Are you high? ” 94: “ We cant go in there… ” 95: “ Give it back! ” 96: “ Well this is just great. ” 97: “ Don’t touch me. ” 98: “ Not sure if you could tell, but I’m not exactly a people person. ” 99: “ This was fun— Lets do it again sometime!” 100: “ I didn’t do it! ” 101: “ I did it… ” 102: “ I don’t remember that! ” 103: “ Well that’s pretty rude of you to say. ” 104: “ Get that thing away from me! ” 105: “ You owe me. ” 106: “ Do you believe in aliens? ” 107: “ Do you believe in ghosts? ” 108: “ Are you hitting on me? ” 109: “ Why are you naked? ” 110: “ You did what?! ” 111: “ You have… Superpowers? ” 112: “ Why are you bleeding? ” 113: “ Where did all these puppies come from?” 114: “ Don’t make me come over there myself! ” 115: “ That wasn’t funny. ” 116: “ This tastes horrible. ” 117: “ This is delicious! ” 118: “ Are you mad at me? ” 119: “ Stop ignoring me… ” 120: “ I love that show too! ” 121: “ Can I borrow that book of yours?” 122: “ Lets blow this joint. ” 123: “ Let me help you with that. ” 124: “ Take that back! ” 125: “ Wanna go see a movie with me? ” 126: “ No way, that’s so lame. ” 127: “ What are you listening to? ” 128: “ I brought you your coffee. ” 129: “ Don’t fuck this up. ” 130: “ Run! ” 131: “ Lets run away together. ” 132: “ I haven’t slept in four days… ” 133: “ Your turn to do the dishes. ” 134: “ Was I really that drunk? ” 135: “ Was I really that stoned? ” 136: “Give me back my phone! ” 137: “ You’re an asshole. ” 138: “ Are you cold? ” 139: “ This place gives me the creeps. ” 140: “ I swear my house is haunted. ” 141: “ Did you hear that? ” 142: “ It’s just your imagination. ” 143: “ Just how stupid do you think I am? ” 144: “ Stop being such a baby. ” 145: “ Go back to bed. ” 146: “ Are you okay? ” 147: “ I can take care of myself just fine.” 148: “ Thanks for helping me back there. ” 149: “ Since when have we ever been friends? ” 150: “ What on earth are you wearing? ” 151: “ I can’t feel my legs! ” 152: “ Stop texting me weird stuff so late at night. ” 153: “ Put me down! ” 154: “ There’s only one bed… ” 155: “ It isn’t what it looks like! Okay.. Maybe it is… ” 156: “ How did I loose it? ” 157: “ I read your diary. ” 158: “ This is awkward. ” 159: “ Didn’t you read the sign? ” 160: “ Do you think you can teach me that? ”

Below is NSFW prompts. Please if you’re rebloggling tell your followers if you’re interested or not in taking these sorts of requests.

Sexual: 161: “ Bite me. ” 162: “ Make me. ” 163: “ Fuck me. ” 164: “ Stop teasing me so much… ” 165: “ Do you like it when I touch you like that?” 166: “ Okay.. This is new. ” 167: “ Want to head back to my place and have a little fun? ” 168: “ You’re in trouble now. ” 169: “ What a pretty sight. ” 170: “ Bend over. ” 171: “ On your knees. ” 172: “ The food looks great but.. There’s something much more delicious i’d like to eat right now. ” 173: “ Lay back. ” 174: “ Take off your clothes. ” 175: “ Well, fine; just this once. ” 176: “ I’m waiting. ” 177: “ You’re so beautiful. ” 178:“ As you wish. ” 179: “ First one to make a noise looses.” 180: “ You have no idea what you do to me. ” 181: “ If you’re bored; Wanna have sex? ” 182: “ Ive wanted this for so long. ” 183: “ Car sex looks so much more easier in the movies. ” 184: “ Can I touch you? ” 185: “ Open up. ” 186: “ No strings attached. ” 187: “ Already? Do I really have that much of an effect on you? ” 188: “ Mine. ” 189: “ The nights still young. ” 190: “ We cant do that here! ” 191: “ Behave. ” 192:“ What did you just say? ” 193: “ Good girl. ” 194: “ Good boy. ” 195: “ Come here. ”

[your-kryn-colleague]

Send me a number or a few numbers and a pairing/show and I’ll write it.

[flamingbluepanda]

Pls send me a line and a pairing

[writerswritecompany]

Plotting by J.L. Bell

[nosuchthingasfiction-blog]

It’s so beautiful.

[korriganbleedingink-deactivated]

THIS

THIS IS MAGNIFICENT MY GODS

[signsoflifeonmars]

IMPORTANT!!!

[mumblingsage]

And when working on the pacing of the story, especially around those protagonist-planning stages, keep in mind the Unspoken Plan Guarantee (plus check out the Playing With Trope pages!)

[octoswan]

I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

(save the images to zoom in on the pics)

[bookishdiplodocus]

Thank you!

[sherbetsushii]

“Hey, kid. You’re like me… How?”

[hvamulan]

DYH’s Development Based Character Sheet!

This is a character sheet I use that is based on character development. When creating my main characters, I operate off the idea that story is a character arc and everything that happens in the story is simply a way to facilitate character change. 

Further reading:

The Lie Your Character Believes

The Thing Your Character Wants vs. The Thing Your Character Needs

Your Character’s Ghost

Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing: Revised Edition

DOWNLOAD HERE

[do-you-want-a-second-opinion]

Free baby tablet giveaway!

hey you! are you a baby or small person with tiny baby hands that likes to draw? or are you some fool who likes small things??

WELL THIS IS THE GIVEAWAY FOR YOU

I attempted to cheapen out and buy a off brand tablet but I regret it now because the second I opened the package I realized this thing is like mini and my big ol’ man hands are too big to use this thing! I actually installed everything and it does work but it’s not comfortable for me so

IM GIVING THIS BITCH AWAY.

JUST REBLOG THIS AND YOU’RE IN.

Ya don’t have to follow me but check me out if you like Team Fortress 2 or gay art!

North America only, unfortunately! I don’t wanna spend more than I paid for this thing just to ship it to ya! but if the price is right i’ll haggle because I live in Boston! 

It’s about the size seen in the diagram below:

IT’S FREE SO WHATEVER THIS SHIT ENDS MAY 30TH

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[nanowrimo]

Got Writer’s Block?

Fear not! Try the brand-new NaNoWriMo “Are You Stuck?” Flowchart! 

And don’t forget to update your Camp NaNoWriMo projects! Winning begins April 20th on http://campnanowrimo.org, and continues through April 30th! 

Follow @nanowrimo and @nanowordsprints on Twitter for more inspiration, and tune in to the Virtual Write-Ins on Youtube!

[plusthreeshortsword]

A quick little something I knocked together, the patented tragic backstory generator ™ is the easiest way to give your character a mythically horrible origin. 

(actual tragedy may vary, results are final and non-negotiable, i am not responsible for any tears you may shed while imagining the sad life your character must have led up to this point)

[mooretimetoplay]

Just saw this on Twitter. An awesome idea for players who are stuck and for DMs to foster more involvement from your party in the world. @probablynpcrpgideas

[mooretimetoplay]

Heads up, as this has become crazy popular; I’ve now included a link to the original post on twitter on the word “this”, go send him some love.

[probablygoodrpgideas]

I wrote him yesterday how popular this is and he got really happy

[thydungeongal]

Calendars

The easiest way to make the world feel alive is to use a calendar.

You don’t even have to fill it out to begin with. Maybe make some notes like “Hey, these are the days of the weeks, here’s what their cultural significance is” and have like I don’t know twelve months each with thirty days or something and go nuts.

But then as the campaign progresses you might think “Hey you know what’d be great a religious festival” and then boom write that down in your calendar and the next time the players enter a settlement go like “Yeah everyone’s getting ready for the Feast of St. Cuthbert” or some shit, I mean it wasn’t an established fact about the world before but now it is, and now your players will also know that they can expect a Feast of St. Cuthbert around the same time next year.

Also holy shit seasons. You check your calendar and realize that Winter is almost here and then suddenly the first snow falls and travel through the wilderness becomes much more perilous because not only do the characters have to contend with wandering monsters but also with the hazards brought on by snowfall. We’ve all probably thought how cool it would be to run a hexcrawl in a snowy setting where surviving the cold harsh wastes is the focus of the campaign, but holy shit, the passage of seasons means that Winter is basically like a time-sensitive snow hexcrawl.

And if you actually have time and aren’t lazy like me do go ahead and fill all these out beforehand in prep. Heck, if you’re feeling really brave you can even come up with a system of fantasy astrology and oh man how cool would a system of star signs each granting minor character bonuses like in ADOM be

[tenleaguesbeneath]

Some ways to fantasy up your calendar:

You could change the length of the week. Faerun uses a metric ten-day week, for instance.

You can change the length of a month. Again, Faerun uses a 30-day month, like above, with the year balanced out with holidays that aren’t part of any month (intercalendary days have historical precedent in e.g. Rome), but there are other options. The Neverwinter Nights games, though nominally officially Forgotten Realms material, use a 28-day month, as does the one Heroes of Might and Magic game I’ve actually played (HoMM 3). You could use exact lunar months so that the day of the month corresponds to the phase of the moon.

You could change the number of months in a year. There are real-world calendars that do this, most having 12 months + an optional leap month (lunar calendars tend to do this, notably the Jewish calendar and also the Chinese lunar calendar)

You could change the number of days in a year

You could change the relationship of solstices and equinoxes (turning of the seasons) to the start of the year/month. Unless you’re doing something weird with your astronomy, your solstices and equinoxes will be evenly spaced throughout the year, but you could, for instance, put the new year exactly on a solstice and have your months start on the solstice/equinox rather than putting the solstices and equinoxes late in the months.

You could do something weird with the astronomy and have two, or more, moons.

You don’t need to start off tracking the phase of the moon or anything like that, but once you set one, you can project forward and backward and make determining it a simple calculation. Once you are, then the phase of the moon could impact your mage’s spells.

You could go to a “lunar week” where rather than weeks having a consistent number of days they begin and end at the full, dark, and half moons.

[duckandrollblog]

If this is up your alley you can also check out a few articles I wrote on this very subject!

http://www.duckandrollgames.com/tavern/2017/1/10/campaign-calendar

http://www.duckandrollgames.com/tavern/2017/1/14/small-time

http://www.duckandrollgames.com/tavern/2017/1/16/counting-years

http://www.duckandrollgames.com/tavern/2017/1/24/naming-time

Are all very much relevant and touch on and expand some of the ideas mentioned above!

[mooretimetoplay]

This is fantastic and as soon as I have some free time back I’m definitely doing it.

[probablygoodrpgideas]

I made a post about this some time ago and I can really recommend using the calendar creator at donjon

[mooretimetoplay]

Just saw this on Twitter. An awesome idea for players who are stuck and for DMs to foster more involvement from your party in the world. @probablynpcrpgideas

[mooretimetoplay]

Heads up, as this has become crazy popular; I’ve now included a link to the original post on twitter on the word “this”, go send him some love.

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

This is fantastic

[1000storyideas]

Ambient sounds for writers

Find the right place to write your novel… 

Nature

Arctic ocean

Blizzard in village

Blizzard in pine forest

Blizzard from cave

Blizzard in road

Beach

Cave

Ocean storm

Ocean rocks with rain

River campfire

Forest in the morning

Forest at night

Forest creek

Rainforest creek

Rain on roof window

Rain on tarp tent

Rain on metal roof

Rain on window

Rain on pool

Rain on car at night

Seaside storm

Swamp at night

Sandstorm

Thunderstorm

Underwater

Wasteland

Winter creek

Winter wind

Winter wind in forest

Howling wind

Places

Barn with rain

Coffee shop

Restaurant with costumers

Restaurant with few costumers

Factory

Highway

Garden

Garden with pond and waterfall

Fireplace in log living room

Office 

Call center

Street market

Study room from victorian house with rain

Trailer with rain

Tent with rain

Jacuzzi with rain

Temple

Temple in afternoon

Server room

Fishing dock

Windmill

War

Fictional places

Chloe’s room (Life is Strange)

Blackwell dorm (Life is Strange)

Two Whales Diner (Life is Strange)

Star Wars apartment (Star Wars)

Star Wars penthouse (Star Wars)

Tatooine (Star Wars)

Coruscant with rain (Star Wars)

Yoda’s hut with rain ( Star Wars)

Luke’s home (Star Wars)

Death Star hangar (Star wars)

Blade Runner city (Blade Runner)

Askaban prison (Harry Potter)

Hogwarts library with rain (Harry Potter)

Ravenclaw tower (Harry Potter)

Hufflepuff common room (Harry Potter)

Slytherin common room (Harry Potter)

Gryffindor common room (Harry Potter)

Hagrid’s hut (Harry Potter)

Hobbit-hole house (The Hobbit)

Diamond City (Fallout 4)

Cloud City beach (Bioshock)

Founding Fathers Garden (Bioshock)

Things

Dishwasher

Washing machine

Fireplace

Transportation

Boat engine room

Cruising boat

Train ride

Train ride in the rain

Train station

Plane trip

Private jet cabin

Airplane cabin

Airport lobby

First class jet

Sailboat

Submarine

Historical

Fireplace in medieval tavern

Medieval town

Medieval docks

Medieval city

Pirate ship in tropical port

Ship on rough sea

Ship cabin

Ship sleeping quarter

Titanic first class dining room

Old west saloon

Sci-fi

Spaceship bedroom

Space station

Cyberpunk tearoom

Cyberpunk street with rain

Futuristic server room

Futuristic apartment with typing

Futuristic rooftop garden 

Steampunk balcony rain

Post-apocalyptic

Harbor with rain

City with rain

City ruins turned swamp

Rusty sewers

Train station

Lighthouse

Horror

Haunted mansion

Haunted road to tavern

Halloween

Stormy night

Asylum

Creepy forest

Cornfield

World

New York

Paris

Paris bistro

Tokyo street

Chinese hotel lobby

Asian street at nightfall

Asian night market

Cantonese restaurant

Coffee shop in Japan

Coffee shop in Paris

Coffee shop in Korea

British library

Trips, rides and walkings

Trondheim - Bodø

Amsterdam - Brussels

Glasgow - Edinburgh

Oxford - Marylebone

Seoul - Busan

Gangneung - Yeongju

Hiroshima

Tokyo metro

Osaka - Kyoto

Osaka - Kobe

London

São Paulo

Seoul

Tokyo

Bangkok

Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)

Alps

New York

Hong Kong

Taipei

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