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Mentally making a cup of tea and giving a gentle forehead kiss to every struggling writer on my dash right now.
Your story matters, your ideas are good, and someone out there is going to fall in love with your world.
Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:
A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin
A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans
A clock that isn’t 24-hours
More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know
Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain
Multiple moons/no moon
Planetary rings
A northern lights effect, but near the equator
Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks
Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals
Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands
The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage
No concept of virginity or bastardry
More than 2 genders/no concept of gender
Monotheism, but not creationism
Gods that don’t look like people
Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats
Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot
Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom
“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls
A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language
A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)
I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.
Consequences of Magic Use
accelerated aging
anxiety and a constant feeling of dread
disorientation / blurred vision
bones cracking and breaking
bruising around hands and arm
burn marks on palms and finger tips
cognitive decline / memory lapses
debilitating migraines
exhaustion / fatigue
eyes reddening when veins pop
greying hair due to strain / eyes losing vibrancy
joint, muscle and limb pain
losing hair, teeth and finger nails
loss of body heat / constantly freezing
nose bleeds / ear bleeds
numbness / slowed reflexes / brain fog
requiring a lot more nutrition and rest
sensitive eyes and ears / raspy, raw voice
twitches and muscle spasms
weakened immune system
How equal can a society be if some fundamentals are unusable by a third of the population? You can learn a lot about a world by looking at the little details, especially in furry settings!
Hi! I'm Stellar. Artist and author of the New Gods web serial "Red Shift". I love anything dark, industrial, and science fiction.
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