The worldbuilding version of the show and tell game about characters, TH users, and stories!
Game's simple to play. The user before you ends their post with "I want to see a world in which..." followed by a feature of the world or lore. If this feature applies to any of your worlds, you can post a claim and edit your post to explain which world and how it applies.
Because some characters and OCs belong to worlds that aren't of their creator's making, I urge people to only post worlds or lore that they have at least partial ownership over! So your OC's headworld, a DnD world you and your party modified, homebrew worlds, heavily altered canon worlds, RP group worlds where every member contributes to how the world looks, etc. are all fine.
So long as you can say "Yes, that's lore that I (and my buddies) actively came up with" it's a world you can answer with! After all, these threads are to showcase your creativity and show what you've achieved ;v;
Posts can be made in various formats:
- I want to see a world (in) which...
- I want to see a bit of lore (in) which...
- I want to see a country within your world (in) which...
- Etc.
So long as it relates to worldbuilding, all's fine. In the same vein, the prompt doesn't need to be true for your entire world. Someone asks for a world where the dog is a central figure, you can answer with your country of Canicula even if the country of Felistris disagrees with that prompt. So long as it is true somewhere in your world, you're fine.
And feel free to elaborate! Just answering "That's my world" ain't as much fun as going into detail or linking to an article you wrote. Because most people don't have their world info uploaded in public like they have their OCs, just claiming and explaining's all fine.
Suggestions for themes you can ask for
- Inhabitants. I want to see a world which has orcs; I want to see a world with kind demons; I want to see a world where aliens exist and have visited the planet you focus on; I want to see a world with people who mirror your country's; I want to see a world with exceptionally happy inhabitants; I want to see a world filled with dangerous creatures; etc.
- Events that took place. I want to see a world that was created in a short period of time; I want to see a world that had a large world war at some point; I want to see a world where the people rose up to a dictatorship; I want to see a world where humanity was wiped out; etc.
- Themes. I want to see a world that focuses on the balance between light and darkness; I want to see a world where absolute grey morality reigns; I want to see a world where themes of depression are handled; I want to see a world in the murder mystery genre; I want to see a medieval fantasy world; etc.
- Features. I want to see a world with an elemental magic system; I want to see a world with a large amount of oceans; I want to see a world with magic that avoids using the trope of the single established magical institution; I want to see a world where you're building two or more planets; etc.
- Lore and history. I want to see lore in which a prince played an important role; I want to see lore with a good guy and a bad guy; I want to see lore where a large institution rose against a dark lord; I want to see lore in which a magical item played a large role; etc.
- Storylines which take place inside of it. I want to see a world you made for a tabletop game; I want to see a world ideal for fantasy parties to go exploring; I want to see a world with a large mystery begging to be uncovered; etc.
- Things you developed for the world. I want to see a world you developed specific traditions for; I want to see a world you plan to use in a webcomic; I want to see a world you wrote a poem about; I want to see a world that has art of a map; I want to see a world with an alphabet you developed; etc.
- Out of character info. I want to see a world you have spent at least five years on; I want to see a world that you consider complete; I want to see a newly created world; I want to see a world you created together with your friends; etc.
Try to avoid being far too specific to avoid blocking the game for too long. If you feel your request is specific, you can also add a 6 hour condition which is more lenient. For example: I want to see a world with mute ape people. If none after 6 hours, a world with furred creatures who walk on two legs is fine too.
If no one responded to the previous prompt in 12 hours, feel free to post a new one!
To start off: I want to see a world inhabited by various fantasy species/races!