Physics/nature
- Are the laws of nature/physics different to earth? Elaborate.
They all remain the same--however, the gravity is more than that on Earth. Earth's gravity is 9.807 m/s² while Rhythmetic's Gravity is a solid 11 m/s². However, while this would essentially cause a world-ending crisis on Earth -- this has been Rhythematic's natural Gravity since as long as people can remember/walked the very world.
The most important Law of Nature is not Gravity, instead, it's the Law of Rhythm as people's actions, how they do, what do they, && where their energy comes from heavily intertwines with the magic of the said world. (This pendulum-like effect && how well one grasp's it heavily reflects upon how well they bond with their spirits && how their magic comes into play.)
The law of physics remains the same, however! Unlike Earth, there is one more Law--the Law of Spirits. Discovered by Lucis Soul--the founder of many magic schools && acknowledged as the Foundation for spirit bonding itself--&& written down the law states that every people's own subconscious wishes && feelings will manifest as a being/person/thing && cannot change once its manifests unless messed with by outside forces. It, also, states, that once a person's spirit disappears/dies it can no longer take form && will dramatically weaken one's magic as they can no longer tape into their hidden potential without outside help.
- Are there multiple suns/moons?
Rhythmetic has one sun, Reiz, but two moons, one smaller named: Mune, the other, larger: Sueon.
Pronounced: Reiz, Moon, && Sue-eon.
- Describe the sky during the day.
Bright- but a fairly deep blue. Most technology, if not nearly all technology, doesn't emit carbon, so most air threatening pollutants would come from fire spells/machine breaks. Usually, it's cloudy, however, so while it is a nice day out--more often then not, it'll be a little fresh/ breezy as well.
- Describe the night sky.
Brighter. The stars are there, but the moons, both of them, continue to reflect the sun rays, so the nights--aren't ever entirely dark, so to speak. A brighter sky, with dark purples, painted, stars flicking, but only the BRIGHTEST, stars shine. The rest? They're out there, hidden, lesser important. There's never been a fully dark night, these people don't KNOW pitch skies.
Rumors used to fly that these single unseeing stars, used to power forms of magic, boosting it rather, but who knew nowadays.
- What is the climate like?
Questionably bad to an Earthling, fairly normal to someone who lives there. Mountain ranges high, Earthquakes frequent, frozen && chilled water, active volcanoes spewing out gases && sulfur.
It's cold, but it's home.
- What is the weather like?
Depending on the season, fairly warmer or fairly colder than Earth's seasons. But to a denizen of this world? Fairly normal.
- What are the seasons like? How many / how long?
The moons, having a slightly erratic pattern, also cause the seasons to change at seemingly random. Technology is being worked on to stabilize these moons but only so much can be done for things so far.
- What are the birds like?
Big. Powerful. Strong. They've adapted to harsher winds, to "dark" days with smoke && sulfur in the air. Stronger lungs. Most birds, in fact, have adapted && gained a sort of poison generation/poison immunity. Wildly different colors, long lost in time, now most are instead the colors of venomous snakes, warning of their poison, warning if fought or eaten--it'll lead to a fairly bad time.
- What are the small animals like?
Compared to sky-predators, cleaner. Smaller, those whose lives revolve around the day, tend to be a bit monotone in colors, darker pelted to hide easier amongst the ash-stricken && debris-ridden ground.
Those nocturnal, however, have slightly brighter pelts, to take advantage of brighter nights. Collectively, prey-folk are incredibly skittish && connected to the earth heavily in the way humans aren't, able to predict natural disasters && evacuating before it strikes.
Most schools keep small prey just in case, living Richter meters in some cases.
- What are the large animals like?
Slow-moving. Hard to explain. Long years have led most, if not all different animals to move together in herds. Unlike sky-animals or prey-folk, those between while seemingly having the short end of the stick--don't.
They have their own forms magic, casting shadows, making duplicates of themselves, they look the most regular to Earth-like animals despite the clear differences.
Geography and Natural Resources
- How are the continents laid out?
Spaced apart
- How are the countries laid out?
- How much land is temperate, equatorial or polar?
- Are there forests?
- Are there tropical areas?
- Are there grasslands/plains?
- What natural resources are available in different regions?
- Which natural resources are scarce?
Magic and Religion
- Does magic exist? What constrains it?
- What can magic not do?
- Do people believe in one God, many or none?
- Is there more than one religion?
- Do people make sacrifices to Gods?
- Do an elite control religion / magic or is it accessible to all?
- Are there any magical creatures? Describe them.
- To what extent is magic a learned skill or an innate talent?
- Is magic a specialist, elite skill or is it used easily by commoners?
- What is the price / cost of using magic?
- Do magicians need to meet any specific criteria? Be celibate? Go through a ritual?
- Does magic requires tools and props?
- How is one magician stronger than another?
- Can magic be combined to increase its strength?
- What defeats magic?
- Is magic admired / respected / feared / something else?
- Is any magic illegal?
- What is magic generally used for?
- What are temples like?
Population
- Are there non-human sentient species? Describe them.
- Did the people evolve on this planet or come from elsewhere?
- What is the relationship between the different species?
- Where and when did civilization begin?
- What is the total population (of the planet / the country / the city, etc.)
- What is the level of technology (stone age, hi tech)?
Language and gestures
- What languages to people speak?
- Do most people speak more than one language?
- Is there a common language? For trade?
- How do people greet each other?
- What is considered a rude gesture?
- How do they curse? Gods? Body parts?
- What titles / formalities are used?
- What is a gesture of respect (bowing, saluting)?
Work and Culture
- Do people live in happiness or fear?
- Does the culture value strength or compassion more highly?
- Does the culture value wealth or generosity more highly?
- What are the common superstitions?
- Are the people diverse or uniform?
- How big is the gap between rich and poor?
- What do people wear?
- What is in fashion this year?
- What was in fashion last year?
- What topics of conversation are controversial?
- Which topics of conversation are safe?
- What constitutes a social faux pas?
- What forms of art are there?
- Is there theatre? Is it common or reserved for the wealthy?
- What is a highly desirable job?
- What is a lowly job?
- What are the cities like, if any?
- What are the houses like?
- Do most people live in rural or urban areas?
- Are there any domesticated animals?
- Are there professional guilds / institutes/ etc?
- How do you get into a professional guild?
- What benefits do you gain from being a member of a guild?
- Are criminals common or rare?
- What calendar is used?
Celebrations
- What are the major festivals?
- Describe a wedding.
- Describe a funeral.
- What are special celebratory foods?
- What sort of clothes do people wear on special occasions?
Education
- Is there any formal education?
- At what age do children start school?
- Is education available to all or only certain groups?
- Are different groups of people educated separately?
- Is there a written language?
- Are most people literate or illiterate?
- What are schools like?
- What are there different types of school for?
Family
- What is a normal family unit?
- Do people marry for love or other reasons? What reasons?
- Are the genders treated differently?
- Who raises the children?
Trade and Conflict
- What is the monetary system?
- Are there multiple currencies?
- Is there widespread trade?
- Is there widespread conflict?
- How long ago was the most recent war?
- How damaging was the most recent war?
- What was the cause of the most recent war?
Governance
- What is the system of government? Democracy? Dictatorship? Administration?
- Is it a matriarchy or a patriarchy?
- Does the leader have special protection (Kingsguard, secret service)?
- How long has the system of government been in place?
- Is there a class system? Different levels of citizenship?
- Is there slavery?
- Is there a form of police?
- Is there a formal army?
- How are wrongdoers tried and punished?
- Does the government provide social assistance?
- Is there any centralized healthcare?
- Is there public transport?
- Are there publicly run communications systems?
- Do people trust the government?
- Do the majority of people approve of or disapprove of the government?
- Is social mobility easy or hard?
- What is the system or taxation?
- Does the government spy on its enemies? It's people?
Food and Dining
- What does a feast look like?
- What does a basic pauper’s meal look like?
- Do people mostly eat meat, fish or vegetables?
- Do people eat plain or heavily flavored food?
- Do people eat together or separately?
- Do people eat in small or large groups?
- What utensils do people use to eat?
- Are there many restaurants? Who goes to them?
- Are there street food sellers?
- What do people drink?
- Is the water generally clean enough to drink?
- Are some foods poisonous to certain people?
- What are the tables like? Shape? High or low?
Recent Forum Activity
No recent posts.