This week’s “10 Questions…” is the first about the Apocalypses and is focused on the fantasy genre (sci-fi version coming next week) – Short and simple really, and a subject I have been fascintaed with for a while.

1. Are there any hidden sanctuaries that survived the apocalypse?
2. Has magic itself transformed in the wake of the apocalypse and if so how?
3. How do different regions of the world cope with the aftermath?
4. How have fantastical creatures evolved or adapted to the changed world?
5. Name a cult or group that worships the cataclysm as a divine event.
6. What is a phenomenon that occurs regularly after the apocalypse?
7. What is a unique magical anomaly that emerged after the apocalypse?
8. What magical resource became scarce and highly sought after post-apocalypse?
9. What mythical event triggered the apocalypse?
10. What remnants of older civilizations remain?

Bonus Question – What are the details of a legendary artefact that is said to hold the key to restoring the world?

 

The ongoing & growing list of world-building prompts & questions

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Originally posted 2023-12-06 08:02:33.

Adventure Plot Outline Maker Volume #2 – Festivities

It’s party time…what could go wrong?!

Festivities, parties, and galas are just some of the names for a gathering of a, normally, joyous nature.

They can be times that people remember when things just mesh together well, the food is spot on, the dancing competition was hilarious and the decorations amazing…but…sometimes…things go wrong…very wrong…

This PDF is part of the Adventure Plot Outline Maker series, designed to help you with details for certain type particular types of plots, situations, events, encounters and so on. In this case, galas, parties and other celebrations or festivities or get-togethers.

Featuring tables that cover…

• Activities
• Decorations
• Dress
• Food/Drink
• Gift
• Guests
• Location
• Music Style
• Reason
• Occurance – Good/Positive
• Occurance – Bad/Negative
• Superstitions/Traditions
• Type/Style

 

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Originally posted 2023-12-04 08:53:31.

Parties, celebrations, and other similar types of gatherings are fairly common around the multi-verse, with the reasons for doing so classified under several broad categories, like birthdays, unions and such, its what goes on at them that makes them varied and stand out from the others!

With this in mind, these questions/prompts listed below are, for the most part, not tied into any one particular type of festivities and some would be more suitable for one type, like weddings, versus others. I’ll be using the term “party” as a stand-in for any type of social celebration event.

 

1. What is an important tradition at this party?
2. Who is the most important person(s) at the party?
3. Is there a signature dish, drink or other consumable associated with the party?
4. What is the most challenging thing about this party?
5. Are there any types of decorations associated with this party type?
6. Is there a historical significance to this type of party?
7. Are there any superstitions or taboos linked to this event?
8. Who hosts/organises this type of party?
9. What cultural differences are there for this type of event?
10. What can often occur at this type of event, wanted or not?

Bonus question – What type of gift, if any, are you expected to bring with you when attending?

 

 

The ongoing & growing list of world-building prompts & questions

World Anvil gives you a series of tools, templates and prompts to help manage and build your world –  (Affiliate Link)

What world-building topic would you like to see next time? Let me know in the comments below or on social media

Originally posted 2023-11-22 07:58:27.

Quick Generator Extended Criminal Concepts & Titles

30,000 possible titles ideas and concepts for criminals and other ne’er-do-wells.

It is an unfortunate part of life that criminals exist. They can range from minor nuisances that steal from shops to serial killers engaging in rampages that bring terror to the country.

They can serve as a narrative purpose though. From stealing from one of the party and leading them down the path of adventure to having various groups team up to stop this menace one and for all or even the target of revenge by the group for taking down one of their own!

This extended quick generator PDF set of tables gives you 30,000 possible ideas, concepts and names/titles for petty to infamous criminals, suitable for any genre or setting.

Example outputs include…

• The Discount Shooter
• The Toybox Predator
• The Giggling Robber

 

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Originally posted 2023-11-20 08:51:43.

Many times when making a PDf generator, I have to restrain myself and leave stuff out otherwise nothing would get finished – Corporation Overview Maker is one of them. I had a great amount of fun making this and the related PDFs, such as corporate babble, were described as “…a little bit too accurate at times”, which made me giggle in a “My work here is done!” kind of way!

Inspired by games of dystopian cyber-like futures (or near futures in some cases), this is definitely on the “Will be updated with more content in a future version” list, along with an all in one compilation.

Original Date of publication: 10/07/2021

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Corporation Overview Maker

Create an overview of your corporate overlords

A corporation is defined as “a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognised as such in law.” But in games and stories, they are often more than that. They can be giant overruling entities who have their metaphorical fingers in every pie, controlling every aspect of everyday life, from politics to communications to even the local government and military!

This is especially true in certain genres of science fiction, like cyberpunk, where they make excellent “villains” and antagonists against which the characters of the story are, in their way, fighting against. And this PDF can help to give you an outline on them, something to build on and add your individual details too.

Inside you will tables that help you determine…

• Asset of Note
• Colour Scheme
• Founded By
• Events
• Portfolio – General
• Known For
• Rumours
• Time Period (used alongside other tables)
• Current Operations
• Locations
• Portfolio – Expanded
• Example Names and Slogan

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Originally posted 2023-11-13 07:19:27.