As many of you have been aware Blue Fairy 74 has been running an unofficial challenge over the month of April to create something related to the Stars.
I wanted to take a different stance on the challenge. Working with the Stars as a magical source and a place that needed protection. SO I created a circle of druids and rangers that protect the place and have links to starlight and the stars.
Here is my entry:
#Astralis #UnofficialChallenge
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#unofficialchallenge
Closing in on the end for #ChooseRomance2024!
You've still got a whopping 5 days left if you'd like to submit an entry to the Adventures in Romance #UnofficialChallenge ! I've had an opportunity to read most of the entries so far and it's been an amazing journey. :D On May 1st, I look forward to diving in and giving 3-5 of the entries an in-depth set of feedback, so get yours in soon!
So far, there's been 12 amazing articles--12 worlds whose authors have added romantic tales and customs and each one proves that there are SO many ways to make this happen...just in this set alone we've got everything from prose to incorporating a fictional app to composing a beautiful ballad!
If you're still wanting to enter, there are 4 categories with plenty of brainstorming suggestions and ways to tackle this area of culture, or even to add emotional scenes to your worldbuilding: Established Partners, Places of Passion, Meetcutes and Matchmaking, or Romance-ception!
If you'd like to take a look at more of the entries, I've got 10 more of our #ChooseRomance2024 romance challengers right here! :D
Ballad of the Silver Elf:
cw: header nudity
Nemachtiloyan: a series of TTRPG social prompts by hughpierre
Food Can Also Taste Good:
Thank you all for participating and showing off your settings and the cultures and customs that make up your incredible worlds here on World Anvil!
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Unofficial Challenges
I have entered the 4 #UnofficialChallenge 's for this month.
-Hanhula's Worst of WorldAnvil April with : Secret Love
(isn't it beautiful?)
-Blue Fairy's Astralis with: Sun A0456 #Astralis
-Tillerz's MApril with: Solar System A0456 #mapril2024
-DaniAdventure's Adventures in Romance with: RoGu #ChooseRomance2024 I wasn't supposed to, but I also entered Adventure April with Birth of a Deity ...it's short and a bit..... but I wanted to write it, so I did. XD; I'm still working on images for my dragons. XD;; though. I don't have to enter them into my own challenge since I can't win so I have all the time in the world. XD;; sorry. My unofficial challenge: Unofficial Dragon Challenge 2024. #DragonChallenge2024 Here be sneak peak of one of the drawings. I will be doing one of these for all the couples in my stories.... XD That will take a while...Grim & Merrin is my trial run. XD; lol.
-Blue Fairy's Astralis with: Sun A0456 #Astralis
-Tillerz's MApril with: Solar System A0456 #mapril2024
-DaniAdventure's Adventures in Romance with: RoGu #ChooseRomance2024 I wasn't supposed to, but I also entered Adventure April with Birth of a Deity ...it's short and a bit..... but I wanted to write it, so I did. XD; I'm still working on images for my dragons. XD;; though. I don't have to enter them into my own challenge since I can't win so I have all the time in the world. XD;; sorry. My unofficial challenge: Unofficial Dragon Challenge 2024. #DragonChallenge2024 Here be sneak peak of one of the drawings. I will be doing one of these for all the couples in my stories.... XD That will take a while...Grim & Merrin is my trial run. XD; lol.
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A short story from a yet-unexplored land!
In this month's spirit of adventure (and short story-writing), I've released a story for subscribers to read!
However, I can't go 100% public with the story because I'm waiting to see whether it get accepted for a magazine submission. For the time being, I've made it available to subscribers only, **but** anyone can subscribe to my world for free. You should have the option to subscribe if you click through to the story, or you can find the subscribe button on my world's homepage.
This piece is certainly a change of pace from what I've been writing, but often, different settings warrant such a change of pace, don't they? I hope y'all enjoy it regardless! Happy building and happy writing!
Obligatory(?) hashtag soup: #shortstory #AdventureApril #sword&sorcery #S&S #fantasy #UnofficialChallenge
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The Journey to Emergence!
How good are unofficial challenges?! Always so fun! Super happy with my entry to Blue Fairy's Astralis challenge!
#unofficialchallenge #Astralis #LookintotheStars
#unofficialchallenge #Astralis #LookintotheStars
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"Kirinal Pit Jam" for Worst of World Anvil 2024.
I hope you can tell where I get the inspiration from! I continue my entries for #UnofficialChallenge. This time for #WAWAA2024, the Worst of WorldAnvil. Here I succumb to parody and overzealous use of CSS... Wait this is like all my other articles... Crap...
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Magic March Winner Announced: Congrats to Those2Nerds!
Magic March has been officially judged, and the winner of the challenge is Those2Nerds with their article Witches!
I'm so excited to announce this winner, and congratulate everyone on participating in the challenge! Thank you all for being so excited to take part in this, and I hope to host it again next year! Be sure to check out all the amazing entries, and the winner now featured in the article!
#MagicMarch #unofficialchallenge #MagicMarchUO #sunnybirdboi
I'm so excited to announce this winner, and congratulate everyone on participating in the challenge! Thank you all for being so excited to take part in this, and I hope to host it again next year! Be sure to check out all the amazing entries, and the winner now featured in the article!
#MagicMarch #unofficialchallenge #MagicMarchUO #sunnybirdboi
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Unofficial Challenge
My entry for Blue Fairy 74's #UnofficialChallenge #Astralis While the idea has been laying around for quite some time and has found some space in the weekly pen and paper round, this was a great opportunity to flesh it out.
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Romancing the Zone!
My entry for Dani's "Adventures in Romance" challenge! Love will find a way, even if the lovers are from different dimensions with different biologies! Let me know what kind of unlikely romances happen in your world. Or any you'd like to see in mine! #ChooseRomance2024 #UnofficialChallenge
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Congratulations, You Go Getters
To all the the readers and participants of Occupational March, thank you for participating in this event. Now, what I need from you is to enjoy these articles that have been written for it and give credit to its outstanding writers, as everyone deserves their time in the spotlight.
#Unofficialchallenge #SharetheLove
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Just published a new map for my Adventure April activities.
The goblins of Tokari want their Mirrorshield back, and its hidden somewhere in the stronghold of the Lord Protector Ackron De Kustos.
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/shadowfire-ononomad/map/4fac7723-1fbe-4010-a41d-daf37c2997a0
#mapril2024, #UnofficialChallenge.
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Stormwatch Forecast: Marchitecture closing!
WOW 30 ENTRIES
That's honestly way more than I had ever expected! That's actually over double the amount from last year, and I could not be happier <3 Thank you so much to everyone who participated! If you, like me, LOVE BUILDINGS and architecture and good worldbuilding, please go take a scroll through all the entries! You can scroll the #Marchitecture hashtag, or view all Context and Architecture articles in one place right... here!
In personal news, I am in the thick of it for my own architecture right now -- the end of the semester is fast approaching and I am almost through the hardest semester in my entire Masters. Two-ish weeks to go!
In the brief moments of reprieve I've been doing some doodling for some God-husk redesigns, and also brainstorming and theorycrafting some future-Cathedris fun things like spaceships >:) I post about em over on my Discord Server, if you ever want to take a look!
Also the #WAWA2024 first round of voting is nearly complete, and omg there's so many fantastic entries to look at. If you haven't yet voted, that's okay, because there is a TON to go through! If you're still looking for some good entries, check out the shortlists and shared articles from people I've been seeing posted around these days -- they have a lot of great suggestions in there! And if you're STILL looking for some articles to consider, you can even take a look at my submissions if you like!
But anyways, I hope you had a fantastic March, and here's to an even better April <3
#Stormwatch #UnofficialChallenge
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Who won Riddle Me This...?
Hello, dearest audience! I am sad to say that the month of March is over, but before I disappear we do have one matter to attend to.
Sidenote: Unfortunately a little late into the month of March I thought perhaps a month was not enough time to craft a puzzle. No matter, next March or sometime next year I will return and I might extend the challenge for a month.
Now, onto the winners. I had five wonderful contestants enter and all of them were unique and clever. I had quite a lot of fun with them.
But the third place goes to the ever coolest BASIC DRAGON with Find Alema! . A fantastically fun choose-your-own-adventure mystery!
Second place goes to the ever awesome TUNAI CUINSEAR with Room of Levers . It's a fascinating little problem, that I will soon implement into my house.
And last, but certainly not least first place goes to the ever sweetest MOCHIMANOBAN with A Worldwide Mystery . One of the most fun adventure hunts I've been on.
Congratulations to you three. And thank you to Solstice and Hugh Pierre for being willing to participate. I do apologize to anyone who wished to enter, but simply did not have the time.
I will see you, dearest audience, next year or some month soon. ( Jacqueline needs a small break from me. I tend to make her lose her sanity).
Hahahahhahahah.
This is Eivor sighing off...until the next Riddle
#RiddleMeThis #UnofficialChallenge #EivorisAwesome
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12 hours left in Magic March!
I'm writing this as I listen to Attack on Titan by Hiroyuki Sawano and the hype is getting me!
There are 12 hours left in this challenge y'all! Can you finish your entries by then? No worries if not! I'll have a special honorable mention/late entry category that will still get you featured on the article! Just comment on the article below, or ping me in the WA discord! (@sunnybirdboi | Tethered Realms)
I can't wait to judge all these entries (we're at 33 so far) and I'm sure gonna have my work cut out for me! I've glanced at articles so far, and I can't wait to give these the proper love and adoration they deserve. Keep an eye on your comments for badges on April 7th, and I'll see you all on the other side!
#worldanvil #unofficialchallenge #magicmarch #sharethelove #magicmarchunofficialchallenge
There are 12 hours left in this challenge y'all! Can you finish your entries by then? No worries if not! I'll have a special honorable mention/late entry category that will still get you featured on the article! Just comment on the article below, or ping me in the WA discord! (@sunnybirdboi | Tethered Realms)
I can't wait to judge all these entries (we're at 33 so far) and I'm sure gonna have my work cut out for me! I've glanced at articles so far, and I can't wait to give these the proper love and adoration they deserve. Keep an eye on your comments for badges on April 7th, and I'll see you all on the other side!
#worldanvil #unofficialchallenge #magicmarch #sharethelove #magicmarchunofficialchallenge
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Happy Easter & Invitation to a trip to the stars
I wish everyone a happy and wonderful Easter or happy holidays. My second unofficial challenge starts tomorrow and I would be very happy if you looked at the stars with me.
#Astralis, #UnofficialChallenge
#Astralis, #UnofficialChallenge
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Marchitecture fun
Thanks to Stormbril for the unofficial #Marchitecture challenge. For this, I've explore the frosty environs of the lands around the Protectorate cities, where they have adapted old magical tech as domed greenhouses to grow their food. Hope you enjoy! :-)
The context has both where the buildings are found, and the organisation responsible for them:
And the building itself:
#UnofficialChallenge #Marchitecture
The context has both where the buildings are found, and the organisation responsible for them:
And the building itself:
#UnofficialChallenge #Marchitecture
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Unofficial Challenges
Hello :D
I finished all the #UnofficialChallenge 's that needed to be finished this month. Here they are.
#CraftingCreatures https://www.worldanvil.com/w/OvO/a/crafting-creatures-2024
#RiddleMeThis https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-offenders--neighborhood-ebelt/a/riddle-me-this-article
#Marchitecture https://www.worldanvil.com/w/cathedris-stormbril/a/marchitecture-2024-article
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/wady/a/spring-cleaning-unofficial-challenge
For the Spring cleaning challenge I poked around with item tags on the misc.category...after that I also changed the font for headers and added some more tags to the station section on the place category as well. XD;; https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tethered-realms/a/magic-march-article https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tethered-realms/a/magic-march-article
I updated this article... https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vreathe-chrispy0/a/spring-improvement-article
For the Spring cleaning challenge I poked around with item tags on the misc.category...after that I also changed the font for headers and added some more tags to the station section on the place category as well. XD;; https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tethered-realms/a/magic-march-article https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tethered-realms/a/magic-march-article
I updated this article... https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vreathe-chrispy0/a/spring-improvement-article
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Have your Creatures been Crafting? Final week of #CraftingCreatures!
Crafting Creatures 2024 Badge by Strixxline
Claim this fancy badge for yourself!
Have you hopped on the #UnofficialChallenge hype this month? Crafting Creatures is drawing to a close soon, and I have a NEED to see your craftiest creatures! And, because I've realized that closing my challenge on a Monday is a silly endeavor, I'm extending the deadline by almost a week! You have until Friday, April 5th to submit your entries, and I'll be doing article reads of the entries on stream that day!#CraftingCreatures2024 #CraftingCreatures #UnofficialChallenge #UnofficialChallengeMonth #TheOwlworks
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State of the Manifold - March 24 (Manifold Prompts Edition)
Howdy all,
Spring rains have finally come to bless my dusty little corner of the American west, and that means it’s time, once again, for the monthly State of the Manifold article. I’ve been busy this month, so let’s get into the updates straight away!
March saw the creation of the #UnofficialChallenge challenge, and, while I had hoped to participate in more of them, I did manage to complete two submissions as of the time of this posting. I took an unconventional approach to Stormbril’s #Marchitecture challenge and submitted an article about an orbital cycler; after all, in space, the difference between a stationary and a moving object is a matter of frame of reference, no? For Jester%’s #OccupationalMarch challenge, I broke with my usual tradition of BCGR-based or system-agnostic writing and posted an article about a custom D&D class I cooked up all the way back in the dim antediluvian epochs of 2014. This former article is definitely worth a look if you’re a tabletop roleplayer because it contains playable stats in not one, but two, different roleplaying systems. Come check them out:
Another thing I did over the course of March was make my submissions for your consideration in the World Anvil Worldbuilding Awards. I don’t have a compiled #WAWA2024 list as such, but these submissions are all up on the WA blog page for the contest. I encourage you to go and have a look at what everyone has submitted because there’s a lot of good stuff out there. And hey, if you see a few Manifold Sky or Sealed Kingdoms articles that strike your fancy, stop on by and consider dropping a like or a vote my way!
In other news, the annual #AdventureApril challenge is nearly here. I always enjoy Adventure April because, aside from eliciting some of what I consider to be my best work here, it means that WA suddenly blooms with scores of high-quality articles with interactive content, from basic TTRPG adventures to chose-your-own-adventure ‘mazes’ with varying levels of custom CSS. I’m already marinating a couple of ideas for a challenge article that may or may not be inspired by a recent revisit to Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, but we’ll see how that turns out. Here’s a couple of past submissions I’m particularly proud of:
Anyways, that’s all for now. I look forward to seeing what next month brings. Let me know what you think, and good luck on your creative endeavors as we enter the home stretch on all these writing challenges - both official and otherwise. Onwards!
Regards,
BCGR_Wurth
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Unofficial challenges!
So, how are the #UnofficialChallenge 's going for everyone?
I am home with a cold, and after having slept for 12 hours, I didn't feel like sleeping anymore. Sooo instead, I decided to submit to a couple of the challenges early. Here is my current status. XD;
How are the challenges going for you? :3
I am home with a cold, and after having slept for 12 hours, I didn't feel like sleeping anymore. Sooo instead, I decided to submit to a couple of the challenges early. Here is my current status. XD;
How are the challenges going for you? :3
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First entries for #ChooseRomance2024 are in already!
Y'all are awesome!! I've been loving the conversations floating about, the brainstorming I've seen in passing, and I can't wait to see what's in store for all of us on the #romance front for this year's #ChooseRomance2024! Our first two entries have already been submitted and I'm so happy to see both of them arrive!
It can be really tough to get our work out there and to brace ourselves to share with anyone, whether friend or stranger. But to get your world out on the stage and to show up for it, in the many individual creative ways we can do that...it brings this wild inspirational force which encourages others to do the same...which brings even more creativity, energy, and inspiration to the collective worldbuilding mojo...which brings more articles, which...you get the point, right? Everyone pounding out brainstorming mindmaps and articles and stories this month to share with others: you are building something amazing! Let's keep that creativity engine running and create even more! :D
Okay, okay! Without further ado, I bring you:
First up for our Romance-Ception writers: A myth that proves that perception is not one-size-fits-all by orphidor:
(cw: Difficult Romantic Relationships/Breakups, Violence, Murder)
And our second article is a sweet MeetCute/Meetup tale by Thereasonwhy!
Congrats to you both for growing your worlds, getting your work out there, and having the courage to go first!! May you have many more words, and always more inspirations. <3
~~Dani #ChooseRomance2024 is an #UnofficialChallenge and runs until April 30th, 2024! Plenty of time left to play! :D
It can be really tough to get our work out there and to brace ourselves to share with anyone, whether friend or stranger. But to get your world out on the stage and to show up for it, in the many individual creative ways we can do that...it brings this wild inspirational force which encourages others to do the same...which brings even more creativity, energy, and inspiration to the collective worldbuilding mojo...which brings more articles, which...you get the point, right? Everyone pounding out brainstorming mindmaps and articles and stories this month to share with others: you are building something amazing! Let's keep that creativity engine running and create even more! :D
Okay, okay! Without further ado, I bring you:
First up for our Romance-Ception writers: A myth that proves that perception is not one-size-fits-all by orphidor:
(cw: Difficult Romantic Relationships/Breakups, Violence, Murder)
And our second article is a sweet MeetCute/Meetup tale by Thereasonwhy!
Congrats to you both for growing your worlds, getting your work out there, and having the courage to go first!! May you have many more words, and always more inspirations. <3
~~Dani #ChooseRomance2024 is an #UnofficialChallenge and runs until April 30th, 2024! Plenty of time left to play! :D
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For my own entertainment
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Unofficial Challenges
I love the idea of letting folks make up their own challenges, so I'm taking part in a few. The first is #Marchitecture. This is my context, required for the challenge:
And this is the building I made:
The second I chose to take part in is #MagicMarch. For this one, I decided to revamp an ancient article I originally created using a different format back in 2018. Rewriting this one was really fun. If you want to take a look, here it is:
I'm also taking part in Adventures in Romance. (#ChooseRomance2024) Of course, I couldn't help but put a darker twist on the challenge. Here's what I wrote for this one:
To be honest, even though writing the articles and trying to follow the guidelines has been really fun, sharing my work has been difficult. I have extremely low self esteem when it comes to my creative stuff, whether that be my drawings or my writing. I want to get better about this, though, so I'm testing the limits of my comfort zone and putting my writing out there for the world to see.
I hope to participate in a few more unofficial challenges while they're still active. There are so many creative and fun-looking ones out there, I can't wait to get started on a few more!
#UnofficialChallenge
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I have not pressed the big "post" button in a while! My entry for the #CraftingCreatures #UnofficialChallenge!
The elves convert the fruit of the Sky-crown Starfruit Trees into flying ecosystems that double as warships!
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Two weeks left...
To improve your articles for my unofficial Spring Improvement Challenge:
There are 7 excellent entries so far with lots of improvements made and I look forward to seeing more! These articles are from every skill level among WA users. You don't need to have a crazy formatted article with a hundred images and crazier CSS tricks to show how you improved your writing. Showing a better understanding of punctuation, containing your text better, using BBcode more effectively, etc. is as much of a meaningful improvement as figuring out the CSS to wrap words around an image.
Also don't forget, there are 9 unofficial challenges running right now across a wide range of subjects. If you want your work to be seen by more people, entering a few of them and leaving a global journal entry with links to your articles is an excellent way to do that!
As for me, I have not entered any yet, but I have ideas for most of them. Currently stuck on Dani's Adventure's in Romance challenge, because I suck at writing anything with dialogue and I am determined to get something written no matter how cringey it is! The other ones are going to be way easier once I finally get this one done, because they all actually related to each other in some way.
#unofficialchallenge #springimprovement
There are 7 excellent entries so far with lots of improvements made and I look forward to seeing more! These articles are from every skill level among WA users. You don't need to have a crazy formatted article with a hundred images and crazier CSS tricks to show how you improved your writing. Showing a better understanding of punctuation, containing your text better, using BBcode more effectively, etc. is as much of a meaningful improvement as figuring out the CSS to wrap words around an image.
Also don't forget, there are 9 unofficial challenges running right now across a wide range of subjects. If you want your work to be seen by more people, entering a few of them and leaving a global journal entry with links to your articles is an excellent way to do that!
As for me, I have not entered any yet, but I have ideas for most of them. Currently stuck on Dani's Adventure's in Romance challenge, because I suck at writing anything with dialogue and I am determined to get something written no matter how cringey it is! The other ones are going to be way easier once I finally get this one done, because they all actually related to each other in some way.
#unofficialchallenge #springimprovement
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HaHAhaHAAAhaa
It's just a little bit past the halfway point for the Riddle Me This... Challenge. I hope you're thinking up some hilariously devious puzzles for me.
If you are don't forget to leave them here:
#RiddleMeThis #UnOfficialChallenge #EivorisAwesome
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Dragon challenge!
Heard about my #UnofficialChallenge ? It has the very creative name "Unofficial Dragon Challenge 2024". You know, since it's the year of the dragon. XD;; You have until the 10th of May to write about a character that is somehow related to dragons. You can find an article about the challenge here: Unofficial Dragon Challenge 2024
I've done some sketches of one of my own dragons, Grim. From Grim's Curiosities. I haven't finished his personal character article yet but I will have done that before the 10th of May. :3 ...I will also be writing the article for another of my dragons, Merrin. ...and update the Dragon article. Hmm....I will hopefully have time to write about Dragon eggs as well. :3
#DragonChallenge2024
I've done some sketches of one of my own dragons, Grim. From Grim's Curiosities. I haven't finished his personal character article yet but I will have done that before the 10th of May. :3 ...I will also be writing the article for another of my dragons, Merrin. ...and update the Dragon article. Hmm....I will hopefully have time to write about Dragon eggs as well. :3
#DragonChallenge2024
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#Marchitecture half way point!
We are now just over halfway through March, and it's been an exciting one so far! The buildings are being built and the context is being showcase and the participation in #Marchitecture has been amazing already. We're at 10 entries already! Each one of them are linked and displayed in the overview article, if you're looking for inspiration, please go and enjoy!
If you've already completed your article, or you're still working on your building, don't forget to share it via global post with the hashtag #Marchitecture so that we can get those wonderful structures shared around and collected for more to see >:D
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In other, smaller, #Stormwatch specific news -- I've finished polishing my articles for the WAWA! A few articles of mine had huge overhauls (Like Anabelle, Days of Creation, and Cult of the Mind), and you might have seen the notifications pushed for that. I'm so happy with where they're at now, and hope you enjoy!
#Marchitecture #Stormwatch #UnofficialChallenge
If you've already completed your article, or you're still working on your building, don't forget to share it via global post with the hashtag #Marchitecture so that we can get those wonderful structures shared around and collected for more to see >:D
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In other, smaller, #Stormwatch specific news -- I've finished polishing my articles for the WAWA! A few articles of mine had huge overhauls (Like Anabelle, Days of Creation, and Cult of the Mind), and you might have seen the notifications pushed for that. I'm so happy with where they're at now, and hope you enjoy!
#Marchitecture #Stormwatch #UnofficialChallenge
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Magic March is up to 13 entries!
I'm so excited to be judging this soon, once April rolls around, because we are up to 13 entries on Magic March! Make sure to get your entries in while you can, there's only 15 days left to finish your entries! Late entries will not be accepted for judging, but I'll still throw the participation badge at you!
I'll take the first week of April to judge the entries, and then I'll post the winner to both a journal entry, the article, and add everyone's badges as a comment on their article! Everyone gets likes to, so make sure to check out the article and view everyone's entries!!
#UnofficialChallenge #MagicMarch #sunnybirdboichallenge
I'll take the first week of April to judge the entries, and then I'll post the winner to both a journal entry, the article, and add everyone's badges as a comment on their article! Everyone gets likes to, so make sure to check out the article and view everyone's entries!!
#UnofficialChallenge #MagicMarch #sunnybirdboichallenge
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3 hours until the Official Opening of the #UnofficialChallenge #ChooseRomance2024
Which path will you choose to take in order to add some love and life to your world? Anyone planning to do more than one? Any cheeky folks planning to do ALL FOUR???
I can't wait to read what y'all cook up!
Badges (there are 4 of them omg) will be revealed tomorrowwwwwww!
#UnofficialChallenge #ChooseRomance2024 #romance
I can't wait to read what y'all cook up!
Badges (there are 4 of them omg) will be revealed tomorrowwwwwww!
#UnofficialChallenge #ChooseRomance2024 #romance
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Royal Palace of Katrapetch - #Marchitecture
I have a new article this month, which is all about the Royal Palace of Katrapetch in the city of Katrapetch on the world of Magicians' End within my Discontinuum multiverse. The palace will be one important setting within a longer piece of writing I'm working on for the history of the city and the world and it's also a little something for the #Marchitecture #unofficialchallenge.
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I shared all my best advice for running an Unofficial Challenge on World Anvil's blog!
I'm so thrilled to announce that I've written a guide for those who're interested in running an Unofficial Challenge, or those of you who are just curious what that might entail. It's out on World Anvil's blog as we speak, so go check it out if you're interested!
RUNNING AN UNOFFICIAL CHALLENGE: HOW AND WHY!
Writing for World Anvil was one of my "shoot for the moon" goals this year, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity and the support. I'm so excited to see what else 2024 will bring for us all!
I'd love to hear all about your own Unofficial Challenge thoughts, or answer any questions you have here, or on the blog post! I'll do my best to get back to everyone <3
#nniews #UnofficialChallenge
#nniews #UnofficialChallenge
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A Challenge Comes This Way
It's time for #UnofficialChallengeMonth and it's all about the jobs in your world, will they be fun, interesting, or downright terrible? So trap the resume and take a ride toward the occupation that is set in your world.
#UnOfficialChallenge
#UnOfficialChallenge
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What I'm Reading! Issue 175
Hey, Everybody! Here we go with Issue 175!
Well, looks like its March already! February always go by way too fast for me. How about for you? Still tackling your goals for your world, or worlds? How's the worldbuilding coming? Speaking of that, looks like we've got an Unofficial Challenge (#UnofficialChallenge) month here! I've seen three or four already. To see them, smash the #UnofficialChallenge tag. They'll show up.
I've already seen a couple that I might try. One lines up with what I'm trying to worldbuild lately, and the other? Well, it's something I've been wanting to do for a while anyway! Now is as good a time as any! Think you might try any? Which ones?
But, other than reading up on the Unofficial Challenges, I've also tried to catch up on my reading. So, without further delay!
Here is the current crop that REALLY stood out for me! Enjoy!
The Road Goes Ever On
Once again, I grabbed my satchel and set out on the digital road to find some unexplored countries in the Anvilspace. As always, the Anvilspace didn't disappoint!
Kummer Wolfe's Travels
Missed old journal or two? Fear not! They may be a bit dusty, stained with tea and coffee... but here you go! The Kummer Wolfe List Archive
#whatIamReading #TheKummerWolfeList #anvilspace #SharetheLove
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Duckuary 2024 finished!
Participants: 61, participating entries collected:
- 549 Likes
- 4428 Views
- 77 Comments
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Craft some creatures with us!
You've received a quest from a charming creaturefolk! Will you accept it?
Welcome to #UnofficialChallenge month! I've got one for you that asks a simple question: who are nature's little artisans in your world? I want to know about your world's craftiest creatures and the things they create! What do they make out in the wild? How has it inspired your setting's people? I hope you all love the theme and take off running with it!#UnofficialChallenge #CraftingCreatures #CraftingCreatures2024 #TheOwlworks #AyunSovos
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#Marchitecture is live!
The unofficial architecture challenge has begun :D Pick your context, write your building, and showcase it to the community with #Marchitecture so that all may see!
There's a fancy un-official badge in it for you too :D
And don't forget to post them on the Marchitecture article so that I can list them there as well >:D
#Marchitecture #UnofficialChallenge
There's a fancy un-official badge in it for you too :D
And don't forget to post them on the Marchitecture article so that I can list them there as well >:D
#Marchitecture #UnofficialChallenge
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Happy #UnofficialChallenge Month! <3
Happy March, everyone! This month we wanted to spotlight all the amazing challenges and events the community run. Click on -> #UnofficialChallenge and you'll see the whole list! <3
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Unofficial Challenge: Spring Improvement
I decided to do this for unofficial challenge month in March. Runs from tomorrow until the 31st of March. There is of course a badge for participating!
I wasn't going to make a challenge without making some sort of example article myself, so I spent some time updating an old article to my current standard. Here is the comparison: Galactic Council - Old vs. Galactic Council - New. Not perfect, but much better looking and much easier to read than before! (I hope to eventually update all articles in my neglected sci fi world to that standard!)
#springimprovement #unofficialchallenge
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Spring Cleaning Begins Soon!
Are you ready for another challenge? The We Aren't Dead Yet podcast is joining the growing list of amazing unofficial challenges happening in March! Spruce up your folder structure and snag a happy lil Spring Cleaning badge :D
#UnofficialChallenge
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*User Hijack in Process*
Hey, EBelt here, I--- *unusual glitching sounds*
hahaHAhaha, not anymore I'm afraid!!! Welcome, dearest friends, I need no introduction, but in case you don't know me, I am a Man of Many Things. A Man of Many Names. A Man who Knows No Master. I am EIVOR, and please, do come inside.
Yes, March indeed is a great month, but the only thing better than my birth month are puzzles. Riddles, puzzles and mysteries galore!
And now, I'd like to challenge you to make a few. Come and visit me. Browse my puzzles, play a few rounds of chess perhaps, and join my challenge!
Riddle Me This. . .
And, don't forget to wipe your feet on the rug when you leave. Please, and thank you.
*strange buzzing noise*
----hope you all are having a great day and I can't wait to see what unofficial challenges happen during this month!
Best wishes to you in world building!
(And puzzle making. HahahHhahahHA)
#RiddleMeThis #unofficialchallenge #EivorisAwesome
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Last call for ducks!
It's almost the end of Duckuary! Are your ducks in a row? There's still a little time--just write something on World Anvil about or inspired by or mentioning ducks, go to Duckuary 2024, and add it to the list in the comments. And while you're there, enjoy the many great entries already submitted! Here's mine, a short story that turned out not as short as I thought it would be: Poor Little Thing. If deadline pressure is your muse, now is the time to get quackin'.
#duckuary2024 #UnofficialChallenge
#duckuary2024 #UnofficialChallenge
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Magic March: An Unofficial Challenge!
Welcome to (almost) March!!!!
I decided to set up my first challenge for the community in the form of Magic March! I wanna see ALL the magic, so be sure to comment on the below article with your entry!
The challenge can also be found here! I can't wait to see all your entries, and good luck on all of the challenges!!!
#UnofficialChallenge #MagicMarch #sunnybirdboi #MarchChallenge
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Stormwatch Forecast: Unofficial challenge month is coming!
Ah, 2024, wh-- wait what happened to January?! What do you mean we're almost done February?!?!?
Classic Stormbril, losing all track of time :D It's been a busy start to the year for me. Work on the Trinkets system for Cathedris, school ramping up to full speed, and travel plans for my Study Abroad semester coming this summer. It's been a lot to handle!
I've managed to get a few other small things done in there as well, at least. One thing I'm really happy with is getting all 21 prompts done for the Cabinet of Curiosities! I did it in lovely Cathedris Snippet style, where each prompt had a mini article under 50 words written. Check them out if you like!
But the big news I want to share is that I am taking part in #UnofficialChallenge month! I have just finished putting together the challenge page for this year's version of Marchitecture, an unofficial challenge that I ran last year that I was really happy with. This year there's a unique spin on it, and I am excited to see what people come up with! Please, take a look :D
#Stormwatch
Classic Stormbril, losing all track of time :D It's been a busy start to the year for me. Work on the Trinkets system for Cathedris, school ramping up to full speed, and travel plans for my Study Abroad semester coming this summer. It's been a lot to handle!
I've managed to get a few other small things done in there as well, at least. One thing I'm really happy with is getting all 21 prompts done for the Cabinet of Curiosities! I did it in lovely Cathedris Snippet style, where each prompt had a mini article under 50 words written. Check them out if you like!
But the big news I want to share is that I am taking part in #UnofficialChallenge month! I have just finished putting together the challenge page for this year's version of Marchitecture, an unofficial challenge that I ran last year that I was really happy with. This year there's a unique spin on it, and I am excited to see what people come up with! Please, take a look :D
#Stormwatch
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Not Quite a February Wrap-Up
Hello, everyone. First I hope you had a great time with Cabinet of Curiosities! There's still a few more days before the competition wraps up. I might whip up a few more or expand on the stubs I submitted, but we'll see how life goes. (And if you're willing, I'd love to read your favorite article, so don't be afraid to share it!)
Second, thank you to Tillerz who kindly hosted the Duckuary 2024 Challenge . I had a blast doing it!
Third, I would like to announce I will be hosting my first an unofficial challenge next month! I have a few ideas myself, but if you have an idea I'd love to hear it! I'm very excited for it, and I hope you guys will be too. (Who knows maybe I might even do two??)
Besides a few additional articles to my worlds, I haven't been worldbuilding or writing very much, but I hope after these next few days I'll get some free time to get back into that.
Good luck with your Cabinet of Curiosities' articles. And best wishes to you in world building!
#Cabinetofcuriosities #duckuary2024 #unofficialchallenge #challenge
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A New Unofficial Challenge for WorldEmber!
Helloooo everyone! I am so excited for this WorldEmber, not just for all the writing I want to do but for all of the writing the community is going to do. This year I am hosting my first ever unofficial challenge, obviously geared towards species. In this challenge, I would like to see people write at least one species. Preferably about one of the nine prompts in my article, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun and write cool things!
Animals are my life, conservation is something I strongly believe in and support, and I want to spread my love for animals and all things related. I love seeing the natural world in worldbuilding, it's always such a fun and diverse topic to explore.
If you want to participate in this challenge and make journal posts about it, use the #worldemberspecieschallenge hashtag! (it's a long one, sorry, I can't think of anything shorter that's specific enough.) #worldember #worldember2023 #species #unofficialchallenge #mochievements
If you want to participate in this challenge and make journal posts about it, use the #worldemberspecieschallenge hashtag! (it's a long one, sorry, I can't think of anything shorter that's specific enough.) #worldember #worldember2023 #species #unofficialchallenge #mochievements
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See the Winners of the Under the Sea Challenge!
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Entries for the Under the Sea Challenge have closed!
In honor of #MerMay2023, and for an alternative event during Play May, Solaris hosted a short "Under the Sea"-themed flash challenge. We've gotten 23 impressive entries, and we're now hunkering down to complete the judging as soon as we can!
Expect feedback to be rolled out soon, and a post announcing the winners.
Eternal Sage Michael Chandra
Michael Chandra
Too low they build who build beneath the stars - Edward Young
Sage eccbooks
E. Christopher Clark
Vote for the Clarkwoods Literary Universe as Best World in the Worldbuilding Awards
Eternal Sage AmélieIS
Amélie I. S. Debruyne
To see what I am up to: my submissions to the worldbuilding awards 2024.
Sage oaster2000
Owen Davies
"The world is only as big as one makes it. So make it bigger by expanding your mind."
Consider voting for me in the Worldbuilding Awards
#UnofficialChallenge #UnderTheSeaChallenge #Showcase
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Three more days to submit your entry! An update on the Under the Sea Challenge.
In honor of #MerMay2023, and for an alternative event during Play May, Solaris is hosting a short "Under the Sea"-themed flash challenge. Are you writing something for the unofficial Under the Sea challenge?
You've got three more days until submissions close, check out the countdown to make sure you get it in in time.
Grandmaster KajetanWrites
Check out the worlds of Starhome and Magic Earth
If you are looking for my Worldember articles check Magic Earth or My Worldember Progress Page
If you are looking for my Worldember articles check Magic Earth or My Worldember Progress Page
Grandmaster Cape Broccoli
Maxwell Ferris
Check out the world of the Six-Globe and it's associated campaign; Frontier!
Eternal Sage kitoypoy
Chris L
Learn about the World of Wizard's Peak and check out my award winning article about the Ghost Boy of Kirinal!
#UnofficialChallenge #UnderTheSeaChallenge #Showcase
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Something has arrived... The unofficial Under the Sea challenge is now live!
In honor of #MerMay2023, and for an alternative event during Play May, Solaris is hosting a short one week flash challenge. The theme is Under the Sea, and I want to hear about your oceans, lake monsters, merfolk and anything related to bodies of water.
Submissions are open until May 29th.
Prizes
#UnofficialChallenge #UnderTheSeaChallenge
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Something is coming... See the prizes, meet the judges!
Solaris is proud to be hosting a unofficial flash challenge this May. The theme will be announced on May 19th and submissions are open until May 29th.
Prizes
Judges
Qurilion
Qurilion is a titan of World Anvil, he has won several Best Body Of Work during the WorldEmber events, and most recently the Strength and Honor Award during the Worldbuilding Awards. Not only is he the mastermind behind Araea, Shedim, Megacorpolis, and Necro-Industrial Complex, and many more amazing worlds, he is the person who inspired the Human of the Match award.I love using challenges to explore some aspect of the world I hadn't really thought about. It can really help you break out of the mold and focus something that might be way outside your wheelhouse. Embrace it - you'll find something there that you like.
Challenges are a great way to get new people to check out your work. Remember that they don't know all the things you do: look for a way to show new readers with what your world is all about!
Annie Stein
Annie Stein, also known as nnie, ran the first Unofficial Challenge back in 2021. She's the writer and artist behind Solaris, the world you are currently on, which was voted the Most Beautiful New World of 2022 and nominated for Best New World. Solaris is also the Summercamp 2022 winner of the Military Conflict with Operation War Dove.We're looking for a third judge. If you're interested, please get in touch with me over discord.
#UnofficialChallenge #UnderTheSeaChallenge #Teaser
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Something is coming... I hope you're up for a challenge!
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