Summer Camp 2022 Pledge

Table of Content

Assignment 1 - Goals and Motivation

Creative Goal

My creative goal is two fold. I want to be able to work on the continent of Edrax as a whole, and on the Empire of Kator in particular, without feeling overwhelmed and not knowing where to start and what to do. That's my personal goal. But as a DM I want to have enough broad strokes for this world, enough background knowledge of events, places and whatever else, to give my players the idea of a rich world with many aspects that do not revolve around their characters, to make them believe it is a world worth exploring and interacting with - but without overwhelming myself and thinking I'll need everything and now. I'm aiming for broad strokes, shallow overviews, that might resemble the entries of a lexicon more than they resemble an in depth essay and article. Enough to paint a vivid picture, but only so little, that I have the room to breath, and my players the chance to paint in the spaces in between.

Motivation

My Creative Goal is basically very much already a good indicator to what my Motivation is. I want to create an experience for my players, that lets them delve into a world and shape their own stories, without letting them flounder with no idea what to do. I want to have fun and feel like I'm actually building something that is worth building and not just happazardly trying to hold together different loose pieces.

Challenge Goal

Since this is my first challenge of this kind, and I've got full time work and part time studies to consider, I'm aiming for a middle ground. The goal is to not overwhelm me. So I'm going with Silver (16 prompts). For now. Might change it, once I've got a better handle on how things are going.

Assignment 2 - Themes

On this assignment I will just be spitballing and brainstorming, trying to give myself some prompts and hooks that either connect to the worldbuilding I already have, or things that just come to mind and sound interessting.

Expanse	Leadership	Discovery	Monstrous
The entirety of the Kator Empire is one sprawling expanse, as it consists of the Gihuela Desert and the Zagonda Plains.	The Sorcerer-King Eguleus has an iron fist on the ruling of his country. Even the heads of the cities barely hold his trust.	Kator Empire is rife with unexplored regions. Especially the desert makes it difficult, as lack of water and shifting landscapes due to storms - both magical and mundane - make any sense of progress nearly impossible.	There are plenty of monstrous things hiding in the vast expanses of the Empire. There are creatures hiding in unexplored caves and ruins. There are beings and nature forever shifted and altered by the influence of magical storms and planar magic. There are people, who deem anyone else beneath them, working for nothing but their own hubris and enrichment.
Hooks & Ideas	Hooks & Ideas	Hooks & Ideas	Hooks & Ideas
underground lake/river Gihuela Desert Zagonda Plains Telsard Peaks Unkaret Rise	who are the heads of the city? who are the heads of the academies? what is the king's ruling hierarchy? who're the heads of the different factions? Norad's reign & Facat Keemer Who was General Han?	Places: Tomb of Ancient Tribal leader Old Estarr Ruins entry to the underdark Bone Forest Sinking Fields Pillar of Eternity Rainbow Hills The Wastes Items: Netherbane Banishing Crown Liar's Insignia Chest of Lunacy Doom's Edge Ark of Grace Historical: League of Amber Scarlet Ashes Country before Kator (Pivakht)	Al'Mufsih Abberrations WOES Sorcerer King Sand Devils Grumpy Cacti Sand Riders

Assignment 3 - Materials, Resources & Inspiration

(Article) Prompts & Ideas

• Eyar
• Devotees of Eyar (in Kator, Iedria & Waba)
• Antagonistic groups of Eyar
• Royal Helix of Waba

Visual

Hashep Oasis by Jonas De Ro	Deserts by Raphael Lacoste	Daily Sketch #43 by Ananda C. Arán	Mountain by Chris Rahn
Environment Painting - Homework 5 by saint-max	Sand by John Park	Dunes of Abu Dhabi by Oliver Wheeldon	scifi-egyptian structure by Remy PAUL
Harvest Season by fatias94 Well, crap. Sand Riders!	Desert Demons by sandara In the depth of the desert, exposed to the Storms, many an aberrant creature lurks.	Siege Rhino by Volkan Baǵa They're just cool, okay?	The Nomad by Sainez Susmars are a convenient, if expensive means of travel.
Desert Wyrm by Alexandr Elichev Don't you wish it were Sand Riders instead?	Sand Storm by allagar A possible manifestation of a Magical Storm	Ancient Defender by TyphonArt A remenant of Eguleus' experimentations?	Apostle of death by Alessio Fiorasi The bloody history of Kator attracts all kinds of powers.

Aural

Relevant Articles & Documentaries

Documentaries		Articles
Eric in der Wüste German. Trying to survive in the desert for one day.		How traditional desert homes in the UAE stayed cool
Sahara: Lebensweisheiten der Beduinen German. Spending a day with bedouins.

Assignment 4 - Making a Plan

Writing Time. Honestly, I've only got the weekends, considering work at the moment... I'll reserve the mornings for uni, so weekend evenings it is!

Support. My best friend and some writing buddies.

Summer Camp - Prompts and Article Overview

Copper Prompts

An ocean, desert, plain, pocket dimension, or other large expanse Gihuela Desert	Α religion or organisation connected to a natural phenomenon	Α species that survives in an unlikely place	Α vehicle or type of vehicle used for long journeys
Α settlement beside or in a great expanse Wahah Tisit	Α material only harvestable from nature	Α culture who lives by, near or within an ocean, desert or other expanse	Α food that marks a rite of passage for a culture in your world

Silver Prompts

A settlement that leads the known world in something	A military conflict resolved through excellent leadership	A building associated with governance, leadership or change	An organisation associated with governance, leadership or change
A profession associated with leaders in your world	A title that comands respect from those in the know	A tradition or ceremony which confers an honor on someone	A great leader of their people

Gold Prompts

A settlement that was lost or discovered	An astonishing natural wonder	A recently discovered, or rediscovered, species	A lost or discovered artifactof sinificance or power
A technology lost, forgotten or shrouded in mystery	A lost or discovered monument	An explorer, researcher or other character motivated by discovered	A travel log or other document associated with discovery

Diamond Prompts

A Species considered monstrous by some.	A myth or urban legend about a 'monster'.	A tradition that keeps monsters or bad luck away.	A condition considered monstrous or 'unlucky' by some.
An organisation considered cruel or monstrous by some.	A person considered villainous or monstrous.	An artifact that embodies a hideous or monstrous idea.