Bullshitica
Scope
The motivation behind building Bullshitica
Bullshtica exists as a cheap alternative to buying maps!
The goal of the project
It is the main setting for our family-wide D&D adventure.
Bullshitica's Unique Selling point
This land was rocked over a millennium ago by a great cataclysm to the northeast. While most of the world has since recovered, the echoes of the event can still be felt in every corner. The original cause has been lost to history... or has it?
Theme
Genre
Heroic Fantasy, High Magic
Reader Experience
An old world with new growth on top of ancient bones. A shallow play experience will be wading through the spring shoots; deeper engagement will rouse ghosts of the distant past. It is a "you get out what you put in," sort of environment!
Reader Tone
On a scale of moonless midnight to glaring desert sun, this world is probably sunlight filtering through spring leaves: there are pockets of light sprinkled through with shards of shadow. Most people live their day-to-day lives assuming all will carry on without much upheaval.
Recurring Themes
The contrast between intrepid exploration and moments of comfort. Gaining an appreciation for the mundane by leaving it behind. The slippery slope to heroics.
Character Agency
This world is still quite young! My players get quite a bit of agency in dictating where we go and what we find there, at least for now. There are very few "immutable" laws: the rest is flexible by design!