Worldbuilding Prompts

Prompts from the Worldbuilding Prompt List

This article is a place to collect the articles that I have written for the various worldbuilding prompts.

Worldbuilding Prompts

Adamantite

Material | Jul 3, 2023

Adamantite is a precious commodity, one that the Dwarves hold more dear than anything else that comes from the mines of the world.

Ancient Honeycombs

Building / Landmark | Jan 29, 2023

Deep in the stout forest of the Little Greenwood, a golden hue lights the darkness, glowing with an ethereal light as the sweet scent drips through the air thick like honey.

Bearded Bards

Organization | Jan 30, 2021

The deep harmonies of mining songs ring through the tavern like the peel of a hammer on an anvil. The rough words of Dwarvish merge and bring forth the vision of the deep mines of the Great Furnaces.

Bones

Tradition / Ritual | Jan 29, 2023

Bones is a game of the Minotaur Culture, one they see as more of an art of honor than just a simple gambling game. The outcomes are so deeply ingrained in their sense of honor that losing or leaving a game can bring great shame.

Book of Exalted Deeds

Document | Jan 29, 2023

As clear as day, the name of this book finds her, the Book of Exalted Deeds. A book that holds the truth of the Pantheons of Isekai and their secrets, but it also holds great power that can be bestowed upon those that are devout enough in their faith.

Butternut Bandits

Organization | Jan 7, 2021

The most well-known band of thrives in the Little Greenwood, the Butternut Bandits were an odd bunch, only stealing the profits of the forest, but never taking of gold or other valuables. They preferred their bounties in terms of fruit and nectar.

Cerebellum

Technology / Science | May 15, 2023

A development of the Unending Scroll in their search for artificial creations to make specific cloth, the Cerebellum, along with its siblings, would become one of the most important disability technologies that exists on the Northern Continent.

Cicadism

Condition | Jan 31, 2023

Blood drips from two small puncture wounds as an Elf makes his way through the forest. His mouth begins to water as he thinks of the flavor of venison, warm from the fire and cooked to perfection.

Cipcicada

Species | Jan 31, 2023

A hollow chirping echoes through the darkened trees as the sun finally sinks below the horizon. The sounds come in waves, reaching through the forest and burying the sounds of other insects with its deep, hollow sound.

Dragon Eggs & Other Tales

Myth | Jan 31, 2023

Nearly one million years ago, the world of Isekai was found by the gods, ready to shape and mold into the world that they wanted it to be. It was a world like no other, one filled with lush flora and deep valleys and lakes.

Elven Birth Rites

Tradition / Ritual | Jan 31, 2023

For the fair folk that live beneath the boughs of the Elven Forest , amongst the peaks of the Spine of Kallex , or bathed in the sun of the open edges of the forest, there is no miracle like that of a child.

Golden Flames Inn

Building / Landmark | Aug 30, 2021

On the edge of a bustling dock in the Little Greenwood, a gilded building marked simply with the letters "OZ" rises from the landscape, its golden color shimmering in the sun.

Grik's Bend

Building / Landmark | Jan 31, 2023

Vines climb the ruined walls of what was once an Orc war camp, a remnant of their tirade through the Spine of Kallex during the Eldritch War. This is one of many of such camps, abandoned as the Orcs learned the true potential of the Barbarians.

Legacy

Item | Dec 14, 2020

Known as Legacy, a crown that signifies the ruling power of the Nightbreeze Family, has been the crown jewel of the Human Empire for centuries, a relic of days far behind the horrors of the Eldritch War.

Legend of the White Tatanka

Prose | Mar 1, 2023

But the legend of the White Tatanka is not as simple as it seems. For one young man found the fabled beast, but his decisions and greed dictated his path, far away from the prosperity the Tatanka was leading him to.

Liorateh

Military Formation | Dec 14, 2020

Brilliant flames of purple, blue, orange, and pink scatter across a battlefield, alighting the faces of the opposing armies in flickering shades. A quick word, barked in the delicate cadence of Elvish, alights another shimmering ball of flame.

Mine Canaries

Species | Jan 31, 2023

A three-note trill echoes through a lofty cavern, signaling the all clear from down a newly dug mine shaft. The Dwarves moved forward slowly, setting the supports and lights as they went, preparing a new section for their voracious digging.

Noble Crypt Keepers

Profession | May 10, 2023

The Noble Crypt Keepers of the Human Empire are revered nearly as much as they are reviled. Taking the position is a vow of silence, unable to speak of those that rest in the catacombs and their treasures, but it is also a vow of training.

Oyaluna

Settlement | Jan 31, 2021

Bustling stalls of Elves and pigs line the streets of Oyaluna, the deep woodsy smells of their wares permeating the air and drawing people from across the Northern Continent to the banks of the Gweyr and the edge of the Elven Forest.

Ozul's Lair

Geographic Location | Dec 14, 2020

Mist scatters across the ground, moving in the winding patterns of a great serpent, leading to a cavernous room, far larger than any found in this area of the Underdark.

Pommel

Rank/Title | Feb 26, 2022

The title Pommel is not nearly as grand as many like to think. It is nothing more than a title on paper, used for official Dagger Guild purposes, as many who hold it would rather not take such an obscure title upon themselves.

Prospect Valley

Settlement | Jan 31, 2023

Deep within the forest, voices do not sound. Silence rings throughout the Timbers of the Furnace, blanketing everything, creating the atmosphere that gave this place the name of the lonely forest.

Scout’s Rest

Vehicle | Jan 31, 2023

Even those that claim to be veterans of the sea fear the Teeth and give reverence and a wide berth to the skeletons of once beautiful and mighty ships.

Stalagmite Library

Building / Landmark | Jan 31, 2023

Tucked away in the corner of a recently built room, glowing in hues of yellow and orange cast by the ornate stained glass window on the opposite wall, rests an odd object.

Strongholds & Felines

Plot | Apr 14, 2022

A one-shot using the D&D 5e system to introduce players to the world of Isekai.

Timebreaker

Item | Oct 11, 2021

The Book of Exalted Deeds was simple to explain, but the weapon would require its own tale. The weapon was known as Timebreaker, the signature weapon of the Paladin of Dreadfall.

Traenas Elrel

Character | Apr 30, 2022

One of the few mountaineers that climbed in the Spine of Kallex, and one of even fewer still that did the dangerous climbs alone, Traenas Elrel was a mountaineer and geographer, using his climbs and conquests as opportunities to map the world.

War of the Giant Camellia

Military Conflict | Dec 14, 2020

In the case of the Mousefolk, the conflict known as the War of the Giant Camellia is more of a beginning than an erasure.

Ylmari

Character | Apr 18, 2023

Once nothing more than a lost child of the coldest winter on record in the Northern Outposts, she now spends her days by the roaring fire in the study of the Ylmaris Citadel, her favorite foods on hand if she so desires.

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Worldbuilding Prompts

Prompts from the Worldbuilding Prompt List

Worldbuilding Prompts

Adamantite

Ancient Honeycombs

Bearded Bards

Bones

Book of Exalted Deeds

Butternut Bandits

Cerebellum

Cicadism

Cipcicada

Dragon Eggs & Other Tales

Elven Birth Rites

Golden Flames Inn

Grik's Bend

Legacy

Legend of the White Tatanka

Liorateh

Mine Canaries

Noble Crypt Keepers

Oyaluna

Ozul's Lair

Pommel

Prospect Valley

Scout’s Rest

Stalagmite Library

Strongholds & Felines

Timebreaker

Traenas Elrel

War of the Giant Camellia

Ylmari

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