Summer Camp 2022 Pledge

Preparation

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Homework 1: The Pledge

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by World Anvil

I pledge that this years summer camp is full of fun and consistancy and that my overthinking and strive for perfectionism is limited so that I will actually ACTIVELY invest time to world build and turn in submissions to the prompts. My creative goal for this years summer camp is to dig a little deeper into the world of Rysidor and ACTUALLY collect all my thoughts from my numorous notebooks, expand on snippets of ideas and get more articles on to World Anvil! My motivation goal for this year is to have fun. While it would be amazing to be able to achieve the Diamond Badge (a goal I am still going to work towards) my primary focus is to have fun, hit that 300 word mark (or more!), and really tackle each prompt and taking the time to dive a little deeper. My challenge goal is to strive for the Diamond Badge!

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Homework 2: Themes

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Expanse Deserts, Prariers, Oceans, oh my! Expanding on and creating interesting and unique biomes and locations are always a blast. Creating a new home for my various creatures and characters always add depth. Creating a new place gives birth to new species, characters, adventure and trouble. Some of the equally loved but not as developed (behind the sense at least) areas to explore this year are going to be: Admaris' Gems Ko'ten Mountain Range Ashen Plains

Leadership Whether reverant or notorious, the title and individual that falls under a leadership role can mean an number of things. From the High Priest or Priestess to the Captian of a nefarious pirate ship, there are a number of opportunities to explore that can fix within the various themes for this years summer camp. Religious Nobility Guild Leaders

Discovery There is much left to discovery on Rysidor. Everything from lost treasures to forgotten ruins and civilizations. While I am keeping these prompts more open to different ideas, I am excited to see what prompts may be useful towards developing more of the lost race of the Aeranas and their crucial rolls they play in past and future events.

Monstrous From what lurks in the Void to the taboo practices of the Da'gu Cult, there are things that linger on Rysidor that can be traced back to the Great War. There have been rumblings of an old evil stirring and there may not be a force that can stand against it. These prompts I am hoping to dive in a little more on the dark side of worldbuilding and develop the force that will challenge heroes new and old. Da'gu Cult Widely Known Taboo Practices The Void Things that go bump in the night

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Homework 3: Mini-Meta

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Imagry

by Alex Diaz on Unsplash Possiple Trade and Travel Routes in some areas of the archipelagos.	by Romain Virtuel on Unsplash Raw Black Obsidian	by Maksym Tymchyk on Unsplash Medicinal plant found in remote areas of Admaris' Gems.	by Illiya Vjestica on Unsplash Village in Ko'ten
by Ashim D'Silva on Unsplash Landscape of the Ashen Plains	by Katsten Koehn on Unsplash Landscape of the Ashen Plains	by Max on Unsplash Hidden beach in the archipelagos	by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash Ritual Chalice
by William Justen on Unsplash Ko'ten Peaks	by Tomas Robertson on Unsplash Runes in Ko'ten	by Soma Laszlo on Unsplash Forgotten Kingdom	by Daniel Mirlea on Unsplash More Ko'ten Peaks
by Timothy Muza on Unsplash Wildlife in Ko'ten	by Robert Lukeman on Unsplash Runes	by USGS on Unsplash Da'gu Cult Ritual Site	by Federico Di Dio Northern Lights
by Gioele Fazzeri on Unsplash Costume inspired Kuvlup Warrior	by Miguel Gonzalez on Unsplash Costume inspired Da'gu Priestess/Cultist	by Nick Karvounis on Unsplash Costume inspired Kuvlup Royalty	by Sander Sammy on Unsplash Costume inspired Da'gu Cultist

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Homework 4: Planning for Success!

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Schedule

Summertime is one of the busiest time of the year for me but this year I am sticking better to my schedule that I am setting for myself in all aspects of my life (work, Church, family, hobbies, etc.). I will be jotting down ideas before July starts and throughout the weeks during Summer Camp. My scheduled days to dedicate time to worldbuild and knock out promts will be Saturdays - Mondays.

Support

My biggest supporter and brainstormer for this challenge is my husband, as many of our Mondays are our 'date night' to work on worldbuilding together. In addition this year, I am going to share, ask, help and occationally lurk on World Anvil's Summer Camp Discord Channel for additional support and inspiration.
Another helpful resource I found over the last week is Tj Trewin's article Rivers and Waterways Competition that gives an organized breakdown on how to dive into prompts for challenges.

Prompts

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Copper Prompts

Prompt 1 Location: An ocean, desert, plain, pocket dimension, or other large expanse.	Prompt 2 Organization: A religion or organization connected to a natural phenomenon.	Prompt 3 Species: A species that survives in an unlikely place.	Prompt 4 Vehicle: A vehicle or type of vehicle used for long journeys
Prompt 5 Settlement: A settlement beside or in a great expanse.	Prompt 6 Material: A material only harvestable from nature.	Prompt 7 Ethnicity: A culture who lives by, near, or within an ocean, desert, or other expanse.	Prompt 8 Ritual: A food that marks a rite of passage for a culture in your world.