Worldember 2021 Reading Callenge - JAN 2022
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for worldember, our goal was to get more involved with the world anvil community. we did! we're excited to see what people were inspired to write this december, and we're excited for the rest of the year.articles
we love descriptions of planets, and the amount of care and detail that went into this world is really inspiring us to get to work on finalizing some of our own astronomy. great job.
this could be real. the matter of fact writing style and the straightforward content sits right in the uncanny valley in a very cool way. we hope to emulate this kind of mood.
the world of leisure can, in general, be overlooked a lot in worldbuilding. this article focuses on one aspect of leisure in particular that we find fascinating, and the illustration is gorgeous. we'll be sure to write about our own narcotics soon.
great use of illustrations and styles, this article hints at the greatest forces governing its world and does so in a casual, intriguing way.
we love horror so much and it can take a bit to spook us. this article perfectly conveys the terror in the kinds of sickness this is. the descriptions are gross and it's a fun reminder to get our hands dirtier.
folk tales that feature characters like "the spinebreaker" always have really complex social questions at the heart of us. huge props to the author for creating such a big world.
we can't actually leave a comment on this article, which is a real shame. when it comes to party games for the mega rich, this one isn't so bad. the source of the device, its cost, the use of "tokens," and a lot of other nuances justify the social repercussions of this game with even a small playerbase. would be really interested to see how lying might play into this strategy! again, another aspect of leisure activities in worldbuilding that deserves more attention.
this rules! this is such a unique magical ability. blood glowing through muscles and skin is so scary, and the idea of using your blood to write messages that then fade out of existence is really useful! definitely a huge reminder to embrace the possibilities of colors, something we're fascinated by.
these shadowes remind us of jellyflish and pirañhas... terrifying and ghoulish. they're a fun take on the creature in the dark. we also like the reference to their "collective cunning", as like a species unit. it's very neat. love to see something classic given such a neat twist.
we worked really, really hard on our language, and seeing this one made us realize that we had so much of world anvil to take advantage of. one day we hope to have a language as solid and beautiful as this one.
Thanks for sharing these! I've got four new articles to read, and I loved reading your insights into each one.