Summer Camp 2023

Pledge

I'm fairly new to World Anvil and this will be my first Summer Camp and the first ever WA challenge I've taken part in!
I'm very excited but also don't want to become overwhelmed by all the excitement so have decided to take a leaf out of Annie Stein's 'Camp Chill' guidelines (see sidebar).
So, I plan to complete at least 16 prompts and snag myself the 'silver' badge, but will be taking each day as it comes and continuing to work on my novel as my main goal.
All prompts will be created for one of the worlds/realms within my The Enchanted Realms Series.

Themes

Each Saturday in June 2023, World Anvil are releasing the homework and the Themes for Summer Camp 2023. Below are how I feel each theme may present itself in my world(s).

Theme 1 - Power

The Enchanted Realms resemble The Norse World Tree. As well as an Earthly realm there will be other realms that are home to different groups of supernatural beings - Faerys,Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches and possibly others. Each group has different strengths and weaknesses that are determined by abilities, magical powers or resources. At the beginning of this story the Vampires are at the 'top of the tree'. However they are starting to lose their grip on this overriding power because of a 'weakness' that they will need help from the other factions to overcome.

Theme 2 - Frontiers

The main Frontier in the The Enchanted Realms is the tower/tor seen on a hilltop from the village in the Earthly realm. It is a portal between the Earthly realm and the other realms. It was sealed shut 15 years previously and the people in the village don't know why. All they know is that people have gone missing or were cut off when visiting the other realms all those years ago. The people in the village need to find a way to reopen the portal or magic in the Earthly realm will die out forever. The quest to reopen the portal is set in motion when Cassie is sent to stay with her Gran in the village and finds out about her magical powers and the mystery of what happend in the village 15 years ago!
Another Frontier might be the race to find magical cures/medicines for things that are happening in other realms.

Theme 3 - Relics

As there are several races that inhabit The Enchanted Realms that have lived for a long time there is bound to be relics of the past such as ancient magical or symbolic artefacts and maybe even ancient beings that are enshrined and revered at sacred places.
The first series will be centred around a group of teens/young adults in the Earthly realm, that will be fulfilling a different quest in each book. Each quest will likely centre around a mysterious 'relic' and mystery that needs to be solved.

Theme 4 - Communication

After a bit of brainstorming I realised that there will likely be a lot of areas related to communication to explore across The Enchanted Realms.
In the first book travel and communication has been cut off between the realms. However, there will be hints that other beings from the other realms are trying to contact the Earthly Realm i.e. the finding of a significant object, etched symbols, diary entries, divination.
Other areas I might consider exploring are that communication through technology or magic may be more advanced in different realms.

This article will be updated after each Theme reveal in June 2023 and throughout the challenge during July 2023.

Event Name

Summer Camp 2023

Author

Kat Chiron

Scorecard

Copper Power

4 out of 8

50%

50%

Silver Frontier

5 out of 8

63%

63%

Gold Relics

2 out of 8

25%

25%

Diamond Communication

5 out of 8

63%

63%

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All Articles

16 out of 32

50%

50%

Copper Power

8 Prompts

2 Wild Card Prompts

Theme Description

My Goal

Silver Frontier

8 Prompts

2 Wild Card Prompts

Theme Description

My Goal

Gold Relics

8 Prompts

2 Wild Card Prompts

Theme Description

My Goal

Diamond Communication

8 Prompts

2 Wild Card Prompts

Theme Description

My Goal

Prompts

Copper Power

Prompt 1

Organization

A powerful organisation in your world

Article

Prompt 2

Settlement

A seat of power (of any kind!)

Article

Prompt 3

Material

A resource that provides fuel or power

Article

Blank

Prompt 4

Species

An animal associated with, or symbolizing, power

Article

Blank

Prompt 5

Ethnicity

A culture that has suffered under the rule of a stronger nation

Article

Blank

Prompt 6

Military Conflict

A conflict between two unequal powers in your world

Article

Blank

Prompt 7

Rank/Title

The title & responsibilities of an important person in your world

Article

Prompt 8

Natural Law

A destructive natural or supernatural event

Article

Wild Card Prompt 9

Species

Optional: A species known for its mischievous personlality

Article

Blank

Wild Card Prompt 10

Tradition/Ritual

Optional: A popular summer tradition that involves art and creativity

Article

Blank

Silver Frontier

Prompt 1

Geography/Location

An unclaimed, unregulated, or lawless region in your setting

Article

Blank

Prompt 2

Settlement

A settlement at the limits of the "known" or "civilized" world

Article

Prompt 3

Profession

A job that takaes its practitioners to remote or faraway places

Article

Prompt 4

Species

An animal found in a non-populated area

Article

Blank

Prompt 5

Species

A useful plant found in a wild area of your world

Article

Prompt 6

Material

A material or natural resource that comes from a dangerous location

Article

Blank

Prompt 7

Character

A character driven by wanderlust or the desire to explore

Article

Blank

Prompt 8

Tradition/Ritual

A cuisine from a sparse, barren or remote region in your world

Article

Blank

Wild Card Prompt 9

Building

An iconic building or landmark representing a location

Article

Wild Card Prompt 10

Document

A letter sent in secret by a well-known person in your world

Article

Gold Relics

Prompt 1

Tradition/Ritual

A tradition or behavior considered old fashioned

Article

Blank

Prompt 2

Item

An item of great cultural or religious significance to a people in your world

Article

Blank

Prompt 3

Settlement

An ancient city that is still inhabited today

Article

Blank

Prompt 4

Character

A historical figure still venerated today, and why

Article

Prompt 5

Profession

A profession that has been rendered obsolete

Article

Blank

Prompt 6

Myth/Legend

A children's tale or song based on a real event

Article

Blank

Prompt 7

Species

A species now considered extinct

Article

Blank

Prompt 8

Ethnicity

A historical culture whose influence is still felt today

Article

Blank

Wild Card Prompt 9

Tradition/Ritual

A ceremony that represents a transition or transfer

Article

Blank

Wild Card Prompt 10

Natural Law

A rare natural phenomenon that most people look forward to

Article

Diamond Communication

Prompt 1

Vehicle

A method used to carry goods over long distances

Article

Blank

Prompt 2

Technology

A system to send messages between distant places

Article

Blank

Prompt 3

Language

A form of silent communication

Article

Prompt 4

Organization

An organization for which recruiting or proselytizing is important

Article

Prompt 5

Species

A species with and unusual form of communication

Article

Blank

Prompt 6

Character

A character who excels in manipulating others

Article

Prompt 7

Document

An important public announcement that one person addressed to many

Article

Blank

Prompt 8

Building

A building or landmark used for, or associated with, communication

Article

Wild Card Prompt 9

Character

A person who prefers to lurk in the shadows

Article

Wild Card Prompt 10

Condition

A "negative" condition that has hidden advantages

Article

Blank

Get Your Own Sheet & Instructions

Tracking Statblock by Graylion

Nnie's Camp Chill Guidelines

by Rin Garnett

- Remember the prompts are suggestions, not requirements.

- Write what you're passionate about, leave what you aren't.

- Relax when you feel tired.

- Fight off any pesky brain-squitos trying to make you doubt your work.

- Don't abandon your non-summercamp goals! Write that article you're itching to write, even if it doesn't fit any prompts.


(Shared with permission from Annie Stein. Read her thoughts on 'Camp Chill' on her Camp Pledge.)

To use this block on your own camp pages: [block:1050823]

To Do List
Create Categories
Brainstorm Themes
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Hoping to snag this badge during Summer Camp too!

Spooky Shenanigans Challenge Badge

Spooky Shenanigans by Haly, the Moonlight Bard

Summer camp days are full of riding, hiking, and fishing. Laughing with friends, swimming in the lake, walking in the woods. They're full of sunshine, fresh air, butterflies, and bird calls.

But summer camp nights are an experience all their own. The ever-present cascade of crickets and frogs on the thick night air. Fireflies sprinkled through the underbrush sparkle like bioluminescent glitter clinging to the cloying aroma of honeysuckle on the moist air.

And late in the night, after all the scardy-cats have gone to bed, we gather. Drenched in the smell of wood-smoke and half-hidden in the long-legged, dancing shadows of the low campfire flames, we tell our tales of the spooky, the cryptic, the haunted and possessed.

— Haly, the Moonlight Bard

Are YOU Afraid of the Dark?

If you're like me, then you look for any excuse you can to work a little bit of the spooky, the creepy, the mysterious and unexplained into your world. After all, everybody loves a good story about a monster under the bed, things that go bump in the night, or that weird thing that disappeared into the bushes.

The Challenge: Spooky Shenanigans

Claim this badge when you submit one (or more) Summer Camp eligible article that also features information about:

• a ghost/haunted house/cursed object, OR
• a cryptozoological mystery, OR
• a legendary true crime.

This is an honor-system badge, I won't be checking. But I think it's a fun little extra challenge, especially if you're building a spooky world or just like telling ghost stories.

Created by Haly the Moonlight Bard. Snag this with: [imgblock:4613570] or [img:4613570]