#hollow world

[leahfiiisher]

You guys have no idea how frustrating it is to read a series that has literally no fandom whatsoever. I cannot be allowed to deal with these feelings alone but there is NOTHING I tell you NOTHING

[wunderval]

mr emily

[beauty-funny-trippy]

Hollow World by John Ciarfuglia

[vintagerpg]

I love Hollow World. Deep irony here, because I kind of hate how versions of real world cultures crept into Forgotten Realms, and here I am being all “The Known World, which is a collection of fantasified real world cultures is the best” but taste is weird like that.

Hollow World spins out of the Gazetteers, a popular series of sourcebooks that, practically country by country, detailed pretty much the known entirety of the Known World. Having run out of stuff to cover on the outside, Bruce Heard and Aaron Allston decided that the Known World was hollow and started in on the inside. To my knowledge, this is the first time in RPGs that a hollow planet is investigated, which seems strange considering how large the concept looms in 19th and early 20th century fantasy and science fiction.

There’s all sorts of awesome, pulpy stuff down there (including an interior sun — this ain’t no Underdark). The inside is populated by surface cultures that were on the verge of extinction. Rather than let that happen, the Immortals brought them inside, so you you have fantasy Aztecs and fantasy Egyptians and fantasy Greeks alongside stuff like talking dinosaur gods and pirates and more (and, in a couple years, Alphatians too, after the events of the Wrath of Immortals box, which I covered back in January).

The thing is jam packed, too. Maps of course, a 128-page book for the DM, 64-page book for the players and a 32-pager of adventures. The packaging is half the fun, I love how the covers of all the Hollow World books have the big hollow globe. Something about the lady evokes the idea of Vril energy and all that nonsense. Baxa does a lot of the interior art.

Also, did I mention: TALKING T-REX GOD?

[dailyenglishvoca]

Today's song is A STATIONARY JOURNEY by HOLLOW WORLD featuring the Vocaloid Gumi

Content warning: mild flickering/flashing within the first 30 seconds

[krakerbox]

Finished the piece of Oscar riding a raptor (specifically intended to be a Dakotaraptor) on the run from an infamous Tyrannosaurus named Old Black.

Also fun fact about my world: It's set in a hollow one.

Outer surface? What's that? The shell is all anyone has known.

[basementofthearchmage]

What's your favorite lesser loved D&D setting?

[badragonplays]

TSR DND Gazetteer is a publication that explores a different crystal sphere concepts bundled in the Known World. Today's entry is The Shadow Elves is the birth of the modern Dark Elf, Drow, Underdark and Menzoberranzan. Forgotten Realms and the Spheres were never the same..

[halfsixwakeup]

Edit: The two updated versions got lost in the reblogs, and people keep asking for characters, so I'm editing the original post now.

Also, after playing In Stars and Time, I have realised Siffrin isn't really voiceless in the way I meant, and people have said Six and especially Mono shouldn't count, but consider: it's my gender and I get to choose the blorbo

[therabbitsmuse]

Underneath this paper moon Don't you let your dreams die Underneath this someday soon Looking for a better life

[bigfan1811]

This is what the government doesn’t want to tell you

[sunshineface]

[wunderval]

[lilybug-02]

Final Bug Fact:

The world NEEDS bugs. They keep the soil healthy, pollinate, control pests, and contribute to the worlds' ecosystem. By the end of the century, it is estimated 40% of insect species may go extinct due to habitat loss. Yes, that is very scary. But with even one beetle spared, one caterpillar rescued, and one Hollow Knight comic of all things, things will change. Because I know there's a lot more Dewi's out there than most people realize. Stay curious.

Thanks for going on this adventure with me. ♥︎

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I wanted to put here how amazing and sweet everyone has been with this comic. I finished a 75 page comic in 3 MONTHS. I am at a loss for words. That sounds crazy and it IS crazy. But man was it fun. Even on days were I wasn't able to draw due to fatigue or business, I loved working on it from start to finish. And guess what!? This is my first ever FINISHED comic :D I'm so proud of myself. I know there's some things I want to change and the art is wonky in most places...... but I'm content to let it be. What an amazing summer adventure!

I'm hoping to post the full comic on another Comic website. I may or may not edit some of the art ^w^ So I'll let y'all know when I release it.

Interested in learning what you could do to help your local insects? This is the basic stuff. Maybe make some Insect Hotels if you have the time!!! And never forget to spread the word about bugs. They need our help just as any animal on earth.

Still Here? Well you can look in the tags for little lore dumps if ur looking for stuff like that ;)

[vintagerpg]

I haven’t done any of the Known World Gazeteers yet and that is such a massive oversight on my part. They’re such fantastic sourcebooks. The HWR series basically continues the Gazeteer format but for kingdoms of the Hollow World. This one is for the Milenian Empire (1992), which is sort of like Alexandrian Greece. There are some strong Clash of the Titans vibes, which is probably why I like it.

You should know that the Gazetteers are chonky products, containing two booklets in a folder (and usually a big fold-out map, too). The DM book is full of setting information, history, adventure stuff. The one for players contains new skills and character options. You can be a griffon rider, for instance. I would like to be a griffon rider, please.

This is sort of a weird book in some ways. The previous adventures didn’t visit the place, though the Milenians got some attention in the core box set. An adventure does spin out of this sourcebook, but it seems half-hearted in a way. So does this book. These are post-Wrath of the Immortals, which majorly changed the entire Known World (read: kind of screwed it up almost to the point on ruination). Whether you liked the meta event or not, the Known World was on its last legs as a Basic D&D setting. Thunder Rift was the new hotness. The Known World would soon become Mystara for AD&D. You can kind of see some set up for another big meta plot here and in the the wake of Wrath, but it never manifested. Its a bit sad.

Sweet Robh Ruppel cover painting. Bob Klasnich is on the interiors. I don’t really know his work but I like it fine here.

[dailyenglishvoca]

Today's song is DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! by Hollow World featuring the Vocaloid Gumi