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another thing fantasy writers should keep track of is how much of their worldbuilding is aesthetic-based. it's not unlike the sci-fi hardness scale, which measures how closely a story holds to known, real principles of science. The Martian is extremely hard sci-fi, with nearly every detail being grounded in realistic fact as we know it; Star Trek is extremely soft sci-fi, with a vaguely plausible "space travel and no resource scarcity" premise used as a foundation for the wildest ideas the writers' room could come up with. and much as Star Trek fuckin rules, there's nothing wrong with aesthetic-based fantasy worldbuilding!
(sidenote we're not calling this 'soft fantasy' bc there's already a hard/soft divide in fantasy: hard magic follows consistent rules, like "earthbenders can always and only bend earth", and soft magic follows vague rules that often just ~feel right~, like the Force. this frankly kinda maps, but I'm not talking about just the magic, I'm talking about the worldbuilding as a whole.
actually for the purposes of this post we're calling it grounded vs airy fantasy, bc that's succinct and sounds cool.)
a great example of grounded fantasy is Dungeon Meshi: the dungeon ecosystem is meticulously thought out, the plot is driven by the very realistic need to eat well while adventuring, the story touches on both social and psychological effects of the whole 'no one dies forever down here' situation, the list goes on. the worldbuilding wants to be engaged with on a mechanical level and it rewards that engagement.
deliberately airy fantasy is less common, because in a funny way it's much harder to do. people tend to like explanations. it takes skill to pull off "the world is this way because I said so." Narnia manages: these kids fall into a magic world through the back of a wardrobe, befriend talking beavers who drink tea, get weapons from Santa Claus, dance with Bacchus and his maenads, and sail to the edge of the world, without ever breaking suspension of disbelief. it works because every new thing that happens fits the vibes. it's all just vibes! engaging with the worldbuilding on a mechanical level wouldn't just be futile, it'd be missing the point entirely.
the reason I started off calling this aesthetic-based is that an airy story will usually lean hard on an existing aesthetic, ideally one that's widely known by the target audience. Lewis was drawing on fables, fairy tales, myths, children's stories, and the vague idea of ~medieval europe~ that is to this day our most generic fantasy setting. when a prince falls in love with a fallen star, when there are giants who welcome lost children warmly and fatten them up for the feast, it all fits because these are things we'd expect to find in this story. none of this jars against what we've already seen.
and the point of it is to be wondrous and whimsical, to set the tone for the story Lewis wants to tell. and it does a great job! the airy worldbuilding serves the purposes of the story, and it's no less elegant than Ryōko Kui's elaborately grounded dungeon. neither kind of worldbuilding is better than the other.
however.
you do have to know which one you're doing.
the whole reason I'm writing this is that I saw yet another long, entertaining post dragging GRRM for absolute filth. asoiaf is a fun one because on some axes it's pretty grounded (political fuck-around-and-find-out, rumors spread farther than fact, fastest way to lose a war is to let your people starve, etc), but on others it's entirely airy (some people have magic Just Cause, the various peoples are each based on an aesthetic/stereotype/cliché with no real thought to how they influence each other as neighbors, the super-long seasons have no effect on ecology, etc).
and again! none of this is actually bad! (well ok some of those stereotypes are quite bigoted. but other than that this isn't bad.) there's nothing wrong with the season thing being there to highlight how the nobles are focused on short-sighted wars for power instead of storing up resources for the extremely dangerous and inevitable winter, that's a nice allegory, and the looming threat of many harsh years set the narrative tone. and you can always mix and match airy and grounded worldbuilding – everyone does it, frankly it's a necessity, because sooner or later the answer to every worldbuilding question is "because the author wanted it to be that way." the only completely grounded writing is nonfiction.
the problem is when you pretend that your entirely airy worldbuilding is actually super duper grounded. like, for instance, claiming that your vibes-based depiction of Medieval Europe (Gritty Edition) is completely historical, and then never even showing anyone spinning. or sniffing dismissively at Tolkien for not detailing Aragorn's tax policy, and then never addressing how a pre-industrial grain-based agricultural society is going years without harvesting any crops. (stored grain goes bad! you can't even mouse-proof your silos, how are you going to deal with mold?) and the list goes on.
the man went up on national television and invited us to engage with his worldbuilding mechanically, and then if you actually do that, it shatters like spun sugar under the pressure. doesn't he realize that's not the part of the story that's load-bearing! he should've directed our focus to the political machinations and extensive trope deconstruction, not the handwavey bit.
point is, as a fantasy writer there will always be some amount of your worldbuilding that boils down to 'because I said so,' and there's nothing wrong with that. nor is there anything wrong with making that your whole thing – airy worldbuilding can be beautiful and inspiring. but you have to be aware of what you're doing, because if you ask your readers to engage with the worldbuilding in gritty mechanical detail, you had better have some actual mechanics to show them.
#finx rambles#worldbuilding#for writers#honestly I quite liked the asoiaf books I read#it's a well-constructed story! it's a well-constructed world too on its own merits#none of this stuff about grain and spinning is actually important to the story#the problem is that grrm himself seems to just. not realize this#and goes about blithely insisting he's created an extraordinarily realistic fantasy world where all the tax policies make sense#he has not!#he has invited people to tear his creation apart if they can and! it turns out! they absolutely can!#this shit's got no tensile strength! it's made of glue and popsicle sticks!#you're not supposed to put weight on it
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Bro just pulled a perfect Raphael
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt raph#wick art#vague prompt#popsicle#This one started to look way too similar to my last Raph drawing so I made it lineless#Really like how it turned out! Might draw the next few lineless
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Poppy!!! The black and white doodle page was done by @the-meme-monarch and I had a creative field day coloring it- w permission from them of course to do so and to post it!
#original character#popsicle is having a blast... he is so cute....#he is 10 years old and loves his stuffed animals sm. and bugs#and birds. actually anything his big human bros enjoy he likes too- so art and birds and bugs (rus) and cartoons nature n plushies (stan)#ocs#anyways i looooove coloring lineart as well as coloring IN THE LINEART so obviously I went a lil silly with it#and obviously the art is incredible i've said it before i'll say it again its so consistent and cartoony and really shows emotions and-#ILL STOP ANYWAYS POPPY PICS HERE TO GUSH AGAIN AND SHARE/ARCHIVE THE COLORFUL POPCORNS#im of course doing the max and jade one now eheheheeee hours of entertainment. enjoy entertainment baby final pam voice<3
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actually, can i have 5 more of these little age of sail guys?
#aubreyad#i should have drawn the effed up versions that's usually the reality of these kinds of popsicles too#''hey thats the same joke twice'' hush#jack is strawberry vanilla lemon cherry and chocolate#and stephen is banana vanilla chocolate and mint/pistachio#i dont actually know that many ice cream flavours!! sorry!!#to me there are like 5 flavours tops#jack aubrey#stephen maturin
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MAYOR SUCK A DICK- *die in fire*
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#lego monkie kid#lego monkie kid fanart#monkie kid#monkie kid fanart#lmk#lmk fanart#lmk mayor#monkie kid mayor#lmk macaque#monkie kid macaque#blue and violet#haha popsicle joke go burrrrrrrrrrrr#it really was not my intention to make Mayor eat 3 popsicles in one go in CWNB but somehow I wrote it#and then I published it like the fool I am#don't look at this drawing for too long haha#its a bit ugly looking#these sillies don't deserve any better
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bc its hot out im thinking about Laughingstock (two fluffy boys) being too warm to sleep in the same bed. so they start arguing over who gets the bed - trying to give it to each other of course - and Howdy. Howdy starts making a sales pitch about how great the bed is, wouldnt Barnaby like to try it? its right up his alley! perfectly suited to him! so Barns is like "oh hm well sure ill give it a go". he lays down. blinks. "heyyyyy wait a minute" but Howdy is already camped on the living room couch, smug as a bug
#and thus begins several months of them moving each others stuff around#to try and switch who's taking the couch#howdy is sprinting home after work to try to move back onto the couch before barnaby can beat him to it#one day poppy says 'why dont you just buy two beds?#they look at her for a long moment before continuing the Fighting Over The Couch bit as if no suggestion was made#bro if they hug or just touch during summer#i bet it sounds like velcro when they try to separate#cue them gazing sadly and longingly at each other from arm's length bc They Cant Have Contact During These Hellish Months#they're both too fuzzy!!! its unbearable#absolutely unprompted#laughingstock#no yeah and okay the Set doesn't experience real seasons but rn im living in an imaginary world where theirs is real#and during summer poppy/howdy/barnaby must be miserable#especially poppy#like they must be in lethargic 'lay in front of a fan and die slowly' mode#no wait howdy's store probably has Killer ac... catch the whole neighborhood hanging out in there#popsicle party lets gooooo
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Could you draw Emory eating ice cream?
SORRY FOR VERY LATE REPLY BUT THERE YA GO
Our boy deserves it ‼️
#athf#aqua teen hunger force#the plutonians#emory athf#emory#idk#art#bad art#drawing#request#‼️#drawing popsicle bc i try ice cream and it doesn't work#make him nom like that cuz im too lazy for hand🥰🙏#hope u like it anon!!
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The request boards in this game are absurd
#tales of graces f#fan art#asbel lhant#mine#I miss having the time to make actual art ;_; doodling IS fun though#this is an actual request from one of the cities in Strahta so thankfully Hubert was out of the party when we filled it#I think he'd have an aneurysm at that exchange 😅 but at least there were enough popsicles for everyone!#I wonder if the developers got the request and reward mixed up? Ice pops are a Barona delicacy so it makes sense theyd be wanted here#and good equipment is a common reward for turning these in too#But the flavor text makes it sound like an old man wants the scabbard to stretch his back or smth 😅 so I think it's intentional#RIP my gald💀 this playthrough is the AU where Asbel is broke af he currently has 7 gald to his name#Between charging the eleth mixer and dualizing I spend every cent I earn immediately 😅#Asbel 🤝 Ludger <- relying on request boards to make money
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my nanny kid just walked up to me and said "hi, you!" and that's what i always say to her and i am afhskfieijio i love this toddler with my entire soul
#she's also my niece but i have to mentally separate that out when i'm nannying because otherwise i go into auntie mode and forget i'm like#supposed to be enforcing some basic rules and not being a pushover#the traits that make an amazing aunt make a terrible nanny it turns out#yeah no she's spoiled#this morning she woke up & immediately hopped in my lap and jammed her freezing cold popsicle hands into my neck#“i cold” girl me too tf#it's 43 degrees f outside#if you're from the north don't come into my notes talking about how 43 isn't cold okay i know i grew up in alaska#but i'm a weakass now i've lived in the southern us for the past like ten years#(you can absolutely bully me in the notes btw that tag was a joke i do acknowledge my weakassery)#abby's feral liveblog
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#pls the urge to start a new hobby is like a food craving if I don't satiate myself I will get really bitchy and make it everyone's problem#I don't have the available funds for a carving knife rn and my wood is glued together popsicle sticks#I tried using a leatherman but the blade part is too wobbly to safely carve#so like. paring knife or bust#arctic's art adventure#poll#whittling#wood carving
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Helloooo farmer friends!! So last night my friend @pavusprince mentioned how she doesn’t understand the toothpaste mint chocolate chip ice cream comparison and that got me thinking!! Let’s talk about food!!
Does your farmer like mint chocolate ice cream? Does it taste like toothpaste? Are they neutral, or do they hate it?
During the summer does your farmer visit Alex’s ice cream stand? What flavor/treat do they buy? What’s their least favorite flavor?
What is one treat your farmer will ALWAYS have in their home? Is it healthy or unhealthy?
If your farmer was a snack item what would they be? (It cannot be a food that could be eaten like a meal, but it may be a dessert) Here’s some examples: chips, cookies, M&ms, Twinkies, crackers, bubblegum, lollipops, etc
What’s your farmer’s comfort food, favorite meal, and least favorite meal?
What’s something they will NEVER eat?
What do they cook if they know they will have a guest over?
If the town’s potluck didn’t matter so much, what ingredient would they take? And what food would they put at an event table if you had to bring something?
Finally, if your farmer was real, what would YOU give them to eat.
#stardew valley#stardew valley farmer#sdv farmer#sdv oc#farmer prompts#😯 I really wanted to ask about food but didn’t know how to not make it too long as I hope y’all are okay with this one#mys likes mint chip :) ! she DOES go to the stand in the summer and will buy whatever feels right that day it’s usually cookies and cream#oh she might just buy a vanilla crème bar covered in chocolate or an orange cream popsicle :)#she HATES plain chocolate ice cream or strawberry ice cream with actual strawberries in it#mys will always have some type of candy around be it chocolate or sugar chalk candy or butterscotch or cherry sours or sour gummies etc#mys; despite the nickname gumball; would be a sugar cookie in the shape of a heart with a pretty frosting deign and sugar crystals on top :)#she finds comfort in French fries 😌; she loves 🍕 ; and she HATES fish (gasp I know)#you won’t ever find her eating fish like seriously if she can avoid it she will#if she has a. guest over she’s basic she’ll make fried up lemon chicken#OR if she’s having guest over for a fun night of like games she’ll make something easy like pizza chicken tenders/nuggets fries#Mys would toss in a lemon 🤭 and she’d make brownies for the table#finally I would hand my baby some funfetti cake🥺 there would be lots of candles for every birthday Myles ignored and forgot
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Mr. Smith: Is this mind of mine a horrible monster by my own creation or is it this beast my father’s doing?
Me: I just said you couldn’t have another popsicle dude chill
#safe place project#mr. smith#this boy is no longer allowed to watch Dead Poets Society#take a nap#when did I become your father#2 popsicles per person#or per flower#or per fox too#or uh per cloud#per cat too#oh and can’t forget per clock cowboy#and one per clown#Charlie’s hyper enough#oh and Toby can’t have any his blood sugars too high as it is#and washing machine doesn’t like them anyway#the milkman brought them so I’m not sure how many he ate already
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Genuinely enjoying fight to the death with embroidery frame girl you are so. Stressful yet effective.
#actually I think it’s working very well!!! I am still using the popsicle sticks which isn’t Great when the tension starts ramping up but I#am not in fact made of money and also don’t know where to get metal square embroidery frames like I know they’ve gotta be out there!!#probably somewhere relatively easy to find. but I ALSO like that I can control the size of the frame as easily as I can with this and I’m#still in the very early messy stages where I’m trying things that are like Way too involved and inefficient but I’ll refine it down#eventually :) think id struggle too much to just work with it from the pattern comparison (??) too so i might invest in some poster tack so#I can draw the pattern still. might be able to figure it out for some smaller stuff though we’ll see :) :) :)#tacit rambles: fiber arts
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he actually gives me so much cuteness aggression its not even funny
#Bruh#😭😭😭😭😭😭ihavent mentioned it here but rn im like obsessed with his dumb canon look .too cutes#i keep doodling him#why is he egg shape#[insert guy falling to knees screaming gif here]#im. insane.#why so cracy?#theres too many cutes designs in this game.im not ok#sick in the head#imgonna break his bones#no i wouldnt#maybe#i think hes the type of guy that would mistake a pot of water for a hottub or something.iam makinghim into a soup#i think he would tastebad .actually#he looks like he would make a rlly good character popsicle like the spongebob and sonic ones ya know. he would be a good one#thats better#waiiiit skull gem popsicle#i might be cooking#anyways. kill this guy#did i use rhis same caption before? i dont remember
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i consider myself to be extremely stede coded, but now rhys came to me in my dream last night and i no longer know what to believe ✌️😔
#OFMD#OFMD Season 2#OFMD S2 Spoilers#Rhys Darby#Stede Bonnet#…WKDKWNWKX#IT WAS THE WEIRDEST THING TOO#Like I was swimming underwater at night and following a manta ray…?#AND THEN RHYS WAS SUDDENLY THERE TOO LMAO???#And we swam and got to this huge beach house#And i think his family was there—NO CLUE WHY I WAS#And the details have gone a bit fuzzy now#But i do recall us being in this small room that had a fridge in it#And he was so so pressed about popsicle flavors WKDNWND#AND WAS LIKE…VERY AVIDLY DEFENDING THIS ONE FLAVOR#and i was gassing him up because of course#but I just wjdjwnKWDJWJDNW????????#I surprisingly don’t have too many fandom dreams—WISH I DID MORE OFTEN#BECAUSE IT WAS DELIGHTFUL ALBEIT SO ODD LMAO#LIKE…PSYCHE YOU GOOD???
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the snow cone is definitely for his daughter and he's not gonna steal a single bite, nope
#this one goes out to the anon who thought jericho sounded hot#he doesn't like to admit to enjoying sweets lol#he's all about the snacks made for kids though he'd devour a spongebob popsicle#i didn't use a ref and i hope it doesn't show too much 👁️👁️#t$$ Jericho#(he's aroace but he can still be hot I dont make the rules)
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