#industrial fantasy

[st-just]

Secrets of the DUST by giorgio baroni

[erika-xero]

REPOSTOBER, DAY 11: Sketches (2018)

Industrial landscape! For once!

Another quickie.

[mrtheengie]

Prepping the Engine

Erik oils around the motion, while Adrian consults the Fireman's Handbook to find the route code for the long-way-round to Kapilens from Sitarisoros. Their cargo is grain for one of the several breweries in the former city.

And here is their steed. Built in 1491, 103 was the fourth in a line of 7ft Gauge locomotives built to the pattern of Mr. Estrade's famous Standard Gauge, high speed 0-6-0. It represents a significant leap forward for the design, and contains many improvements, including a larger boiler to help it run for sustained periods at speed.

The engine has had a very long carrier spanning 233 years as of 1724. During that time, it has been an express engine and a commuter engine, and has been allocated to sheds all over the country. Erik started with the railway as a teenager and quickly fell in love with this ancient beast. He became its regular fireman, and then its regular driver.

Erik left the railway some years ago to become a private contractor, and he took 103 with him. Instead of passengers, 103 now carries freight behind her tender. An 0-6-0 with 8 foot high driving wheels may not be best suited for freight traffic, but the engine has plenty of power, and Erik makes sure not to over do it. 103 is in good shape, and has never once suffered at the hands of her operators.

[tellusd20]

Heavy Frigate and Destroyer by 6botei

[elfgirls]

Thilien Wind Rider by Shabazik

[adornesibley]

I just finished paying myself for Into the Odd from my writing work! It is such a work of art~ I was just enjoying myself as I read through when I saw this example creature:

I see you!

[helieanmail]

Veininstett. Yhtenyksi. 855.

"Unidos". Cartel hecho por Zjadra Hästinvoloff, propagandista del Ministerio de Guerra del Pacto de Sinra, en Cuarta del 861ECO. Conmemora la formación del Bloque de Acero entre Vuonia y Sinra seis años atrás.

Importante: La escritura sobre los carteles no es fiel a la escritura real de los idiomas de Talios.

[morathor]

So. Uh. I started a worldbuilding sideblog for my Stellarosa setting. Mostly copy/pasting things I already put on the discord server and discovering just how full of typos it all is. Yay for that?

Anyway. 1920s-esque industrial fantasy about a run-down factory town in the grip of a vampire mafia. If that sounds cool check out the link.

[meanbossart]

Ad nauseam

[machineofreality]

What is urban fantasy anyway

231004 Well that was a waste of time. What was a waste of time? Don’t worry about it, just know it’s only like 1000 words. The last couple of posts have been in a setting a friend of mine came up with that I quite like. We’re doing a little test, I suppose, to see how the setting works and I think it works pretty good. What was a waste of time was that I spent quite a lot of time over the last…

[elyswhyre]

What is Elyswhyre?

Simply put, it’s an expansive fantasy universe where technology is powered by magic, and the gods are both present and fallible. It fits the term ‘arcanapunk’; industrial era style of technology without the smokestacks and pollution. Electricity and fossil fuels were seen as practically useless compared to what magic can do, and so they were never explored.

What sets Elyswhyre apart from other fantasy settings?

First and foremost, I’d say it’s treatment of magic in relation to technological and scientific advancement. Settings like Eberron/Khorvaire have technology that may at times be slightly augmented by magic, but machinery and such largely stands separately from the arcane. In this setting, the two are intrinsically linked! Raw magical power fuels Evocation Engines, enchanted items assist factories in production, and protective magics defend high-risk workers. Elyswhyre is an exploration of how magic could shape a society moving towards what we would know as modernity.

If this is an industrial era setting, how can you call it fantasy?

Easy! The two are not mutually exclusive. Just because a city is incorporating modern sewer technology does not mean that a dragon is less dangerous. The wilds can still present their horrors, and as you will see, there are many lands that have been left unexplored! Evil wizards can still present a threat to those vulnerable to enchantment, and roaming groups of bandits can still make off with quite the haul from travelling caravans. A dragon could make off with a train car, or a devil could become the head of a crime syndicate! Fantasy does not mean medieval; it just implies there’s an element of magic.

Where can I learn more?

Right here, of course! I’m slowly working on building a compendium; that is, a collection of everything Elyswhyre is. But before that is finished, I’m going to try to post little tidbits about the world here on the hellsite tumblr.com itself. Feel free to send in an ask about the world too; I’ll answer any question you can throw my way.

[st-just]

Zaun by Jayison Devadas

[ashinaisshin]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Mr. Sakurai presents "Sephiroth" (2020)

[mrtheengie]

Hopeless Romantic

Erik and Adrian advance to the station after making final preparations. The signalman has given them permission to sit in one of the platforms until he can find them a slot.

Adrian busies himself talking with a local girl and attempting to lay on, what he calls, the Islander Charm. Erik, however, finds amusement in foiling his romantic attempts.

Now more flammable than he was before, Adrian curses his partner, hides his red face, and sets about tending to his fire. Thankfully, the bucket only had a small amount of mineral oil in its bottom, just enough to cover the unfortunate fireman's hat and dribble down his nose.

[tellusd20]

Early aerial ironclad by 6botei

[blogfanreborn777]

Zaun by Patrick Faulwetter