#worldshapers

[wtfearth123]

17 Equations that changed the course of history.

[chadwickginther]

2024 Mid-year Check In

For those readers who might be new around here, every year I make some writing related goals to try and keep my creative year on track. I also check in at the midpoint to see how things are going. So … that said, here were my goals for 2024: Revise and submit my WIP novella. Continue submitting my short fiction. Submit at least four new stories. Right now the plan is for these stories to…

[hellomynameiskane]

one of my favorite things about warframe is our colossal ancient extra-galactic planet wrecking grandpa who just spends his time in the abyss of Uranus' oceans grumbling about how scary and mean he is meanwhile he's secretly soft about his kids, grandkids, and newly adopted stalker and his wife like alright peepaw here's a werthers let's get you back to your tomb

[pluralzalpha]

Galactic Gazetteer: Eye of Orion

Type: earthlike planet

Moons: several

Location: Constellation of Orion

Visited by: the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough

(also the 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th Doctors and the Curator)

First appearance: The Five Doctors (1983)

Fun fact: the Doctor's third favourite planet.

Another fun fact: supposedly the most tranquil place in the universe, energised by the bombardment of positive ions, and not at all like a wet hill in North Wales.

Fun fact 3: the planet was once geohacked by a worldshaper, and its moon still looks like the face of Jack Harkness.

[lilliancdoodles]

in the Passa Tudo base there's an artifact area(?) and there's a lot of stuff here.

5 lankyas, an Araldo bot, a creative motor, a creative worldshaper, a white monster, some pink stuff (Not sure exactly what it is) and there was a book on one of the pedestals.

Pac took this book and replaced it with the neutrarkanya dagger.

There is a hidden room in the back where there are at least 9 guns and magazines. There was a hidden wall that revealed a small room covered in cheese where Ratomanocu was XD

This message also flashed on the screen

[all-things-are-nothing-to-me]

Not only do we argue the religious nature of science, we also assert that it is a direct ideological descendant of Christianity, and while the ascendance of Enlightenment rationalism constituted a rupture with Church power and doctrine, we would qualify this as an evolutionary rupture, incurring no more breakage or damage to Church structures and thinking than was strictly necessary for Science to gain its independence and make a qualitative leap as the hegemonic worldshaper, as the butterfly must break the chrysalis.

[hallaslin]

Word vomit theory: Kossith aren't elf + dragon Kossith are human + dragon. Created and bred in order to create Adaari to fight/defend whatever the devouring storm is. OG humans in the Thedas we know fled and those who stayed became the Kossith, then first expedition, then the Qun comes south.

More just typing out my thoughts:

Humans and dragons are always tied together somehow. Dragon cults are all (?) humans, Nevarrans and their dragon stuff, the old gods, Hakkon, and more I'm sure. Dragon cults in DAO are described as large human communities that take care of the young of a dragon and are permitted to kill and eat some of them in exchange. The dragon cult in Dao also does Reaver things, drinking dragon blood and gaining uncanny abilities.

So humans seem somewhat inclined to take care of large, worldshaping creatures that in turn protect, provide for, and bestow "uncanny" powers to these smaller caretakers? So like Dwarves and titans? Dragon Cults are to Humans what Sha-Bratol are to Dwarves.

Zevran and Cassandra both comment on how people who intake dragon blood are changed in body and mind to be more dragon-like. What we know about humans is that they came south a long time ago, but they don't show up in history until post-veil (?). BUT Solas clearly says in one of his regrets "I do not wish to live as the humans" so they were around?

My line of thinking currently is that humans functioned as caretakers to high dragons in some way but we're probably less hive-mind than Dwarves. Post-veil their connection was hindered or something big happened (the devouring storm?) To make them flee south, then splitting into the various human tribes and nations we know of today. But some stayed behind to withstand and delved further into their dragon magic to create Kossith, and later evolved into the Qun when they came south again.

Most of this was just word vomit but idk. I see the pattern I see the connections ans this is what I'm able to squeeze out of my brain into words

[magnetarbeam]

Maybe it's just because I read TCW stuff first, but I don't think the dedicated writers of fic about post-ROTJ Legends tag enough. So here, I guess, is a list of some Legends AO3 additional tags I'd like to see that I haven't yet.

Lightsaber Retrieval Specialist Vestara Khai

Clone Darth Caedus

Lesbian Falynn Sandskimmer

Falynn Sandskimmer Lives

BAMF Vestara Khai

Transfem Ben Skywalker (Star Wars Legends)

Psychometric Ben Skywalker (Star Wars Legends)

Psychometric Corran Horn

Iella Wessiri and Wedge Antilles Adopt Cheriss ke Hanadi

Darth Caedus Being a Meme

Keshiri Culture & Customs (Star Wars)

Adumari Culture & Customs (Star Wars)

Vestara Khai Needs a Hug

Vestara Khai Gets a Hug

Ben Skywalker (Star Wars Legends) Gets a Hug

Healer Tahiri Veila

Shaper Riina Kwaad

Nen Yim Lives

Tahiri Veila | Riina Kwaad and Viull "Scut" Gorsat are Siblings

Yuuzhan Vong Shaping (Star Wars)

Twin Suns Squadron (Star Wars)

Warrior Riina Kwaad

Keshiri Species (Star Wars)

Keshiri Language (Star Wars)

Sarasu Taalon is an Idiot

Bisexual Trey Courser

Pansexual Myri Antilles

Trans Myri Antilles

Jedi Battle Meld (Star Wars)

Dathomiri Blood Trail (Star Wars)

Vestara Khai & Jagged Fel Friendship

Yuuzhan Vong Religion (Star Wars)

Jade Shadow | Mara Jade's Horizon-Class Star Yacht

Nonbinary Jaden Korr

Kenth Hamner Lives

Supreme Commander Gavin Darklighter

Rogue Squadron Leader Syal Antilles | Lysa Dunter

Wes Janson is a Little Shit

Genderfluid Corran Horn

Corran Horn Has Issues

Kyp Durron Gets a Hug

Abeloth's Planet (Star Wars)

Taras-Chi (Star Wars)

Chaotic New Jedi Order (Star Wars)

Kyp Durron Being a Dick

Kessel Slave Culture (Star Wars)

Antilles Family Feels (Star Wars)

Adopted Valin Horn

Adopted Jysella Horn

Planet Shedu Maad (Star Wars)

Ksstarr | Trickster | Jaina Solo's Yuuzhan Vong Frigate

Jaina Solo is Yun-Harla

Garik "Face" Loran Is Indirectly Responsible For Everything

Post-Battle of Uroro Station (Star Wars)

Post-Battle of Ebaq 9 (Star Wars)

Yuuzhan Vong Worldshaping | Vongforming (Star Wars)

Transitory Mists (Star Wars)

Bisexual Jaina Solo

[machathemorrigaesystem]

Seeing @niseag-arts 's planewalker, this reminds me of my own Planeswalker OC

Thane, Mad Artificer!

A Planeswalker that was an artificer, but he researched what shouldn't be researched, and contancted what shouldn't be contacted, and planeswalked where none should go

It is said he lost his sanity by unearthing an Eldrazi from an abandoned mine, then struck by manic genius, he made a blueprint in his workshop, then he went to a dilapidated factory to make his inventions (Izzet tron idea)

His invention is what he calls Mecrakul, a throne/vehicle/mechagodzila based off of his visions of emrakul. He unleashed Mecrakul after sacrificing enough other artificers on his home plane. Mecrakul was banished to the eternities by a group effort, and Thane was bansihed to the eternities aswell.

Eventually Thane would resurface, having now made Servomog and The Engine of Madness, and also improving Mekrakul into Mekrakul, Worldshaper by adding glistening oil.

Other notable inventions is a shattered eldrazi monument he made into a terrifying construct by imbuing it with a stolen spark, a deployable portal based off of the efforts of Phyrexia.

He studied Phyrexia, Urza, Saheli, the Olmec, and anyone else he could find.

I'll tag him with #stygiantma for future reference

[emberoops]

I’ve decided to step back from my role as worldshaper.

It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but it’s the right thing to do.

[dawn-of-worlds]

Primordial Beasts

Some creatures from the Isle of Velarië:

The Mottled Nightbeast is visible only in darkness; as dawn approaches, it becomes more insubstantial, until it vanishes at sunrise. The nature of these creatures' existence in the daytime is mysterious; they must sleep in some fashion, and perhaps even wander, but save for the occasional wispy outline visible in some patch of particularly deep shade, they are almost impossible to track.

The Firedarter is a small, swift bird whose life is painfully brief: they are hatched, grow to full maturity in a few minutes, and die but hours later. They live their short lives at a breakneck pace, darting from flower to flower to feed, too quickly for their bodies of living flame to even singe the petals. Finally, as they cool and slow at the end of their lives, they crawl into the underbrush and lay a clutch of embrous eggs, before they finally crumble to ash.

The Lesser Shadowling grows up to a meter long, and is a nocturnal hunter. In the daytime, it curls up in hollows and holes, and is easily mistaken for a swirl of empty smoke, or a particularly deep shadow. It is the smaller and less threatening cousin of the Elder Shadowling, a fearsome predator that, fortunately, is very rare, and spends most of its time hibernating underground.

The True Titans were shaped by Velarië from the bones of the world to aid her in her worldshaping. Despite their immense size, they are docile; their primary concern is carrying out the commands of their creator, to gradually shape the landscape in ways favorable to life. They are ageless, and their size and armor makes them very durable, but they do not reproduce; with time, their number will only decrease, until they go extinct.

[the-divine-realms]

Morkantis, the Prime World, pt 1

Please excuse the poorly drafted map for this section, both because it's very old and because I'm no cartographer. Furthermore, some borders have been shifted along with some things being renamed from what you see here. I'll try to get an updated map soonish.

Morkantis is my longest running world in this whole project, preceding the creation of the Divines and even preceding the Essences of Creation. This world has gone through several iterations and names to get to where it sits, so I really hope you enjoy what's to come with it. Going to go ahead and start with a general overview of the humanoid species to start.

The People of the Prime World

With influence from three pantheons of deities, the Prime World is populated by quite the wide array of humanoid species. While there will exist conflict wherever there exists life, it should be stressed that no species or subspecies of humanoid is inherently good or evil. If there is an exception, it will be clarified, but as of yet none exist in the Divine Realms.

The Elderfolk; the first born species of the Divine Realms, the Elderfolk are generally a hardier, more technologically inclined variety of peoples - their cultures having started their development prior to mortals having access to magics. On Morkantis, this group is made up of the dwarves, orcs, and goblins.

The Diviborn; brought forth by the Divines after the reordering of the Realms, the 'Children of the Divines' are prone to mastering and relying on magics in their day to day lives - having had access to them from the beginning. On the Prime World, this group includes the humans and the elves.

The Wilderkin; born of the Worldshaped pantheons, the Wilderkin hold a deep reverence and connection with the natural world. These peoples tend to find common ground easiest among each other in situations where other groups might experience higher tensions. On Morkantis, this group includes the veitoa, rendao, and leracol.

Others; beginning as one thing and emerging in the world as another, some species experience tremendous change through events that may or may not be within their control. On the Prime World, vampires and fallen angels fall into this category - but need much more elaboration than simply their names to explain their existence.

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[chadwickginther]

Worldshapers Volume V Kickstarter! New Story!

I will have a new short story in Edward Willet’s Shapers of Worlds V anthology. That is, I will have a new short story if the project funds on Kickstarter… Editor Edward Willett from the Shapers of Worlds Volume V Kickstarter page: I’m raising funds to publish an anthology of short stories by some of the authors, including many major award-winners and international bestsellers, who were guests…

[thenihilistofthevoid]

The Worldshapers

(A starter for @cmdrace)

It was the work of an instant, smashing through the doors of the local eatery as he entered with his crew. All of them were animal-human hybrids. To the educated, victims of a terrible experiment. To the unaware, odd Zoans with a penchant for violence. But the jolly roger was unmistakeable, the Mutant Pirates were relative newcomers but rose meteorically, spreading destruction and amassing a considerable bounty for themselves through heists and piracy. They had something to prove as the 7 foot tall form of Captain Kusanagi sat on a bar stool which creaked under his weight. His human eye was black, but his other one seemed to be like that of a bird of prey, yellow and refocusing in the dim light. His normal human hand was contrasted by a crustacean claw on the other side, it was huge. The man appeared to be a living chimaera of sorts, never fully human. Wordlessly, he slammed the fistful of notes on the table, enough to make the other patron's glasses shake. "Rum for all of us." He stated, his voice gruff as the man scoffed. "I'm afraid not, sir." The waiter replied. "What's wrong with my money, you too good for it?" Saburo asked, his voice soft and dangerous. "Your reputation precedes you..." The man began. "Glad to hear it. Rum, now." Saburo grumbled. The security guard that came over found himself hoisted in the air by the huge claw tightening around his throat, lifting him up like a child holding a ragdoll. "You want to lose your head?" The dark-haired captain threatened, if he tightened much harder the man's neck might snap.

[dysrope]

of dying embers

Before Time and Space, before the worlds that preceded the world, there was Nothing. For an eternity and a moment, this nonexistance was everything. It was without any shape, volume, or dimension at all, yet vastly empty. It was immeasurable, untouchable, incomprehensible, and generally unknowable. Yet, we do know one thing about this Nothing: It was flammable.

In an instant of all-consuming inferno, the Fires of Creation unmade Nothing, expanded all directions, and started causation. Where they raged, Nothing didn’t remain, and ashes and smoke was left. This was the first matter used to form the first worlds.

But this was all long, long ago. When the Fires had consumed all of their fuel, there was no Nothing left for them to burn, and they died almost as quickly as they had ignited. And yet, amongst the ashes left behind, some smouldering embers remained.

Our world was born a cold, dark and wet place. Or, rather, its surface was. Far beneath the waves of its vast ocean, beneath the pressing weight of its masses of rock, there remained a few primordial embers. They had nothing to feed them but the hopes for the future they did not have – which could not give them much sustenance. Even so, and even in such weak embers, Nothing burns hotter than anything else. And even as they dwindled and died, their hopes grew dimmer, but their heat grew stronger. And when the last ember was extinguished, it gave off such an impossible heat that it melted the very essence of the world around it, and from this, Erland was born.

Erland is of this world, and draws His power from it, and His fire will not be quenched for as long at it exists. In the molten heat of the underworld He made His home, and there He remains to this day – though He has always been curious about the world above.

Erlan embodies perseverence, resistance against impossible odds, the struggle for survival, home & hearth, destruction, and renewal.

(2d6->7 7-3=4 for worldshaping)

Erland notices the earth moving above him, and decides to send out feelers to the unknown world of the surface. A series of volcanic islands are formed. When he notices that the surface has become so much more than the endless lifeless ocean he expected, he is delighted, and eager to see plant and animal life making a home on the new lands.

[the-kraken-legacy]

Not sure if this is textually supported or not but I do find it very funny to consider:

In the Inquisitor storyline we have the Mother Machine declare that basically all main species are engineered by the Rakata and/or their forces which is, of course, a rather big revelation

but what if the Rakata are just lying. Like, sure, they were an incredibly huge and powerful empire, but all of the brilliant worldshaping engineering happened more or less by accident and is often radically exaggerated by the remaining Rakata sources