Writing World-building Exercise.

[Getterkuma]

Ask me anything about the Fantasy World of my novel and in turn I'll ask you anything about yours.

 

[Iamnotabot]

Ok does the world have a soft or hard magic system ?

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Are there humans in your world?

 

[TheEldritchGod]

How many fundamental forces are there?
Does gravity exist?
Does time exist?
Is space-time smooth or fresnal?
How many pairs of DNA exist in your biological creatures?
Does reality exist physically, or is it just information being projected onto another medium for interpretation?
Are there infinities of any sort in your reality?
What color are your cats?
Can the conservation of matter and energy be broken, and if so, what prevents feedback loops, and if not, will your reality eventual end in heat death?

 

[Getterkuma]

Ok does the world have a soft or hard magic system ?

This is a superficial explation, but is a hard system.

To perform Arcane Sciences you need 3 things.

1. Possessing Vis (A rough equivalent would be Mana)
2. Knowing Spell Formulas (Understanding the world and how to bend it)
3. Having a cut and polished Active Cibus Crystal (Serves as a focus and amplifier of Vis)

Vis is passed from parents to children, so only people in the same bloodline can use it. That's why noblemen are noblemen.

Spell Formulas are composed of a lot of information but they manifest in reality through chants, that give purpose, shape, direction, and other modifications. Each line of chanting consumes Vis, the more lines a chant has the more specialized it can be. You can make a fireball with two chants, but if you want the fireball to explode and scatter smaller ones you need more chants. Plus each chant needs to be inscribed into the Cibus Crystal.

Cibus is a pinkish crystal that serves as a storage and enhancer of Vis, as it bounces inside it. The more faces it has, the higher the enhancement is, but having too many small faces limits what Spell Formulas you can use, as you need to inscribe them into each face. There are simple formulas you can know from memory, but most elemental Arcane Sciences or other schools need to have inscribed crystals. If the faces are too small you can't carve them into them.

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Question for you

How advanced is the plumbing in your world?

 

[TheEldritchGod]

Oh. By pairs I mean TAGC. They found 4 more letters in Japan, but those don't occur naturally.

 

[Getterkuma]

Are there humans in your world?

Yes, they are. There are several nations with different cultures and social norms. Among all of these nations, only the Viani have the ability to use magic (And just a small percentage of them)

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Question for you

Is there any kind of unique dish or food that can only be found in your world?

 

[KrakenRiderEmma]

Ask me anything about the Fantasy World of my novel and in turn I'll ask you anything about yours.

Do children in this world have baby teeth, and if so then what is done with the baby teeth when they fall out?
If this varies by species or culture, what are the variations?

 

[Getterkuma]

How many fundamental forces are there?
Does gravity exist?
Does time exist?
Is space-time smooth or fresnal?
How many pairs of DNA exist in your biological creatures?
Does reality exist physically, or is it just information being projected onto another medium for interpretation?
Are there infinities of any sort in your reality?
What color are your cats?
Can the conservation of matter and energy be broken, and if so, what prevents feedback loops, and if not, will your reality eventual end in heat death?

Fundamental forces are quite similar to our own. Gravity, Strong Interaction, Weak Interaction, and Electromagnetism exist in Centris. (This also replies to your second question I think, so bonus.)

Not that the technology in the world has reached a point to understand all of these or even know them. The Viani consider Magic to be the most important force in the universe, but considering the decline of their magical abilities in relation to their ancestors, many from other countries think it was merely a freak deviation of nature slowly coming back to normality.

There is "Gravity" in fact the world of Orbis, in which the story is set has a peculiar gravitational quirk, as the orbit of the planet is slightly irregular.

Time as a concept exist, people understand the "passing of time" and measure it.

Gyru = Year (Number of days vary) (From 270 to 378 days)
Month = Iter (10-14 months per year, roughly 27 days)
Day = Circu (Roughly 26.5 hours)

I'm not knowledgeable enough about the difference between Smooth and Fresnal to give a reply here.

I'm haven't gone as deeply into genetics as in researching the DNA for creatures and peoples of the world.

In the universe of Centris reality exists physically for the characters.

Considering the scope of the world I didn't consider the need to think about infinites. You clearly seem to attempt getting close to it when it comes to number of questions.

There are no cats or even feline-like creatures, the fauna and flora are different.

I should research more to be 100% sure but I don't think those laws are broken. Bent for dramatic effect? maybe, but not broken.

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Ideally it was one question only, but your questions were fun, so here are questions for you:

Is there a god/gods in your world?
Is there pizza in your world?
Is there any musical genres unique to your world?
What was the biggest conflict that ever happened in your world?
Are the people of your world capable of destroying their own civilization?
What's the tallest and lowest points of your world? (Geographically speaking)
What's the level of technology in your world?
Is there any interesting legend or myth from your world?
What's the level of agriculture in your world?

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Do children in this world have baby teeth, and if so then what is done with the baby teeth when they fall out?
If this varies by species or culture, what are the variations?

Yes they do. Depends on the culture.

The Paho people from the Northeast instruct their children to build small boats to send their baby teeth into the sea as an offering for their Gods in exchange for safety. This also serves as an early instruction in boat building. Boats that take a while to sink mean greater luck and safety.

The Morbani are pretty brutal as a martial focused society, many times the older brothers are instructed to slap their siblings as hard as they can to remove any loose teeth, to prepare them for battle. Some keep their teeth as keepsakes for good fortune or protection in small pouches the slapper needs to craft or gift the slapped.

The Urbani people have the least bizarre custom, which is pretty similar to the tooth fairy, only that the ancestors are the ones exchanging teeth for coin and the tradition is to spend the coins on something trade-related, such as tools or materials.

The Saevus can regrow their teeth and they tend to lose a lot. Some make elaborate collars or jewelry with their teeth or teeth from fallen foes. Some save them for their old age when they stop growing back teeth as fast as they used to, so they can craft temporary dentures covering old teeth in precious minerals or iron.

The Viani don't have any traditions associated with baby teeth, most merely dispose of them. They have some issues with bodily fluids and parts.

The Kiniras tend to lose permanent teeth because of the illness that ravages their people, so they stopped giving any kind of meaning to it. Only recently with newer generations seemingly being stronger against their shared ailment, they have began celebrating people keep their teeth, rather than losing them.

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Question for you

Is there any special customs for birthdays in your world?

 

[K5Rakitan]

Where do you keep the chocolate?

 

[Getterkuma]

Where do you keep the chocolate?

There is no chocolate in Centris. No cacao beans. There are sweets treats, but no chocolate.

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Question for you

Is there Coffee in your world?

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

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Question for you

Is there any kind of unique dish or food that can only be found in your world?

I do plan on some sort of unique food, but I'm not much of a culinary type. I have a further issue, since most of the races are animal combos, I'm undecided on whether nonsapient animal counterparts should exist, or should there be some sort of cannibalism, or include super plants to eat instead of meat.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

So magic is not a fundamental force in your universe but an emergent property. Interesting

Is there a god/gods in your world?

The term is often used incorrectly in character, but the technical definition is a being of higher dimentionality. The Monad is the fundimental partical of magic which come in the six flavors of Up, Down, Demonic, Angelic, Weird, and Top. So There are mere "Mortal" Angels, Demons, Fae, and Ensouled, but you can become a multidimensional version and this there are Angelic Gods, Demonic Gods, and Fae Gods, but they don't use those terms. Functionally they are identical, but the nomenclature varies. Are their "Human Gods"?

Spoilers.

Is there pizza in your world?

Depends on where you are. The Cosmos is fairly large (not infinite), but Pizza does exist in many locations.

Is there any musical genres unique to your world?

No.

What was the biggest conflict that ever happened in your world?

Currently Time (which is a form of energy, not a function of reality) is literally running out. The cosmos is suffering from Temporal Heat Death and only has a few million years left. The fae who cornered the market on Chronotons have declared the end of reality and Checked out. Without the fae to act as a counter balance to keep the peace, Every Demon and Angel in existance is currently locked in a titanic battle to be the last one standing as time runs out.

Literally.

So the biggest conflict is... what the story is about.

Are the people of your world capable of destroying their own civilization?

Recently the Angelic Gods created a universe to use as basically A TRENCH LINE to stop an invading demonic horde. Civilizations are expended like AMMUNITION. Literally. Civilizations are the source of Monads. Mana = Memes = Life. No civilizations, no worship, no power.

What's the tallest and lowest points of your world? (Geographically speaking)

The cosmos is a Monopole. The Navel would be both Tallest and Lowest.

What's the level of technology in your world?

With the exception of Earth (basically here) Technology sucks. Even places that supposedly have "high technology" are actually just using Monads. So the highest level of technology would be... here. I assume you mean, "Not powered by magic". "Normal" earth is currently in the middle of a cloud of darkmatter. Darkmatter is basically pure anti-magic. Since life needs magic to exist, the life on "normal" earth has evolved to have stronger souls. Basically the average human on earth is about 1,000 times stronger than the average human anywhere else. The highest recorded "soul level" is about a 10. Which is logarithmic. So 10 BILLION souls in one body.

Now you know why humans from our world keep getting isekai'd

Is there any interesting legend or myth from your world?

Many. Because there are two types of universes. Naturally occuring and manufactured. The process of making a universe requires many many many people to all think and believe the same thing. Over centuries the worshipers manufacture memes/mana that is harvested and eventually used to make a universe that is basically based on Myth and Legend.

A short cut is just to come to "normal earth" the most non-magical place in existence, write a popular story, get a few thousand people to read it, then harvest the memes. Takes about a year.

So you have organizations that drive around in black trucks looking to harvest souls and sell on the inter-dimentional black market, as well as architechs. Since Normal Earth is too Anti-Magic for most gods to survive here, they hire people on earth to "craft" worlds. Think of them as the guy who makes the blueprint to build a house. He doesn't make the house. He just tells you how to make the house.

What's the level of agriculture in your world?

Depends on the universe. Anywhere from european ambiant to modern to hyper-magic up BS.

One character recently introduced the concept of fertalizer, crop rotation, and how to use Lightning magic to refine aluminum so they can make tin cans to store food.

 

[LunaSoltaer]

Given that Vis/Mana appears to be hereditary, can a Vis user from a different bloodline pick up and use a different bloodline's crystal, or is the crystal itself locked to bloodline?

If there is a bloodline lock, are there experiments to trick the world into thinking you're a bloodline you're not? for example, a spell to transmute blood from one persons into another?

And in any event, are there experiments to artificially increaze the amount of Vis a person has access to?

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Where does the water in your world come from?

 

[K5Rakitan]

There is no chocolate in Centris. No cacao beans. There are sweets treats, but no chocolate.

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Question for you

Is there Coffee in your world?

Yes, but it's usually pretty shitty.

 

[Getterkuma]

Given that Vis/Mana appears to be hereditary, can a Vis user from a different bloodline pick up and use a different bloodline's crystal, or is the crystal itself locked to bloodline?

If there is a bloodline lock, are there experiments to trick the world into thinking you're a bloodline you're not? for example, a spell to transmute blood from one persons into another?

And in any event, are there experiments to artificially increaze the amount of Vis a person has access to?

Crystals aren't locked to bloodlines. Cibus Crystals need to be crafted in relation to the user capacity to channel Vis, as they don't have Vis inside, they have the ability to channel the Vis from the ambient. Each Crystal needs to be inscribed with the formulas known to the particular practitioner and in some case they get them as inheritance as the formulas are passed inside the family.

Increasing the amount of Vis somebody can channel is achieved in several ways. Regular training allows the capacity to channel to grow naturally, like improving your body through exercise. You can also make spells more efficient allowing you to use more Vis to increase the intensity. Artificially you can either carry charged Cibus Crystals or there are cases of drugs that can artificially remove your limiters. Plus there have been recent discoveries to create an alternative delivery method for Arcane Sciences called "Scripti".

To say more would be to enter into the realm of spoilers.

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Question for you

Does your world have any kind of special powers?

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Where does the water in your world come from?

From the ocean and from what you bless down in Africa.

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Question for you

Is there any cultural media unique to your world? (Something like movies or theatre, but that only happens in your world)

 

[LunaSoltaer]

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Question for you

Does your world have any kind of special powers?

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I do have a magic system. To what level of detail are you querying?

I can go anywhere from "basic paragraph" to "this is a mini wikipedia article"

 

[Getterkuma]

I do have a magic system. To what level of detail are you querying?

I can go anywhere from "basic paragraph" to "this is a mini wikipedia article"

Basic paragraph is okay

 

[LunaSoltaer]

Alrighty, so!

It's a simple little Magic system that lets Magi perform Magick by harnessing or channeling Æther (mana) from the environment (if a man) or the inner self (if a woman).

Magick itself acts as an amorphous energy that one can shape and manipulate to achieve whatever effect is needed. Typically it is used to project Ki attacks, though you can also solidify it to create temporary objects, send/receive mental signals througg it, strengthen an object or your own body, or project your emotions as a tamgible force.

If you're good enough, you can Attune your Æther to one of the Classical Elements and perform Elemental Magick in this fashion. For example, a "ki blast" evolves into a straight up Fireball. The downsides are, you only ever get access to one Element, and Elemental Magick is far fore taxing to cast than Unattuned/nonelemental Magick. But, Elemental Magick shreds basic Magick like it's not even there.

And from there, you have even more refined forms of Elemental Magick being able to do things like teleport (Air), create matter (Fire), heal (Water) and exert gravitational forces (Earth). These are especially difficult to access, in the same manner as say Lightning bending is in ATLA (ALOK is... slightly different story lol)