Category: WorldBuilding

The Industrial Revolution was the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines. The Industrial Revolution was a period of global transition of the economy towards more efficient and stable manufacturing processes. Output greatly increases, and the result was an unprecedented rise in population satisfaction and in the rate of population growth. In a…

Hot air rises at the equator and sinks near the poles. Air currents tend to flow Pole to equator near the surface and equator to pole at higher altitudes. Air currents tend to flow West to East near the surface and East to West at higher altitudes. The normal speed of air current is half…

Prior to nine thousand years ago none of the adventuring races knew about the world of reincarnation. Then races from the multiverse started showing up on the world after their death. What they found was a world of many monsters that had already been living, dying, and reincarnating for an untold amount of time. The…

In the world of Saṃsāra the difference between people, beast, and monsters is only a matter of prospective. Many of the non-people of this world have what most would call civilizations and cultures of their own. Most governments invite ambassadors from as far away as 3000 miles. Anything further away is considered not to have…

goddess of Saṃsāra Has the power to reduce the potency of any god on, in, or around the moon which is Saṃsāra. She also has the power to banish any god she does not want. The gods are aware of her powers and defer to her will. Personality of Gaialilith Compassionate and stormy, these two…

In the world of Saṃsāra, over the course of many millennia, a remarkable phenomenon occurred, leading to the evolution of sentient minds in feral beasts. This process was driven by a combination of magical forces and environmental factors that shaped the world and its inhabitants. Ultimately, through the combination of magical influence, environmental pressures, the…

Familiars may be defined on items.  They are always short term. When summoned they will last for no more than two days. They normally have no stats and only the capabilities defined on the item. This means they are not avatars. By using an item to cast a spell, pets may be charmed animals. When…

In the world of Saṃsāra the people are obsessed with the idea of using recipes to make different kinds of magical items. They can use various skills and recipes to craft items into other items. This allows items to be used as an ingredient in a consumable recipe. The items disappear when used in this…

Once the gnomes knew that there really was a cloud city, they (as a race) could not be out done. They had to build a city in the sky to rival the city of mages that was cloud city. They did not like floating magic so they built copters and windmills that would cause the…

These six dim stars form the shape of a pair of serpents. The constellation represents a tale about the power of good. It is most significant on the winter solstice when it appears just over the Northeastern horizon. It is opposed by the constellations representing three men, a gate, and a phoenix. Those born under…

Is large cities built of mage towers that float in the sky. Each tower sets on six bowls that form a circle with the tower in the middle. The bowls (which is an item unto itself and is soul bound to the creating avatar) have had a permanent float spell cast on them. This is…

Has 7 days of 7 weeks of 7 months giving 343 days per year.The day is 22 hours long. That means 11:00 is noon…Early-n-day 0:00-5:59; Morning 6:00-10:59; After Noon 11:00-15:59; and Evening 16:00-21:59.11:00 (Noon) is always when Helios is at its highest point anywhere on the moon. No time zones.Helios up is normally between 4:00…

This would give the party a base of operations. It would have a fireplace to hearth back to. Common rooms and private rooms for the characters. Storage location for what they choose not to carry. Crafting location. The grounds can have stables. Servant quarters or houses can be added. If the party chooses to move…

Some may find it easy to confuse astronomy and astrology. In current use, astronomy is concerned with “the study of objects and matter outside the world’s atmosphere,” while astrology is the purported divination of how stars and planets influence our lives. Put bluntly, astronomy is a science, and astrology is not. Astronomy: Orbit of the…

Elemental Age: The genesis of Saṃsāra was defined by violent, unbridled chaos. Molten, bubbling oceans of raw elements cooled slowly to form the primordial crust of the moon. Great winds of raw atmospheric power became aware of their surroundings, violently clashing with cauldrons of liquid earth below. Fire, born from these cataclysmic impacts, gained its…