Brand New World? During SC2026?

I know we're not supposed to start a new world during the middle of Summer Camp, but I couldn't help myself this time around. In years passed, I forced myself to tuck away new worlds until AFTER Summer Camp was over and then I'd be bored of them and not want to work on them. So they sit there, collecting dust. This year, I changed that.

Enter the Ashfall Saga, a fantasy world were the arcana is everything everyone needs. The world is centered around a new novelization series I'm planning to write once Summer Camp ends, and the prompts are working wonderful with expanding the world, and the novel. Five articles are automatically interconnected, which excites me more.

As I tried to weave this year's prompts with my other worlds, I was struggling. The Ashfall Saga has been a blessing in disguise and I'm starting to catch up. I just got to 16 prompts because of the Ashfall Saga, and I'm hoping to extending that to 24 by week's end, leaving with the final 8 prompts for the last week of camp.

Below is a link (that hopefully works) to the Ashfall Saga. Please feel free to take a look! And remember -- my baby is BRAND new. I only have four articles written total in it. More should be coming soon! <3

Ashfall Saga

#summercamp #SC2026 #fantasy #newworld #worldbuilding #novel

Vol. 2, Issue 11 of the Raven & Quill is up — and this one cuts close.

"The Harlequin's Mask" starts where every honest conversation should: everyone wears one. But in Aithyris, masks aren't social lubricant. They're survival architecture. And the question haunting Chapters 13 and 14 is what happens when the war ends, you reach up to take the helmet off — and there's no latch.

We're inside Cedrik Dawntreader's triple identity crisis, the quiet tragedy of Krysaalis's Court Mask (she didn't put it back on to protect herself — she put it on to protect everyone else from her), and Talathis standing alone at the helm in the fog, trusting the language her body told him instead of the frost in her voice.

Plus a preview of what's waiting ahead. The cages get worse.

If you've ever worn a mask so long you forgot how to take it off — the comments are open.

In Chapter 14, Talathis Dawntreader is alone at the helm of the Sea Wolf, deep in the Vapor Shroud, where the world shrinks to thirty yards of slick decking and black water. The fog has swallowed everything except the silence she left behind — and that's louder than the sea.

But the ocean doesn't let you grieve in peace for long. Before this chapter is done, we're plunging into the cosmology of the Drowned — what really happens to a soul when there's no pyre, no ceremony, no light to follow home. Grief. Islander pragmatism. And the specific horror of a ghost who doesn't know it's a ghost.

This is the newest chapter in Val Saraven's Legend of the Silver Blade — dark, literary fantasy with actual weight to it, set in the world of Aithyris. If you like your high fantasy atmospheric, rigorous, and willing to ask the hard questions, come find us.

Read Chapter 14 here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/manuscripts/read/9648609273-val-huginn-book-13A-legend-of-the-silver-blade/ab987abb-01a1-4d7d-93df-0888914ce1a9

#DarkFantasy #Fantasy #LegendOfTheSilverBlade #WebFiction #IndieAuthor #NewRelease #Worldbuilding

I have a #NewChapter of The Cleansing of Zykyrn Pilkarrz out now.

The confrontation with Shanvér's spiders still fresh in their minds, Shenzàn, Vider and Veman trudge back to rejoin the others.

Their complementary skills give Shen concerns about their mission, as though their teamwork seems almost too good.

#Fantasy #Serial #SerialFiction #Fiction

Yo! What's up? Name's Josh and I'm new-ish to World Anvil.
I'm currently working on 3 5e D&D campaigns using this website using ideas from different video games, books and movies.

I looked high and low for source/homebrew materials so I could run campaigns based on these kinds of things, but alas, my searching was unsuccessful, so I figured I'd make them myself.

The campaigns I'm currently working on are:

1. "The Sinking City: Whispers of the Deep." A campaign loosely based on the Frogwares game "The Sinking City" and mixed with aspects and themes from throughout the Lovecraftian Mythos. Occasionally I'll use materials from Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos to aid in fleshing this campaign out. (75% Complete)
2. "For The Company". A campaign based on the video game "Lethal Company" complete with fan content, and my own personal touch of homebrew. (75% Complete)
3. And lastly, "Tales from the Golden Maze". A Backrooms and SCP themed campaign using an Unrestricted Canon for both universes. (25% Complete)

I'm really excited to see these campaigns finished and hopefully once I'm done I can put them up for y'all to use as well, especially since I'll have to put them up for free because I don't feel like working around copyright restrictions and royalties.

I'm welcome to any and all ideas for how to implement these worlds and ideas for additions!

"Free high-effort content for the people!"

-Josh

#Horror, #Fantasy, #Sci-Fi, #Lovecraft, #LethalCompany, #Backrooms, #SCP, #New, #Mature

Wow. Can you all believe it's almost March already? I had so much I wanted to do but so much is happening and it's just a bit XP but, as always, I'm just trying to keep praying and keep going. Today, I have a couple of interesting updates for you all.

Enter the WaWa!

I entered the WorldAnvil WorldBuilding Awards this year! If you would like to check out all my entries (and maybe cast a vote or two) check out the webpage here:

Kickstart the ZineMonth!

I launched a project for ZineQuest and ZineMonth called Rock Paper Scissors Spy. You can find more info and back the project here:

I plan on debuting more art and info for it soon, but things have just been so all over the place for me. If you have any questions about anything, please don't hesitate to ask them! I also made an unofficial challenge for Friendship February that goes hand-in-hand with it. Join if you'd like. It's free!

Streaming Schedule!

I've been streaming on Twitch (or at least trying to)! If you'd like to hang out, the best thing to do would be to follow my Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/wordigirl, or join my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/wordigirl and grab the Watchers role so that you can be notified whenever I go live. I really need to start putting disclaimers on my schedules. Sadly, things haven't been working out for me to stream exactly on time lately.

Support and Subscriptions!

If you aren't already a part of the agency, please consider joining! It will help me a lot. Even if you can't pledge to the Kickstarter or buy merch, signing up for WILLOWISP tier for as little as $1 per month, or even making a one-time contribution can go a long way. I am extremely grateful to each and every one of you who follow, donate, and support me and my work. Words cannot express my eternal gratitude, especially in these tough times. Check this page for all the different ways you can support or join the agency:

Infinite Imaginations Discord Server!

We have so much fun in the Discord server! From Questions of the Day to Drabble Prompts, to Role Play games, cool conversations, and more! There are all sorts of things to do and all sorts of wonderful peeps to meet. Plus, Handsome Co-Host is there. If you're already here, say hi! We'd love to get to know you more. We've even started a monthly Talent Showcase to help people get eyes on their work. Join for free here: https://discord.gg/wordigirl

I think that's about all for the free update. If you would like more secrets, consider subscribing, even for as low as $1 per month. God bless and much success with all your plans! Sending prayers, love, and healing hugs your way always. Know that you can reach out if ever you want or need.

#unofficialchallenge #friendshipfebruary #wawa #worldbuildingawards #discord #community #update #kickstarter #news #zinemonth #zinequest

Hello, fellow worldbuilders and dreamers!

Go back through your previous events (WorldEmber or otherwise!) and pick out the articles you were most happy to create or most happy with in the end, and try to figure out why! Is it just because of the end result, or is it because of how it ties into the rest of your world? Make a list of them and share them with your followers or via a journal post, and then think about how you might recapture that feeling this year :D

— Stormbril

Reflecting on previous events

Plans for this year