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For #Atlantis, the question of whether or not the gods actually exist, & by extension whether Mimi & Kena are truly god avatars or just regular kids chosen to play a part because they happened to have the right traits. I want the reader to decide for themselves.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, good day! In worldbuilding, sometimes we get deep into figuring out how things work because we want to explain it to the reader. Today, I ask you for the opposite: what is something that you intend to leave mysterious? What doesn't get explained?
January 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
There is a legendary smith who forges ideas into blades. One of their most famous, Warbringer, is a sword made of righteous rage.
…its current owner is a cat demon.
#januaryworldbuilding #writesky #writingcommunity
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, do you have any magical or otherwise special/important weapons or armor in your world? What do they do? Is there lore or a story behind how they came to be? Has is always been special or was it made that way through some critical event?
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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A lot of things in Atalantis, but I'm gonna have to go with the Great Citadel itself: the world's oldest city & the heart of the island. When you picture the lost city of Atlantis? This is it.

It's the size of a modern day mega-metropolis, located in a valley with a single
#JanuaryWorldbuilders For me, one of the most enjoyable things about worldbuilding is coming up with grand ideas: scenery, a building, a tree, a planet, anything you consider big, beautiful, imposing, grand, majestic... pick your synonym. Tell me about it
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilding Day 1

Happy New Years! I'm Cyrus Whelchel, librarian & author. My fantasy world, Nixtral, is the setting for almost all my stories. While a little smaller than Earth, its a beautiful place w/ many different regions & known for the demi-human Faumen tribes.
January 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Magical weaponry is weaponry to the Aetheri. Background magic tends to result in their weapons all being a little enchanted. Blades that hold their sharpness without a whetstone, razorcapes that flap dramatically without breeze, that kinda thing

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#JanuaryWorldbuilders, do you have any magical or otherwise special/important weapons or armor in your world? What do they do? Is there lore or a story behind how they came to be? Has is always been special or was it made that way through some critical event?
January 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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The antagonist in this story is a highly skilled necromancer, so her weapons are the people & creatures she raises to do her bidding. One could also argue that the terror & despair she inflicts upon the masses (via undead army) is also a weapon by itself.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. We talked about the MC (or another important character) yesterday. This time: what about their opposite? A villain? A foil? Someone else of importance in the story or lore? What weapon does that character use?
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Heh, weapons. And warfare. Because that’s important and I know nothing about that.
But! I’m also researching about realistic topography, since I want my map to make sense (mostly)
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, what research are you currently doing for your worldbuilding? Or what have you looked up recently? if nothing else, do you have any fun facts you want to share with the rest of us? 👀
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Well, the main goal is to finish my rough draft of Dear Knight.
I’d also like to start working on an illustrated book?
And non writing related, I’d like to get a job 😅 currently I’m volunteering at a thrift store (I get to sort books!) and I may try to actually work there
We're in the extra days of January! From here until Feb, I'll ask some broader questions, #JanuaryWorldbuilders

Today's Q: What are you planning to work on this year? Particularly in regards to writing and worldbuilding, but feel free to talk about anything
January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilding for the most part i just used my brain, but ive been trying to do more notebooking for a lot of the world building aspects since my brain has gotten foggy over the years(probably thanks to two rounds of COVID)
#JanuaryWorldbuilders What apps, programs, tools have you used to help with your worldbuilding? Do you use anything for storing notes, making maps, randomly generating names, keeping a timeline or a calendar? Tell us about it! Please no GenAI🚫
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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There are certainly grand cities and buildings in Neon Mercy but I think more interesting are the ruins in the wastelands. These pre-war structures that withstood nuclear attack are prime space for dystopia scavengers.

#WriteSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders For me, one of the most enjoyable things about worldbuilding is coming up with grand ideas: scenery, a building, a tree, a planet, anything you consider big, beautiful, imposing, grand, majestic... pick your synonym. Tell me about it
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Ohhh... this is an excuse for me to get into something fun. Because while conventional arms law on Pendan isn't that interesting, there's an aspect that I feel is a great question for high fantasy worldbuilding

How do you legislate the use of magic?

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Good morning, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! What kind of laws exist regarding the use of weapons in your world? Can anyone use or carry them? Are they usable only by a certain class? Or only after you've been trained in its use? Are some weapons banned entirely?
January 21, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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the idea is that people learn military tactics and fighting skills pretty much from birth (males at least).
Everyone in Caldrath is paranoid that a war will happen (and them being the smallest kingdo) decided that everyone should be able to fight if need be. 1/
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. Hello, friends! Today's military worldbuilding question: what kind of training do troops go through? Do they learn to use weapons? Go through obstacle courses? Do they do drills or learn discipline? Or are they thrown into the frontline as cannon fodder?
January 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Im starting to think Knight is going to be the only character featured this week 😅
So.
Knight is almost always seen in his black Armour. the metal is a rare material that only forms along the canal of The Between. (technically more of a rock than a metal)
#JanuaryWorldbuilders Heya! I can't let it ONLY be weapon talk this week! What kind of armor do your characters wear? Or what kind generally is made in your world? What material is it made from?
January 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
#januaryworldbuilding In the Projects most people wear the cheapest possible clothing because that's all they can afford on the bare minimum UBI the government provides. Everything is mass produced in automated factories in a few standard sizes and all of it starts falling apart depressingly quickly
#JanuaryWorldbuilders! This week is about broad societal questions. What kind of clothes or accessories are worn in your MC's society? Feel free to post pictures of your characters if their clothes are a good representation of what is worn! It can be for everyday use or for special occasions.
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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Mars has been at war with Earth, off and on, since they got their independence. Earth wants their colony back and will take any pretext to fight.

By book 3, an open civil war is in progress between the People's Army and the Imperial Guard.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders We talked about weapons and armor, now for the wars. This week's worldbuilding questions are about your fictional world's wars and militaries. Today's Q: Are there any current wars in your WIP and is your MC involved?
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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I'm gonna twist this one and go for something everyone in this world finds helpful. Which is the Underway metro train system. AKA, the one utility that is actually kinda sorta doing its job and helping the colony function.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders Opposite of yesterday's prompt! What's something in your worldbuilding that helps your MC (or another important character)? Do they have useful magic? A helpful critter companion? Are their clothes or weapons useful for getting around in their world?
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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A good old notebook! At least for my worldbuolding notes.
But for somethings I use Freeform, Notes, and Pages for digital stuf like timelines, plotting etc.
I also like to use the handy dandy baby name websites lol (though, Ive yet to actually do that for this wip)
#JanuaryWorldbuilders What apps, programs, tools have you used to help with your worldbuilding? Do you use anything for storing notes, making maps, randomly generating names, keeping a timeline or a calendar? Tell us about it! Please no GenAI🚫
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilding Day 30: current research for worldbuilding

Nothing currently, though I do need to go back through some of these prompts and expand on the ones I didn't have a proper answer for.

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer #fantasy #wip
#JanuaryWorldbuilders Day 1: Tell us something about yourself and the world you're building

I'm Kat, and I just discovered pistachio muffins. My world is called Asloria, and it is inspired by the Forgotten Realms!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #writer #fantasy #wip #wipwednesday
January 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#januaryworldbuilding Advanced militaries of the latter 21st century are terrifying to fight. Big armies are a thing of the past: every soldier is trained to an extremely high level with grueling training regimens that would match early 21st century special forces training.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. Hello, friends! Today's military worldbuilding question: what kind of training do troops go through? Do they learn to use weapons? Go through obstacle courses? Do they do drills or learn discipline? Or are they thrown into the frontline as cannon fodder?
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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For me its daydreaming scenes of the characters. I write those scenes out with as much detail as possible. This navigates everything from there. I ask questions - why are they wearing that? driving that? eating that? setting the scene with whys
Good morning #JanuaryWorldbuilders! A very broad question that I have no doubt is difficult to answer: What was YOUR beginning of worldbuilding? What was your inspiration? Your initial spark? Another work of fiction? Boredom? A powerful imagination seeking an outlet?
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
#januaryworldbuilding Within Kilo Complex, the artificial city most the story place in, residents have no constitutional rights and so no right to possess arms - defined normally as firearms. Possession of one could subject the holder to arrest or summary execution depending on context or whim.
Good morning, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! What kind of laws exist regarding the use of weapons in your world? Can anyone use or carry them? Are they usable only by a certain class? Or only after you've been trained in its use? Are some weapons banned entirely?
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 AM
One of the biggest problems is the divide between Maris, YelNi, and Tyklor from the rest of the System.

Tyklor's banned from the Senate and labeled hostile. Yet Maris and YelNi have a long-term friendship with the planet.

Makes negotiations a pain in the butt.

#JanuaryWorldbuilding #MindWalkers
Hey there, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! We're introducing our worlds this week. Tell me about some aspect of your worldbuilding which is a problem for your characters. Is their world infested with monsters? A dystopian government? Or maybe you created a bug that bites them in their sleep?
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
#januaryworldbuilding Orbital weapons. Most nations deploy orbital weapon platforms; legally these are non-nuclear but everyone knows there are nukes in orbit. They come in a few flavors including anti-satellite, anti-station, anti-missile, and anti-ground. Most are kinetic-based.
Heya, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! Today's military/warfare question: What are some large-scale weapons or siege engines used in your world? Have you ever written a scene with those? Also, feel free to yap about siege warfare in general. What other strategies do they employ?
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Oh we've got everything you can think of. Including but not limited to: swords (enchanted and not), knifes (same), maces, fists, body augmentation (arms and feet that are weapons, there's non weapon ones as well), as well as touch and close range spells.
Hey there, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! Yesterday I asked about ranged weapons, so today is for melee/close-range weapons! Whacha got for me? Are people using swords and maces? Got any cool polearms? Or are your characters conducting business with their fists, teeth, and claws?
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The Malthalan Rift: a continent spanning chasm, the seas spilling in great cataracts. It might protect the mortal peoples from demons, but who knows what lies in the darkness. Who knows what drinks the world.
#januaryworldbuilding #writingcommunity #fantasy 🪐📚💙
January 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM