Questions tagged [low-fantasy]
For questions focused on worlds where magic exists, but is rare, in a world otherwise abiding to natural laws.
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How would I calculate the damage someone suffered from various strikes? [closed]
So, I’ve been developing a TTRPG and am wanting to present a realistic fantasy world. This doesn’t mean fantastic things wouldn’t happen - demigods can swing swords at the speed of light. But when ...
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Air magic only used to decrease humidity and improve living conditions?
I'm writing a world with an overall warm and very humid climate (Eocene-adjacent, although it does not have to be 100% realistic). Population is very low compared to Earth. Humans generally live in ...
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Looking to shape a magic system based as much as possible in actual science [closed]
I am looking to create a magic system that is grounded in science. My initial thought was the ability to manipulate electrons on the atomic level. Since I do not want the magic users to be walking ...
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A Sea of Mist and Steam? How would boats move?
How would a boat be designed for sailing through a sea made from mist and steam?
This sea of mist and sea is a naturally occurring place in the world I made, it is in a deep, giant underground cave, ...
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What would mice use as raw materials for clothing?
This is my first question and I hope I didn't go beyond the scope of this forum.
I am working on an amateur tabletop role-playing game, and I'm wondering how to make clothing & architecture feel ...
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How can an evil empire build a fortress that stands for a thousand years?
I'm in the fairly early stages of writing a story. My world is a low-magic (or even no magic- I haven't fully decided yet) fantasy setting, and I'll be adhering pretty hard to the medieval stasis ...
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Is it theoretically possible for a planet to orbit a star that is orbiting a black hole outside of the event horizon? And what would it look like? [closed]
I have written a book in which a planet orbits a star that orbits a black hole. I would like to know if this concept is completely impossible, or if it could, in theory, occur. I realize this all ...
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How to build a defensive wall that Stone Mages can't easily deconstruct?
Assume that the time period takes place at some point before cannons and other later siege equipment (medeival, antiquity, bronze age, etc.)
Stone mages can affect materials that follow the geological ...
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Implications of a flat earth [closed]
I’m interested in exploring the implications of a flat earth with a sun much smaller and closer to the earth than our Sun, and which moves from east to west each day. Gravity just pulls down; it’s not ...
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Valid reason for not having plate armor in early medieval, low-magic fantasy setting?
I'm world building a low-magic, early (to high) medieval (early 12th century-ish) fantasy world for a ttrpg. This world revolves around humans, but -while not something commonly encountered by humans- ...
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Societies After A Sudden 'Ice Age'
About 300 years ago, my world underwent massive climate change. It suddenly shifted from something we'd consider normal/livable to a climate similar to that of the last glacial maximum. (Side note: I ...
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Will a Humans Tolerance Keep Going Until Full Immunity?
Context: This is a post apocalypse low fantasy, soft science world. In it megacorps have built a protected city for citizens to survive. The world outside the walls in dangerous, with toxic gas, ...
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Alternative chalk board materials
For the sake of context, this is a fantasy setting where this character has no access to magic and lives in a small village. He would like to write a book and since wiriting materials are a little ...
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How to serve the gods
TL;DR: How can a mortal become worthy of being listened to by the gods?
I'm seeking a logical framework to establish a specific relationship between gods and mortals.
The Relationship:
Mortals can ...
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How can kaiju exist in nature and not significantly alter civilization?
I'm building a world where kaiju-sized creatures exist alongside regular-sized creatures. How these kaiju don't crumble under their own weight doesn't matter, and can be explained away by them being ...
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